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My blog is all about offering support, understanding, and helpful tips. I share personal stories, advice, and the latest info to help you navigate life’s challenges and celebrate your unique strengths.
Understanding and Managing Intrusive Thoughts: Practical Strategies for ADHD and Mental Well-being
What Are Intrusive Thoughts? Intrusive thoughts are thoughts that invade your mind time and time again. They appear at any time, day or night. Sometimes, they are relentless. They can be negative or positive, but they often behave like a bully. It can feel like...
How to Reduce Stress Naturally with the Emotional Needs Audit
It can sometimes be difficult to put your finger on exactly what is making you feel bad. This handy tool can help you focus on areas in your life that are causing the most distress. The Emotional Needs Audit is a quick exercise—don’t overthink it. Just answer the...
A Fresh Start for Neurodivergent Minds in 2025
Is this a Happy New Year for You? For many autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, dyspraxic, or otherwise neurodivergent individuals, Christmas can be tough, and the thought of the New Year might feel even more challenging. It’s often about the demands and expectations—the...
Understanding RSD and PDA: Managing Emotional Sensitivity as an AuDHDer
ADHD people are generally more emotionally sensitive and reactive than neurotypical individuals. My RSD (Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria) is not triggered by criticism about work or things that are correct or fair. It is triggered by unfairness, gaslighting, rudeness,...
Will You Be Lonely This Christmas? Tips for Embracing Solitude
Introduction I can feel the loneliest I’ve ever been in a crowd of people, yet content and happy all on my own. So, how do we define being alone versus feeling lonely and isolated? For neurodivergent people—autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, dyslexic, etc.—these terms are highly...
Ten Tips for a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas
Hi, I’m Sally, an autistic/ADHD Psychotherapist and Coach based in Frome. Christmas can be a challenging time for people who are neurodivergent. Here is my latest blog to support you during the countdown to Christmas, and these are the topics I’ll be covering: Just...
Celebrating ADHD: Strengths, Insights, and How to Thrive
We have just come to the end of ADHD Awareness Month and this blog is a celebration. ADHD can bring many challenges but it is important to remember that ADHD people have many strengths and skills. When we ask for help and spend time with those who understand us, we...
Understanding Autism and ADHD in Women Over 50
I received my autism diagnosis at age 56 in 2021 and discovered my combined ADHD soon after. For 55 years I just thought I was weird, mad and didn’t fit into the world. I didn’t have the handbook that most other people seemed to get so I went through life trying my...
Understanding Burnout: Signs, Causes, and Solutions for Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Individuals
What is Burnout? Burnout occurs when too many stressful things pile up, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Autistic burnout, in particular, happens when our nervous systems and sensory inputs become too much to handle. But how does burnout differ from...