How complex trauma, chronic stress, and AuDHD can impact the brain and body I often use the term "bautie", and recently realized I've...

The Birth of Bautie Awareness THE FULL BURNOUT TOOLKIT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REVISED TO REMOVE ANYTHING RELATED TO PDA - PLEASE HOLD...

Did you know that I'm speaking at The Neurodivergent Lived Experience Summit in a few weeks?! I'm sure you didn't because I keep...

I posted about this idea a couple of months ago and I've finally been able to get it out of the spider web brain onto paper; could I BE...

I don’t know about you, but my nervous system has been a hot fucking mess lately. So here’s a quick story about how I tried to use it to...

Try this technique to relax the nervous system when you’re holding back a mixture of screams and/or tears. This is one of my favorites...

I found this article while doing additional research related to diaphragm breathing and have to share. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us...

If I could teach every single person just one skill to physically manage stress and regulate the nervous system, it would be proper...

Everyday accommodations I make for my nervous system that have a massive impact: I’ve started taking the longer route. I’m going to talk...

Have I told you about how vagus nerve stimulation isn't automatically “good?” You know this witch loves nuance... When the sympathetic...

Last week, I talked about cortisol and its role in the body's negative feedback loop. In order to see what happens when excess cortisol...

CW: discussion of able-bodied routine One of the diagnostic criteria of Autism Spectrum Disorder relates to restrictive and/or repetitive...

The Cognitive, Physical, and Emotional Impact of Autistic Masking Yes, I was a “high functioning”* capable person for 40 years and no I’m...

but hear me out because, per usual, it’s about nuance... Normal levels of cortisol are not only healthy, but necessary. Cortisol is a...

I was one of those people who didn’t understand anything about autism before realizing I’m autistic, and that’s with a mental health...

TRIGGER WARNING: PARENT LOSS AND GRIEF I walked away from a very secure 6-figure job in DC to come back to Ohio. It made no sense. I was...

If I could teach every single person just one skill to physically manage stress and regulate the nervous system, it would be proper...

Did you know the secret to calming the nervous system is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that connects in our medulla...

One of the things I briefly referenced in the previous post about cold stimulation of the vagus nerve is the relationship between muscle...

It's pretty well known that one way to stimulate the vagus nerve to help engage the parasympathetic nervous system to help get back to...