Confession: I hate gratitude journals. Every so often, I try keeping one and almost like clockwork, my tone sours from optimism to sarcasm in five days or less. …

How my go-to stim dysregulated my nervous system (and that was half the problem) When I was trying to figure out whether my quirks, anxieties and aversion to social situations could be autism, I would return to the question of stimming as a reason why I couldn’t be autistic. I…

Think of someone you’ve met who always seems to be comfortable no matter the setting, who they’re around or what events unfold around them. Words like grounded, centered, calm, relaxed, rooted or confident might come to mind. Most likely, their nervous system is primed for safety — it isn’t scanning…

I don’t know about you, but I only feel excited to put up a Christmas tree about every 24 months. …

Everyone masks to some extent. We mask to fit in, to seem confident, to find love or to endure the workplace. We mask to try on new lifestyles and figure out what we like. …

We’ve all heard the old saying, “If you can dream it, you can be it,” and I really wish I could tell you it’s true. Fundamentally, it is. But only after we add some important extra words: If you can dream it and convince your entire neurology to believe it…

Autistics and highly sensitive persons (HSPs) have one major thing in common: a tendency toward sensory overload. And it’s a very big deal: While it can make us extremely good at some things, it can be absolutely debilitating outside of a controlled and predictable environment. I am both autistic and…

We live in a world where neurodivergence is treated like a disability, high sensitivity is considered a weakness, introversion is a challenge worth conquering and trauma doesn’t count unless you’ve experienced more of it than anyone else. We live in a world where “fake it ’til you make it” is…

I’ve been hinting at it for a few weeks now, and I’m finally ready to come clean: I’m adding personal consulting services to my line-up of client offerings! What is personal consulting? Think of it like personal training, only instead of going to the gym to train your muscles you…