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Navigating Sensory Overload

This past week, I attended a team-building event that I had been looking forward to for months. Meeting my colleagues in person for the first time was exciting, and the day started off with a lot of fun and laughter. However, as the day progressed...

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Am I good enough? Spoiler alert, I am

In a world that often makes us question our worth, my journey as an autistic ADHDer with PTSD has been a profound exploration of self. Acknowledging the struggle with feelings of inadequacy, I've come to believe that, despite the challenges, I am ...

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[Don't] Look me in the eyes: Rethinking respect without eye contact

In a world filled with social norms and unwritten rules, there's one phrase that often raises eyebrows: "Look me in the eyes." It's commonly perceived as a sign of respect, but is it really? This blog aims to challenge the conventional belief that...

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Emotion Animals

Now I will admit, the title of this blog might be strange, and you might be wondering just what it is I will talk about in this blog. It's not emotional support animals or animals that are emotional, but rather animals as a way to express my emoti...

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Giving Away Spoons

I'm certainly not the first person to write about "spoon theory" and I certainly won't be the last. The original story [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-the...

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My neurodivergence journey

If you read the new page I added to my blog site when I started writing about Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Allyship, and Covering, you may have noticed that I referred to myself as neurodivergent in that blog. In case you don't know wh...

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Stimming: My Knuckle Scar

A picture of my right hand with a large scar on the knuckle of my middle finger and a blue sapphire ring on the ring finger. The picture reads Stimming: My knuckle scar.I'm sitting at the local bar with my husband chatting with friends and hav...

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Covering: I (don't) got this

A picture of a woman with a red cape wearing a suit with her arms crossed. The picture reads Covering: I (don't) got this.Ra-chel! Ra-chel! Ra-chel! The group is chanting over and over, as I hesitantly climb the ladder up the tree. Meanwhile, ...

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