Dr. Shannan Palma

"Carl Jung wrote that the most important conversations of his life were anonymous. Most of what he learned was learning from the patients. And if Carl Jung was able to write that, and if he was able t...

6 Maj 202443min

" I really hate when somebody messages you and they're like, "We need to talk." Because  immediately I'm like, "Oh my god! What did I do? Did I screw up? What's going on?" And I can't focus on anythin...

2 Maj 202430min

"When it comes to what I do as part of the autistic community, it's mainly just sharing my lived experiences, either to, you know, to share my perspective on things or to like raise awareness or to ju...

29 Apr 202414min

"Almost every new parent I speak to will go, "The doctor said they need 40 hours of this therapy, this therapy, this therapy, this therapy etc." And I'm like that's kind of what they've been told coul...

25 Apr 202427min

"I realized because it's the pattern recognition really that's why I can play most instruments. Once you understand [music] theory and you understand what it's supposed to sound like, it's really just...

22 Apr 202422min

"It is important to point out that each one of us has a vocation in our particular state in life, whether clergy, religious, or layperson, whether single, married, or consecrated. Moreover, autistic p...

18 Apr 202419min

"I realized just how systemic ableism was in our special ed system. And it was really disheartening, really seeing just how drastically different my students were treated, how I was treated, how how I...

15 Apr 202433min

"I pivoted from trauma therapy into supporting a lot of neurodiverse folks and families. What I found was it's a really seamless transition because of principles that I already leaned on heavily as a ...

10 Apr 202423min