Decoding Dysautonomia: A Symphony of DYSregulation in the Body
Each system in the body’s orchestra plays a critical role, and even when the conductor falters, balance and harmony can still be pursued.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 17 min read
Navigating Growth: A Roadmap for Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration
This analogy of a vehicle, a path, an engine, and fuel offers a relatable way to understand Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintigration
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 278 min read
Expanding Developmental Horizons: The Crucial Role of Imaginational Overexcitability
If you’ve ever felt like you experience the world much “more” than others, you are not alone, you are needed.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 72 min read
Election (Result) Stress? You're Not Alone.
I am nauseatingly sad. The weight of uncertainty feels like a constant, unwelcome presence.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 47 min read
What is Radical Acceptance?
Those who know me well enough know that my favorite word is AND. Yes... AND.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 259 min read
The Default Mode Network and Neurodiversity
The Default Mode Network (DMN) functions like the mind’s backstage, where reflections, memories, and internal dialogues come to life
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Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 1710 min read
Is Human Intuition Emotionally Aware?
While intuition is a natural cognitive process, it doesn't always flow easily.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 155 min read
The Intensive Soul of Money: Learning Lessons that Add Value Beyond Bucks
growth and recovery become acts of self-care, where individuals can heal without feeling pressured to meet external expectations
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Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 18 min read
Giftedness and High IQ: What We Need to Know (and Understand)
There is undoubtedly an overlap between giftedness and high IQ.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 262 min read
On Movement: A Becoming
The one to break the silence, to stir the stillness, to craft new life from the bones of the past.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 288 min read
Giftedness and Magical Thinking: How Magical Is It?
How many of us gifted pattern-finders and meaning-makers have been accused of magical thinking or something similar such as apophenia?
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 134 min read
Complex Trauma, cPTSD, and Gifted Neurodivergence
And gosh, I could say that giftedness intensifies the complexity of the already complex.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 45 min read
Neuro-Authenticity, Neuro-Identities, and the Neuro-Industry? A Response to an Unscientific Attack on the Neurodiversity Movement
And since I readily used the word "nincompoopery" which the Google corrected the spelling of, you might already guess at my stance.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Jun 234 min read
Is Giftedness a Neurodivergence?
So, from head-to-toe, a gifted person is different in a variety of ways, and certainly in how their neurology compares to neurotypical peers
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Dr. Patty Gently
Mar 155 min read
PDA: Persistent (&or Pervasive) Drive for Autonomy
...allowing the experiment, allowing the acceptance, allowing the difference, and holding it all with curiosity and compassion.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Feb 134 min read
Twice-Exceptional (2e) Means What???
Well, the concept of twice-exceptionality dates back to the 1970s when 2e students and individuals were recognized as “gifted handicapped”
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Dr. Patty Gently
Jan 317 min read
What is Trauma?
Trauma, a powerful and far-reaching force, casts a profound shadow over the human experience.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 8, 20236 min read
Dimensions of Giftedness
By Dr. Patty Williams on December 8, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 7, 20235 min read
Creating the Safe Space (Part Two): Safety and Excitability
"And while I love the odd and fantastical, I want to feel safe and know that weird is OK and so am I." #DrPatty2e
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 4, 20234 min read
Creating the Safe Space (Part One)
The topic of safety is a common enough one, particularly in current sociopolitical climates that feed the marginalization and othering.
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