Send us a text This episode isn’t about self-care as an abstract concept — it’s about survival, mental-health preservation, and learning how to exist in your body without constantly falling apart from sensory overload. In “Sensory Sanctuary,” we explore what it truly means to build a sensory-safe life, not just a cozy corner. You’ll learn how sensory stress shows up, how it connects to autistic burnout, and how the nervous system decides what feels safe or threatening. Together, we’ll unpack ...
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Send us a text This episode isn’t about self-care as an abstract concept — it’s about survival, mental-health preservation, and learning how to exist in your body without constantly falling apart from sensory overload. In “Sensory Sanctuary,” we explore what it truly means to build a sensory-safe life, not just a cozy corner. You’ll learn how sensory stress shows up, how it connects to autistic burnout, and how the nervous system decides what feels safe or threatening. Together, we’ll unpack ...
# 4 - The Split of Late-in-Life Diagnosis: Freedom & Grief
Quietly Autistic at Last
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1 month ago
# 4 - The Split of Late-in-Life Diagnosis: Freedom & Grief
Send us a text In this episode, The Split of Late-in-Life Diagnosis: Freedom & Grief, we explore the paradox many autistic women face when discovering their diagnosis later in life. For some, it feels like a light switching on—clarity, self-compassion, and the freedom to live authentically. For others, or often at the same time, it awakens grief for the misunderstood childhoods, lost opportunities, and silent struggles carried for years. Join me as I share my own reflections alongside ins...
Quietly Autistic at Last
Send us a text This episode isn’t about self-care as an abstract concept — it’s about survival, mental-health preservation, and learning how to exist in your body without constantly falling apart from sensory overload. In “Sensory Sanctuary,” we explore what it truly means to build a sensory-safe life, not just a cozy corner. You’ll learn how sensory stress shows up, how it connects to autistic burnout, and how the nervous system decides what feels safe or threatening. Together, we’ll unpack ...
