Relationships
The One Without Powers
Why Nicholas Brendon — and the character he gave everything to — mattered so much to the ones who never quite fit in
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Relationships
They Said “Did Your Best.” You Heard Something Else. Both of You Were Right.
Literal thinking isn’t a flaw. It’s a different operating system — and the world’s instructions weren’t written for yours.
Genx
We Need Buffy Summers. And We Need Her Now.
... a gen x girl gets to nerd out every once in a while on her Substack - and Buffy being nixed made me..... well made me write. xoxo Buffy, she saved the world, a lot. #GenX
ADHD
DivCon: Divide and Conquer Your Goals
A neurodivergent approach to goal setting and decision making
Neuro Science
Just Undiagnosed?
What Being INFJ Taught Me About My AuDHD Brain
Neuro Science
Your Nervous System Has a Range — Not a Switch
Yeah, more about your body budget
ADHD
Why Your ADHD Brain Fights Sleep (And What You Can Actually Do About It)
If you’ve spent years lying awake at midnight — mind racing, body tired but somehow wired — you’re not broken, and you’re definitely not alone. For many people with ADHD, the struggle to fall asleep isn’t a willpower problem or a bad habit. It’s biology. Your Brain’
Neuroplasticity
Autistic Inertia: Starting, Stopping, and the In-Between
It's ADHD-only or autism-only experience, but the why behind it differs, and so do the most effective strategies.
Newsletter
Limerence & Neurodivergence: When Your Brain Turns Love Into an Obsession
An expand and update to my prior article
Community
Laughing With Us
How New Research Validates Humor as a Therapeutic Resource for Autistic People
Newsletter
After the Diagnosis: Understanding Post-Diagnosis Syndrome in Autistic and ADHD Adults
The grief, the relief, and the slow work of becoming yourself Getting diagnosed as autistic or ADHD as an adult is one of those moments that splits your life into a before and an after. You finally have a name for what you’ve always known about yourself. And for
Affirming
Why I Watch the Eagles (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)
On resilience, neurodivergence, and what a nest cam teaches us about showing up