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A Sneak Preview of My Next Book!
It’s true! I am working on my third book. And I need your help. Book One, Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth, is the in-depth look at giftedness in adults and teens through case studies of my counseling clients along with many suggested resources for further study. Book […]
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Life Appreciation 101–Never Too Late To Throw Kisses at Strangers
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 has been sort of calamity-free ever since I made it out alive from my family of origin. It has been even better than calamity-free, really, […]
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Letters to My Future Boyfriend – A Journaling Technique
(To my bloggEEs: I want to share another personal musing along with a journaling technique you can use. As you may know, I have been single for a while. I am living a beautifully full life in my childfree singlehood. That said, I believe it is time for me to explore deep, meaningful, loving partnership […]
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Finding Your *Wild Self* and Living Your Deeper Life
“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you […]
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The Roots Of Unhealthy Perfectionism And What To Do About It
What if, from the time that you were 2 years old, you were told how smart you were. Over and over. Enthusiastically. By (well-meaning) parents and doting relatives. What if they praised you repeatedly for your many achievements and your perfect grades. What if you could tell that your parents needed you to be smart; […]
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How To Find A Mate With A Rainforest Mind
How does a highly sensitive, intense, emotional, analytical, gifted, creative human find another highly sensitive, intense, emotional, analytical, gifted, creative human? Can two such humans get together and manage an intimate relationship without imploding or exploding or interploding? (I just made that last word up. But you can imagine it, can’t you?) You’re probably not worrying […]
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Impostor, Scholar, Procrastinator, Healer — Your Multidimensional Self
What if your multidimensionality could be divided into specific peopled-parts that you could identify, name, converse with, and learn from. What if you could bring all of those parts into a conference room and sit them down at a table for a discussion. (or for you more nature-y types to an ocean around a campfire) […]
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Fear of Success? — Time To Let It Go
These times require that all of us with rainforest minds step up. These times require that our fears of success and anxieties over failure be damned. These times require that we do whatever it takes to heal the wounding that has kept us from being our True Selves. Normally, my message is gentle and respectful. I believe […]