In this episode, Lisa shares her inspirational approaches to helping gifted individuals overcome the intense feelings of perfectionism. Lisa's real-world strategies are filled with empathy and understanding as she brings her own lived experience and knowledge to the listeners with a bit of humor and heartfelt perspective.

Educator, speaker, and best-selling author Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world. Best known for her advocacy of gifted education, she has served as the expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s "Child Genius," a popular conference speaker, and the writer of award-winning lesson plans and four books, including the Legacy Award-winning book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her websites GiftedGuru.com & VocabularyLuau.com. In her free time, she is an amateur genealogist who likes nothing more than helping people connect with their families. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of a lot of sons and live in Arlington, Texas with their golden retriever, Brody, and an overworked robot vacuum named Filli.

Lisa Van Gemert's website: https://giftedguru.com

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One-hour parent course on perfectionism: https://giftedguru.com/parent-perfectionism

Living Gifted Book:

Print: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Gifted-Survive-Thrive-Giftedland/dp/1796644161

Ebook:https://lisavangemert.gumroad.com/l/living-gifted

Perfectionism book (print & ebook): https://www.amazon.com/Perfectionism-Practical-Guide-Managing-Enough/dp/1793867674/