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31. Solitary Confinement is Not a Wellness Retreat
31. Solitary Confinement is Not a Wellness Retreat
5-minute read (autistic burnout, social exhaustion, autistic fatigue, autistic experience, sensory overload, social battery) There was a period of my life where I genuinely believed I had unlocked some kind... Read more...
25. Perimenopause: When Decades of Masking Stopped Working
25. Perimenopause: When Decades of Masking Stopped Working
6-minute read (perimenopause, autistic burnout, late diagnosed autism, executive dysfunction, sensory overload, autistic fatigue, autistic health, chronic illness, brain fog, autistic women) I used to think I was coping reasonably... Read more...
21. Running on Fumes and Special Interests
21. Running on Fumes and Special Interests
2-minute read (autistic burnout, special interests, autistic fatigue, energy management, chronic illness, autistic strengths) I'm running on fumes... and the fumes are also tired. And yet… somehow, I do it... Read more...
17. Am I Disabled? Asking For… Me
17. Am I Disabled? Asking For… Me
4-minute read (autism disability, invisible disability, autistic traits, autistic burnout, autistic accommodations, sensory processing, autistic experience, autistic masking, sensory overload) I’ve been thinking lately about whether my  autism counts as... Read more...
16. Burnt Out, Inflamed, And Fabulous: My Pandemic Glow-Up (of Sorts)
16. Burnt Out, Inflamed, And Fabulous: My Pandemic Glow-Up (of Sorts)
3-minute read (autistic woman, autistic burnout, late diagnosed autism, sensory overload, autistic fatigue, chronic illness, autoimmune disease, perimenopause, mental health, self-acceptance) Remember March 2020? Ah, the nostalgia: sourdough starter kits,... Read more...