#046 The Long Road with Nadja Cereghetti

It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. Today I’m speaking with Nadja Cereghetti, host of Unleash Monday podcast, about her journey over the last year. She too has been investigating her neurodivergence and it hasn’t all been roses. Hear about her journey of exploring ADHD and giftedness and tune in to her podcasts and community! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote “And that's, I think the most important thing, you don't need to prove to anybody you're gifted. Like you don't need an IQ score to be part of this community and to learn and to take the things that work for you.” – Nadja Cereghetti “I looked at myself and more in a negative light...  I was really good at school... Why am I struggling? … Why can I not just be like others? I knew there was some kind of discrepancy, but I always thought of myself as less than, or it's my fault. It's my personality traits. Something I need to change. I need to adapt. And, that was also the narrative, like all my life. Even though I was in the beginning, like primary school, I was really good and I really wanted to learn, I even had this drive to learn, to read and write. Before going to school and asking my mom like to teach me. And she's like, no, no, no, you're going to be bored at school. So she didn't teach me, but I really had this drive to learn. But then once I was in school, actually the teachers didn't like me so much because I was questioning the teachers and ask them any questions… I was always scolded and I spent like half of my time at school, in front of the door. That's how you get punished here in Switzerland. If you talk, you get sent in front of the door and you spent the rest of the lesson, by yourself in the hallway. So that's where I spend a lot time. And so constantly there was this negative feedback that I got about my personality. Like, hold back, be more quiet, sit still. And I always thought, yeah, it's me. I need to change. I need to adapt.” – Nadja Cereghetti Resources Unleash Monday & Community Rainforest Mind & Paula Prober The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius book Intergifted Intergifted Episode on Unleash Monday Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Dr Matt Zakreski on Our Gifted Kids Podcast Designing 145+ IQ Tests episode on Unleash Monday What is your Hybrid Professional Identity episode Unleash Monday Bio – Nadja Cereghetti I am a Multipotentialite with a great passion for Science and the Marie Kondo Method. Learning new things and talking to people is what I love. I want to share these great stories with the world. Recently, I stumbled across the topic of unidentified gifted adults and it changed everything! And now it's time to talk about it! Have you been called „too much“, „too intense“ „too sensitive“? Do you just hate inequality? Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? Do you have difficulties finding your career path because you are a multi potential person who has a 1000 ideas and 500 projects... all at the same time? Do you have a weird evolved sense of humour? Do you suffer from dyslexia but are fast at grasping new concepts? Do you have a hard time fitting in and sometime feel like a minority of one? Then this show is for you! Unleash Monday! Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram & Facebook!