Paula Prober's Blog, page 38
June 29, 2016
Giftedness, Therapy, and Your Dysfunctional Family — Diving Into the Abyss
What happens to your sensitivity, empathy and intellect when you grow up in a seriously dysfunctional family? How does your perceptive mind and open heart survive the alcoholic parent or the emotional abuse? What beliefs or patterns set up in … Continue reading 
June 20, 2016
Will My Gifted Kid Ever Be Truly Happy?
It’s complicated. Your children think, feel, analyze, imagine, worry, debate, empathize and perceive morethan average kiddos. That’s life in the rainforest mind. MOREness. And, with super high standards, high expectations anda tendency to keep raising the bar, there’s not much … Continue reading 
June 14, 2016
Sensitivity, Empathy and Compassion Fatigue — What Can You Do?
“…Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by … Continue reading 
June 7, 2016
“…Complicated, Confounded, and Chaoticized…” — Living With Gifted Minds
“Since the first moment of his existence, Taylor has complicated, confounded, and chaoticized nearly every detail of his family’s lives.” This is one of my favorite sentences from Tom Clynes’ book, The Boy Who Played with Fusion: Extreme Science, Extreme … Continue reading 
May 27, 2016
The Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Love Your Impostor Syndrome
As you may have heard, ahem, I have written a book that will be released next month, June 2016. I’m noticing just a teensy weensy bit of impostor syndrome. Well, OK, maybe it’snot so teensy weensy. Possibly because it’s infused … Continue reading 
May 19, 2016
Existential Depression in Gifted Teens
Bethcame to see me for counseling when she was 16. Unlike many teens who might be reluctant to seek counseling, she asked her mother to find her a therapist. She knew she was in trouble. When her mom contacted me, … Continue reading 
May 11, 2016
Intense Kids, Intense Parents — Tips for Managing the Mayhem
How do you manage your emotions and your sensitivitieswhile raising your super intense super smart children? How do you raiseyour childrenwithout unconsciously repeating the patterns set down by your own parents? I’m guessing that you think about this a lot. … Continue reading 
May 3, 2016
Your Rainforest Mind — The Book — Released!!
My book, Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth, is available NOW! (June 20, 2016) Here are some highlights: A few questions from the highly unscientific quiz determining if you, in fact, have a … Continue reading 
Your Rainforest Mind — The Book — Coming Soon!!
In mid-June2016, my book, Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth, will be released! Here are some highlights: A few questions from the highly unscientific quiz determining if you, in fact, have a rainforest … Continue reading
April 21, 2016
Gifted or Impostor — Living With Asynchrony In Your Kids and Yourself
If you’re gifted, does that mean that you’re always smart? And everything comes easily? All of the time? Naaah. But, that can be the expectation. Yours. Your parents. Friends. Teachers. Your dog, Earl. Well, OK. Earljust loves you.No pressure. Does … Continue reading 
