by Jen Merrill Hey you. How’ya doin’? Hanging in there? One foot in front of the other and chin up and all that? Yeah. The world right now is a jagged rock of shit tumbling down the WTF avalanche bouncing around inside of an out of control dumpster fire, so I feel ya. I’m struggling too. Hand to god, I don’t know how I got through September in one mental piece. I eventually hid from the news and social media and stopped talking, because discussing anything deeper than “that is a sharp sign, not a hashtag” was more than my emotional state could process. Most people I know are reeling in one way or another, so I can imagine you are as well. How’re the kids? Those amazing and infuriating G2e kids? Are they doin’ ok? I know how intense they can be, and when over-excitabilities fan the flames it can be rough. Really, really rough. Even if they’re not exposed to the unpolished turd that is current events, they can sense that something is up. A disturbance in the force. And they react to that, and you react to that, and back and forth it goes like a turbo tennis match with no winner in sight. Read the rest of Jen's self-care article here. You will be so glad you did! | Jen Merrill — GHF Author and Writer | Jen Torbeck Merrill is an Illinois-based writer and gifted family advocate. The mom of two teen sons, she graduated one from homeschool and is happily watching the public schooler thrive. She is a music educator by trade, with degrees in music education and flute performance. Long before she picked up a flute as a child, however, Jen wanted to be a writer, something that didn’t happen until she opened a Blogger account in 2006 and never looked back. Read the rest of Jen's bio here... |  Celi Trépanier | Self-Care for Parents of Gifted Children Self-Care, mindfulness, meditation, blah, blah, blah. As a parent of three gifted boys, I may have heard about self-care for the parents of gifted children once or twice—okay, okay, it was more like a million times, but I never heeded the message. I was just fine parenting three gifted boys through the bumps, roadblocks, hills, mountains, valleys, and black holes, right? WRONG! I am here to sing the praises of self-care for parents of gifted children. It's important. It's imperative. It's life-saving! I stuffed and neatly packed away all my fears, frustrations, sadness, and anger over those many years because I was strong—or I thought I was. But guess what? It all came back to bite me in the butt when my youngest was eighteen years old. The entire neatly-stuffed package full of years of emotions came roaring into my life as the demon known as anxiety. Boy, I learned the hard way I should have heeded all those millions of messages about self-care! Don't be like Celi. Be like you and heed the messages about self-care. Read Jen's article; Jen is the Queen of Self-Care. You will be so thankful you did. And being able to hang on to your sanity is such a bonus. And if you do not receive The GHF Journey in your inbox, but are seeing it shared on social media, here's how to subscribe: Send an email to me at my email address using SUBSCRIBE in the subject and please provide your email address. I'll get you signed up! Celi Trépanier
Editorial Director for GHF Learners | GHF is thrilled to support Bright and Quirky's FREE 5-part series - Solutions for Smart but Struggling Students. Beginning September 18th and concluding October 17th, Solutions for Smart but Struggling Students will be offered for FREE for a limited time! Featuring 30 top experts including Susan Baum, Mona Delahooke, Ross Greene, Jonathan Mooney, Dan Peters, Debbie Reber, and more topics include: ▪ How to meet your bright & quirky child’s unique learning needs
▪ How to help bright kids with focus and executive function lags
▪ How to help bright kids with reading, writing, and math challenges
▪ How to help smart kids with ‘disruptive behavior’ or emotional challenges
▪ How to help kids who are bored, checked out or under-achieving in school
| ▪ | How to meet your bright & quirky child’s unique learning needs | | ▪ | How to help bright kids with focus and executive function lags | | ▪ | How to help bright kids with reading, writing, and math challenges | | ▪ | How to help smart kids with ‘disruptive behavior’ or emotional challenges | | ▪ | How to help kids who are bored, checked out or under-achieving in school | | Bright, sensitive, intense? Summit Center offers guided discussion groups to support parents of gifted and twice exceptional children, as well as gifted adults. The Virtual Advanced Group for Parents of Gifted and 2e Children and Gifted Adult: The Intensity of Life are offered virtually through the Zoom video meeting platform, both beginning October 28 and meeting monthly (facilitated by Kathleen Crombie, M.Ed.). In Northern California, the Discussion Group for Parents of Gifted and 2e Children, will be held in Walnut Creek on Friday mornings, beginning October 4 (facilitated by Dr. Ellena Chen & Melanie Hayes, Ed.D.). In Southern California, the SENG-Model Parent Support Group, meets in Torrance on Wednesday mornings, starting October 16 (facilitated by Dr. Lisa Hancock). Register now to reserve your spot! | | It’s time to welcome your child to GHF's Online learning community. With our third session commencing October 14th, we wanted to ensure that you had all the details regarding our amazing lineup. | GHF Classes are designed to accommodate 3 to 12 learners per section. Classes meet once a week for 8 weeks and are held via Zoom video conference. The tuition for each class is $160.
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