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S1, E8: A conversation with Paula Prober, author of Your Rainforest Mind

November 23, 2020 By ghfmain

A conversation with Paula Prober, author of Your Rainforest Mind

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We talk a lot about how to support our gifted children here at GHF. This month we are practicing self-care and talking about our needs as gifted adults!  We’re talking with Paula Prober, author of Your Rainforest Mind and Journey Into Your Rainforest Mind, about exploring our own ever-evolving identities, our intensities, and our multipotentialities.  Paula will remind us that self-discovery is an ongoing journey, and to ”Accept who you are in all of your curious, passionate, deep-diving intensities.” Can’t wait!  See you there.  


Paula Prober is a psychotherapist, consultant, blogger, and author in private practice in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Over the 35+ years she has worked with the gifted, Paula has been a teacher and presenter at universities, webinars, and conferences. She consults internationally with gifted adults and parents of gifted children. Her first book, Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth, is an in-depth look at giftedness including case studies, strategies for greater self-understanding and growth, and numerous resources. Her new book, Journey Into Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide For Gifted Adults And Teens, Book Lovers, Overthinkers, Geeks, Sensitives, Brainiacs, Intuitives, Procrastinators, and Perfectionists is a compilation of her most popular blog posts and includes specific strategies to guide readers back to authenticity, purpose, love, and to finally deciding what color to paint the living room. She blogs at rainforestmind.com.


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