Struggling to Launch
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"Although what’s getting in the way varies, I have never met a young adult who did not want to lean into their own launch..."
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Apr 3, 20234 min
Money Talks
Aligning our finances to our values can make purchasing decisions easier and increase our self-control on impulse spending.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Mar 1, 20236 min
When Friendships Change (or need to)
It's easy to just write off losing friends as 'part of being human,' and it is that, but maintaining friendships is something we can develop
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Feb 13, 20232 min
Will You Tell Me Your Story?
It's important for us to tell our stories for the sake of the telling. It gives us access to more of our story, to more of our healing.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Feb 2, 20232 min
Our Bodies are Full of Stories: Intergenerational Trauma & Epigenentics
If being neurodivergent is in part genetic and ND folks are more likely to experience trauma, our bodies are holding a lot of stories.
Coach Sarah Durham
Jan 17, 20233 min
Life in Transition
We have a lot of practice with transitions. So why the hell do they still feel so tricky?
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Dec 20, 20223 min
Measuring Up to What?
For many neurodivergent folks, the drive to strive is a trauma response resulting from negative feedback and missed opportunities.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Dec 6, 20224 min
When a Request Turns Into a Negotiation
Many neurodivergent folks' needs were dismissed or criticized as children causing them to default to persuasion rather than negotiation.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Nov 21, 20224 min
Preparing for Rupture
Many neurodivergent folks have a history of painful experiences that... keep us stuck and unable to find the words to repair.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Nov 7, 20222 min
How To Be Your Own Story Editor
Perspective work is a foundation of coaching neurodivergent folks because navigating life based on incomplete stories can lead to shame
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Oct 17, 20226 min
Ask Your Body
Many neurodivergent folks operate at a baseline with some activation, which isn’t always something we can just choose to turn off.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Sep 27, 20223 min
Trusting Your Instincts
For a lot of neurodivergent people, any internal inquiry automatically comes with self doubt, self criticism, and a lot of distrust.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Sep 5, 20223 min
On Being Hopeful
Neurodivergent people may struggle to hold onto hope, but it's possible to cultivate more of it.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Aug 16, 20222 min
Envy & Neurodivergent Brains
If the core message of envy is “I want what you have,” then what happens if the object of envy embodies a privilege we can not?
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Aug 9, 20222 min
Speak Up!
We should never be ashamed to speak our minds and be our true selves, but the world doesn't always allow for it as neurodivergent folks.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Jul 26, 20222 min
Embracing Clumsiness
Are you clumsy? So am I. I didn't used to admit it, but it's part of my neurodivergence. So let's talk about clumsiness.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Jul 12, 20221 min
It's Not Your Fault...
We may have grown up feeling like our neurodivergence was a problem, but it's not your fault and there is much to embrace about your brain!
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Jun 28, 20223 min
Understanding Our Nervous Systems: Or What I Learned from the Polyvagal Theory
Do you think you work best under pressure, but sometimes it blows up in your face? Me too, this theory helped me understand why.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Jun 14, 20223 min
To Strategize or Not to Strategize?
Problem-solving can be helpful, but sometimes we can find so many solutions we get stuck. I help us to break through the noise to solutions.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
May 31, 20222 min
Pacing Ourselves
Having ADHD sometimes means going at your own pace that might not always line up with our peers, is this a bad thing? Not at all!
What's on my mind
I love to write, but sometimes I need a place to try on ideas. Hear my 'rough draft' thoughts on all things personhood, neurodivergent living, and healing in my Sunday letters.
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