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In episode 2, Chris talked about their presentation at the 2021 NAGC Conference on distinguishing science from pseudoscience. Emma and Chris went over the five types of overexcitability and their forms and expressions, the connection between OE and positive disintegration, and also discussed some of the myths and misunderstandings about OEs that are found in the gifted community.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Mellow Out by Michael M. Piechowski
Reexamining Overexcitability: A Framework for Understanding Intense Experience by Piechowski and Wells
The Origins and Conceptual Evolution of Overexcitability by Wells and Falk
The Curse of Tony Stark by Emma Nicholson
Living with Intensity by Daniels and Piechowski
* A transcript of this episode is available on the Dabrowski Center website.
Connect with us!
Positive Disintegration on Substack
Visit the Dabrowski Center website
The Positive Disintegration YouTube Channel
Adults with Overexcitabilities group on Facebook
Dabrowski Center and Positive Disintegration Podcast Community on Facebook
The Tragic Gift blog by Emma
Email us at [email protected]
Please consider supporting the podcast to help fund this work through the Dabrowski Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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In episode 2, Chris talked about their presentation at the 2021 NAGC Conference on distinguishing science from pseudoscience. Emma and Chris went over the five types of overexcitability and their forms and expressions, the connection between OE and positive disintegration, and also discussed some of the myths and misunderstandings about OEs that are found in the gifted community.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Mellow Out by Michael M. Piechowski
Reexamining Overexcitability: A Framework for Understanding Intense Experience by Piechowski and Wells
The Origins and Conceptual Evolution of Overexcitability by Wells and Falk
The Curse of Tony Stark by Emma Nicholson
Living with Intensity by Daniels and Piechowski
* A transcript of this episode is available on the Dabrowski Center website.
Connect with us!
Positive Disintegration on Substack
Visit the Dabrowski Center website
The Positive Disintegration YouTube Channel
Adults with Overexcitabilities group on Facebook
Dabrowski Center and Positive Disintegration Podcast Community on Facebook
The Tragic Gift blog by Emma
Email us at [email protected]
Please consider supporting the podcast to help fund this work through the Dabrowski Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Find Positive Disintegration Merch
If you enjoyed this episode on Apple or Spotify, please remember to click on the stars and leave a rating or write a review. Thank you! <3
Please share this post with others who would appreciate learning about Positive Disintegration.

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