ADHD and Autism in Relationships: Common Struggles and How to Make It Work
When ADHD or autism shows up in your relationship, communication, emotional regulation, sensory needs, and daily responsibilities can get complicated. Learn how neurodivergent couples can navigate common struggles, understand each other better, and build a relationship that makes room for who they both are.
3 Ways to Support Your Late-Diagnosed Autistic Adult Partner
Supporting a late-diagnosed autistic partner isn't just about dimming the lights. Learn how to create an overstimulation plan, understand autistic communication, and talk about relationship challenges without blame.
Why Am I Such a Perfectionist?: The Connection Between Perfectionism & Neurodivergence
Perfectionism can look like being driven, hardworking, and detail-oriented, but underneath it may be connected to anxiety, trauma, rejection, or neurodivergence. Learn why perfectionism develops and how to start breaking the cycle.
What Is EMDR? A Neurodiversity Affirming Approach to Trauma Therapy
How can EMDR help autistic and ADHD adults? I interviewed trauma specialist Sophia Rodriguez, LMFT, about EMDR, neurodivergence, complex trauma, and adapting trauma therapy for neurodivergent clients.
Signs of Autism in Adults That Often Go Unnoticed or Misinterpreted
Autism can look different in every adult, and many signs can go unnoticed or be misinterpreted. Learn about common signs of autism in adults, masking, sensory sensitivity, and how neurodiversity-affirming therapy can help.
People-Pleasing Hits Different When You're Neurodivergent (Here’s How It Shows Up)
People pleasing often looks different for neurodivergent adults. Learn why it develops, how masking and trauma contribute, and practical ways to begin breaking the cycle.
Highly Sensitive People: Understanding Sensitivity, Trauma, and Nervous System Healing
Learn what it means to be a highly sensitive person, how sensitivity differs from trauma-based hypervigilance, and how nervous system healing and therapy for highly sensitive people helps you move out of survival mode into emotional balance and self-trust.
How AI Can and Can’t Be a Supportive Part of Mental Health Therapy
Wondering if AI can help with trauma healing or anxiety? Learn how an anxiety and trauma informed therapist works with the limits and benefits of AI in and out of the therapy room.
Rumination, Trauma, and Attachment: Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Overthinking Relationships
Rumination isn’t just overthinking, it’s often a nervous system survival response rooted in trauma. When past experiences disrupted your sense of safety or control, the brain may get stuck trying to “solve” what was never solvable. Understanding the connection between trauma, attachment, and rumination is a powerful step toward trauma healing and recovery.
Echolalia in Autistic Adults: Masking, Scripting, and Neurodivergent Communication
A neurodivergent-affirming guide to echolalia in autistic adults, including internal echolalia, masking, scripting, and communication differences.