“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…
Top Ten Reasons You Need To Understand Your Rainforest (Gifted) Mind–The Musical
https://videopress.com/v/lNxWkVWy?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FlNxWkVWy%2Fvideo1078851572-2_mp4.scrubthumb.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Watch this 22 minute song fest and let me know what you think. (Apologies for the long-ish intro for those of you who already know all that about me. The musical begins at about…
How I Ignored My Impostor Syndrome to Create a Career Working with Smart People
I had no idea what I was getting into. When I graduated from college, I was excited to start my dream job as a sixth grade teacher in a middle school. I was young, eager,…
Are You Hiding Your Intelligence and Your Multiple Abilities from Others and Maybe Even from Yourself?
You would think people would appreciate you for your capacity to do so many things so well. You would think humans would realize we desperately need our super smart, innovative, highly sensitive thinker-creators to protect,…
Welcome to my Revised, Rejuvenated, Retrofitted Website/Blog
It has been a journey. These revisions. This upgrade. What was I thinking? After all, at my age, I should be retiring. Not upleveling my website/blog. And there were so many bugs to work out…
The Courage to Dive into Deep Therapy
Did you know there are therapists on Instagram who have tens of thousands or millions of followers? I am not one of them. But that is OK. I am doing my own little Insta-memes and…
This Is Your Brain On Giftedness
You have peculiar sensitivities, unruly anxieties, and effervescent expectations. Right? Next time someone asks you what giftedness and rainforest-mindedness is, you say this. After all, a rainforest is kind of peculiar, unruly, and effervescent. (from…
The Benefits Of Not Fitting In When You Are A Quirky Gifted Outlier
My friend Delia’s screen saver is The Origin of the Solar System Elements. Not her adorable son or her handsome hubby. Nope. The Origin of the Solar System Elements. Do you think she might have…
How To Face Your Fear Of Failure
I could not have said it better myself. (Photo by Madhi Bafandi, Unsplash) In the words of a courageous bloggEE: “…Fear of failure – yes, I’ve had that too, and still have. I was a…