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

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

Mar 1, 20236 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

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

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

Jun 14, 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

A Primer on Attachment Theory & Neurodivergent Brains

A brief look at attachment theory and how it impacts those who have neurodivergent brains.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Mar 28, 20227 min read

Friendship Status: It's Complicated

Friend can be a heavy word, yet we use it so casually in our modern world. How can we be the kinds of friends we need and want right now?

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Feb 28, 20223 min read

Curiosity

It might not have always been safe to be curious, but curiosity can be a way to connect better with ourselves and others.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Jan 4, 20224 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.