For most of my life, the world was too much.  Textures clawed at my skin. Sounds crashed into me. Movement felt unsteady, like the ground could slip away at any moment. And speaking? That was its own battle. 

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was living in a body that was constantly overwhelmed, a nervous system that was always bracing for impact. 

And when it became too much, I shut down. 

The Missing Piece: How Sensory Processing Disorder & Selective Mutism Were Intertwined 

Growing up, I was the quiet one, the shy one, the child who preferred to stay in her own world. But it wasn’t just personality. It was Selective Mutism, a silent struggle that kept my words trapped inside me. 

Whenever I felt nervous about speaking, my thoughts started spinning—repeating, rehearsing, looping endlessly. I wasn’t listening anymore. I wasn’t present. I was stuck inside my own head, drowning in overthinking. 

And by the time I had the courage to speak, the moment had passed. 

The conversation had moved on. 

The opportunity was gone. 

So, I stayed quiet. Not because I had nothing to say, but because speaking felt impossible. 

Sensory overload made it worse: 

- Loud environments pushed my nervous system into survival mode, making speech feel out of reach. 

- Fight-or-flight took over, and my body chose silence. 

- My brain hyper-focused on my internal thoughts, shutting out real-time conversation. 

It wasn’t just shyness. It was my nervous system struggling to process the world. 

Healing Through Craniosacral Therapy 

Then came craniosacral therapy. 

Through my training, I received treatments myself. And something deep inside began to shift. 

The sensory chaos softened. 

The tension unwound. 

The internal chatter settled. 

And one day—without fear, without hesitation—I spoke. 

Fluently. Confidently. Without effort. 

From Silence to Speaking: Finding My Purpose 

Now, I stand before groups, speaking with ease, with clarity, with confidence. 

I am an eloquent public speaker. 

I am a tutor for the Cranio SelfCare4Health programme. 

I use my voice to help others heal, grow, and reconnect with themselves. 

The child who once struggled to speak now teaches, leads, and inspires others to find their own voice. 

Healing is possible. Transformation is real. 

And sometimes, the words we thought we lost were simply waiting to be set free.