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 ...
Send us a text Today we’re diving into something many late-identified autistic women know in our bones: when we don’t get real downtime — the kind with true quiet, low demands, and zero masking — our systems don’t just get tired, they get depleted. And here’s the twist: a good night’s sleep or a “catch-up” weekend often doesn’t fix it. In this episode, Dr. Allison Sucamele unpacks why that happens through the lens of autistic burnout, camouflaging, sensory load, monotropism, minority stress, ...
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 ...