mental health

  • Sensory Overload & Society’s Judgment

    Living with Autism Series Part 2 For autistic people, the sensory experience is incredibly heightened. While neurotypical people have the ability to walk into a crowded, bright, loud space and gradually ignore the sensory input that isn’t important to them,… Continue reading

    Sensory Overload & Society’s Judgment
  • Living with Autism: A Series

    Over the past year or so, I’ve engaged with many LinkedIn posts on topics surrounding life with autism and the struggles I encounter regularly. I’ve combined these snippets into a series of blog posts covering different topics. I will post… Continue reading

    Living with Autism: A Series
  • One Beetle Recognizes another Beetle

    Aithníonn ciaraóg ciaraóg eile This is an “Irish Proverb” (seanfhocail) that I’ve known for quite a while now. I probably first heard it in The Secret of Kells, but I was also really into looking up Irish sayings when I… Continue reading

    One Beetle Recognizes another Beetle
  • Slow Progress Is Still Progress

    The winter season finally seems to be settling in, albeit with a lot more brown and green than I’m used to. (The featured image is from a more wintery winter. Actually an early spring.) As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve made… Continue reading

    Slow Progress Is Still Progress
  • Reflections on the Darkest Day of the Year

    As the Winter Solstice, the shortest and darkest day of the year, graced us this week, I found myself drawn to reflections on the cyclical nature of life and my connection to this season. I don’t consider myself Wiccan, I… Continue reading