Lessons from Loss and Self-love
“When you love so deeply, pain hurts more.” That’s what my husband said to me after our beloved red standard poodle, Tigger, passed away from an aggressive cancer just two […]
An Important Message to 2e People from an Unlikely Movie, an Illusive Museum, and a Game
What do the movie, Legally Blonde, the D.C. Illusions Museum, and the game Telestrations have in common? They all preach self-confidence in a way that is utterly important for 2e […]
It’s Time To Listen
“Grown ups stink!” So said a thirteen-year-old highly gifted, emotionally overexcitable, empathic, creative, dysgraphic child to his parents. He’d been to a new school for about two-and-a-half weeks when he […]
Neurodiverse Adults: The Things We Do For Love
When I decided to create a conference for gifted, 2e, neurodiverse adults, part of my vision included a robust, interactive GLOBAL community. Our facebook page literally went from 60 members […]
Finding Fulfillment as a 2e Adult
Some people learn how their brains work when they are children. Some folks don’t find out until adulthood. Either way, how you approach life and gain fulfillment depends on self-awareness. […]
2e and PTSD
…the twice exceptional (gifted with a learning difference) population is under inordinate, constant stress.
Overcoming Negative Self-Talk to Make Meaningful Connections
Because ‘meaning’ is so important and so big and inherent to who gifted and 2e people are, the fear of failure affects the ability to initiate actions that might help us connect.
Top 10 Considerations When Parenting or Teaching a 2e Child
So often responses and reactions are based on misinformation, faulty assumptions and a deep-seeded need to fix. 2e folks are complex and knee jerk responses to the way they present in the world only serve to fuel their frustration and yours.
The In-Between
It might be the most important place; the in-between. That space where the 2e brain, accustomed to intense stimulation, compensates in the absence of excitement. Craving stimulation, if the 2e […]
Shining a Light on the Shadows
Once you start positively reframing what’s around you, when you can make the conscious decision that there is always an upside, you start to notice the strengths and opportunities for growth and knowledge.