This fence is just a suggestion. A person could easily get over. A cow, probably not. A cat can slink underneath. For most purposes, a signal is enough to keep the volume down.

Being strategic about our time, energy and attention gets more challenging with every passing year in our culture. The gifted and talented among us may need a bespoke approach because we are often highly attuned to…..everything. And amplifying, instead of overcorrecting, our essential nature can change…..everything.

Accepting graciously, without question, is for good girls only.

It doesn’t get easier….but it does get clearer.

Attacked….again. Why this keeps happening and where you can find some peace, finally.

Gifted women and men often need just a little more proactive self-care, especially when life has dropped them harder than usual. Your “normal” isn’t going to be restored by basic practice.

Integrating the gifted experience across decades is not the exercise in brevity that many people seem to think is necessary.

Inspired by a Facebook memory. Complicated families are all strange in their very own way.

With gratitude to friend and former colleague Pam for asking the other week, here’s a quick reference to what to look for in an organization that actually supports gifted team members. And a short list of what not-to-do.

Giftedness usually means you’re keenly aware of your differences from early life, whether it’s named that way or not. Between unmet needs, benign (and not so benign) neglect, and the need to constantly recalibrate oneself socially, we can have some significant gaps that persist into adulthood. They can also become superpowers.

Lemons are (suddenly) everywhere. And uckfay emonadelay.

Sneaky little elements hiding in your self worth formula can hold you back. What does “smart” cost you on the day to day, anyway?

This one is for all my peers ages 15-85 who were never formally identified as a “gifted kid,” but have an inkling that they belong in this column. We didn’t all get the benefit of a name for this when we were children. Heck, I got the “benefit” of a word for it, some part time gifted programming….but also a whole lot of senseless “othering” and neglect in school.