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Episode 15 (year 5): Burnout, Neurodiversity, and Navigating NLD

Today's episode focuses on burnout and being neurodiverse, drawing from the host's personal experience with chronic migraines and NLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder). The host acknowledges the shared struggles of neurodiverse individuals, many of whom also face chronic pain. The episode will include insights from articles as well as personal experiences to explore the topic.

Today’s episode will be about burnout and being neurodiverse. I experience a lot of this because of having chronic migraines along with NLD. I also know that I’m not the only one who does. I have many friends who are neurodiverse and have chronic pain conditions too. I’ll use some articles to support this episode and my own experience with this too.

Link for article:

Link for Pateron:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Links for new podcasts:

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Episode 29 (year 4): Challenges of NLD, Chronic Migraines, and PTSD

Do you struggle with more than one incurable condition or learning difference?

Do you struggle with more than one incurable condition or learning difference? Or do you have challenges living with more than one condition or learning difference that are invisible? Do you have issues with there not being a cure for these conditions, diseases, learning differences etc. now or possibly ever?

I would say yes to all of these questions and that has been true for the past 16 years for my PTSD, the past 10 years for NLD and chronic migraines. 

Links for articles:

Link for Pateron:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 21 (year 4): New name and acronym for NVLD: Development Visual Spatial Disorder or DVSD and Chronic Pain, Hypermobility and Neurodivergence

Did you know that there is a link between neurodivergence and being hyperbolic? Have you heard of why NVLD isn’t in the DSM? And why is the name changing to DVSD or Development Visual Spatial Disorder? Why isn’t there one agreed upon definition for NVLD or DVSD? We’ll be exploring these topics today. The songs I referenced were "Walking Miracles" and "Do Something," by Matthew West.

Did you know that there is a link between neurodivergence and being hyperbolic? Have you heard of why NVLD isn’t in the DSM? And why is the name changing to DVSD or Development Visual Spatial Disorder? Why isn’t there one agreed upon definition for NVLD or DVSD? We’ll be exploring these topics today. The songs I referenced were "Walking Miracles" and "Do Something," by Matthew West.

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Episode 44 (year 3): Juggling NLD with Five Podcasts, Full-Time Job, Side Hustle, and Chronic Migraines

I know I have done quite a few episodes on my learning difference and migraines, but I thought I would try to do an episode on how it is for me to juggle that, my personal life, my professional life and my podcast life.

I know I have done quite a few episodes on my learning difference and migraines, but I thought I would try to do an episode on how it is for me to juggle that, my personal life, my professional life and my podcast life. For those of you who don’t know me very well I have a learning difference, called nonverbal, learning disability, chronic migraines, which I’ve had for almost 9 years. And recently I have now five podcasts! 

Links for articles 

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠

Link for Pateron:⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠

Links for new podcasts:

  1. Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284⁠

  2. Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/74BJO1eOWkpFGN5fT7qJHh?si=4440df59d52c4522⁠

  3. Think Out: Free Your Imagination Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/71UWHOgbkYtNoHiUagruBj?si=3d96889cfd2f487b⁠

Links for Sleepy Butterfly:

1. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5FNnA8XFCzRORCRaZXlHE9?si=a82d5133f7f6411e⁠

2. ⁠https://www.facebook.com/sleepybutterfly96⁠

Here are my platforms:

1. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/⁠

2. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/contact⁠

3. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/podcast-swag⁠

4. ⁠Living With NLD Facebook⁠

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Episode 41 (year 3): NLD, Sleep, Dreams, and Migraines

Do you have challenges with staying asleep, falling asleep or remembering your dreams? Even before I knew I had NLD and the migraines started I had problems with sleeping especially after disclosing about the sexual abuse I had in my childhood to my mom. Now, I use CBD gummies, the “Sleepy” podcast, deep breathing, journaling, and lucid dreaming to help me fall asleep.

Do you have challenges with staying asleep, falling asleep or remembering your dreams? Even before I knew I had NLD and the migraines started I had problems with sleeping especially after disclosing about the sexual abuse I had in my childhood to my mom. Now, I use CBD gummies, the “Sleepy” podcast, deep breathing, journaling, and lucid dreaming to help me fall asleep. 

