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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.
Neurospicy at Glastonbury: Why Festivals Break My Brain (and How I Learned to Survive Them)
Festivals are supposed to be life-changing, right? For neurodivergent folks like me, they can be—just maybe not in the way you hoped when you bought the glitter and booked the tent. I passed out in a Glastonbury toilet thanks to sunstroke, dodgy weed, and absolutely no sensory plan. Now, years later (with an actual diagnosis and a lot more self-compassion), I’ve built a printable survival kit to help others avoid the same fate. Whether you're facing your first muddy field or watching from your sofa in soft clothes, this one’s for the neurospicy dreamers who still love the music.
The Menopause Manifesto: 7 F*ck-That Tips for Surviving This Hormonal Hellstorm
“I tried the herbal teas. I tried deep breathing. I even downloaded an app that told me to imagine I was a leaf floating on a stream. Spoiler: I am not a leaf. I am a peri-menopausal woman on the edge of setting fire to my bra and the dishwasher.
So here’s what I wish someone had told me:
You’re not broken. You’re becoming.
And you don’t have to do it politely.”
From righteous rage to fuzzy-brain hacks and screw-you fashion, this is your unapologetic survival guide to hormonal hell — written by a neurodivergent Gen X therapist who’s done pretending this is fine.
Persona, Masking, and Ziggy Stardust: Why Jungian Archetypes Spoke to My Neurodivergent Soul
I’ve worn more masks than I can count—some sparkly, some stitched together from other people’s expectations. For years, I didn’t even know I was masking. I just knew I felt like an outsider in my own life.
When I discovered I was neurodivergent, everything clicked. But it wasn’t until I stumbled across Jungian psychology—and his idea of the Persona—that I truly began to understand the performance I’d been living. And why I’d been so drawn to people like David Bowie, who turned shifting identity into art.
This is a story about archetypes, unmasking, and finding yourself in the parts you were taught to hide.
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.
🧊 What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do: A Gentle Guide for When You Freeze
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is choose tea over panic. Or water. Or both. The point is—your next step doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be gentle.
I'm Frozen – A Day in the Life of AuDHD Depression
When both Autism and ADHD collide in your nervous system, even the smallest tasks can feel impossible. This is what a freeze day really looks like — and why you’re not lazy, broken, or failing.
Rewriting Your Own Fairy Tale: What Jung, Bettelheim, and Neurodivergence Teach Us About Ourselves
Rewriting Your Own Fairy Tale – How Stories Shape Our Psychology
Ever felt like you were the outsider in your own story—the odd one out, the one who didn’t fit the mold? Fairy tales have a way of mirroring our inner struggles, and for neurodivergent, creative minds, they often feel strangely personal.
Psychologists like Jung and Bettelheim believed that fairy tales aren’t just stories; they’re psychological maps, filled with symbols of transformation, survival, and self-discovery. What if we could use these stories not just to escape, but to rewrite our own narratives?
🔹 Try This: If your life were a fairy tale, which archetype would you be? The lost wanderer? The hidden genius? The trickster? What if you’re actually the hero who just hasn’t reached the final chapter yet?
Let’s explore how fairy tales can help us reshape the way we see ourselves, our struggles, and our potential for transformation. ✨📖
A Day in the Life: When the NeuroDivergent Therapist Struggles with EVERYTHING
Being a therapist doesn’t mean having it all figured out—especially when you’re neurodivergent. Some days, executive dysfunction, sensory overwhelm, and an overactive brain make even the simplest tasks feel impossible. This raw, humorous, and painfully relatable glimpse into a day in the life of a neurodivergent therapist proves that even the helpers need help sometimes.
Why So Many Gen X Women Are Only Now Realising They’re Neurodivergent
Why are so many Gen X women only now realizing they’re neurodivergent? For decades, they masked, adapted, and internalized struggles that were never recognized as ADHD, autism, or other forms of neurodivergence. This piece explores the cultural, medical, and social reasons behind the late-diagnosis wave—and what it means to finally understand yourself in midlife.
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