If Traditional Meditation Doesn’t work for you, Read This – I Thought I Was Failing at Meditation. Turns Out, I Just Needed a Different Approach. A few years ago, when my grandfather passed away, I started to realize that over … Continue reading Why Some Types of Meditation Didn’t Work for My ADHD Brain (And What Finally Did)
Autistic burnout is a topic that I know intimately, for multiple reasons.
As an Autistic person who was not identified as such for most of my life, due to not knowing about my Autistic mind and the accompanying needs associated with my Autistic brain and nervous system, I spent most of my life cycling in and out of Autistic burnout.
It was also Autistic burnout that, eventually, led to me finally being diagnosed as Autistic a few months before my 30th birthday.
Being burned out was, for many years, my normal. Continue reading Autistic Burnout – The ‘Mystery Illness’ That Doctors Missed for 30 Years (And Why a Vacation Won’t Fix It)
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Why I Self-Published My Most Raw Book Yet – How Our Community Can Launch a Book: The Story Behind “The Weight of Normal”
Continue reading My New Book (‘The Weight of Normal’) Is Out NOW – And I’m Nervous…
I Was Trained to Abandon Myself: Behavioral Compliance Made Me a Target for Abuse – Compliance is Not Competence & How Forced Assimilation Fails NeuroDivergent People
Continue reading The Mask That Almost Killed Me: On NeuroDivergence, Forced Assimilation, and Self-Abandonment
Pride Existed Because Being Queer Was Illegal. If We Don’t Stop Project 2025 It Might Be Again Soon. They Want Us Back in Closets. Queer History and Stonewall Prove We Won’t Stay There. Continue reading Project 2025 aims to re-criminalize Queer existence — just like pre-Stonewall America.
Physically Present, Mentally Gone: Pine-Scented Souls & Resets – Finding Clarity in the Wild
Continue reading Does Your Soul Have a Reset Button? Mine’s Hidden Deep in the Woods.
When I started the NeuroDivergent Rebel Blog eight years ago, I was searching for something. However, despite my intense seeking, I did not find what I was looking for, so I decided to try my best to create and become the resource I desperately needed. The initial goal of my voyage (before I learned how few resources were available back then) was to learn more about myself. However, once I realized how alone I was (and likely many others were), my mission evolved (and wasn’t just about me and my own self-discovery anymore). I was no longer alone on my … Continue reading NeuroDivergent Rebel Blog Origin Story: Starting Down a New Path & Bringing You All with Me
Reflecting on my journey of self-discovery and empowerment after uncovering my NeuroDivergent (Autistic and ADHD) identity in adulthood.
Continue reading Growing Up NeuroDivergent & The Weight of Blame for Unmet Needs
Leaving things (places, situations, people, the world) better than you found them and the personal growth and community involvement that comes with it.
Continue reading Leaving No Trace – Better Than I Found It: A Guiding Principle for Life – My Journey Toward Leaving the World a Better Place
