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81 When the Body Simply Cannot
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This week I pushed my body way too far, even though I was having trouble parsing that in the moment. The story is also a great analogy for how other ND internal needs feel (including PDA).
Even with all the info, self-kindness, and support, I still struggle to find that exact line of capacity. It's okay that it's hard to figure out!
This is the perfect and slightly ironic follow-up from last week's episode about giving up on NT/ableist expectations ;)
Mentioned in episode:
- wish list
- Experimenting Your Way to an Extraordinary Life
- Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French (affiliate link)
- Mackareth's Neurocomplexity model (& affiliate link if you want to sign up)
Resources:
- Transcript Doc
- Email Newsletter
- Like Your Brain community space
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
120 episodes
Manage episode 460513826 series 3589740
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This week I pushed my body way too far, even though I was having trouble parsing that in the moment. The story is also a great analogy for how other ND internal needs feel (including PDA).
Even with all the info, self-kindness, and support, I still struggle to find that exact line of capacity. It's okay that it's hard to figure out!
This is the perfect and slightly ironic follow-up from last week's episode about giving up on NT/ableist expectations ;)
Mentioned in episode:
- wish list
- Experimenting Your Way to an Extraordinary Life
- Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French (affiliate link)
- Mackareth's Neurocomplexity model (& affiliate link if you want to sign up)
Resources:
- Transcript Doc
- Email Newsletter
- Like Your Brain community space
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 97 Handling Daily Life with Vanessa Gorelkin, OT 57:34
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Vanessa Gorelkin is an Occupational Therapist who often works with ND folks. She shares about compassionate approaches to daily life tasks. The main tool she shared is creating a crisis kit to use when experiencing distress in public, at work, or anywhere that you can't be fully unmasked. List of suggested items below. Crisis kit items suggested in episode: alcohol swabs (to smell for state change) instant ice packs extreme sour candies lemon juice packet hot sauce packet (mustard is Mattia's) distress card requesting using the bathroom (or whatever's helpful for you) Connect with Vanessa: Her website, vanessagorelkin.com @otwhisperer on TikTok Love Your Brain course info & live round update Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 95 Kind Accommodations for Students & Teachers with Anna Shaver 52:10
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Anna is an educator who has developed an incredible approach with accommodations at the core (for the student AND herself!). It makes sense pedagogically, and it's working! With a core of psychological safety, students are able to explore writing and language with their own goals in mind. We've also known each other since I was 15... so we talk a bit about the mysterious backstory of living in a Christian sorority ;) Resources Anna mentioned: Her English 101 Online Textbook Workshopping: Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process All My Relations podcast Love Your Brain course info & live round update Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 93 Tunnel of Focus: Monotropism, Trauma, and Thriving 42:21
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Thanks Eric Tivers for interviewing me & allowing me to share the full episode here as well. His show notes : In this episode of ADHD reWired, Eric Tivers is joined by Mattia Maurée, an award-winning composer, poet, and host of the AuDHD Flourishing Podcast . Mattia shares their insights into the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent (ND) individuals, particularly those with ADHD and autism, as they navigate trauma, self-expression, and what they describe as “attention tunnels.” Mattia opens up about their personal journey, discussing the impact of complex PTSD, disordered eating, and their late diagnoses of ADHD and autism. They explain how monotropism—having a narrower field of focus—shapes their experience as a ND person. Through the lens of monotropism, Mattia explores how being stuck in an attention tunnel can make transitioning to different tasks or social situations feel overwhelming and distressing. Eric and Mattia dive deep into the intersections of trauma and neurodivergence, examining how ND brains may be more easily traumatized, especially in environments that fail to meet their unique needs. They discuss the profound impact of ND parents raising ND children and the challenges of navigating systems that don’t support their differences. This conversation also highlights the importance of self-expression in healing and flourishing. Mattia explains how self-expression, rather than achievement, has become central to their definition of success, emphasizing the importance of creating work that resonates emotionally, even if it doesn’t fit the traditional metrics of success. Other topics discussed include: The connection between hyperfocus and monotropism in ADHD and autism How Mattia balances creativity, self-care, and flourishing as a ND individual The complexity of navigating trauma in ND families The importance of community and support systems for ND creatives and entrepreneurs This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in understanding the complex interplay of trauma, neurodivergence, and flourishing. Whether you identify as ND or are simply curious about these experiences, this conversation offers valuable insights into the importance of creating space for self-expression, healing, and growth. Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 92 Sobriety While AuDHD + Gifted with Amy Knott Parrish 59:02
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Thank you to guest Amy Knott Parrish for sharing about her unusual journey with sobriety. When she realized what her future was going to look like, she... stopped drinking. Because it wasn't about the drinking, it was about the problem that the drinking was self-medicating. After nine years of continuous sobriety, her therapist insisted that she try AA, but it wasn't the right fit. As with many institutions, it wasn't built for her! The giftedness/intensity piece adds another layer—we talk about how we sometimes just need the psychoeducation on certain topics, not necessarily the emotional excavation approach. (I could talk about that for hours.) Find Amy: https://www.rebelling.me/ Sobriety blog A pro-AA AuDHD story (anonymously shared by a listener) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 91 Gifted + AuDHD: Surviving (part 2) 1:04:20
