"Life takes us on an unexpected ride... with anxiety."

"Sometimes life takes us on an unexpected ride and we don't know how long the ride is going to take and we don't know how far we're gonna have to go."

Tina Harlow continues, "We know that there's going to be bumps and jolts along the way and the best thing that we can do is to recognize that whatever comes our way, we have the capacity to deal with it."

But, she adds, "This particular ride happens to be accompanied by a lot of anxiety."

She notes, "The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines anxiety as an overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear, often marked by physical signs such as tension sweating and increased pulse rate, and by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat and by self-doubt about one's capacity to deal with it."

Can you relate to that? I certainly do.

Tina Harlow is one of the expert speakers at Gift-a-Palooza 2025 - Gifted and Thriving's 4th annual Virtual Summit on Giftedness and Neurodiversity, February 6-8, 2025.

Summit theme: "Building Resilience with Hope and Creativity Within the Gifted and Neurodiverse Community."

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Tina Harlow, LCSW "has over 30 years of experience as a child therapist and 10 years specializing in the area of giftedness. She now serves as a consultant, speaker and advocate for gifted, neurodivergent and lgbtq+ youth."

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This video is a clip from her 2020 video How to Ride the Tide by Guiding Bright youtube.com/watch?v=RYQpo_KwI5k

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