Christine Fonseca's guest appearances

Christine Fonseca

Embracing Intensity

Your Inner Light Podcast - with Erin Sharwood

Let's All Flourish (L.A.F.)

Jaya Rose

Seth Perler

Alexis P. Morgan

Leesa Renee Hall

Matt Zinman

Rayah Dickerson

Shadi Petosky

Brendan Mahan

Colin Seale

Kareen Mills

Julie Ford

Leah Walsh

Dan Peters

Rukshana Triem

Lisa Brumm

OwlTail

THRILLED to have Christine Fonseca – critically acclaimed author, licensed psychologist, counselor, and all-around dynamic woman join us on the podcast to discuss disappointment and not only how to manage through it, how to not let it define you because we are definitely not in disappointment alone and guess what, it is temporary - nothing is permanent! Using her experience consulting and coaching educators and parents, Christine brings her expertise to Psychology Today, authoring the parenting blog Parenting for A New Generation.  She has written self-help articles for Parents.com, Johnson &amp; Johnson, and Justine Magazine.  Her appearance on the popular gifted education podcast, “Mind Matters”, was one of its most downloaded episodes.   Christine’s critically acclaimed titles include Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students, Raising the Shy Child, Letting Go: A Girl’s Guide to Breaking Free of Stress and Anxiety, and the action-packed Young Adult series, the Solomon Experiments. https://www.amazon.com/Christine-Fonseca/e/B003WJ6EIS?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 Christine lives in Southern California with her husband and children and we are so glad she could join us on the podcast via zoom.    Tune in for Christine's Nuggets on: 1.  Optimistic Mindset  2.  Don't take it Personally 3. Temporal situation vs. Permanence  4.  Rewrite Scripts that Do NOT Serve You Anymore 5.  Grieving Collectively 6.  Hula Hoop Protocol 7.  ROAR 8.  For Parents/Guardians in Particular:  making sure children feel safe, internally safe, experience positive connections, and help their children to not only exercise adaptability but also model adaptability for them.   Books to consider on this topic: "The Caring Child" by Christine Fonseca https://www.amazon.com/Caring-Child-Empathetic-Emotionally-Intelligent/dp/1618218735/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Caring+Child&amp;qid=1595311082&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1-spons&amp;psc=1&amp;spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNUdGTFNaSTBENUpCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTIxMTE3MlNYTzcwM0ZON0E5USZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODYzNjgxRTNUOVZESzIzM1JGJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== "Transcend", Scott Berry Coffman https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Self-Actualization-Scott-Barry-Kaufman/dp/0143131206

THRILLED to have Christine Fonseca – critically acclaimed author, licensed psychologist, counselor, and all-around dynamic woman join us on the podcast to discuss disappointment and not only how to manage through it, how to not let it define you because we are definitely not in disappointment alone and guess what, it is temporary - nothing is permanent! Using her experience consulting and coaching educators and parents, Christine brings her expertise to Psychology Today, authoring the parenting blog Parenting for A New Generation.  She has written self-help articles for <a href="http://Parents.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parents.com</a>, Johnson &amp; Johnson, and Justine Magazine.  Her appearance on the popular gifted education podcast, “Mind Matters”, was one of its most downloaded episodes.   Christine’s critically acclaimed titles include Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students, Raising the Shy Child, Letting Go: A Girl’s Guide to Breaking Free of Stress and Anxiety, and the action-packed Young Adult series, the Solomon Experiments. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christine-Fonseca/e/B003WJ6EIS?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Christine-Fonseca/e/B003WJ6EIS?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000</a> Christine lives in Southern California with her husband and children and we are so glad she could join us on the podcast via zoom.   Tune in for Christine's Nuggets on: 1.  Optimistic Mindset  2.  Don't take it Personally 3. Temporal situation vs. Permanence  4.  Rewrite Scripts that Do NOT Serve You Anymore 5.  Grieving Collectively 6.  Hula Hoop Protocol 7.  ROAR 8.  For Parents/Guardians in Particular:  making sure children feel safe, internally safe, experience positive connections, and help their children to not only exercise adaptability but also model adaptability for them.  Books to consider on this topic: "The Caring Child" by Christine Fonseca <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Caring-Child-Empathetic-Emotionally-Intelligent/dp/1618218735/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Caring+Child&amp;qid=1595311082&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1-spons&amp;psc=1&amp;spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNUdGTFNaSTBENUpCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTIxMTE3MlNYTzcwM0ZON0E5USZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODYzNjgxRTNUOVZESzIzM1JGJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Caring-Child-Empathetic-Emotionally-Intelligent/dp/1618218735/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Caring+Child&amp;qid=1595311082&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1-spons&amp;psc=1&amp;spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNUdGTFNaSTBENUpCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTIxMTE3MlNYTzcwM0ZON0E5USZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODYzNjgxRTNUOVZESzIzM1JGJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==</a> "Transcend", Scott Berry Coffman <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Self-Actualization-Scott-Barry-Kaufman/dp/0143131206" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Self-Actualization-Scott-Barry-Kaufman/dp/0143131206</a>