Links for articles:

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠

Link for Pateron:⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠

Links for new podcasts:

  1. Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284⁠

  2. Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/74BJO1eOWkpFGN5fT7qJHh?si=4440df59d52c4522⁠

  3. Think Out: Free Your Imagination Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/71UWHOgbkYtNoHiUagruBj?si=3d96889cfd2f487b⁠

Links for Sleepy Butterfly:

1. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5FNnA8XFCzRORCRaZXlHE9?si=a82d5133f7f6411e⁠

2. ⁠https://www.facebook.com/sleepybutterfly96⁠

Here are my platforms:

1. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/⁠

2. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/contact⁠

3. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/podcast-swag⁠

4. ⁠Living With NLD Facebook⁠

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Episode 21 (year 3): Chronic Migraine Management & Its Connection to NLD & Neurodiversity

I have done a couple of episodes of my chronic migraine condition but it’s been a while since I updated you on it. The last two episodes I did on it were episodes 27, 43, 69, 70, 73, 80, 81, 83, 94, etc. Please review those if you want more details from the beginning of my journey. This one will be an update from the last one.

Links for articles:

The following support group is on December 17th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.

Links for The NVLD Project fundraisers:

  • bit.ly/3VGPWwu

  • bit.ly/3Hllqnt

Links for new podcasts:

  1. Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284

  2. Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/show/74BJO1eOWkpFGN5fT7qJHh?si=4440df59d52c4522

  3. Think Out: Free Your Imagination Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71UWHOgbkYtNoHiUagruBj?si=3d96889cfd2f487b

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1

Links for Sleepy Butterfly:

1. https://open.spotify.com/show/5FNnA8XFCzRORCRaZXlHE9?si=a82d5133f7f6411e

2. https://www.facebook.com/sleepybutterfly96

Here are my platforms:

1. https://livingwithnld.com/

2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact

3. https://livingwithnld.com/podcast-swag

4. Living With NLD Facebook

5. Living With NLD Instagram

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Episode 25 (year 2): NLD and Some Relief From My Chronic Pain

Today’s topic is going about relief from chronic pain and how it relates to NLD. Have you ever felt a certain part of your body was hit by a seismic 2by4? Or felt unexplainable or indescribable pain in that part of your body? Or maybe a tingling sensation in your head? Well for me with the chronic migraines that I’ve had for the past 8 years it’s been yes all 3 of those questions.

Links for the articles from the Mighty: 

January 15th will be the 14th Facebook chat for NVLDers and people with other learning challenges is from 10 am -11:30 am (PT). If you plan on attending please email me livingwithnld@gmail.com and I'll give you invite you to it, thank you.

Here are my platforms:

1. https://livingwithnld.com/ 

2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact 

3. Living With NLD Facebook

4. Living With NLD Instagram

5. Living With An Invisible Learning Challenge YouTube Channel

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Episode 27: Chronic Pain From Migraines While Having NVLD

Today's episode is about the pain I get from having chronic migraines while having NVLD. The songs that I recommend you listen to are “Pick Me Up and Dust Me Off” by Carleton Stone and “The Healing” by Tim Chiasson.

The link for "Resilience" by Mathew the article from the NVLD Project is: https://nvld.org/resilience/.
And the link for Mathew's YouTube channel is: Mathew's YouTube Channel.

Here’s the link to the zoom meeting for people with NLD that will be in February on the 20th from 10 am-10:40 am PT: https://zoom.us/j/94687568942?pwd=STFKT0hpd0dtd2ZvUnRnV3UyK0pIUT09. I may not have my camera on for privacy reasons I'll only be using audio, it's your choice whether or not you want to do the same thing. I want to create a safe place for people with NLD to share personal things that stay in this group if they want to share them that is.

Here are the links for my website, newsletter, YouTube, and social media pages for the podcast:

1. https://livingwithnld.com/ 

2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact 

3. Living With NLD Facebook

4. Living With NLD Instagram

5. Living With an Invisible Learning Challenge YouTube Channel

6. Here's the link to support my podcast and in turn the NVLD project: https://anchor.fm/jennifer8697/support

Today's episode is about the pain I get from having chronic migraines while having NVLD. The songs that I recommend you listen to are "Pick Me Up and Dust Me Off" by Carleton Stone and "The Healing" by Tim Chaisson. The link for t "Reliscence" by Mathew the article from the NVLD Project is: https://nvld.org/resilience/.

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