Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Reflections

 

 

 

 

 

I activated their threat response

Uncategorized Jun 01, 2022

Yesterday, we had someone come to our home to carry out an appraisal on the house (valuing the home).

When I got out of bed, the house was absolutely trashed. Our home is pretty much always messy...

Continue Reading...

When 'healing' from trauma is the new self imposed pressure

Uncategorized May 15, 2022

Sometimes I think we need to take stock of the ways in which we place undue pressure onto ourselves around who we are.


So many of us in the neurodivergent community are in the process of 'healing'....

Continue Reading...

I rise between 4-6am.

Uncategorized Apr 25, 2022
 
 
Every morning, I rise from my slumber anywhere between 4-6 am.
 
I know this isn’t a commonly shared experience, my love for the dawn.
 
Growing up in a sole...
Continue Reading...

My children won't get the same Mother

Uncategorized Apr 16, 2022

In our home, we have an open and ongoing dialogue around equity, equality and how this might look within our family.

We teach our children through examples and conversations about broader societal...

Continue Reading...

Celebrating when clients move on

Uncategorized Apr 10, 2022

Around six months ago, an email was forwarded to me by our company manager from a client, letting me know that after just over a year with me, they were moving on.

I felt a pang of panic, and a...

Continue Reading...

Healing the child behind the parent

Uncategorized Apr 08, 2022

This morning in therapy I took a deep dive, head first into some pretty challenging work on myself.

As many will know, I’m transparent in the ways in which I share particular aspects of my...

Continue Reading...

Raising ourselves and our children in neurodivergent culture

Uncategorized Feb 04, 2022
Autistic family culture; neurodivergent family culture is whatever works for you in alignment with your neurobiology collectively as a unit.
 
Sounds impossible sometimes, right? Feels...
Continue Reading...

Awareness is not a cure for disability: PDA

Uncategorized Jan 06, 2022
Kristy Forbes
Awareness is not a cure for disability: PDA
7:15
 

I woke up this morning with ‘that’ feeling. The one where I’m already anxious before my eyes open and my brain boots up.

My feet are rubbing together furiously and I’m...

Continue Reading...

Navigating ND Culture: Parenting

Uncategorized Oct 30, 2021

Hello weekend! 

This weekend I chat with you about the varying parenting approaches and styles of neurodivergent families. 

So grab a cuppa, get comfy, and enjoy! 

KF x 

...

Continue Reading...