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My New Book “Saving Your Rainforest Mind–A Guided Journal for the Curious, Creative, Smart, & Sensitive” is Available Now!

EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO FIND YOUR AUTHENTIC VOICE AND THE PATHS TO YOUR UNIQUELY PASSIONATE, POWERFUL, AND PURPOSEFUL LIFE Excerpts from the book: Do you worry about the meaning of life, the future of the planet, the nature of reality, and how to contribute to creating a peaceful world? Do people tell you to […]

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Are You Too Much or Are You Just A Lot? Navigating the “Too Muchness” of Your Gifted Mind

You may have been told you are too much. Too smart. Too sensitive. Too creative. Too curious. Too dramatic. Too verbal. Too intense. Too intuitive. Too innovative. Too noisy. Too quiet. Too weird. Too imaginative. Too odd. What I am here to tell you is that you are not too much but you ARE a […]

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Find a Friend Who Loves Your Odd and Magical Ways and Be Your Odd and Magical Self

We all need a friend like Anne (her real name!) who wrote this to me in an email one day when I was in a particularly lonely, fearful, self-doubting, estrogen-deprived, angsty, melancholy mood: “The odd and magical combination of things that you love is exactly what they need here.” Find yourself some Anne. If I […]

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Susan Cain’s Rainforest Mind — A Book Review of Sorts

Have you heard of Susan Cain and her new book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole? Her tagline on social media says she is writing for “kindred spirits who prefer quiet to loud, depth to superficiality, sensitivity to cool.” She writes: “Do you love beauty and excellence?” Sound familiar? Like Cain’s kindred spirits, the […]

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Is the End of a Partnership a Failure or is it Just an Ending?

You may have read about my last partnership. The one with the neighbor-from-hell who left me for another female: Mother Nature. Seriously. You can read the details here. (You can also find the story in my new book, coming soon-ish, hopefully this month but probably July! I went indy so no pre-orders.) Because I have […]

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Unhealthy Perfectionism But Were Afraid To Ask Because You Think You Ought To Know Everything Already

I have a number of clients who are dealing with the pressure to live up to a “great potential,” or who are high achievers but still feel like they are failing, or who avoid activities where they might not succeed immediately. They can be extremely self-critical and anxious because they feel responsible to meet impossible […]

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How Do I Know You Are Gifted?

You say you are not gifted. I understand. You do not fit the typical profile of what people say advanced intelligence looks like. But I see it. It is so obvious to me. Here is what I see. How many of these traits describe you? ~ You ask lots of questions in most situations and […]

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Are You Too Much Or Are You Just A Lot?

Many of my clients say they feel like too much. They are often told this by family, friends, educators, and medical professionals. Too much to handle. Too much awareness. Too high standards. Too many expectations. Too many emotions. Too many questions. Too many worries. Too many desires. Too many words. Too many careers. Too many […]

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My Journal Keeps Me Sane-ish

My first ever journal entry, February 27, 1971. I was 19, a sophomore in college. I decided it might be important to record my experiences during those formative years. I haven’t stopped. It is May 2023. That is a lot of journals. My journals contain a variety of types of entries: Significant and insignificant events. […]

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How Can I Be Gifted If I Did Not Excel In School? And Other Conundrums Surrounding The G Word

Not all gifted kids are high achievers in school. Not all gifted kids score well on tests. There are many reasons: So, yes, you can be gifted and do poorly in school. You can be gifted and not perform well on tests. You can be gifted but incorrectly assume you are just a lazy, indecisive, […]

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