Category: Neurodivergent
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H&W|“Masking: When Playing a Role Turns Into Silent Trauma”
We’ve all learned how to “act right” in certain rooms… But masking? Masking is something deeper — something heavier. It’s the quiet trauma people carry behind the most normal days. And the world has no idea what it would look like if we all stopped hiding.
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Life|Neurodivergent and Giving Grace
Giving Grace I asked Jessica about giving grace to someone I know who is neurodivergent, and this is what she shared with me: 💡 Understanding Grace begins with recognizing that their brain simply works differently. What may look like inconsistency, avoidance, or intensity isn’t always intentional — sometimes it’s how they cope and process. 💡…
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65|H&W|🧠 “You Can Remember Every Detail of the Drama, But Not What You Studied?”
🧠 “You Can Remember Every Detail of the Drama, But Not What You Studied?” Reflections on Emotional Memory, Tests, and the Way Some of Us Process the World Have you ever found yourself piecing together a traumatic situation with perfect clarity—dates, emotions, conversations, even the way the air felt that day—yet struggled to remember information for…
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Blog Challenge|Description of Lady Flava
How would you describe yourself to someone? 🌿 How Would I Describe Myself? My father was a first-generation Japanese American, born in the United States. My mother was the only child of a German immigrant—first and only generation, born here as well. I was raised in the Black community of Seattle, Washington, attending predominately Black…
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60+|Bridge Builder or Attention Seeker
✨ Punished for My Peace: What They Didn’t Understand About My Intentions For as long as I can remember, I’ve been someone who bridges gaps. Between patients and providers. Between coworkers who don’t know how to communicate. Between artists and the audiences who never quite saw their full worth. Between emotion and understanding. My gift…
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60+| When Communication Doesn’t Connect. Love On The Spectrum
✨ When Communication Doesn’t Connect: What Loving Someone on the Spectrum Taught Me About Understanding and Letting Go There was a time in my life when I found myself in a relationship that, from the outside, made sense — we had shared interests, mutual respect, and worked together creatively. But behind the scenes, something always felt…
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