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When Perfectionism, Anxiety, and Giftedness Go To College
Ellen was a fast talking, deep feeling, super insightful 20 year old. She’d been a high achiever throughout her public school years. The work was easy. She could listen to one teacher while she did her homework for another. She was conscientious and energetic. Curious and imaginative. She was also anxious. Her active rainforest mind…
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What Does Gifted Look Like in My World?
The controversy is intense. How do we explain giftedness? Is it high achievement? Talent? Productivity? Eminence? IQ? Financial success? 4.0 grade point average? 10,000 hours of practice? Nooooooooo. I shriek. Politely. I mean, it might include any of those things. Sure. But it doesn’t have to. Instead. Here is my explanation. Totally anecdotal. If you…
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I Have to Know it Before I Learn It — A Gifted Kid’s Conundrum
My 16-year-old client, I’ll call him Ben, was struggling in school. No one thought he was gifted. His grades were average. He didn’t turn in many assignments. He didn’t get high test scores. He was so anxious, he’d miss many days of school. His parents were confused. They knew he was capable of completing the…
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Don’t Give Up On Yourself And Your Rainforest Mind
Don’t quit. Don’t stop striving. Don’t stop growing. Don’t stop believing. Don’t give up on yourself. Even if you grew up in a family of chainsaws. Even if you have been told over and over and over that you’re too sensitive, too dramatic, too smart, too quiet, too noisy, or too weird. Even if you…
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Who Were You Before You Learned That You Are Supposed To Be Normal?
“I have been trying to run myself on the do-your-best-to-fit-in-with-normal-people operating system. It’s not my original operating system. It’s the one I adopted when I was abused in various ways for being myself. I perfected it in school and at work, forcing myself to do all the boring and pointless things and to make myself…
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“…Your Fierce and Unbreakable Light…”
If you’ve been raised in a seriously dysfunctional family or your compassionate, smart, sensitive, rainforest mind has experienced other chainsaws over the years, or both, it’ll be important for you to mend your broken heart. The mending takes time, patience, and care. You will likely need help on the journey. Let yourself get help. Granted, because…
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