Gifted Unleashed
Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? Have you been called „too much“, „too intense“ „too sensitive“? Do you just hate inequality? Do you have difficulties finding your career path because you are a multi potential person who has a 1000 ideas and 500 projects... all at the same time? Do you have a weird evolved sense of humor? Do you suffer from dyslexia but are fast at grasping new concepts? Do you have a hard time fitting in and sometime feel like a minority of one? Well you are not alone! This is why I am here. I felt the urge and need to have a place to collect all the interesting stories, concepts and ideas which inspired me over the last couple of years. But more importantly, I stumbled across a very interesting and surprising finding! It might help you realize that what you‘ve always thought what is „wrong“ with you, is actually what is right with you! Together we will explore the topic of giftedness, neurodiversity and twice-exceptionality (2e). You do not need an IQ test to listen but an open mind and a natural portion of curiosity. Welcome to Gifted Unleashed, the Podcast for Gifted and 2e Adults. (Formerly known as Unleash Monday)
Gifted Unleashed
The difference between an IQ test and a qualitative gifted/2e assessment! With Jennifer Harvey Sallin
As a psychologist, trainer, assessor, writer and advocate, Jennifer Harvey Sallin is dedicated to raising awareness about adult giftedness and twice-/multi-exceptionality (2e/me) and meaningfully supporting gifted/2e/me people in their personal and social development. She has specialized in supporting gifted adults for the last decade, and in 2015, she created InterGifted to allow gifted people to socially engage in meaningful ways and to personally develop in community. Learn more about why Jen here.
Jen has developed a holistic model of giftedness that is particularly useful for gifted adults in their giftedness (re)discovery, integration and personal and professional development. She uses this model in providing qualitative assessments to gifted adults, as well as in training professional therapists, coaches and other helping professionals to better support their gifted clients.
Jen has created an initiative for reconnecting with the Earth during this time of global & ecological crisis: I Heart Earth.
TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:
- An IQ test measures something but it does not test for the full range of giftedness.
- There is no consensus to the answer of the question of what intelligence is.
- Gifted people usually are more intense than non gifted people. However, there is a distinction between complexity (giftedness) and intensity (OEs).
- Understanding your own giftedness profile and potential twice-exceptionalities helps you understand yourself better and helps supports you in your self developmental journey.
- Trauma can cause a developmental issues such as shutting down certain parts of your intelligence and playing up for example emotional intelligence in a role as a caretaker.
- Gifted people have gifted needs and if they don’t get met, life doesn’t feel fulfilled.
- For a qualitative assessment you need to be in a mental state where you are able to work on yourself in the realm of self-development.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
InterGifted.com and Jen’s model on giftedness, article on High, Exceptional & Profound Giftedness
Learn more and schedule an assessment with InterGifted
Jen’s Gifted Trauma Podcast and the previous episode with Jen at Unleash Monday
Courses for coaches and therapists at InterGifted
Different models on giftedness
Difference between OEs & giftedness
Would you like to work with me 1:1 as your gifted and 2e coach? Please send me an email at hello@giftedunleashed.com or find more information about my coaching offer on my website giftedunleashed.com/coaching
