Holding Both: Neurodivergent Joy, Grief, and Staying Human

Holding Both: Neurodivergent Joy, Grief, and Staying Human

I don’t have a perfect script for this moment in history — but I do know what my body feels.

In this episode of The NeuroSpicy MomPod, we talk about neurodivergent joy — not as denial, not as “look on the bright side,” but as nervous system regulation and psychological survival.

We explore why justice-sensitive, neurodivergent people feel injustice so deeply, how chronic activation impacts the nervous system, and why moments of joy, beauty, and sensory grounding are not indulgent — they’re necessary.

This is an episode for anyone who feels overwhelmed, activated, heartbroken, or stretched thin by awareness — and who needs permission to let joy count.

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Motherhood on Overload: Neurodivergence & Postpartum Depression (Audio Version)

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The Imaginary String: Neurodivergence, Eugenics & the Rights We’re Fighting For

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Why can two people hear the exact same words and walk away with completely different understandings of the conversation?In this episode of The NeuroSpicy MomPod, we're putting on our teacher hats and ...

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When Your Nervous System Chooses Isolation: The Hidden Cost of Neurodivergence

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 GIFTED, NEURODIVERGENT, AND EXISTENTIALLY EXHAUSTED; The Neuroscience of Existential Depression (Audio Version)

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The Stories We Inherit; How Language Shapes Identity, Self-Worth & the Stories We Tell Ourselves (Audio Version)

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