If you’ve ever found yourself completely swept up in thoughts about another person – checking your phone constantly, replaying conversations in your head, and feeling a powerful emotional pull that you can’t switch off – you may have experienced limerence. Limerence is that intense, obsessive attachment to someone (sometimes called the limerent object). It canContinueContinue reading “Moving beyond limerence: 5 Steps to reclaim energy and purpose”
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Managing intense emotions: Practical ways to regain balance
We all feel emotions deeply at times, but for many neurodivergent people, those emotions can arrive like a tidal wave – fast, powerful, and overwhelming. Learning ways of managing intense emotions doesn’t mean shutting them down or pretending they don’t exist. Instead, it’s about finding ways to ride the wave safely and come back toContinueContinue reading “Managing intense emotions: Practical ways to regain balance”
Autistic shutdowns, meltdowns, and social conditioning: what’s going on there?
When we speak of autistic shutdowns and meltdowns, we’re referring to two very different responses to overwhelming stress—and yet they’re often misunderstood or conflated. In this post, we’ll clarify the difference as described in Dr Devon Price’s Unmasking Autism, explore how social conditioning shapes who “gets away” with emotional expression and who doesn’t, how thatContinueContinue reading “Autistic shutdowns, meltdowns, and social conditioning: what’s going on there?”
Friendships that sustain rather than drain: A 5-Step filter
Making and keeping friendships that sustain rather than drain you can feel like a minefield when you’re neurodivergent. Whether you’re autistic, ADHD, or just wired a little differently, you might have spent years feeling like friendship comes easily to others but always seems a bit more complicated for you. It’s not that you don’t wantContinueContinue reading “Friendships that sustain rather than drain: A 5-Step filter”
Navigate change without overwhelm: Neurodivergent friendly how to guide
Change is a natural part of life – but that doesn’t make it easy, and it can often feel overwhelming, especially for neurodivergent folk. If you’re neurodivergent, even small changes can feel big. Whether it’s a shift in your daily routine, a new work environment, a change in relationships, or something more personal like anContinueContinue reading “Navigate change without overwhelm: Neurodivergent friendly how to guide”
Easing the sting of rejection sensitivity: 8 Simple strategies
If you live with rejection sensitivity, you’ll know how exhausting and overwhelming it can feel. A fleeting glance, a delayed reply, a slight change in tone – and suddenly you’re spiralling, convinced you’ve done something wrong or that you’re too much, not enough, or just fundamentally unlovable. This reaction isn’t a flaw or weakness. It’sContinueContinue reading “Easing the sting of rejection sensitivity: 8 Simple strategies”
Benefits of a parts work approach for neurodivergent people
Parts work, a transformative therapeutic approach, has been gaining traction as an effective way to support neurodivergent individuals. Parts work, associated with Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, helps individuals explore and integrate different aspects of themselves. When applied to neurodivergent people, such as those with ADHD, autism, and other neurodiverse conditions, parts work can offerContinueContinue reading “Benefits of a parts work approach for neurodivergent people”
Drinking, people-pleasing, and perfectionism: A neurodivergent perspective
Drinking, people-pleasing, and perfectionism often intersect in the lives of neurodivergent individuals, creating a complex web of behaviours that can feel difficult to untangle. For many, these tendencies aren’t just habits or personality traits—they’re coping mechanisms that develop in response to societal pressures, past trauma, or internalised expectations. In this blog, I explore how theseContinueContinue reading “Drinking, people-pleasing, and perfectionism: A neurodivergent perspective”