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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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(Almost) Everything You Need To Know About Psychotherapy And Giftedness
Is this you? You’re articulate, insightful, sensitive, and extremely capable. But your anxiety keeps you awake nights. You feel unmotivated or sad much of the time. You question the purpose of your life and wonder if it’s pointless. You get frequent migraines or weird physical symptoms. Your self-criticism is out of control. You’re aware that…
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Meet Your Muse
Muse: an elusive divine-inspired spirit guiding a human to produce great work. Painters, poets, musicians, writers, film makers, scientists, stay-at-home moms. Creatives. So, I’m wondering. Do I have a Muse? Do psychotherapists have Muses? Do bloggers? Well, why not? Maybe we all have Muses. After all, everyone needs inspiration. No matter what we’re doing. An…
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It’s Never Too Late To Be Your Gifted Self — Part Two
A 35-year-old client told me that she thought it was too late for her to find a fulfilling career and a meaningful life. I tried to control my facial expression. 35. I’m here to tell all of you 20-30-40-50-60-70-80+ somethings, that it’s never too late. Never. Too. Late. I can say this because I’m 65.…
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Paralyzed By Your Great Potential
When you were a child, you were praised for your abilities. You did most things earlier and faster than your peers. You scored well on tests. Everyone was impressed. And they told you so. They said that you had so much potential. So. Much. Potential. You determined that you had to keep performing at that highest rate…
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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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