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Your Rainforest Mind, with Paula Prober
00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
00:42 Paula Prober's Journey into Gifted Education
02:29 Transition to Therapy and Blogging
05:53 Understanding the Rainforest Mind
08:19 Challenges and Traits of the Gifted
13:03 Self-Acceptance and Overcoming Myths
19:30 Therapeutic Approaches and Self-Care
26:26 The Role of Physical Activities and Tango
33:21 Therapy for the Rainforest Mind
36:21 Navigating Loneliness and Relationships
43:39 Spirituality and the Rainforest Mind
49:45 Career Challenges for Gifted Individuals
55:38 Coping with the Current Climate
59:58 Finding Your Purpose and Joy
01:02:36 Understanding Giftedness
01:04:04 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
📩 Subscribe to the Gifted & Grown Up newsletter for tools, insights, and support—for gifted adults and the people who love them. 👉 Join the newsletter
📄 In this episode, I talk with Paula Prober, psychotherapist and author of Your Rainforest Mind, one of the first books that helped me truly understand what it means to be a gifted adult.
We explore what it means to have a rainforest mind, how giftedness shows up in adulthood, and why so many gifted people feel like they’re too much—or never enough. We talk about relationships, grief, intuition, and the difference between intellectual understanding and emotional validation. This conversation hit me on a deep level. It wasn’t just informative—it was personal.
🔑 What We Talk About:
📚 Resources Mentioned:
A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You Are Sensitive And Smart — Part One
A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You Are Sensitive and Smart — Part Two
A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You are Sensitive and Smart — Part Three
Your Rainforest Mind by Paula Prober on Amazon
Journey Into Your Rainforest Mind - Audiobook
Paula’s Blog
Find Paula on Instagram
Find Paula on Facebook
✨ Want more?
Listen to the companion reflection episode where I unpack my emotional reactions to this conversation—why it moved me, and why I think we need more gifted feelers in the world.
🔗 Reflection Episode – Paula Prober
💬 Submit your questions, comments and reflections to Chad and Paula here.
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By Chad Peevy00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
00:42 Paula Prober's Journey into Gifted Education
02:29 Transition to Therapy and Blogging
05:53 Understanding the Rainforest Mind
08:19 Challenges and Traits of the Gifted
13:03 Self-Acceptance and Overcoming Myths
19:30 Therapeutic Approaches and Self-Care
26:26 The Role of Physical Activities and Tango
33:21 Therapy for the Rainforest Mind
36:21 Navigating Loneliness and Relationships
43:39 Spirituality and the Rainforest Mind
49:45 Career Challenges for Gifted Individuals
55:38 Coping with the Current Climate
59:58 Finding Your Purpose and Joy
01:02:36 Understanding Giftedness
01:04:04 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
📩 Subscribe to the Gifted & Grown Up newsletter for tools, insights, and support—for gifted adults and the people who love them. 👉 Join the newsletter
📄 In this episode, I talk with Paula Prober, psychotherapist and author of Your Rainforest Mind, one of the first books that helped me truly understand what it means to be a gifted adult.
We explore what it means to have a rainforest mind, how giftedness shows up in adulthood, and why so many gifted people feel like they’re too much—or never enough. We talk about relationships, grief, intuition, and the difference between intellectual understanding and emotional validation. This conversation hit me on a deep level. It wasn’t just informative—it was personal.
🔑 What We Talk About:
📚 Resources Mentioned:
A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You Are Sensitive And Smart — Part One
A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You Are Sensitive and Smart — Part Two
A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You are Sensitive and Smart — Part Three
Your Rainforest Mind by Paula Prober on Amazon
Journey Into Your Rainforest Mind - Audiobook
Paula’s Blog
Find Paula on Instagram
Find Paula on Facebook
✨ Want more?
Listen to the companion reflection episode where I unpack my emotional reactions to this conversation—why it moved me, and why I think we need more gifted feelers in the world.
🔗 Reflection Episode – Paula Prober
💬 Submit your questions, comments and reflections to Chad and Paula here.