And the silence held by the reflective parent who could not take space can be reinterpreted as absence. And in the absence of context, silence becomes an abandonment where the memories never made get already discarded.

For the gifted individual, identity is thus a “fractal” phenomenon, in the sense that “selfhood” exists in layers.

This analogy of a vehicle, a path, an engine, and fuel offers a relatable way to understand Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintigration

If you’ve ever felt like you experience the world much “more” than others, you are not alone, you are needed.

Those who know me well enough know that my favorite word is AND. Yes... AND.

While intuition is a natural cognitive process, it doesn't always flow easily.

growth and recovery become acts of self-care, where individuals can heal without feeling pressured to meet external expectations

When your brain works differently than the norm, so does your whole body—and you can’t just "will away" these sensitivities.

It’s about tuning in to your child’s world and making sure they feel like they belong in it.

How many of us gifted pattern-finders and meaning-makers have been accused of magical thinking or something similar such as apophenia?

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

...but what about when I am too much for myself?

"I felt like a poorly timed messenger, and you know what happens to them sometimes… they get shot."

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