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Why You Can’t Get Your Needs Met By Setting Boundaries
Most people don’t understand this one thing when they try to set boundaries. But getting good at this can improve both how you get your needs met, and your relationships.
Most people don’t understand this one thing when they try to set boundaries. But getting good at this can improve both how you get your needs met, and your relationships.
I occasionally ask about physical sensations when coaching, and there’s a very specific reason for that. Here’s how simply asking starts to build self-trust.
Autistic people-pleasing includes plenty of downsides, but have you thought of the positives that it prevents?
People can often have upsetting reactions when you tell them you’re Autistic. Here’s why I think those reactions happen, and why it doesn’t have to be the end.
I’ve been reflecting on my relationship with perfectionism, and if that’s even the best word for what I experience.
When you have relationship troubles, it’s so easy to default to asking “what’s wrong with me?” Instead, sometimes it’s worth asking, “what’s wrong with them?”
Here’s an explanation on how being aware of your body’s signals helps you manage your energy.
The 5 stages people predictably go through after figuring out as an adult that you’re autistic.
Here are the top 20 signs from everyday life that you might be masking your autism.
I’ve been reflecting on my want to be understood, and my fear of not being.
A couple of ideas on ways to make your work more manageable through different resources.
Here’s a couple tips for different things you can do to help make working work better for you.
Do you find it difficult to answer questions like, “what do you want?” or “what do you need?” Here’s my take on what’s going on.
Strategies to increase socializing by dealing with the anxiety, or improving social skills, aren’t bad ideas, but they produce limited, short-term results. Here are two reasons why.
Social anxiety, or what is often called shyness, is extremely common among autistic kids and adults. Here’s the short version of how it develops.
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