The Bright Insight Blog

Oct 17, 202410 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

NEEDS & VALUES

Oct 15, 20245 min read

Giftedness and High IQ: What We Need to Know (and Understand)

There is undoubtedly an overlap between giftedness and high IQ.

Oct 1, 20248 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.

SPIRITUAL & EXISTENTIAL

Sep 26, 20242 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?

Aug 28, 20248 min read

Complex Trauma, cPTSD, and Gifted Neurodivergence

And gosh, I could say that giftedness intensifies the complexity of the already complex.

TRAUMA & GIFTEDNESS

Aug 13, 20244 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.

NEURODIVERSITY

Aug 4, 20245 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

NEURODIVERSITY

Jun 23, 20244 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.

Mar 15, 20245 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”

TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL (2E)

Feb 13, 20244 min read

What is Trauma?

Trauma, a powerful and far-reaching force, casts a profound shadow over the human experience.

TRAUMA & GIFTEDNESS

Jan 31, 20247 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...

Dec 8, 20236 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

Nov 7, 20235 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.

Nov 4, 20234 min read

Overcoming the Impostor: Dreamworld Manifestation

By Dr. Patty Williams on September 30, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...

Sep 30, 20234 min read

Walking the Line Between Motivation and Discipline

By Dr. Patty Williams on September 26, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...

GIFTED ADULTHOOD

Sep 26, 20234 min read

Battling the Impostor

By Dr. Patty Williams on September 3, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...

Sep 3, 20235 min read

School and Our Mama Bear Battles

By Dr. Patty Williams on August 17, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...

SCHOOLING

Aug 17, 20233 min read

Trauma Manifestations Among Gifted (Q & A)

By Dr. Patty Williams on August 8, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist and...

Aug 8, 20232 min read

The Difference Between Blunting and Masking

By Dr. Patty Williams on August 7, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist and...