Heather Cook

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Developing hope in the hard times in life

I reflect on how the hard times in life, which are all-consuming when you are going through them, are also temporary.

Why Changing My Mind Is So Hard

I’m reflecting on how hard it has been for most of my life to change my mind, change plans, backtrack, and to not follow through with a plan, or with something I’ve said I will do.

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Learning to trust myself was the big one

Reflecting on how getting back in the van feels, and how places seem to have memory, and the memory feel that I have in the van is about peace.

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How My Van’s Water System Works – Unique Setup

I share how I deconstructed the core of what’s actually needed in a simple water plumbing system.

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Making Things Better Is Too Big A Goal

Aiming to make things better can be overwhelming and frustrating. It can feel like the only options are trying to do everything or giving up and doing nothing. But there’s another option.

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Guilt-Free Progress Tracker for AuDHDers

I used to use habit trackers and star charts extensively, but if I ever missed a day it would cause me to completely break the entire habit, so I made a new solution.

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Is It Anxiety or a Bad Situation?

When being faced with genuinely awful situations, it can be hard to tell if what you’re struggling with is anxiety or just your reaction to the terrible situation itself.

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Autistic Pride Day

It’s Autistic Pride Day and I’ve been thinking lately about what pride means in this context, and what I’m proud of.

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Supporting Autistic Clients: A Guide for Coaches and Therapists

Learn how to better support your Autistic adult coaching and therapy clients with this insider’s perspective from an Autistic, ADHD, multiply-neurodivergent coach.

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Breaking Free From Anxiety’s Biggest Lies

Anxiety can be insidious. Here are some of its biggest lies, and why it’s lying to you, and what you can do to break free.

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When WFH Backfired, and Increased My Anxiety

This is a story that took place a few years before I figured out I’m Autistic. My supposed dream come true of working from home turned out to be a recipe for high anxiety.

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6 Things that Increase Anxiety for Autistics

Here are 6 common things that tend to increase anxiety for Autistics, and the biggest reason why they they have that effect: it may not be what you think. Because they’re not bad things.