Why Smart People Need Therapies and Why it Might Take a Long Time to Heal Even When You Are a Fast Learner Everywhere Else
If you grew up in a family with abuse, neglect, alcoholism, or other trauma, you might have learned that you are not enough or that you are broken. You might often feel shame or self-hatred…
More About My New Book: Saving Your Rainforest Mind–A Guided Journal for the Curious, Creative, Smart, & Sensitive
I promise to stop bombarding you with information about my new book soon! But if you watch the video, you’ll get a nice 2 minute summary of what it is all about and how I…
My New Book “Saving Your Rainforest Mind–A Guided Journal for the Curious, Creative, Smart, & Sensitive” is Available Now!
EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO FIND YOUR AUTHENTIC VOICE AND THE PATHS TO YOUR UNIQUELY PASSIONATE, POWERFUL, AND PURPOSEFUL LIFE Excerpts from the book: Do you worry about the meaning of life, the future of…
Are You Too Much or Are You Just A Lot? Navigating the “Too Muchness” of Your Gifted Mind
You may have been told you are too much. Too smart. Too sensitive. Too creative. Too curious. Too dramatic. Too verbal. Too intense. Too intuitive. Too innovative. Too noisy. Too quiet. Too weird. Too imaginative.…
Find a Friend Who Loves Your Odd and Magical Ways and Be Your Odd and Magical Self
We all need a friend like Anne (her real name!) who wrote this to me in an email one day when I was in a particularly lonely, fearful, self-doubting, estrogen-deprived, angsty, melancholy mood: “The odd…
Susan Cain’s Rainforest Mind — A Book Review of Sorts
Have you heard of Susan Cain and her new book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole? Her tagline on social media says she is writing for “kindred spirits who prefer quiet to loud,…
Is the End of a Partnership a Failure or is it Just an Ending?
You may have read about my last partnership. The one with the neighbor-from-hell who left me for another female: Mother Nature. Seriously. You can read the details here. (You can also find the story in…
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Unhealthy Perfectionism But Were Afraid To Ask Because You Think You Ought To Know Everything Already
I have a number of clients who are dealing with the pressure to live up to a “great potential,” or who are high achievers but still feel like they are failing, or who avoid activities…
How Do I Know You Are Gifted?
You say you are not gifted. I understand. You do not fit the typical profile of what people say advanced intelligence looks like. But I see it. It is so obvious to me. Here is…