My daughter has superpowers. She can write tens of poems, multiple book chapters, and movie scripts in a matter of hours. She can organize an entire house while making sure it is left spotless at the same time.

She can train employees, learn new software, and revamp processes to turn around an underperforming apartment complex in just a few months. When she is manic, she can tap into a level of productivity that we typically only see in movies and on TV.

But this superpower often comes with a cost... Read more on Medium

My Daughter Has Superpowers

The man across the aisle had his earbuds in. The lady in the adjacent row was watching an inflight movie. On my row, one man was asleep, and another was reading the airline magazine from the seat-back pocket. If everything was fine, why was my heart beating so fast? Why did I feel like I could not breathe? I grabbed my water bottle, took a huge sip of water, and nearly choked. What on earth was going on?

It took a few minutes to realize that I was having a panic attack. I couldn’t recall ever having this feeling before. There had been moments in the past when I...Continue reading on Medium...