The Gifted Creative Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What we currently call “critical thinking” is limited and inaccurate. It considers only one layer of intelligence. The cognitive, dissection-based process that breaks ideas into parts, checks logic, and evaluates claims. This definition misses the body’s connection-based intelligence’s incredible value in critical thinking. Which asks how our current focus connects with reality. T...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Gifted Creative Podcast , I offer a forward-looking perspective on how we will come to understand the intelligence of the body. Our current view of the body’s non-linear, connection-based intelligence often limits it to relationship intelligence —a narrow lens. However, emerging science in embodied cognition and research from Caltech on the body’s billion-bi...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast Summary: The Tri-Part Model of Creative Intelligence In this thought-provoking exploration I introduce my Tri-Part Model of Intelligence —cognitive, somatic, and creative—challenging the modern emphasis on cognitive intelligence as primary. Historically, cognitive intelligence (our 2D, analytical mind) was seen as just one of three, and the smallest at that. The somatic in...

Send us Fan Mail What is Creative Intelligence? Creative Intelligence is the ability to understand the whole picture—enabling you to create, navigate, or adapt what is needed. It is the integrated intelligence of mind and body, a concept that was erased when philosophy embraced Cartesian Dualism. Creatives require greater depth and breadth to grasp what others accept without question. We don’t set...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Gifted Creative Podcast, we delve into the timeless relevance of Plato's allegory of the Cave and analyze its implications on modern education, power, and media, arguing that the story illustrates how societal systems fragment holistic intelligence and enforce a superficial understanding of knowledge. The podcast compares the cave to today’s classroom s...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast, where we explore the extraordinary minds of those who see the world differently. Host Lillian Skinner talks with independent researcher Allan, a fascinating individual who has carved his own path in life. Allan, who has dyspraxia, joins us to shed light on this often-misunderstood neurotype and its surprising connections to conditions...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Gifted Creative Podcast we explore the destructive nature of perfectionism in society and its negative impact on creativity, human intelligence, and holistic growth. The episode delves into historical examples, such as 16th century Japan's tea master Sen No Rikyu, to illustrate how an obsession with perfection is unhealthy. The podcast emphasizes that t...

Send us Fan Mail  This episode of the Gifted Creative Podcast delves deeply into Aesop's fable of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse. It unpacks the metaphorical significance of the story, interpreting the city mouse as individuals who live in perpetual stimulation and under control, while the country mouse represents creatives who thrive in slower natural environments that offer freedom an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Gifted Neurodivergent Child Podcast, the host provides a deep analysis and personal perspective on 'The Little Prince.' The discussion covers themes of holistic versus fragmented intelligence, and how children's stories encapsulate profound wisdom often missed in adult narratives. The host recounts their own childhood interactions with the sto...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Gifted Neurodivergent Child Podcast, we reinterpret the story of Narcissus, not as a tale of vanity, but as one of deep introspection and the persecution of those who practice it. We explore how fragmented intelligence focuses on surface meanings, while holistic intelligence uncovers deeper insights. Using ancient myths, we highlight the importance of reconn...

Send us Fan Mail We rarely get a glimpse into what it looks like to be a healthy creative. But here is such an opportunity. Allow me to introduce Abby, a young polyglot. Abby is a Korean interpreter who decided she wanted to learn Korean. She achieved this without taking any formal classes or using a language app. In just six months, Abby became a proficient interpreter. She's accomplishing t...