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

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

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

Aug 9, 20222 min read

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 26, 20222 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

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

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.