How to Deal with Disappointment discussed by Christine Fonseca

Christine Fonseca is a licensed educational psychologist, critically acclaimed author, and a nationally recognized speaker on topics related to educational psychology, mental health, giftedness, and using storytelling to heal past wounds.  Using her experience consulting and coaching educators and parents, Christine brings her expertise to Psychology Today, authoring the parenting blog Parenting for A New Generation. She has written self-help articles for Parents.com, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Quiet Revolution, and Justine Magazine. Her appearances on the popular gifted education podcast, “Mind Matters”, has been some of their most downloaded episodes.  Christine uses her fictional stories to explore the more complex aspects of humanity through sweeping romances, Gothic thrillers, and psychological horror stories. As a trauma-impacted survivor, Christine believes in the power of storytelling as a key to healing past wounds. She delivers soul-centered writing workshops designed to help writers get into touch with their authentic voice and bring that to both nonfiction and fiction writing.  Christine’s critically acclaimed titles include Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students, The Caring Child, Letting Go: A Girl’s Guide to Breaking Free of Stress and Anxiety and the action-packed Young Adult series, the Solomon Experiments.  Christine lives in Southern California with her husband and children.  Social LinksWebsite - www.christinefonseca.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AuthorChristineFonseca/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/chrstinef Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/christinefonsecaauthor/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-fonseca/  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/erin-sharwood/message

Christine Fonseca is a licensed educational psychologist, critically acclaimed author, and a nationally recognized speaker on topics related to educational psychology, mental health, giftedness, and using storytelling to heal past wounds. Using her experience consulting and coaching educators and parents, Christine brings her expertise to Psychology Today, authoring the parenting blog Parenting for A New Generation. She has written self-help articles for <a href="http://Parents.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parents.com</a>, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Quiet Revolution, and Justine Magazine. Her appearances on the popular gifted education podcast, “Mind Matters”, has been some of their most downloaded episodes. Christine uses her fictional stories to explore the more complex aspects of humanity through sweeping romances, Gothic thrillers, and psychological horror stories. As a trauma-impacted survivor, Christine believes in the power of storytelling as a key to healing past wounds. She delivers soul-centered writing workshops designed to help writers get into touch with their authentic voice and bring that to both nonfiction and fiction writing. Christine’s critically acclaimed titles include Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students, The Caring Child, Letting Go: A Girl’s Guide to Breaking Free of Stress and Anxiety and the action-packed Young Adult series, the Solomon Experiments. Christine lives in Southern California with her husband and children. Social LinksWebsite - <a href="http://www.christinefonseca.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.christinefonseca.com</a> Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorChristineFonseca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorChristineFonseca/</a> Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/chrstinef" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/chrstinef</a> Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/christinefonsecaauthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/christinefonsecaauthor/</a> LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-fonseca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-fonseca/</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/erin-sharwood/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/erin-sharwood/message</a>

Season 2 Episode 23: Christine Fonseca, living an authentic life and what that means.

