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Dr. Patty Gently
Jan 35 min read
Exploring Narcissism and “Cluster B Shaming" Through a Lens of Attachment Trauma and the Rapid Resolution of Cognitive Dissonance
this is a call to reflection and compassion, aiming to foster healing for all
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Dr. Patty Gently
Dec 1, 20247 min read
Navigating Growth: A Roadmap for Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration
This analogy of a vehicle, a path, an engine, and fuel offers a relatable way to understand Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintigration
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 27, 20248 min read
Expanding Developmental Horizons: The Crucial Role of Imaginational Overexcitability
If you’ve ever felt like you experience the world much “more” than others, you are not alone, you are needed.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 7, 20242 min read
Election (Result) Stress? You're Not Alone.
I am nauseatingly sad. The weight of uncertainty feels like a constant, unwelcome presence.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 4, 20247 min read
What is Radical Acceptance?
Those who know me well enough know that my favorite word is AND. Yes... AND.
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Miranda Merrell
Nov 4, 20246 min read
Grief: Unsolicited Advice for the Grieving Parent (You’re Doing So Much Right)
Grief isn’t just “missing” someone. It’s not a single feeling you can process and put away. It finds its way into every corner of your mind
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 13, 20244 min read
Complex Trauma, cPTSD, and Gifted Neurodivergence
And gosh, I could say that giftedness intensifies the complexity of the already complex.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 4, 20245 min read
Neuro-Authenticity, Neuro-Identities, and the Neuro-Industry? A Response to an Unscientific Attack on the Neurodiversity Movement
And since I readily used the word "nincompoopery" which the Google corrected the spelling of, you might already guess at my stance.
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Lacey Vasquez
Jun 15, 20242 min read
Finding My Meaning
I would have died from lack of oxygen trying to help those around me first.
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Darlene Cunningham
May 13, 20242 min read
They
They say cracks are where the light comes in, forgetting that meant to see the sun, I had to first be broken.
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Youssef Sleiman
Apr 2, 20248 min read
Gifted Needs and Tabletop Roleplaying Games: The Hows and Whys from a Neurodivergent Dungeon Master
Figuring my own gifted needs has taken dozens and dozens of Perception checks, Wisdom saving throws and Investigation rolls.
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Dr. Patty Gently
Jan 31, 20247 min read
What is Trauma?
Trauma, a powerful and far-reaching force, casts a profound shadow over the human experience.
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Darlene Cunningham
Jan 14, 20245 min read
The Pain Point: Between Too Much and Not Enough
...but what about when I am too much for myself?
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Dr. Lily Jedynak
Jan 12, 20244 min read
The Perils of Intuition
"I felt like a poorly timed messenger, and you know what happens to them sometimes… they get shot."
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Bob Yamtich
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Fostering Secure and Fulfilled Needs
By Bob Yamtich on December 22, 2023 Guest blogger Bob Yamtich has been practicing Nonviolent Communication for twenty years, and he...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Sep 3, 20235 min read
Battling the Impostor
By Dr. Patty Williams on September 3, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 17, 20233 min read
School and Our Mama Bear Battles
By Dr. Patty Williams on August 17, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 8, 20232 min read
Trauma Manifestations Among Gifted (Q & A)
By Dr. Patty Williams on August 8, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist and...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 7, 20232 min read
The Difference Between Blunting and Masking
By Dr. Patty Williams on August 7, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist and...
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Dr. Patty Gently
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Emotional Strength
By Dr. Patty Williams on July 12, 2023 BISN founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist who specializes in EMDR,...
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