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Coach Elizabeth Brink, SEP, BCC, ACC, CNC
Embrace who you are and find ways to make life work for you.
Somatic Experiencing® for Neurodivergent Adults
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Somatic healing is not just about body sensations
If body sensations are harder to tune into, that's okay! You are not doing it wrong. You are not disqualified from somatic healing.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Struggling to Launch
"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 Sarah Durham
Oct 31, 20236 min read
Money Talks
Aligning our finances to our values can make purchasing decisions easier and increase our self-control on impulse spending.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Apr 3, 20234 min read
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 13, 20232 min read
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 Elizabeth Brink
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Life in Transition
We have a lot of practice with transitions. So why the hell do they still feel so tricky?
Coach Sarah Durham
Jan 17, 20233 min read
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 20, 20223 min read
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
Dec 6, 20224 min read
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 21, 20224 min read
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
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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
Oct 17, 20226 min read
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 27, 20223 min read
On Being Hopeful
Neurodivergent people may struggle to hold onto hope, but it's possible to cultivate more of it.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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 16, 20222 min read
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
Jul 12, 20221 min read
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 28, 20223 min read
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!
Coach Elizabeth Brink
May 31, 20222 min read
Perfectionism is Protective
Can our inner perfectionists actually be trying to help us?
Coach Elizabeth Brink
May 16, 20222 min read
Sitting with Our Boredom
Does boredom make you restless or even want to take a nap? It might have something to do with being neurodivergent.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
May 2, 20223 min read
Anger is Normal, So Why Do We Avoid it?
Anger is normal, yet most of us don't know how to manage it. Here are some thoughts to help you tame your inner volcano.
Coach Elizabeth Brink
Apr 4, 20222 min read
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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