Being gifted or intense means different things to different people. Today’s show focuses on many things we can do to make the world a better place for everyone. We’re talking about living our best lives in authentic ways, the natural state of flexible emotions, recognizing the strengths in others, and appreciating the neurological diversity in people. Christine Fonseca is a licensed educational psychologist, critically-acclaimed author, and nationally-recognized speaker on topics related to educational psychology, mental health, giftedness, and using storytelling to heal past wounds. Using her experience consulting and coaching educators and parents, Christine brings her expertise to Psychology Today, authoring the parenting blog, Parenting for a New Generation. She has written self-help articles for Parents.com, Johnson &amp; Johnson, and Justine magazine. Her appearance on the popular gifted education podcast, Mind Matters, was one of the most downloaded episodes. Christine uses her fictional stories to explore the more complex aspects of humanity through sweeping romances, Gothic thrillers, and psychological horror stories. As a trauma-impacted survivor, Christine believes in the power of storytelling as a key to healing past wounds. She delivers soul-centered writing workshops to help writers get in touch with their authentic voice and bring that to both fiction and nonfiction writing. Christine’s critically-acclaimed titles include Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students, Raising the Shy Child, Letting Go, The Girls’ Guide to Breaking Free of Stress and Anxiety, and an action-packed young adult series, The Solomon Experiments. Christine lives in southern CA with her husband and children. Show Highlights:  Why Christine calls herself a “super-intense human,” and how she displays her passion for helping people figure out who they are so they can live authentically and unapologetically Why Christine loves to help gifted people because they are often misunderstood How Christine feels things and thinks about things deeply, and why she analyzes everything How she was misunderstood as she grew up, not socializing well with peers How she reacted viscerally as a child to the sheer audacity of slavery and why she felt the need to apologize for the atrocities of the entire race of white people How she had to tone herself down in high school, being intensely shy and “extra” at the same time How she had to come clean with herself about her past trauma and who she really was Why she chose to focus on and nurture her children’s EQ--not their IQ Why her intensity gets out of control with weight and body image issues Why she gives herself permission to be who she needs to be with her emotions in the moment, no matter what that looks like How Christine is dedicated to intense people and helping them feel “normal” How she learned her daily non-negotiables: contemplative practice, journaling, healthy food, movement, time with family, and creativity Why we should appreciate how neurologically diverse all people are Why Christine has started strengths-spotting The best advice from Christine’s mother: “The only definition anything has is the definition you’ve given it.” Books Christine loves: The Chronicles of Narnia, Watership Down, Shakespeare, and other nonfiction books on religion How Christine differs from a lot of researchers on the topic of giftedness The difference in experiencing anxious feelings and “having an anxiety attack” The natural state of being flexible in and out of the range of human emotions Why we need to change our tolerance levels The danger of “toxic positivity” How Christine helps others through her coaching, online courses, live events, speaking engagements, and books “A gifted or intense person paints the world in bold colors while everyone else paints in pastels.” Christine’s new book, why she wrote it, and how she researched the content   Resources: Christine Fonseca Find Christine’s articles on Psychology Today Find Christine’s Facebook group: IntenseLife Community Mindfulness and Character Strengths by Ryan Niemiec Christine’s Nonfiction Books:  The Caring Child: Raising Empathetic and Emotionally Intelligent Children  Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students  Quiet Kids  101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids  I’m Not Just Gifted Shy Child  Letting Go: A Girl’s Guide to Breaking FREE of Stress and Anxiety  Healing the Heart  Survey Link

