Giftedness, Existential Depression and Advice for the Gifted - Lisa Van Gamert, the Gifted Guru.

04/05/22 • 50 min

Transcript: https://eggshelltherapy.com/podcast-blog/2022/04/12/giftedguru/
Today we talk to a real expert on the subject of giftedness, Lisa Van Gamert

In this conversation we talked about:

Lisa's definition of giftedness.

What existential depression actually is.

Lisa's nuanced definition of perfectionism and why there can be a healthy, functioning form of perfectionism.

The existential problem of loneliness when you can not find your people and do not feel like you have anyone to lean on.

Career advice for the gifted and why autonomy is key.

In the last part of the conversation, Lisa gave us some really good, concrete advice that you can work on if you are struggling with the label, your identity, or your self-esteem.

I really appreciate Lisa sharing her expertise with us. She is a true expert in this field and it shows! This conversation helped me refine my thinking and learn.

Whether you identify with the label "gifted" or not, I think you could learn something from this.

About Lisa: Lisa grew up in California where she was a real, live gifted student. She’s been a teacher, a school administrator, a homeschooling mom, a paralegal, an Army Intelligence Analyst, and a cheerleader. Not in that order. She’s married to a software developer and has become very used to having her own IT department on call at all times. She lives in Texas, where she plays with Brody, her golden retriever, when she’s not writing about gifted ed at giftedguru.com or creating online courses for teachers at giftedguild.com. Even though she literally wrote the book on perfectionism, she loves the flawed beauty of education and is excited to share with us today.

Lisa's website

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Transcript: https://eggshelltherapy.com/podcast-blog/2022/04/12/giftedguru/
Today we talk to a real expert on the subject of giftedness, Lisa Van Gamert

In this conversation we talked about:

Lisa's definition of giftedness.

What existential depression actually is.

Lisa's nuanced definition of perfectionism and why there can be a healthy, functioning form of perfectionism.

The existential problem of loneliness when you can not find your people and do not feel like you have anyone to lean on.

Career advice for the gifted and why autonomy is key.

In the last part of the conversation, Lisa gave us some really good, concrete advice that you can work on if you are struggling with the label, your identity, or your self-esteem.

I really appreciate Lisa sharing her expertise with us. She is a true expert in this field and it shows! This conversation helped me refine my thinking and learn.

Whether you identify with the label "gifted" or not, I think you could learn something from this.

Lisa's website

For more,

Please visit: https://www.eggshelltherapy.com

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/eggshelltransformations

Newsletters: https://eepurl.com/bykHRz

Disclaimers: https://www.eggshelltherapy.com/disclaimers

Trigger Warning: This episode may cover sensitive topics including but not limited to suicide, abuse, violence, severe mental illnesses, relationship challenges, sex,

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Full transcript: https://eggshelltherapy.com/podcast-blog/2022/03/20/melissa/
In this episode, we talk to Melissa Schwartz, who was actually our first podcast guest !! Melissa has just published an amazing book about highly sensitive children!! As we know, this really is an underserved population.

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