#048 Why You Need Dabrowski w/ Dr Chris Wells & Emma Nicholson

It is Neurodiversity Celebration Week next week and we are diving into neurodiversity and what it is like to figure out you are neurodivergent as an adult. Today we talk Dr Christiane Wells and Emma Nicholson, hosts of The Positive Disintegration Podcast to unpack why you need Dabrowski! We answer – are Overexcitabilities still relevant? What is positive disintegration? What is The Theory of Positive Disintegration? What impact can all this have on the neurodivergent & gifted community? Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quotes “So it's been eight years and I can tell you that now, I no longer think of myself as gifted and mentally ill. I see myself from a whole different framework that has, like I said, changed my life, thanks to Dabrowski because I realized that the difficult times I had when I was younger, were not signs of mental illness so much as struggles that I have reframed as periods of positive disintegration.” – Christiane Wells “I accidentally fell into a dark night of the soul and this life-changing moment and... I went to Google for answers and typed in something like  why does my brain feel like it's falling apart and stumbled upon positive disintegration quite by accident, and overexcitabilities. I broke down in tears, finding the answer to who I was finally after all this time. And I understood why I had been the way I was as a child and why basically  struggled to adult successfully as I put it.” – Emma Nicholson   Resources Chris Wells - website Chris Wells Linktree Emma Nicholson - website Emma Nicholson - Youtube channel  Reexamining Overexcitability: A Framework for Understanding Intense Experience by Michael Piechowski and Chris Wells The Origins and Conceptual Evolution of Overexcitabilityby Chris Wells and Frank Falk Emma’s Iron Man Blog - The Curse of Tony Stark Emma’s Jerry Maguire Blog - The Disintegration of Jerry Maguire ‘Neurotribes – The Legacy of Autism and How To Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman   The Positive Disintegration Podcast Apple Substack Spotify   Bio – Chris Wells Christiane Wells, PhD, LSW is the president and founder of the Dąbrowski Center, an organization that provides reliable information and resources about the theory of positive disintegration and the psychology of giftedness. Chris is a therapist, consultant, speaker, and Dąbrowski scholar who works with gifted adults and advocates for deepening the research and application of Dąbrowski’s theory beyond the superficial in gifted education. She is also a co-host of the Positive Disintegration podcast. You can reach Chris at [email protected].  Bio – Emma Emma Nicholson is a business analyst from Sydney, who created the Adults With Overexcitabilities YouTube Channel, and uses business techniques to provide tips and insights in managing life with OE. Emma's website tragicgift.com was created as an all-in-one starting point for adults who are just embarking on their reading journey about Dabrowski, where she provides overviews of the theory, and blogs about her experiences with overexcitabilities and positive disintegration. Together with Dr Chris Wells, she is cohost of the Positive Disintegration podcast. You can reach Emma at [email protected]. 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!