Positive Disintegration
by Emma Nicholson and Chris Wells
Health & FitnessE · Explicit
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About this podcast
What if your emotional intensity isn't a problem to solve, but a pathway to growth? Positive Disintegration explores how inner conflict and breaking down can lead to profound transformation. Hosts Chris Wells and Emma Nicholson dive into Kazimierz Dąbrowski's theory of positive disintegration, examining giftedness, neurodivergence, and the journey toward becoming your authentic self.
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Episodes
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- From Strangers to Co-Hosts, Part 1: Five Years of Positive Disintegration · 54 minIn episode 86, Chris and Emma mark five years of Positive Disintegration. On September 24, 2021, Chris wrote in their journal that they were starting a podcast with Emma that…
- The Third Path of Relationships · 1 h 4 min · Episode 85In episode 85, we discuss Emma’s recent piece, “The Third Path of Relationships,” which asks a question at the heart of the theory: is understanding required for love? Emma…
- Positive Maladjustment, Applied · 54 min · Episode 84In episode 84, Chris and Emma returned after a break, and this episode marks a change. We dropped into the conversation without a guest, an intro, or any of the usual…
- Voices at the Margins · 1 h 46 min · Episode 84Episode 83 includes something we’ve never done before on Positive Disintegration. It’s a conversation among seven neurodivergent podcasters—recorded as part of a peer-reviewed…
- Flourishing with AuDHD and PDA · 1 h 9 min · Episode 82In episode 82, Chris and Emma talk with Mattia Maurée about the intersection of ADHD, autism, and PDA—the Pervasive Drive for Autonomy. Mattia is an AuDHD coach and host of the…
- Reflections at Year Four · 59 min · Episode 81In episode 81, Chris and Emma mark four years of the podcast with a candid look at what’s changed—in themselves, their work, and their relationship to the theory. Both faced…
- Sexuality and Relationships · 48 min · Episode 80In episode 80, Chris and Emma talked with Heather Anne Keyes, a neuroqueer Gestalt psychotherapist and educator based in Durango, Mexico. Together, we explore the intersections…
- Crisis, Connection, and Fractals of Transformation · 55 min · Episode 79In episode 79, Chris and Emma explore the revolutionary idea that positive disintegration extends far beyond individual psychology with guest Richard Edelman, founder of Living…
- Polyvagal Pathways to Connection: Part 2 · 57 min · Episode 78In episode 78, we continued our rich and engaging conversation with Autum Romano, an educator, bodyworker, and author from Colorado Springs, CO. This is the second in a two-part…
- Polyvagal Pathways to Connection: Part 1 · 47 min · Episode 77In episode 77, Chris and Emma were joined by Autum Romano, an educator, bodyworker, and author from Colorado Springs, CO. This is the first in a two-part conversation exploring…
- Cosmic Connections · 46 min · Episode 76In this special crossover episode, we’re sharing Episode 3 of cosmic cheer squad—our new podcast from the Positive Disintegration Network. Chris and Bee are joined by a very…
- Authenticity, Community, and Creative Unmasking · 1 h 4 min · Episode 75In Episode 75, Chris and Emma were joined by Gordon Smith, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Coach, and Creative from Gifted and Growing in Asheville, NC. Together…
- Live from Wisconsin, Part 2 · 43 min · Episode 74Episode 74 includes Part 2 of our very first in-person podcast special. After years of collaborating across continents, Chris and Emma finally sat down together face-to-face in…
- Live from Wisconsin, Part 1 · 47 minWelcome to a very special episode of Positive Disintegration! For the first time ever, Chris and Emma sat down together in person to record—not virtually, not over Zoom or…
- Healing Through Writing · 1 h 15 min · Episode 72In episode 72, Chris and Emma talked with Dr. Lil Jedynak—a memoir writing coach, multi-potential creative, and gifted adult—who helps people tell their life stories through the…
- Suicide, Stigma, and Support, Part 2 · 38 min · Episode 71*Content Warning: This episode contains a discussion about suicide, which may be distressing to some listeners. Click here for resources. In episode 71, Chris and Emma continue…
- Suicide, Stigma, and Support, Part 1 · 42 min*Content Warning: This episode contains a discussion about suicide, which may be distressing to some listeners. Click here for resources. In episode 70, Chris and Emma talk with…
- Myth, Neurodivergence, and Transformation · 1 h 4 min · Episode 69In episode 69, Chris and Emma talked with Lian Brook-Tyler, shamanic healer, teacher of unity, podcaster, and co-founder of the Be Mythical podcast. In this rich and wide-ranging…
- Overexcitabilities and Dąbrowski's Theory · 58 minIn episode 68, Chris and Emma debriefed about Chris’s session from NAGC 2023 titled “Overexcitabilities and Dąbrowski’s Theory: Correcting the Course in Gifted Education.” We…
- Depathologizing Intense Experiences · 1 h 6 minIn episode 67, Chris and Emma were joined by Caitlin Hughes from the Divergent Dialogues podcast. Caitlin is an accredited mental health social worker and founder of Cathartic…
