Conversations on Gifted Trauma

Conversations on Gifted Trauma


Latest Episodes

Conversation 15: Giftedness, Personality Disorders & Paths to Wholeness
February 16, 2024

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin talks with clinical psychologist Kael Cockcroft about the origins of personality disordering, what it's like when giftedness and personality disordering overlap, and therapeutic and personal paths to wholeness.

Conversation 14: Healing through Humor & Play -- with Gordon Smith
September 27, 2023

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin and gifted therapist, coach & improv instructor Gordon Smith explore how humor and play are essential elements to our healing path. Healthy humor and the authenticity and spontaneity of playfulness allow us to c

Conversation 13: Taking Listeners' Questions on Gifted Trauma & Healing
September 11, 2023

In episode 13, Jennifer Harvey Sallin and gifted coach and leader Eva Bruchez take listeners questions on healing from gifted trauma. They explore the role of little t trauma in the life of a gifted person, the long-term effects of childhood emotional

Conversation 12: Giftedness, Positive Disintegration & Mental Health -- with Christiane Wells
August 15, 2022

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin talks with psychologist and founding president of The Dabrowski Center, Christiane Wells, on the topic of giftedness, positive disintegration and mental health. Chris became an expert on Dabrowski's Theory of Positi

Conversation 11: The Effects of Intergenerational & Collective Trauma on Giftedness -- with Marc Smolowitz
July 15, 2022

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin talks with The G Word Film director Marc Smolowitz on the topic of intergenerational and collective traumas, how they affect giftedness expression, and how we can find empowerment and healing. Marc was born into a f

Conversation 10: Giftedness, Loneliness & The Art of Gifted Connection -- with Lotte van Lith
June 17, 2022

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin talks with Dutch giftedness specialist, coach, lecturer, trainer and author Lotte van Lith. Jennifer & Lotte explore the types of loneliness a gifted person can experience, including intellectual, emotional, fam

Conversation 9: Our Inner & Outer Nature -- with Eric Windhorst
October 22, 2021

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin and ecotherapist & coach Eric Windhorst explore our connection to our inner & outer nature, as well as to fundamental consciousness. When fragmentation caused by trauma keeps parts of us disconnected from wh

Conversation 8: Healthy Boundaries, Part 3 -- Cultivating Inner Organization
September 07, 2021

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin & Karin Eglinton conclude our three-part episode series on healthy boundaries by exploring the cultivation of inner organization. Particularly important in this discussion are educational trauma and various domi

Conversation 7: Healthy Boundaries, Part 2 -- Cultivating Coherence
September 21, 2020

In this episode, Jennifer Harvey Sallin & Karin Eglinton continue our exploration on cultivating healthy boundaries by looking deeply at individual, social and collective coherence and its role in helping us to be generative and boundaried adults. Thi

Conversation 6: Healthy Boundaries, Part 1 -- Cultivating Aliveness
May 14, 2020

In this episode, which is part one of a three-part series of episodes, Jennifer Harvey Sallin & Karin Eglinton explore an essential topic to healing from gifted trauma: cultivating healthy boundaries. We introduce the themes of cultivating aliveness,