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I want to talk about something that matters deeply to me: neurodiversity. A lot of people experience ADHD, Autism, or both together (AuDHD), but their strengths and challenges often get overlooked or misread. ADHD isn't about being lazy. ADHD brains are wired for creativity, hyperfocus, problem-solving, and
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You know that feeling when your brain won’t settle? When you’re stuck in fight-or-flight and can’t find the off switch? Bilateral beats might be one of those tools that sounds too simple to work, but there’s real science behind why they help. What’s
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You know that feeling when your thoughts seem to twist around each other like tangled headphone cords? When your brain feels stuffed with cotton, and even simple decisions feel impossible? That's brain fog, and if you're experiencing it—especially if you're navigating life with
Relationships
AKA: Making an Inclusive Thanksgiving for Your Neurodivergent Family and Friends
Communication
AKA: The Care and Feeding of the Neurodivergent Brains in Your Workplace
acceptance
*Cape Disappointment does not "disappoint"!
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Here's what's happening, and nobody seems to be talking about it loudly enough. The Department of Education just reclassified what counts as a "professional degree." Sounds bureaucratic, right? Almost boring. But this single administrative decision is about to gut the professional standing—and financial
Neuroplasticity
Someone awesome shared this photo she took with me today, and honestly, it stopped me in my tracks. Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you tend to think you have been buried. What if you’ve been planted? There’s something about this that hits different when you’
Polyvagal
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
Let's Chat About the Unexpected Superpower of Boredom
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Why Neurodivergent Minds Need Co-Agency, Not Control
Neuroplasticity
If you’ve been told your worry is irrational, excessive, or something you need to “just stop doing,” I want to offer you a different way of thinking about what’s happening in your brain. Worry isn’t a malfunction. It’s not evidence that something is wrong with you.