Heather Cook

What Culture Says about Strength Isn’t True

We often view our culture as “the way things are,” and this is especially true when it comes to displays of strength, but culture isn’t always right.

Practical Tips for Disclosing Your Autism

How to approach the “I’m Autistic” conversation so it goes better, and coping when it doesn’t.

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Is It Anxiety Or Sensory Stuff?

Anxiety and sensory stuff can be difficult to pick apart, so I’d like to talk a bit about them and how they can intersect.

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Four Mental Health Myths That Are Unhealthy

A few comments about four mental health myths that I’ve seen play out pretty consistently over the years.

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Healing Communication Wounds Takes Time

Healing communication wounds with new experiences is a gradual process.

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How to Manage Fireworks Anxiety: Tapping for Autistic & Sensory-Sensitive Adults Workshop Invite

Learn how to use EFT tapping to manage fireworks anxiety and sensory overwhelm if you’re Autistic, AuDHD, or have sensory sensitivities.

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(Re)Building Self Trust After You Learned You’re Autistic

Once you discover your autism, you may realize just how severed the connection to yourself is, but it is possible to get in touch with yourself; to learn to trust your instincts better.

Letting Go of the Shame of Avoiding People

For autistics, it makes sense why we tend to avoid social situations; the majority of our interactions can be uncomfortable. But we can’t lean into the discomfort until we stop shaming ourselves.

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Dealing with Holiday Stress Workshop Invite

What if you could get through the holidays without shutting down, melting down, or spending all your energy fuming about how the world doesn’t get neurodivergent people?

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My Thoughts on Accountability Partners

Accountability partners is a popular concept, designed to keep us accountable to someone else in order to create motivation to get things done, but I have a different opinion.