I usually post my episodes every week or every other.
Episode 29 (year 5)“I Am” vs. “I Have”: A Linguistic Identity Crisis
This episode examines how the language we use—shaped by personal stories, research, and tools like the Curable app—affects identity, perception, and healing, especially in relation to neurodivergence, stigma, and chronic pain.
This episode explores how the language we use—like “the migraine” vs. “my migraine” or “autistic” vs. “person with autism”—shapes identity, perception, and even the experience of chronic pain. Drawing from personal reflections, research, and tools like the Curable app, we dive into the impact of word choice on neurodivergence, stigma, and healing. Ultimately, we examine how thoughtful language can create distance from suffering, foster empowerment, and reflect the complex ways we define ourselves.
Links for articles:
Link for Pateron: patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge
Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1
Links for new podcasts:
Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284
Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/show/74BJO1eOWkpFGN5fT7qJHh?si=4440df59d52c4522
Think Out: Free Your Imagination
Episode 03 (year 4): You Are More Than A Label
I want to talk today about being more than the labels we were given whether that’s short, tall, thin, big, smart, stupid, white, black or brown, LGTBQ+, neurotypical or neurodiverse. I don’t want to minimize these labels if you like them being part of you. But I want to remind you that they aren’t the totality of you.
I want to talk today about being more than the labels we were given whether that’s short, tall, thin, big, smart, stupid, white, black or brown, LGTBQ+, neurotypical or neurodiverse. I don’t want to minimize these labels if you like them being part of you. But I want to remind you that they aren’t the totality of you. I hope that makes sense. Do you ever feel excluded because of the label you were given by a social construct? Or by doctors, therapists, professionals, or politicians? I know for me it’s often difficult to think of the qualities that I have that aren’t related to NLD or the chronic migraine condition I have. I do know that I am more than those two labels though.
Links for articles:
https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/mental-health/neurodiversity-or-neurodivergence
https://aeon.co/essays/neurodiversity-is-not-enough-we-should-embrace-psydiversity
Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1
Link for Pateron: patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge
Links for new podcasts:
Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284
Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/show/74BJO1eOWkpFGN5fT7qJHh?si=4440df59d52c4522
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