Our Community

 

 

Since 2015, we have cultivated a dynamic online community of 1000+ gifted adults around the world, where we explore questions and themes of giftedness integration, self-development and self-leadership together. Our members are conscientious, dedicated gifted adults who are actively learning about and applying their giftedness to their lives in creative and purposeful ways. In our community, you can meet other gifted adults who are invested in their personal and professional growth, and who are ready to connect with other equally dedicated and engaged gifted adults.

About our community culture

We meet on Facebook in a moderated secret group (learn more about this here), and group members also connect outside of our Facebook group for one-to-one and group connections. Our community is administrated by our director Jennifer Harvey Sallin. We've designed our community to be a positive, creative, inspiring and edifying space, and we moderate group interactions accordingly.

You can ask questions and expect to get lots of helpful insight and feedback from our community members. You can also expect to make friends and find potential collaborators and other resources that will enrich your life even beyond the bounds of our group. Many of our members meet up online in chats, zoom calls or in person. We have regular community zoom calls on gifted-related topics, where members can explore together and get to know one another.

Formal identification of giftedness is not required to join our main community. We trust our incoming members to know whether they relate to the gifted experience and would fit in a group dedicated to this population. If you're unsure about your giftedness, there are some suggestions below for learning more and getting support to explore the possibility for yourself.

We also have a subgroup for highly to profoundly gifted people. This subgroup does require formal documentation of high+ giftedness (99.9 percentile, 145+ IQ on the WAIS, or an equivalent quantitative or qualitative assessment).

To learn more about how our community is structured and what our community culture is like, read our Frequently Asked Questions.

What our members say

Here are a few highlights of our members' experiences of being in our community, in their own words. You can read their extended feedback and hear from more members on our community testimonials page.

"The sense of community is unlike any other…it feels like home.

I come to InterGifted's peer group for recharging, insight, connection and inspiration. I particularly love the outpouring of genuine love and heartfelt, non-judgmental support and understanding extended to all who are struggling with some of the many difficult challenges associated with giftedness."

"Since joining InterGifted, I’ve discovered that it’s wonderful to connect when people get you, and when you can be your full self with them!

It took me a while to feel comfortable, but once I saw how open everyone is in this community, I felt safe to explore and express all that I’ve been keeping inside for a lifetime. I’m still surprised to see what a different person I’ve become thanks to simple friendships with other gifted people like me!"

"The InterGifted community has been a haven of support for me, and a continual source of inspiration.
Never before in my life was I able to find peers who understood me or encouraged me to keep growing beyond traditional societal expectations."
"If I could sum up my experience in Intergifted in one word, it would be: validation.
Validation of all the struggles I’ve had over the years, of how my gifted mind works and why it didn’t work well in the world I grew up in. That’s allowed me to discover how to create a world in which it does work well! It’s changed everything for me."
"What I really enjoy about InterGifted is the welcoming atmosphere and acceptance of all – internationally!
I love being able to hear similar ideas as well as different perspectives from not only the variety of individuals that are part of this group, but perhaps from the various experiences which can be part of different locations in the world. It feels like home."
"Finding InterGifted...has been an unexpected kind of homecoming.
To be able to talk about my own giftedness openly and without apology has brought about a whole new level of awareness...I feel like, in this secret world, I am invited to grow more fully into all that I am meant to be."
"Intergifted is one of the best things that ever happened to me."

How to know if you're ready to join us

You'll know you are ready to join us if you feel excited to learn more about yourself and your gifted mind amongst gifted peers, and feel ready to apply that knowledge to your personal development and self-leadership process. Conversely, if you feel resistant to or scared about the idea of being gifted, or even feel angry about the concept for any reason, it is not the right time to take this step on your journey. Furthermore, if you are struggling with issues related to social safety, depression, or other overwhelming negative emotions, you may need to work toward feeling safe and in a constructive space before joining us. If that's the case, we recommend seeking a gifted-specific therapist to support you where you are right now.

If you're not sure you're gifted, we suggest you start by reading more about what it is. A good place to begin is our article What is Giftedness?, which also provides links for additional exploration. We also welcome you to schedule a qualitative assessment with us if you'd like to explore your potential giftedness and learn about your unique intelligence profile.

