Periagoge
Scenario

How to Heal From Gifted Child Burnout as an Adult

I was the gifted kid who burned out at sixteen and now I am thirty-two working retail and my parents still ask when I am going to live up to my potential like it is not a knife in my chest every time.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early intellectual identity has calcified into a prison of unmet expectations and shame.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gifted education and its discontents?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.