Paula Prober's Blog, page 23
September 8, 2020
Gifted And Lonely In Belgium
Just yesterday, 26 people in Bangladesh and 9 in Qatar were reading my blog. 10 in South Africa, 12 in Turkey, 1 in Kenya, and 6 in Sudan, among many others, around the world. We are not alone, my dearest … Continue reading →
August 29, 2020
My Overexcitable, Effervescent, Unruly Rainforest Hair, I Mean, Mind — The Video
My dearest BloggEEs. I know these times are challenging, frightening, and stressful. Your sensitivity, empathy, intuition, intellect, and sense of social responsibility may make it all feel extremely overwhelming. You may be unclear about what type of action to take. … Continue reading →
August 24, 2020
A Gifted Teen In Malaysia — What Is Normal?
I am on a quest to see what rainforest-mindedness looks like around the world. So far, we’ve “visited” Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and Finland. Today, we are in Malaysia. Meet Mila*, who is Muslim and 18. “..I was too sensitive, too … Continue reading →
August 13, 2020
Exceptional and Profound Giftedness In Adults — What Does It Look Like? Why Should We Care?
Diya, 35, was struggling with anxiety, career decisions, graduate school, and loneliness. She left a prestigious professional school in the final year because it was too rigid and restrictive. Professors and other students ridiculed her and left her feeling embarrassed, … Continue reading →
July 28, 2020
Gifted In Finland — What Are Gifted Adults Like Across Cultures?
Kaisa, 26, shows all the signs of being gifted. Maybe even exceptionally so. What are the signs? “…I learned to read at a young age and have always been an avid reader and super curious about everything. I have always … Continue reading →
July 20, 2020
Gifted In The Netherlands
Lieke, 20, lives in the Netherlands. Like many of you, she is not sure she is gifted but she relates to the traits of the rainforest mind. As I read her description of herself, I wondered, once again, why humans … Continue reading →
July 6, 2020
What Are The Challenges Gifted Adults Have In Common? — A Therapist’s Perspective
I am a psychotherapist who counsels and consults with highly intelligent, sensitive, empathetic, creative humans. (Yes, I love my job.) Even though they are all complicated in their multiple uniquenesses and differing backgrounds, I often hear recurring themes. Here are … Continue reading →
June 25, 2020
Gifted In Spain — How Are Rainforest Minds Similar And Different Across Cultures? #2
Meet Manuel. He is 29. Living in Spain. “… I have always struggled with authority, peers, and almost everything because I think out of the box. I am told constantly that I am too intense and too focused in my … Continue reading →
June 18, 2020
What Is A Rainforest Mind? How Do You Know If You Have One? — The Interview
“I love the rainforest mind metaphor – a rainforest feels big enough to encompass all the messy, strange and beautiful aspects of who I am, including trauma. Part of me did want to change it to “mind-like-a-flock-of-colorful-noisy-birds”, but they can … Continue reading →
June 10, 2020
Why Care About Gifted Children?
Talking about giftedness is tricky. It can sound like discrimination or elitism. And it is discrimination when kids of color are ignored and excluded from gifted programs in schools, which, sadly, they still are in many places. In my mind, … Continue reading →
