Therapy for Gifted Adults
When looking for therapy for gifted adults, at the very least, you need a therapist who knows what giftedness is. You need someone who knows the kind of mind you…
Depression In Gifted Adults
Depression in gifted adults is incredibly common. In fact, some of us wonder whether it’s possible to be happy, given our intelligence. It seems insurmountable. But it doesn’t have to…
Intelligent but…lonely
High intelligence and loneliness. What’s that all about, then? It’s one of those smart person problems: highly intelligent people often feel lonely. Sometimes, it feels as though being intelligent is…
Intuition: science’s secret weapon?
Intuition. Is it, perhaps, science's dirty little secret? The number of intuitive scientists - and other tech peeps - I've met is.... HIGH. The number of sciencey peeps who'll publicly…
Helping sensitive, intelligent children
One of the most frequent questions I hear from people interested in my work is "do you work with children?" I don't - at the moment - but I do…
What are you ready for?
Are you ready for yourself? Are you ready for the limitless love that's in your heart already? Are you ready for a million passions? Are you ready for the…
Are you sensitive or sensitised?
You've heard it too many times already. "Urgh, you're so sensitive" "Why do you have to take everything so seriously? So personally?" "What are you worried about that for?" Annoying,…
Gardening your mind
Self-development, mental-development, is a process. It's not an A to B process. You can't go to point A, follow the path to point B, and leave it at that. It's…
Suicidal thinking
I'm no expert on suicidality. But I have had suicidal thoughts. What follows is an account of my experiences, plus my understanding of suicidality more generally. My first encounter with…
A strategy to cope with suicidal ideation
This post started life as a Facebook status, Wednesday 12 October 2016. ----------- An update. Feeling the pain is sometimes easier, way easier, than all the things you do -…