Each November, most of the United States turns the clocks back one hour as daylight saving time ends. Most people look forward to “falling back” because they get an extra hour. But even though we gain an hour on the clock, your body doesn’t necessarily experience it as an extra hour of rest. The time…
I want to talk about digestive problems for a moment. I’ve struggled with them my whole life. In fact, they started very young for me. As a 7-year-old child, I was waking up each night with stomach upset. I remember having to go to the doctor and having tests run and X-rays done. But there…
I had a pretty big “aha” moment recently. I realized that I haven’t been thriving, but have been stuck living in survival mode for a long time. For far too long, my days had a pretty specific pattern to them. I’d wake up and struggle to even get out of bed. I would spend at…
Have you ever noticed that some days feel heavy even before you get out of bed? Everything seems like it’s “too much”. You wake up tired, and your mind is already racing before you’ve even had your morning coffee. To make matters worse, somehow even the smallest tasks feel overwhelming. We live in a culture…
I spent most of my life believing I was broken. Not in a dramatic way. Just in the quiet, daily way, where you look at everyone else and wonder why the things that come easily for them feel like climbing a wall in wet socks for you. I’m 56 now. Post-menopausal. Autistic and ADHD…what they…
How many times have you heard “eat less, move more” for losing weight? To most people, that probably seems like it would be pretty simple. But if you are part of the neurodivergent crowd, you already know that “simple” doesn’t always mean “easy.” So this post is for you. Let’s be real for a second….
There’s something nobody tells you about growing up…at some point, you stop blowing bubbles. You stop picking up cool-looking rocks. You stop making silly sound effects when you’re driving too fast down a hill. When you “grow up,” life gets far too serious, and somewhere along the way, you let the serious stuff push out…
There is a lot of talk online about “taking back your power”. But what in the heck does that even mean? Your power comes from your ability to make your own choices, and set limits and boundaries with others…and with yourself. It’s about living life on your terms. But it can be easy to give…
I have been seeing this trend online recently about “romanticizing your life.” But what does that even mean? Apparently, it is about finding little bits of joy and magic in mundane everyday moments. For example, you may not think a lot about your morning routine. But by adding little things like soft music, lighting a…