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.

If this episode resonated with you, the most meaningful way to support this work is by subscribing on Patreon, where I can continue creating without ads or censorship. And if Patreon isn’t accessible right now, following, rating, commenting, or sharing this episode truly helps more than you know. 💖

Avsnitt(69)

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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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

Two Identities, One Nervous System: Growing Up Undiagnosed & Rebuilding Who You Are

Two Identities, One Nervous System: Growing Up Undiagnosed & Rebuilding Who You Are

In today’s episode, we’re diving into something so many late-identified neurodivergent adults know all too well — the feeling of having two versions of yourself living inside the same body.There’s the...

20 Nov 202513min

Populärt inom Samhälle & Kultur

podme-dokumentar
gynning-berg
p3-dokumentar
en-mork-historia
svenska-fall
mardromsgasten
aftonbladet-krim
skaringer-nessvold
killradet
creepypodden-med-jack-werner
hor-har
rss-mer-an-bara-morsa
flashback-forever
kod-katastrof
rattsfallen
historiska-brott
vad-blir-det-for-mord
rss-brottsutredarna
p3-historia
rss-sanning-konsekvens