Sensory Struggles & Masking: How Society Fails ND Kids in Everyday Situations

Sensory Struggles & Masking: How Society Fails ND Kids in Everyday Situations

In this episode, we dive into a topic so many of us know too well—sensory overwhelm and the exhausting reality of masking. From everyday errands that turn into full-on meltdowns, to the quiet ways our kids (and we) try to shrink ourselves to “fit in,” this episode is a raw and validating look at how society often fails to meet neurodivergent needs.

Whether it’s a simple haircut turning into a full-blown crisis, or the quiet pressure to hold it all together in public, we unpack how to support our nervous systems, honor our kids' cues, and stop normalizing the grind of masking just to get by.

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A NeuroSpicy Interview with David Schmidt Jimenez; Supporting Neurodivergent Kids With Dignity

A NeuroSpicy Interview with David Schmidt Jimenez; Supporting Neurodivergent Kids With Dignity

In this episode of The NeuroSpicy MomPod, I sit down with David Schmidt Jimenez — a late-diagnosed autistic, Cuban American educator based in Baltimore — for a conversation that hits deep if you’ve ev...

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Why Does Being Aware Make Everything Harder?

Why Does Being Aware Make Everything Harder?

Why does healing feel harder after you finally have words for what you’ve been living through?In this episode of The NeuroSpicy MomPod, I explore why awareness can feel destabilizing at first — especi...

16 Jan 13min

🎙️Neurodivergence Without the Safety Net: When Survival Becomes the Only Option

🎙️Neurodivergence Without the Safety Net: When Survival Becomes the Only Option

What does neurodivergent support look like when you don’t have a safety net?In this episode of The NeuroSpicy MomPod, I talk openly about the gap between neurodivergent support in theory and neurodive...

8 Jan 14min

Embracing Neurodivergence: A Journey of Understanding; A NeuroSpicy Interview with Kory Andreas

Embracing Neurodivergence: A Journey of Understanding; A NeuroSpicy Interview with Kory Andreas

In this episode of The NeuroSpicy MomPod, I’m sitting down with Kory Andreas for a gentle, grounding conversation about late-diagnosed autism, nervous system safety, and what it actually looks like to...

1 Jan 1h 7min

It Runs in the Family: The Genetics of Neurodivergence & Why It’s So Often Missed

It Runs in the Family: The Genetics of Neurodivergence & Why It’s So Often Missed

In this episode of The NeuroSpicy MomPod, we explore why neurodivergence so often goes unrecognized in families — and how genetics, normalization, and survival can quietly shape generations of nervous...

18 Des 202519min

When You’re the Calm… but You’re Not Calm

When You’re the Calm… but You’re Not Calm

A compassionate, science-backed conversation about what happens when neurodivergent parents want to be the calm for their kids… but their own nervous system is completely overwhelmed.In this episode, ...

10 Des 202520min

🎙️ Holiday Season, Tiny Nervous Systems: Why Everyone Feels So Off Right Now

🎙️ Holiday Season, Tiny Nervous Systems: Why Everyone Feels So Off Right Now

This week on The NeuroSpicy MomPod, we’re diving into something almost every neurodivergent parent (and reparenting adult) is feeling right now: why the holiday season quietly turns our nervous system...

4 Des 202514min

Why ‘Normal Parenting Tips’ Don’t Work for Neurodivergent Kids — And Why That Doesn’t Make You Soft

Why ‘Normal Parenting Tips’ Don’t Work for Neurodivergent Kids — And Why That Doesn’t Make You Soft

Hey friends — today we’re untangling one of the biggest misconceptions in parenting advice: the idea that neurodivergent kids should respond to “normal” discipline and behavior strategies the same way...

27 Nov 202526min

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