meltdown
The App in Your Pocket Is Built for Your Brain — and That's the Problem
Sports betting, neurodivergence, and a crisis hiding in plain sight
ADHD
You Were Given the Wrong Map
What's Actually Happening When Standard Regulation Advice Fails AuDHD Nervous Systems
Polyvagal
Why Neurodivergent People Struggle to Finish Things (And It’s Not What You Think)
From the outside, it can look like inconsistency. From the inside, it feels like something never quite arrives. People with ADHD, autism, and AuDHD don’t struggle with effort. If anything, we bring too much of it. We generate ideas endlessly. We work in intense bursts. We pour ourselves into
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'
acceptance
Standing in the Storm: What Cape Disappointment Taught Me About Showing Up
*Cape Disappointment does not "disappoint"!
Military
When Your Brain Knows Something’s Wrong, But You Can’t Find the Words
How Accelerated Resolution Therapy Helps You Heal Complex Trauma Without Reliving It
Relationships
SNAP From Both Sides: The FACTS
What Social Work Policy Work Taught Me About Help
Relationships
When Unmasking Changes Our Relationships
Check Out This Neuroaffirming Guide to LOVE After Late Diagnosis
acceptance
The Friend Within: Transforming Self-Talk Through Compassion
Picture this: your best friend comes to you after making a mistake at work. They’re upset, vulnerable, looking for comfort. Would you look them in the eye and say, “You’re such a failure. You always mess everything up. You’re not good enough”? Of course not. The thought
Neurotype
The Story of Emma Geller-Green (yes..,that baby from "Friends")
A Fictional Story of Second Chances and First Opportunities (a lesson in acceptance)
Community
E Hele Me Ka Pu'olo
My Journey Through Systems, Always Bringing Something to Give (republished from 5/2025)
Education
Radical Acceptance: Finding Peace as Your Authentic Neurodivergent Self
Normalizing the "quirky" in all of us.