What Is “Normal” and What Is “Different”?
What Is “Normal” and What Is “Different”?
Discover where our perception of what is normal comes from, and how it impacts the decisions we make.

The word “normal” is often used as a synonym for "typical," "expected," or even "correct." By that logic, most people should fit the description of normal. But time and time again, so-called normal descriptions of our bodies, minds, and perceptions have turned out to match almost no one. So what does normal actually mean— and should we be relying on it so much?

Author, educator, musician, dancer and all around creative type. Founder of "The Happy Now" website and the online jewelry store "Silver and Sage".