Embracing Intensity Podcast
1) 197: Still Gifted?
I wasn’t sure what to talk about for today’s podcast when I happened upon Paula Prober’s newest blog post, Can Gifted Kids Become Ungifted Adults? Hint: No but, read the full post for her take. This g...Show More
2) 292: Increasing Capacity & Reclaiming the Body with Juliana Allen
In this powerful and deeply embodied conversation, I sit down with Juliana Allen - somatic experiencing practitioner, trauma-informed guide, and founder of Reclaim with Juliana - to explore nervous sy...Show More
3) 291: Reframing ADHD for Black Women with Inger Shaye Colzie
This week on Embracing Intensity, I'm thrilled to finally sit down with the powerful and passionate Inger Shaye Colzie, a therapist and coach working at the intersection of ADHD, identity, and cultura...Show More
4) 290: Executive Functioning with Fizzah Zaidi
Episode 290: Executive Functioning with Fizzah Zaidi In this powerful episode of Embracing Intensity, I'm joined by the insightful and compassionate Fizzah Zaidi, a psychotherapist who specializes in ...Show More
5) 289: Reclaiming Power Through Art w/ Ilima Considine
In this week's episode, Aurora sits down with Portland-based multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Ilima Considine to explore how neurodivergence, art, music, and personal experience intersect to spa...Show More
6) 288: Tasting the Gifted Rainbow w/ Kaitlin Smith
In this deeply insightful guest call, we welcome Kaitlin Smith, a PhD candidate in the history of science at Harvard with a secondary focus in African American Studies. Kaitlin brings a powerful lens ...Show More
7) 287: The Myth of Work-Life Balance
Is work-life balance real—or just another unrealistic expectation? In this solo episode of Embracing Intensity, I unpack the myth of work-life balance and share my journey toward something more meanin...Show More
8) 286: Collective Liberation w/ Caroline J. Sumlin
In this powerful episode of Embracing Intensity, we welcome Caroline J. Sumlin—author of We’ll All Be Free—for a deep, vulnerable, and inspiring conversation about collective liberation, the impact of...Show More
9) 285: The Power of Mirroring with Sheldon Gay
In this thought-provoking episode of Embracing Intensity, Aurora sits down with Sheldon Gay, host of the I Must Be BUG'N podcast, which amplifies the stories and voices of Black, unidentified, underre...Show More
10) 284: Breaking Through Burnout w/ Brendan Mahan
This week on the Embracing Intensity podcast, I’m thrilled to welcome back the always thoughtful and illuminating Brendan Mahan, founder of ADHD Essentials and creator of the Wall of Awful. In this fr...Show More