Encountering the Gifted Self Again, For the First Time
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Mary-Elaine Jacobsen
Mary-Elaine Jacobsen, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist, speaker, trainer, coach, and author of The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius. She is also founder of the International Society for Gifted Adults and Advocates (ISGAA) -”to support behavioral research and better the lives of Gifted people" based on her research, principles, and writings. By Mary-Elaine Jacobsen
Published on 09/6/2006
There are many confusing notions
about what
giftedness is and is not. Indeed, in several respects, the life
experience of the gifted individual seems paradoxical (e.g., being
considered highly successful while secretly feeling like an impostor).