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Dr. Patty Gently
Jan 39 min read
Exploring Narcissism and “Cluster B Shaming" Through a Lens of Attachment Trauma and the Rapid Resolution of Cognitive Dissonance
A troubling paradox: the lack of empathy for those perceived as lacking empathy. Oof.
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Reuven Kotleras
Dec 28, 20244 min read
The Call of Orion: A Dream Interpretation
As I surveyed the room, I realized it would need renovation—not just in the physical sense, but as a reflection of my own evolution.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 1, 20247 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 27, 20248 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
Oct 15, 20245 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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Reuven Kotleras
Oct 13, 20244 min read
Dream and Interpretation: Silent Observers and Unseen Spaces
whatever I had found down there, whatever I had excavated and unearthed, had only made me stronger
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Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 26, 20242 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 4, 20245 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. Lily Jedynak
May 26, 20247 min read
Discovering Giftedness (Part 3)
When my neurodivergent research kept resonating with me, I sought an assessment to ‘reality test’ my ideas, thoughts, and intuitions.
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Dr. Lily Jedynak
May 12, 20247 min read
Discovering Giftedness (Part 1)
Sharing how the journey started and the joys and struggles along the way.
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Tiana Pomaybo
May 5, 20243 min read
Solitary Dance
To behold you is to perceive the intricate complexity of the universe, its awe-invoking depth, its ceaseless movement, its harmonious dance,
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Reuven Kotleras
Apr 9, 20242 min read
Another Crazy Dream with Interpretation
Readers of this blog will know that I occasionally report nighttime dreams here, with interpretations that may be more or less elaborate.
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Darlene Cunningham
Jan 14, 20245 min read
The Pain Point: Between Too Much and Not Enough
...but what about when I am too much for myself?
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Bob Yamtich
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Fostering Secure and Fulfilled Needs
By Bob Yamtich on December 22, 2023 Guest blogger Bob Yamtich has been practicing Nonviolent Communication for twenty years, and he...
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Youssef Sleiman
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Dealing With Big Feelings? You’re Not the Only One
By Youssef Sleiman Oct. 31, 2023 Quirky, wordy and lightning-fast at the keyboard, Youssef Sleiman is a professional writer and brand...
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Reuven Kotleras
Oct 4, 202310 min read
Innateness and All That
By Reuven Kotleras on October 4, 2023 Reuven Kotleras is a profoundly gifted ex-child and polymath. He has published professionally on...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 30, 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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Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 26, 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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Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 3, 20235 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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Dr. Lily Jedynak
Aug 31, 20237 min read
The Power of De-Identification to Unleash Our True Potential
By Lily Jedynak, Ph.D. on August 31, 2023 Dr. Lily Jedynak is an exceptionally gifted multipotentialite. As a professional coach she...
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