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Overexcitability
This Is How It Is
For the gifted individual, identity is thus a “fractal” phenomenon, in the sense that “selfhood” exists in layers.
Reuven Kotleras
Feb 214 min read
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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
Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 2, 20247 min read
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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.
Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 28, 20248 min read
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What is Radical Acceptance?
Those who know me well enough know that my favorite word is AND. Yes... AND.
Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 5, 20247 min read
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Is Human Intuition Emotionally Aware?
While intuition is a natural cognitive process, it doesn't always flow easily.
Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 18, 202410 min read
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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
Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 15, 20245 min read
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Finding Solutions for Sensory Sensitivities
When your brain works differently than the norm, so does your whole body—and you can’t just "will away" these sensitivities.
Miranda Merrell
Oct 6, 20243 min read
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The Complexity of Parenting Neurodivergent, Gifted, and 2e Children: Why Traditional Advice Doesn’t Work
It’s about tuning in to your child’s world and making sure they feel like they belong in it.
Miranda Merrell
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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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?
Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 28, 20248 min read
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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
Dr. Patty Gently
Jun 23, 20244 min read
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The Pain Point: Between Too Much and Not Enough
...but what about when I am too much for myself?
Darlene Cunningham
Jan 14, 20245 min read
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The Perils of Intuition
"I felt like a poorly timed messenger, and you know what happens to them sometimes… they get shot."
Dr. Lily Jedynak
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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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...
Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 8, 20236 min read
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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
Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 7, 20235 min read
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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...
Youssef Sleiman
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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Post-BITT Dream
By Reuven Kotleras on October 8, 2023 Reuven Kotleras is a profoundly gifted ex-child and polymath. He has published professionally on...
Reuven Kotleras
Oct 8, 20236 min read
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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...
Reuven Kotleras
Oct 4, 202310 min read
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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...
Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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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...
Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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OEs- Original Equipment
By Dr. Patty Williams on August 19, 2019 BISN founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist who specializes in EMDR,...
Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 19, 20192 min read
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