meltdown
The Body Budget: The Invisible Energy Behind Every Visible Crisis
It's not your fault - it's your nervous system doing what it does.
Relationships
The Friendship Gap Nobody Talks About
This one is for neurodivergent readers — and the people who care about them.
Neuroplasticity
The Light is Already Returning - Hurrah!
We just made it through the ten darkest weeks of the year. I'm talking about the period surrounding the winter solstice through early January, when daylight hours are at their absolute minimum and our bodies know it, even when our minds try to push through. If you'
Transitions
Why I’m Re-Incorporating My Therapy Practice (And You Might Need To As Well)
*Thank goodness I found this out before being fully established as a functioning LLC
Polyvagal
It’s Not All in Your Head (Literally, It’s in Your Heart Too)
Why Your Heart Might Know Things Before Your Brain Does Your heart has its own nervous system, sometimes called the “heart brain” or intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICNS). We’re talking about over 40,000 specialized neurons (sensory neurites or intracardiac neurons) clustered in ganglia around your heart’s surface.
Education
When Your Brain Needs a Minute
Let's Chat About the Unexpected Superpower of Boredom
Relationships
SNAP From Both Sides: The FACTS
What Social Work Policy Work Taught Me About Help
Education
When Meetings Become Unsafe:
A Neurodivergent Perspective on Workplace Trauma
Affirming
Using the Circle of Control During Life Transitions to Take Back Your Power
If you’re reading this, you might be facing a big change - maybe starting college, looking for work, moving somewhere new, or figuring out relationships. Transitions can feel overwhelming, especially when the world wasn’t built with our needs in mind. But here’s what I’ve learned supporting autistic
Education
Radical Acceptance: Finding Peace as Your Authentic Neurodivergent Self
Normalizing the "quirky" in all of us.