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Rami Kaminski MD

Psychiatrist • Author • Founder
Deciphering otherness, identity & belonging
📚Pre-order The Gift of Not Belonging, available 6/17

08/31/2025

✨ New in The Guardian ✨
“Don’t like joining in? That could be your superpower.”

So many of us spend our lives feeling out of place in groups. For otroverts—those who don’t naturally align with group identity—this is not a flaw but a gift. 🌿

In this new Big Idea essay, Dr. Rami Kaminski shares why standing apart can fuel originality, resilience, and independent thought.

👉 Swipe through for highlights from the article, and see the final slide for exciting news: The Gift of Not Belonging is now available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand — with many more countries to follow soon. 🌍📖

08/20/2025

🌟 Introvert? Extrovert? Nope. Meet the otrovert — the one who doesn’t look where anyone else is looking. 👀✨

From Frida Kahlo to Einstein, history’s greatest originals never quite fit in… and that’s the point. 💡

The Guardian just ranked otroversion as the #2 most-read idea on their site this morning — proving the world is ready to celebrate the art of not belonging. 🎉

👉 Swipe through to see why being “other” may be your greatest gift.

07/03/2025

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Read .b.conway brilliant article for speaking with Dr. Kaminski about his new book

06/18/2025

New in 🕊️

In today’s TIME Magazine, Dr. Kaminski challenges a powerful myth: that tribalism is human nature.

Drawing from decades of psychiatric practice, he argues that while our ancestors formed tribes to survive physical threats, today’s hive minds form to fend off existential ones—and the cost is higher than we realize.

Read the full op-ed: [link in bio]
👉 “Tribalism Isn’t Human Nature. It’s a Survival Strategy We No Longer Need.”

05/18/2025

In his upcoming book,
The Gift of Not Belonging, Dr. Kaminski introduces the otrovert—a person who connects deeply but never quite feels at home in the group. Drawing from personal experience and decades of clinical work, Kaminski challenges the cultural ideal of belonging and celebrates the quiet strength of those who stand apart. This is a book about the freedom that comes from not fitting in—and the fulfillment that comes when we stop trying to.
Preorder the book now!!
Link in bio.

05/07/2025

Many have asked: How does an otrovert differ from an introvert?

The distinction lies not in social capacity, but in the relationship to belonging.
Introverts seek belonging in smaller, quieter ways—they recharge in solitude but remain group-oriented.
Otroverts, by contrast, do not seek belonging at all.
They connect meaningfully, but resist the dissolution of identity that often comes with group affiliation. Their clarity comes from remaining separate.

This carousel outlines Dr. Rami Kaminski’s tripartite model of social orientation: introversion, extroversion, and otroversion—a framework that gives language to those who have always lived on the periphery.

To explore this concept in depth, order The Gift of Not Belonging and discover how to thrive as a non-belonger in a world built around group identity.

You don’t have to belong to be whole. You just have to understand who you are.

05/04/2025

In a world that constantly tries to define your value from the outside, remember that dignity isn’t something others can give or take away—it’s inherently yours.

Dr. Kaminski’s principles on dignity remind us that our worth isn’t determined by comparison, validation, or external metrics, but by the quiet confidence we cultivate within ourselves.
Which principle resonates with you most today? Is it the freedom from borrowed validation? The power of self-comparison? Or perhaps the quiet strength that comes from knowing your inherent value?
Save this post for those moments when external voices grow louder than your own inner wisdom.
📚 For deeper insights on finding strength in authenticity, pre-order Dr. Kaminski’s new book “The Gift of Not Belonging” — available June 17th wherever books are sold.

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05/02/2025

The edges of human experience have always been where innovation begins. Those who exist at the periphery see the center with clarity the insiders cannot achieve.
In “The Gift of Not Belonging,” Dr. Kaminski examines how some minds are fundamentally wired to resist the gravitational pull of groups.
June 17. Preorder now.

04/28/2025

We are born to connect — but not to belong.
From our earliest days, the pressure to belong shapes our identities, our loyalties, and often our pain.

Dr. Rami Kaminski’s upcoming book, The Gift of Not Belonging, challenges the idea that belonging is essential for fulfillment — and reveals how choosing authenticity over conformity can open a deeper, richer path to connection and meaning.

These 7 ideas offer a glimpse into a different way of being — one that celebrates your inner truth rather than chasing external acceptance.

You were never meant to fit a mold. You were meant to live your own story.

01/16/2024

Otroverts are often outgoing when “having a role” - a host, a teacher, a lecturer, wearing a uniform, anything that gives them a sense of being part of the group by clear designation.

01/11/2024

Your involvement, whether through a one-time or ongoing donation, will help us spread the message of embracing diversity of life and enable 'otroverts' to lead their lives to the fullest.

01/09/2024

Once they understand their otherness and stop trying to “fit in” and be communal, they can enjoy a life of productive individuality with few but warm and authentic relationships.

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