How to join

We charge a one-time entry fee of 125 Swiss Francs to cover some of our operational costs and to support the continuation of our community. (See note below for additional information for members from countries with a very unfavorable exchange rate).

You can send your entry fee to our Paypal link with a note that your payment is for our InterGifted Community (alternative payment options listed below). Once we receive your payment, you'll receive a welcome email, invitation to our Facebook group, and community guide, from our director Jennifer Harvey Sallin (typically within three business days). If your email address is different than the one on your Paypal account, please send us a note at connect@intergifted.com so that we know where to send your invitation.

We are also able to take payments via bank transfer in Europe, via Wise internationally, and via Twint in Switzerland. Please contact us at connect@intergifted.com for information on these payment options.

If you have further questions or trouble receiving your group invitation, see our Frequently Asked Questions. If you don't find the answer to your question/problem there, you can email us at connect@intergifted.com.

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Note about our fee if you live in a country with a very unfavorable exchange rate: our 125 CHF fee is meant to represent a few hours of working time on an average salary, and is not chosen to be exclusionary. Given the Swiss Franc's strength, some people who live in a country where the exchange rate is very unfavorable, may be unable to afford the full fee as it represents a large portion of their weekly or monthly salary. If this is the case for you, write to us at connect@intergifted.com and we will arrange an alternative fee for you, which better suits your exchange rate.

More from our members…

“InterGifted’s community for me has been a portal to deeply meaningful friendships and collaborations”

I’m so proud of this community I’ve formed. It is full of kind, caring, passionate, unique and fascinating people from all over the world. There is never a lack of inspiration, support, and creativity in this group. I had never been interested in belonging to groups before I formed InterGifted. Now even I love to check Facebook and participate in discussions – something I thought I’d never do! It’s because of the quality of the members and the depth of their minds and hearts. No less important is that InterGifted’s community for me has been a portal to deeply meaningful friendships and collaborations, something I too thought might have not been meant for me.

Jen - Switzerland

“I now see who I am and who I want to become”

Words cannot say how InterGifted has changed my life! Since discovering my giftedness six months ago, Jen and InterGifted have helped me to understand what’s been going on in my mind all these years. I finally feel a surge of hope when I think about my uniqueness, as opposed to the sadness and loneliness that it used to trigger in me. Interacting with the peer community here and receiving coaching has helped me to translate what is true about me into what is beautiful about me. Instead of spending the second half of my life feeling as lost as I have for the first half, I now see who I am and who I want to become, and for the first time, I have begun to enjoy the journey.

W.K. - US

“I’m feeling more hopeful and validated than I have in years”

Thank you for starting the InterGifted community. After reading members’ stories and comments, I’m feeling more hopeful and validated than I have in years, literally!

Donna - Ireland

“I’m feeling like part of a vibrant family of like minds and hearts”

I am greatly enjoying the correspondence and interaction with other members of this unique group, a sense of real belonging. I’m feeling like part of a vibrant family of like minds and hearts.

John - Australia

“The InterGifted community has been instrumental in reclaiming a sense of wholeness and well-being”

The InterGifted community has been instrumental in helping me, a late/adult-identified gifted person, in reclaiming a sense of wholeness and well-being, through community belonging and support. The private IG Facebook groups offer a very safe and compassionate space for gifted adults, young and old, to slowly feel they can drop their social survival facades and just be their naturally kaleidoscopic intense selves. To even have the option to be who we are, without censorship, filtering, toning down or any other restrictions and repressions, is crucial to healthy identity and self-worth understanding, development and recovery.

Silver - Australia

“If I could sum up my experience in InterGifted in one word, it would be: validation”

If I could sum up my experience in InterGifted in one word, it would be: validation. Validation of all the struggles I’ve had over the years, of how my gifted mind works and why it didn’t work well in the world I grew up in. That’s allowed me to discover how to create a world in which it does work well! It’s changed everything for me.

A.M. - Germany

“Finding InterGifted’s community has changed my life immensely”

Finding InterGifted, my InterGifted coach and the peers in InterGifted’s community has changed my life immensely and started a process of transformation for me that I could have never imagined. I am becoming happier, healthier, more productive and creative, and more confident in using my giftedness as a strength rather than seeing it as a weakness. The future looks SO much brighter than my past, and now that I have true peers to share my growth with, everything is accelerating in hugely positive ways!

