Why Gratitude Practices Can Feel Hollow

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Love on the Autism Spectrum - Honest Guidance for Neurodivergent Relationships & Emotional Healing

Barbara (Blaze) Lazarony, LMFT

68 episodes

3 hours ago

Love on the Autism Spectrum with Barbara (Blaze) Lazarony, LMFT--Honest Conversations for Neurodivergent Love, Healing & Connection

Love on the Autism Spectrum is the go-to podcast for neurodivergent adults, leaders, and couples navigating relationships, emotional burnout, and self-understanding. Hosted by licensed therapist and neurodivergent coach Blaze Lazarony, each episode blends trauma-informed care, nervous system wisdom, and lived experience.

If you're autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, or living with complex trauma—this space is for you. Blaze speaks the language of neurodivergent intimacy with warmth, clarity, and compassion.

Each episode offers:

Practical tools for navigating shutdowns, masking, and relationship challenges

Nervous system support for emotional regulation and deeper self-trust

Permission to unmask and live fully in your body, relationships, and truth

🎧 Therapy Insights Tuesdays dive into the emotional heart of neurodivergent life—relationship struggles, communication disconnects, and nervous system overload.

🎧 Waking Up Neurodivergent Wednesdays celebrate the raw, funny, and freeing moments of embracing your true self.

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Why Gratitude Practices Can Feel Hollow | Ep 67.mp3

Love on the Autism Spectrum - Honest Guidance for Neurodivergent Relationships & Emotional Healing

16 minutes 44 seconds

5 days ago

Why Gratitude Practices Can Feel Hollow | Ep 67.mp3

Episode 67: Why Gratitude Practices Can Feel Hollow

Traditional gratitude exercises can feel like pressure — especially for neurodivergent adults managing emotional labor, masking, and sensory load. Blaze explores how gratitude becomes meaningful again when we shift from performance to presence, grounding the conversation in both therapeutic experience and research on regulation.

You’ll Learn:

Why forced gratitude often triggers guilt or shutdown.

The neuroscience of why gratitude only works from a regulated state.

How to replace “should gratitude” with a daily Relief Log.

How ND couples can translate gratitude into nervous system safety.

Emotional Takeaway:

You don’t have to fake positivity to be kind. Real gratitude begins where honesty and safety meet.

Read the companion blog: “The Hidden Labor of Gratitude in ND Relationships” at LoveOnTheAutismSpectrum.com.

Explore: Book a Clarity & Connection Call or learn about Blaze’s book, Unmasked Self-Acceptance: A Year of Gentle Support.

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Explore more tools, relationship guidance, and weekly blog posts at:

🌐 www.LoveOnTheAutismSpectrum.com

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📸 @BlazeLazarony

✨ Come for the real talk. Stay for the support. You’re not alone here.

**This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, diagnosis, or treatment.

Barbara (Blaze) Lazarony, LMFT, is licensed in California. Listening does not create a therapeutic relationship or imply individualized advice.

Any tools or techniques shared are for general education only and do not guarantee results. Participation in educational offerings does not establish a client-therapist relationship.

All client examples are fictional and used solely for illustrative purposes.

If you’re in crisis or experiencing a mental health emergency, call 988 or contact local emergency services.**