NDP 166: Trying to Predict the Future Is Like Living in the Matrix
Do ever joke that we’re living in the Matrix? I often refer to the movie when talking about the problems of the world. Sometimes it does seem like we’re living in a computer simulation. Or does it? ...
29 Feb 202433min
NDP Episode 165: Does Neurodivergence Empower Us to Resist Conformity?
This week I’ll skip right to the punchline. The ability to see beyond the mainstream and to understand the continuum of whatever feature it is in the world is a special gift. This is enhanced awaren...
22 Feb 202429min
NDP Episode 164: Mindfulness Practice Is the Key to Human Success
Are you familiar with Jon Kabat-Zinn? In short, he’s one of the people who has made meditation mainstream. While I generally don’t like words like ‘mainstream’ and ‘conformity’, anything that makes he...
15 Feb 202428min
NDP Episode 163: How Neurodivergent People Can Learn Healthy Boundaries
Have you ever thought about your boundaries? Maybe a therapist told you your boundaries were weak. Or maybe you read something about relationships and how some people might not respect your boundaries...
8 Feb 202432min
NDP Episode 162: Neurodivergence Is an Awesome Gift of Evolutionary Brilliance
Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong anywhere? Do you have a ‘sacred space’ where you do feel like you have membership? For many of us, we have our family. Whether or not we truly feel comfortabl...
1 Feb 202429min
NDP Episode 161: Masking is One Way Our Amazing Minds Protect Us
How do you feel about terms like people pleaser, codependent, inauthentic, or chameleon? We use these terms to describe when we are not ‘being ourselves’ in the presence of other people. I think this...
25 Jan 202428min
NDP Episode 160: How to Save the Planet With Neurodiversity
I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues. Dr. Seuss, The Lorax Do you have an opinion about climate change? How about abortion? Or universal basic in...
18 Jan 202427min
NDP Episode 159: What This Neurodivergent Dude Gained From Therapy
What is your experience with therapy? Have you tried it? Wanted to try it? Hesitant to try it? Overwhelmed? Did you have a bad experience? I have noticed some neurodivergent people have had negative...
11 Jan 202434min
