Ex-Gifted

If you are a former gifted kid who grew up to struggle with basic adulting, then you need the Ex-Gifted podcast. Host Ren Eliza talks about gifted kid burnout, and the damage that lasts long into adulthood. Damage like battered self esteem, decimated internal motivation, and a continued failure to live up to expectations even while we were placed on pedestals and alienated from our peers. Ex-Gifted will cover failure, procrastination, imposter syndrome, and chronic anxiety and depression, and a whole lot more. Each episode also offers suggestions to deal with your executive dysfunction in adulthood so you can rebuild the systems that allowed you to shine so brightly in childhood. We're making exceptional children into functional adults. Find a new episode of Ex-Gifted every other Friday at exgifted.com or wherever podcasts are served, and follow the show on Instagram @exgiftedcastA Chaotic Organized podcast.

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Embrace Imperfection

Visit exgifted.com/perfect to sign up for the mailing list Follow me on Instagram @exgiftedcast ! Problem: Why do perfectionism and procrastination often go hand in hand, especially in Ex-gifted types? Perfectionism is so misunderstood. People think that perfectionism means you always put a lot of effort into everything We think of perfectionists as these type A folks with unlimited energy who live the beautiful lives we see on Pinterest and Instagram, with perfect homes, perfect jobs, perfect k...

May 14, 2021•10 min

Procrastinate Productively

The Autofocus System Updated Autofocus System with lots of discussion Find me at Exgifted.com or Instagram Join in on #30toClean and tag @exgiftedcast or @nerdish_mom and all participants will get a downloadable prize of some sort. Music Kawai Kitsune by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4990-kawai-kitsune License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Procrastination is pretty foundational for Ex-Gifted types. It’s one of the things that make us who we are. What if instead of trying...

Apr 30, 2021•11 min

Adulting is Hard part 1: Laundry and Dishes

In this episode: Find me at Exgifted.com or Instagram Join in on #30toClean and tag @exgiftedcast or @nerdish_mom and all participants will get a downloadable prize of some sort. Music Kawai Kitsune by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4990-kawai-kitsune License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Adulting is hard: * As a kid your only jobs are good grades and interact with humans * Even for chores, you’re given plenty of external motivation * But as an adult all we have is natura...

Apr 16, 2021•12 min

There is No Try

In this episode: Find Ryan O’Connell at How-to-ADU.com or Facebook Music: Kawai Kitsune by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4990-kawai-kitsune License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license What does it mean to try? “Do or do not. There is no try.” Do you agree with it? What does Yoda even mean? M-W.com defines “try” as “to make an attempt” but some people emphasize the “make” while some people emphasize the “attempt.” Most of us actually use it both ways. From the time I was a chil...

Apr 02, 2021•11 min

Ex-Gifted Trailer

Are you a former gifted kid who now struggles with basic adulting? Then you'll want to check out Ex-Gifted where host Ren Eliza talks about how the gifted program messed with our minds and offer real solutions to live up to that most likely to succeed expectation. Find Ex-Gifted at exgifted.com or Instagram @exgiftedcast. So if you were exceptional as a child but are barely functional as an adult then join me for ex gifted every other Friday starting April 2nd. Background music: Kawai Kitsune by...

Mar 16, 2021•30 sec

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