My dear friend, whose daughter is also a contributor to EMERGENCE, generously gifted me with a hard copy of the book. It prints out so beautifully. I sat in the room full of Christmas lights and quiet after everyone was gone last night and savored the delight of turning pages and revisiting the words and... Continue Reading →
I’m sharing a sample here of one of the pieces I have in Emergence. I wonder, do you see yourself? It is our hope that, by sharing the stories of many gifted and 2E women, you might find your reflection in a place or two. It is our belief that you will probably find many... Continue Reading →
I’m so excited to share with you this co-creative year-long labor of love. For me, it was a weaving together of a lifetime of contemplation, self-discovery and self-reflection. From the first poem I wrote in Mrs. Bridger’s Field Lighthouse class in the third grade, through many years of personal struggle around identity and finding a... Continue Reading →
I’m so excited that this year-long labor of love is about to be delivered. It feels a little like magic and a lot like healing. I think it’s going to be a really important contribution to to demystifying the gifted feminine in a way that just might lead to some blossoming. I’ll let you know... Continue Reading →
I used to think there was a destination in life, that I just needed to figure out the right choices and I would arrive “there.” I believed that if I worked really hard, didn’t give up on people and relationships, sacrificed, got as much education as possible and stacked up the accomplishments, I would be... Continue Reading →
My Tommy Christie and me, once upon a time and today. I chose not to have children of my own. Growing up had been painful for me in so many ways. Among other things, from a very young age, I was keenly aware of the complex undercurrents that ran between social connections and groups of... Continue Reading →
I feel...at home again. I didn't really understand the weight we've all been carrying around until today. I was teaching the lovliest class of ten year olds earlier. They were giving presentations on what they've learned about being gifted, the benefits and challenges of their personal characteristics and the goals they have for maximizing their... Continue Reading →
Multipotentiality is having the interest and ability to excel in one or more areas, and it can be a characteristic of the Unique Traveler. If you have this quality, you’ll likely never be bored, but you may also find that you get overwhelmed by so many choices or always feeling like you’re not attending to... Continue Reading →
One late fall afternoon in the early 90s, I walked into the office of my college career counselor to get the results of my Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) inventory, and she opened with, “How does it feel to be an alien?” The counselor, also an INFP, empathized with me as a human attempting to thrive... Continue Reading →
Internal Luminosity 