
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.
If being neurodivergent is in part genetic and ND folks are more likely to experience trauma, our bodies are holding a lot of stories.
We have a lot of practice with transitions. So why the hell do they still feel so tricky?
For many neurodivergent folks, the drive to strive is a trauma response resulting from negative feedback and missed opportunities.
Many neurodivergent folks' needs were dismissed or criticized as children causing them to default to persuasion rather than negotiation.
Many neurodivergent folks have a history of painful experiences that... keep us stuck and unable to find the words to repair.
Perspective work is a foundation of coaching neurodivergent folks because navigating life based on incomplete stories can lead to shame
Many neurodivergent folks operate at a baseline with some activation, which isn’t always something we can just choose to turn off.
For a lot of neurodivergent people, any internal inquiry automatically comes with self doubt, self criticism, and a lot of distrust.
Neurodivergent people may struggle to hold onto hope, but it's possible to cultivate more of it.
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?
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!
Do you think you work best under pressure, but sometimes it blows up in your face? Me too, this theory helped me understand why.
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!
Can our inner perfectionists actually be trying to help us?
Does boredom make you restless or even want to take a nap? It might have something to do with being neurodivergent.
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.
Some of us are just wired "differently", but that doesn't exclude us from friendship, in fact, it may mean we can offer something unique.
It might not have always been safe to be curious, but curiosity can be a way to connect better with ourselves and others.
Does mess and clutter overwhelm you? Do you also have ADHD or some form of neurodivergence? Coach Brink understands, read to learn more!
Self care often comes with it's own challenges, what is it, how can we do it well, and what do our identities have to do with any of it?
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.