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(Part 2 of 2. Part 1 here ) Being AuDHD + gifted is being an outlier of outliers. I'd guess most of us feel like aliens. And even when we start to understand the shape of our experiences, it can feel overwhelming to even begin to order our understanding in a satisfying way. (Autoethnography, anyone?) Our depth and intensity needs can be quite challenging to meet, especially if we have lower physiological capacity due to trauma/CPTSD, and other intersectional identities that are often marginalized/mistreated. Mentioned in episode: 1. Some giftedness models: Rainforest mind Ruf's 5 levels InterGifted & HEPG " Dabrowski’s Theory and Existential Depression in Gifted Children and Adults " 2. Living With Intensity book* 3. Neurocomplexity & PDA as existential intelligence 4. Autism/ADHD/Gifted Venn Diagram 5. Overexcitabilities & being "too much" 6. Ember Green's quick IQ doesn't exist overview + Aspie Supremacy deep dive (p.s. this video is 2 hrs long and made me cry a LOT bc of historical horrors... still worth it if/when you have the spoons) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) *affiliate link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Being AuDHD + gifted is being an outlier of outliers. I'd guess most of us feel like aliens. And even when we start to understand the shape of our experiences, it can feel overwhelming to even begin to order our understanding in a satisfying way. (Autoethnography, anyone?) Our depth and intensity needs can be quite challenging to meet, especially if we have lower physiological capacity due to trauma/CPTSD, and other intersectional identities that are often marginalized/mistreated. This became part one of two! Mentioned in episode: 1. Some giftedness models: Rainforest mind Ruf's 5 levels InterGifted & HEPG 2. Neurocomplexity & PDA as existential intelligence 3. Autism/ADHD/Gifted Venn Diagram 4. Overexcitabilities & being "too much" 5. Ember Green's quick IQ doesn't exist overview + Aspie Supremacy deep dive (p.s. this video is 2 hrs long and made me cry a LOT bc of historical horrors... still worth it if/when you have the spoons) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 89 2E & ND-Affirming Education with Emily Kircher-Morris 52:30
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Emily Kircher-Morris is the host of the long-running and popular podcast, The Neurodiversity Podcast. (And she interviewed me last year .) She's a compassionate, incisive, and important voice in 2e and neurodivergent-affirming education. Also a delight to talk to! Building on what we talked about, she shared some additional resource links below. Connect with Emily & mentioned in episode: Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC The Neurodiversity Podcast Connect with Emily on Facebook or LinkedIn Neurodiversity University Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools (new book) Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted and Supported Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 88 Gifted Development & Positive Disintegration with Chris Wells 58:58
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Dr Chris Wells speaks & teaches about positive disintegration, Dabrowski's theory that (among other things) provides an alternate explanation for some mental illness. While the theory is not entirely about giftedness, it helps many gifted people make sense of their experiences. Dr Wells also talks about their journey, which included being on disability for many years. It's a reminder that while labels can change, they can also hold an enormous amount of power! Learn more about Chris & positive disintegration: Dr Chris Wells Instagram Positive Disintegration.org The Dabrowski Center & their Instagram Positive Disintegration Podcast Instagram Living With Intensity book (affiliate link) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 87 Giftedness & the Sparkly Mind with Sheldon Gay 1:09:12
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Sheldon Gay shares about giftedness, in particular the intersections of being late-identified as a Black man. He hosts the I Must Be BUG'N podcast (Black, Underrepresented/Unidentified, Gifted and otherwise Neurodivergent). I absolutely love his term of having a sparkly mind! We weave through many topics, including education and melanated & marginalized kids not having their needs met. This is the first of 5-6 upcoming episodes on gifted neurodivergent experiences. p.s. that "or, but anyway" that I didn't finish was that people experience my intensity as seeming like mental illness. Mentioned in episode & connect with Sheldon: Sheldon's website I Must Be BUG'N podcast Our Wild Minds (community for Black gifted adults) Dr. Joy Lawson Davis is a friend & mentor whom Sheldon would like to mention & point toward her website for her work with Black/BIPOC gifted advocacy: https://drjoylawsondavis.com/ Living With Intensity book (affiliate link) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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24:23 to skip specific American politics In this episode: Mutual aid Local connections Surveillance & privacy considerations for devices Resistance is working General strike & Mar 15 shutdown (#Shutdown315) Emotional survival: monotropic reset, alpha brain waves Being careful whom you listen to (accompanying Emily Science Journalism ep 82) Links mentioned: Surveillance guide for devices How to change Meta settings to limit tracking (note there is no way to make Messenger app safe) Ad-blocking guide (note that I haven't vetted all their recommendations, though I do use one of them already) General Strike USA March 15 2025 general shutdown in US #Shutdown315 The Open-Focus Brain by Les Fehmi is the book I don't automatically recommend bc of offensive disability language, plus I personally didn't find the exercises as helpful as when another ND person led me. That said, the book may still be helpful to you. There are hundreds of open focus exercises on YouTube, and I may try to find one that I like and link it here at some point. Article, " My problems with the Constructed Theory of Emotions ," (the critique of How Emotions Are Made) Andrew Huberman is a liar article Not in episode, but I adore this takedown of Matthew Walker's book Why We Sleep De-Googling Other links shared on the Discord recently: Article: sabotaging DOGE Simple Sabotage Field Manual from above article Helping trans people leave the US MI, MN, NY, VE, WA EDL (drivers license for land & sea entry ) Actions for protecting disability rights Small actions to take now Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Mini episode on my experience with intrusive thoughts and how/when they stopped being distressing. Monotropic brains tend toward thought loops and thus can make intrusive thoughts pretty easily. In my case, I think my brain was in part trying to generate interest when my needs were not being met. Dopamine is also a learning chemical that tells the brain to pay attention right now. This is just my experience... Please seek professional help if you're having distressing intrusive thoughts! Crisis Resources: USA-based anonymous crisis chat International crisis lines Various types of crisis resources in about 10 countries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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