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What is Radical Acceptance?
Those who know me well enough know that my favorite word is AND. Yes... AND.
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Nov 5, 20247 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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Oct 25, 20249 min read
Is Human Intuition Emotionally Aware?
While intuition is a natural cognitive process, it doesn't always flow easily.
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Oct 18, 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
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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”
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Feb 13, 20244 min read
What is Trauma?
Trauma, a powerful and far-reaching force, casts a profound shadow over the human experience.
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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...
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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
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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.
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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...
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Oct 1, 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...
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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...
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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...
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Aug 17, 20233 min read
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