Your metaphors are a wonderful way to create and construct meaning. I love the Tune in Tool and waves as a way to monitor the level of emotions. Attendee CAGT 2016
Metaphors
I like all the steps in the pyramid to help Gifted kids become social-emotional aces. We need more time to learn more about all of this! Attendee CAGT 2016
Steps
Thank you for sharing your creativity! I am inspired. PO, teacher
Creativity
Helped to know how/why GT population is more impacted than are others by trauma. Normal response to trauma is good. Thanks for “When to seek counseling”. GT educator, GT parent. SENG conference 2015.
GT population more impacted by trauma
I’m happy about Sharon’s ability to connect with my 17 year old highly sensitive daughter! She was excited to get to go again!
Sharon connects with teen
I like how you teach describe the intensity of your emotions like different colored flags flying on a beach. Also, I like how the part about does the color of your flag match what’s actually happening on the beach helps refocus. Attendee CAGT 2016
What color flag
I like the ways of calming oneself and the reflective tools that you teach. CAGT 2016 Attendee
I like ways of calming
I like how you showed us that gifted students have a more perceptive and more reactive central nervous system – that it’s faster, stronger, more intense. Attendee CAGT 2016
Gifted students have a different CNS
Thank you for writing this Sharon. It is beautiful and came at just the right time for me. I appreciate the time, effort and insight it took to write and share. God bless.[ emailed 3-24-17 RE: How to Spring Into Life When Change Isn’t Easy]
Beautiful, thank you
Engaging style, authentic, refreshing. You have so much to give. You made it personal to me. PF, parent. SENG conference, 2015
Engaging, authentic, refreshing