How To Appreciate Your Quirky Traits While You Are Still Young-ish
I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t own a table cloth or a lawn mower. I don’t like sunny days. I don’t finish one book before I start another. I would rather be single…
Working with Parents of Gifted Children and Schools–A Quick Guide for Therapists and Coaches (and Parents, Too)
The following are excerpts from my article just published in psychotherapy.net, an online journal for psychotherapists, on ways to help gifted children and their parents navigate the school system. For the full article click here.…
How to Handle the Holidays When You Are a Smart, Sensitive, Charmingly Quirky Outlier
Every year, in December, I write a holiday letter to friends and family. It has become a tradition for the past 36 years and has turned into a collection of somewhat-humorous summaries of my life…
When You Are Gifted, Can You Tell Anyone?
It depends. (photo by Viktor Forgacs, Unsplash) You might be able to tell your mother. You can tell me. But, in many cases, if you use the G word to describe yourself, it does not…
One Size Does Not Fit All When You Are Sensitive, Smart, Persnickety, Discerning, Intricate, Perplexing, Astute, Penetrating, Prolific, Visionary, Wizard-y, and Resourceful
I get so annoyed when I hear people say their way is the ONLY WAY to happiness or healing or inner peace or fame and fortune! If you just do THIS all your problems will…
Life Appreciation 101–Never Too Late To Throw Kisses at Strangers
(photo by Randalyn Hill, Unsplash) I have recently become aware of how I have been a bit of a Debbie Downer, all my many years, when it comes to Life Appreciation–even when my particular life…
Fourteen Tips For Parents of Gifted Children
Four of the top concerns I hear repeatedly from parents of gifted children are: finding appropriate schooling options, making friends/building relationships, managing intense emotions and sensitivities, and perfectionism. Here are my recommendations: (photo by CDC,…
My Birthday Is On Election Day, A Full Moon, and An Eclipse; What Does That Say About Me?
It says I am a year older. Crotchety. Crone-like. Geezer-ish. Persnickety. Post-middle-aged. Powerful. Courageous. Confident. Authentic. Letting my hair run free. Speaking my mind. It says I am no longer taking things like breathing, walking,…
“I Collect Words” and Other Things Gifted Humans Do
” I am a proud nerd. I read a lot. Occasionally I’ll use a weird-to-everyone-else word. The other day I used the word “guffawed” in my retelling of an event not even thinking about it…