I’m interested in the hidden and the ignored: I write about those part of our identities that we conceal, and the deeper meaning of concepts and ideas we take for granted. I invite you to reconsider your beliefs — what have you accepted as fact without exploring first hand?
Living with Intensity, edited by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. & Michale M. Piechowski, Ph. D.
A fascinating look at the 'super-stimulability' of highly gifted kids (and adults) and how to work with the sensitivities and intensities, rather than fighting against them. This book explains and expounds on psychologist Dabrowski's theory of overexcitabilties with great examples. There is plenty to learn from it, also, for our concepts of what is 'normal' in development and behavior, in general.
Favorite Quotes so far:
"Had psychology chosen life science as its model... the concept of what is normal would not be the average, but rather what is well-functioning-- that is good health."
"In today's world, there is a tendency to see anything different as abnormal.... But what if these symptoms were productive and actually a necessary step toward development?"
