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Hits from the Bong: What Weed, Hormones, ADHD, and My Brain Have in Common
It’s a Saturday night in 1993. I’m lying in a field, high on hash, listening to The Doors, and the universe makes perfect sense. Twenty years later, weed sends me into a full-blown existential meltdown in a car park after an Eminem gig. What changed? Spoiler: not just the weed — my hormones, my neurodivergent brain, and my inflamed immune system all RSVP’d to the chaos.”
This isn’t just a tale of stoner misadventure — it’s a deep dive into how neurodivergence, menopause, and autoimmune conditions form the perfect storm of chemical confusion. With personal stories, hard science, and a free symptom decoder you can use right now, this one’s for anyone who’s ever felt betrayed by their own biochemistry.
7 “Weird” Habits That Actually Keep My Mental Health on Track
Mental health doesn’t always come dressed in yoga pants with a smoothie in hand. Sometimes, it’s talking to yourself in a David Attenborough voice or rereading The Secret Garden for the 12th time. As a therapist (and chaos gremlin in recovery), I’ve learned to honour the small, peculiar rituals that keep me stitched together.
In this piece, I’m sharing 7 of my strangest daily habits—the kind that don’t look like wellness, but are. They’re messy, sensory, emotionally scruffy, and often involve playlists titled “Existential Laundry Folding.”
If you’ve ever felt like your coping mechanisms make no sense to others but feel like home to you… this one’s for you.
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