Being gifted or intense means different things to different people. Today’s show focuses on many things we can do to make the world a better place for everyone. We’re talking about living our best lives in authentic ways, the natural state of flexible emotions, recognizing the strengths in others, and appreciating the neurological diversity in people. Christine Fonseca is a licensed educational psychologist, critically-acclaimed author, and nationally-recognized speaker on topics related to educational psychology, mental health, giftedness, and using storytelling to heal past wounds. Using her experience consulting and coaching educators and parents, Christine brings her expertise to Psychology Today, authoring the parenting blog, Parenting for a New Generation. She has written self-help articles for <a href="http://Parents.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parents.com</a>, Johnson &amp; Johnson, and Justine magazine. Her appearance on the popular gifted education podcast, Mind Matters, was one of the most downloaded episodes. Christine uses her fictional stories to explore the more complex aspects of humanity through sweeping romances, Gothic thrillers, and psychological horror stories. As a trauma-impacted survivor, Christine believes in the power of storytelling as a key to healing past wounds. She delivers soul-centered writing workshops to help writers get in touch with their authentic voice and bring that to both fiction and nonfiction writing. Christine’s critically-acclaimed titles include Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students, Raising the Shy Child, Letting Go, The Girls’ Guide to Breaking Free of Stress and Anxiety, and an action-packed young adult series, The Solomon Experiments. Christine lives in southern CA with her husband and children. Show Highlights: <ul> <li>Why Christine calls herself a “super-intense human,” and how she displays her passion for helping people figure out who they are so they can live authentically and unapologetically</li> <li>Why Christine loves to help gifted people because they are often misunderstood</li> <li>How Christine feels things and thinks about things deeply, and why she analyzes everything</li> <li>How she was misunderstood as she grew up, not socializing well with peers</li> <li>How she reacted viscerally as a child to the sheer audacity of slavery and why she felt the need to apologize for the atrocities of the entire race of white people</li> <li>How she had to tone herself down in high school, being intensely shy and “extra” at the same time</li> <li>How she had to come clean with herself about her past trauma and who she really was</li> <li>Why she chose to focus on and nurture her children’s EQ--not their IQ</li> <li>Why her intensity gets out of control with weight and body image issues</li> <li>Why she gives herself permission to be who she needs to be with her emotions in the moment, no matter what that looks like</li> <li>How Christine is dedicated to intense people and helping them feel “normal”</li> <li>How she learned her daily non-negotiables: contemplative practice, journaling, healthy food, movement, time with family, and creativity</li> <li>Why we should appreciate how neurologically diverse all people are</li> <li>Why Christine has started strengths-spotting</li> <li>The best advice from Christine’s mother: “The only definition anything has is the definition you’ve given it.”</li> <li>Books Christine loves: The Chronicles of Narnia, Watership Down, Shakespeare, and other nonfiction books on religion</li> <li>How Christine differs from a lot of researchers on the topic of giftedness</li> <li>The difference in experiencing anxious feelings and “having an anxiety attack”</li> <li>The natural state of being flexible in and out of the range of human emotions</li> <li>Why we need to change our tolerance levels</li> <li>The danger of “toxic positivity”</li> <li>How Christine helps others through her coaching, online courses, live events, speaking engagements, and books</li> <li>“A gifted or intense person paints the world in bold colors while everyone else paints in pastels.”</li> <li>Christine’s new book, why she wrote it, and how she researched the content </li> </ul> Resources: <a href="http://www.christinefonseca.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christine Fonseca</a> Find Christine’s articles on <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Psychology Today</a> Find Christine’s Facebook group: IntenseLife Community Mindfulness and Character Strengths by Ryan Niemiec Christine’s Nonfiction Books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Caring-Child-Empathetic-Emotionally-Intelligent/dp/1618218735" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Caring Child: Raising Empathetic and Emotionally Intelligent Children</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intensity-Gifted-Students-Explosive/dp/1618214578" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Kids-Introverted-Succeed-Extroverted/dp/1618210823" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Quiet Kids</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/101-Success-Secrets-Gifted-Kids/dp/1593635443" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Not-Just-Gifted-Social-Emotional-Curriculum/dp/161821425X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I’m Not Just Gifted</a> Shy Child <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-Breaking-Stress-Anxiety/dp/1618216910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Letting Go: A Girl’s Guide to Breaking FREE of Stress and Anxiety</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-Breaking-Stress-Anxiety/dp/1618216910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Healing the Heart</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAlpQOScf9CjuB38Aa1NF9dQDIO0a_z5s2yMj8bXDKFsEgD6FiiQjHg/viewform?fbclid=lwAR2Z2DEiMD02X2Ucg2RWBcu2xyGoDG7n5l_a2sebPWxBKvWpH9Y7MGJiiz8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Survey Link</a>

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