B.L. - South Africa

“InterGifted has been a lifeline for me”

InterGifted has been a lifeline for me. I was going through severe existential depression when my friend suggested I contact InterGifted. Through coaching and the community, I have found hope again. I finally see that there is a positive side to my giftedness, and I’m excited to see how I can develop a better relationship with that previously hidden side of me.

Grace - USA

“It feels like discovering a long, lost family you didn’t know you had”

Over the last 2 years, I have been researching the giftedness literature and contacting gifted experts trying to make sense of what is going on and how we can best support our son. During all this research, I had an a-ha moment and thought, ‘Wait a second, I think I might be gifted, too. This sounds a lot like me’. It all explained so much…and then I discovered InterGifted … and Jennifer Harvey Sallin … and all of you. It feels like discovering a long, lost family you didn’t know you had. People who nod when you explain things rather than look at you like you have 2 heads. People who have been there, done that. People who cheer you on and support you, rather than shake their heads, thinking, ‘Yeah, okay…you think you’re special. Right.’ All that to say, I am so grateful for this community and to be here learning from all of you. I hope that I can offer support and encouragement in return, as well.

Kelly - Canada

“I feel such profound gratitude for having become part of this group”

I feel such profound gratitude for having become part of this group that is exactly like another member worded: like an overdue family reunion. I broke contact with the larger part of my family of origin, and have all life felt so in need of kindness and support and the gentle softness in which I could spread my wings, not just be a one-way adviser, one-way conveyer of love and knowledge and for some the sacrificial lamb. Having deeply meaningful conversations here or by other means with members of InterGifted fills my heart with such joy. I can finally let go of all the shame over not finding what I needed, not even daring to admit how much I need and how little I found outside myself. It really hit me when reading Jennifer’s article on high+ giftedness: the always sooner or (very rarely) later being confronted with the limited mutual interest, understanding, intensity span or any other mutual field of anything meaningful I’d be looking for in others. Jennifer describes it so accurately as “just getting started” and the other just wanting to get out of the intense contact. There wasn’t very much reason for celebration of life before, even if I kept lighting my candle for me vigourously and in spite of what I saw in the world outside me. I’d like to give you all in InterGifted a thank you hug for being who you are and sharing that with me, and making me be more and more OK with who I am.

Charissa - The Netherlands

“I’ve found the InterGifted community to be a wonderful resource”

I’m in the field of gifted education, and I’ve found the InterGifted community to be a wonderful resource for me in better understanding how giftedness affects adults, and in helping my students have better hopes for the future – not to mention the positive impact it’s had on my own life! Thank you InterGifted, for being there and for all you do to support the global gifted community.

Samantha - USA

“InterGifted has made a huge impact on my emotional life”

InterGifted has made a huge impact on my emotional life. I feel significantly less lonely, not to mention my self-understanding continues to grow as I learn about my gifted self.

Beth - USA

“Since being a member of InterGifted, a part of my being finally found a home!”

Since being a member of InterGifted, a part of my being finally found a home! Yes, you can read this again, as it is priceless to be mirrored by peers, understood by like-minded souls that think and express themselves at the same speed and in the same depth as I am wired myself. There is just such sense of homecoming and feeling of belonging when you come to a place where you get invited to share more, say more, elaborate and dig deeper into topics, curiosities and endlessly share perspectives of any kind! To me it’s the most precious gift I could give myself. The gift of allowing myself to unfold and come into wholeness. Something that can only happen in company of one’s tribe. I feel deep immense gratitude for the fact that Jennifer Harvey Sallin, founder of InterGifted, created this soulspace which is vital for gifted growth and evolution!

Dyonne - The Netherlands

“I come to InterGifted’s peer group for recharging, insight, connection and inspiration”

I come to InterGifted’s peer group for recharging, insight, connection and inspiration. The sense of community is unlike any other…it feels like home. I particularly love the outpouring of genuine love and heartfelt, non-judgmental support and understanding extended to all who are struggling with some of the many difficult challenges associated with giftedness.

Gord - Canada

“It’s a comfort to connect with others who understand”

Thank you for creating such a great website full of helpful resources for gifted adults, and especially for hosting communities for like-minded people to interact. A gifted mind can be both a great blessing and an isolating curse, and it’s a comfort to connect with others who understand.

J. - USA