I usually post my episodes every week or every other.
Episode 18 (year 3): What I Have Learned From Online & In-Person Dating
Have you ever been ghosted? Treated like garbage by guys? Or learned a lesson the hard way? Have you ever been on a date with a guy or girl that you knew you had no connection or chemistry with even before it was over? How many dates did it take you to learn what you want and don’t want in a relationship? I have been ghosted by many guys. I have lost count of these times. But I’ve learned to let go quickly when this happens so that I don’t dwell in the past and get hurt too much by it. I have been on a few dates that I knew there wouldn’t be another one after that first one, because there was no connection or chemistry. It took me about 10 months of being in a toxic relationship with my ex to learn what I didn’t and did want in a romantic relationship. It also took me a year of letting go of what I had with my ex to learn those things.
Links for articles:
https://www.autismspectrumnews.org/online-dating-and-neurodiversity/
https://opendoorstherapy.com/dating-for-neurodiverse-adults-series/
Sorry, I can't do the support group tomorrow because I'll be with my brother and helping my mom with Thanksgiving dinner preparation.
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
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 17 (year 3): Interview With Myk and Me (Part 1)
Today's episode is the first part of the interview with Myk Media and Me. He is a Project Social Ambassador, animator, lives on the east coast, and filmmaker.
The following support group is on November 19th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 16 (year 3): Why Did I Get Handed Such a Difficult Life From God?
This episode is pretty personal to me and it could be triggering for you if you have been sexually abused, had body insecurities, or had difficult experiences in your life. Have you ever wondered why your life is so challenging? Why did God give you such a difficult life? Or why do you have more challenges than others do? I have thought that before. But I know that all the challenges that I went through have made me who I am today. Those challenges include NLD, episodic migraines, sexual abuse, earning trust, radical acceptance, and body insecurities.
The following support group is on November 19th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 15 (year 3): NLD and Feeling Empty or Lonely
Do you ever feel lonely or empty inside because you must keep trying so hard to appear normal in society due to learning challenges in your life? I have recently felt this way because all my friends are already in relationships with significant others and are married now. I am happy for my friends that this is true for them but they have had an easier time with relationships than I have because they are neurotypical.
Links for articles:
The following support group is on November 19th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 14 (year 3): Interview With Olivia and Me (Part 5)
Today is the final part of the interview with Olivia who is a fellow NVLDer and Project Social Ambassador of The NVLD Project.
The following support group is on November 19th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 13 (year 3): Body insecurities, NLD, and Sexual Abuse
Have you ever had body insecurities because of being sexually abused or having a learning challenge? Or because of both? For me, I would yes to the second question and add that it’s hard for me to lose weight because of my chronic migraine (sometimes episodic) condition. There are some reasons I can think of why NLD, sexual abuse, and chronic migraines make it harder for me to lose weight.
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
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 11 (year 3): Interview with Olivia and Me (Part 4)
Today is the fourth part of the interview with Olivia who is a fellow NVLDer and Project Social Ambassador of The NVLD Project.
The following support group is on October 15th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 10 (year 3): Being an Advocate for Yourself at Work, School and in Personal Life
Have you ever had difficulty advocating for yourself in school, work, or your personal life because you are neurodivergent? I had experienced this many times in my life, especially when I wasn’t working for my parents or trying to describe why I needed extra help from a professor in college. The accommodation programs I used in college for NLD were: Kurizewhiel 3000, Sonnocent, and Audionotaker.
Links for articles:
https://laconciergepsychologist.com/blog/effectively-advocate-for-yourself-at-work/
https://www.differentbrains.org/embracing-neurodivergence-becoming-a-constant-self-advocate/
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 9 (year 3): NLD and Being Self Conscious (New Podcast Sneak Peak: Chats, Barks, and Growls)
Have you ever been self-conscious because you have learning challenges that are invisible to most people in the world?
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 08 (year 3): Interview With Olivia and Me (Part 3)
Today is the third part of the interview with Olivia who is a fellow NVLDer and Project Social Ambassador of The NVLD Project.
The following support group is on September 16th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 07 (year 3): New Podcast Coming Soon: Think Out; Free Your Imagination
Today's episode is about a new podcast I would like to start next month: Think Out; Free Your Imagination. It will be about the imagination I had as a child. Also interviewing Neurodivergents and Neurotypicals about their imaginations. And have dreams that we have when we're asleep be about it too.
The following support group is on September 17th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 06 (year 3): New Podcast Coming Soon: Shero; Be Your Own Hero
Today's episode is about a new podcast I would like to start next month: "Shero: Be Your Own Hero." I want to empower people to be their own heroes and sheroes in their lives. I want to show them how they can do that in different areas of their lives by sharing my own and others' experiences with doing that. I would love to interview both females and males on how they have been their own hero or shero in their life and how that changed their life for the better. Please email me at sherobeyourownhero@gmail.com if you would like to interview or know someone who would. Thank you.
The following support group is on September 17th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 05 (year 3): Interview with Olivia and Me (Part 2)
Today is the second part of the interview with Olivia who is a fellow NVLDer and Project Social Ambassador of The NVLD Project.
The following support group is on September 17th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict.
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 04 (year 3): What It Is Feels Like Being a ND in a NT World
Have you ever felt alone, lost, or like no one understands you because you’re different from them? Today I want to talk about how it’s hard for people like me who have learning challenges to live in a world that wasn’t built for us. This world was built for Nureotypicals, not neurodivergents. This fact makes it hard for us to function and get through the everyday challenges of life, especially if you have something that is invisible like NLD, ASD, ADHD, Anxiety, chronic pain, etc.
The next support group is on August 20th from 10 am-11:30 am (PT).
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 03 (year 3): Suggested Careers or Jobs for People with NLD
Have you ever wondered what kind of career or job is good and easy for someone with NLD or a Nuerodivergent? In my opinion, a slow to moderately paced job, one with low to medium demands and one where you can be yourself is the right job for a ND.
Link to article: https://collegeeducated.com/resources/managing-learning-disabilities/
The next support group is on August 20th from 10 am-11:30 am (PT).
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 02 (year 3): NLD and Radical Acceptance
Have you ever had to accept that things won’t change even though you want them to? I know that people will have to radically accept different things in their life. For me, it was with my sexual abuse discourse in my family.
The next support group is on August 20th from 10 am-11:30 am (PT).
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 01 (year 3): Interview With Olivia and Me (Part 1)
Today's interview is with Olivia who is a fellow NVLDer and Project Social Ambassador of The NVLD Project.
The following support group is on August 20th from 10 am-11:30 am (PT).
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 52 (year 2): The Invisibility and Visibility of NLD and Other LDs
Two years ago I created this podcast!
Have you ever felt like you are invisible? Have you felt not completely understood by others? Or dismissed by others because they don’t get what your learning disabilities mean to you, or how it has affected your life? I have felt invisible because of having NLD, being sexually abused, and having a chronic migraine condition. I have felt this because I don’t have anyone that I can talk to in person about my challenges.
The next support group is tomorrow, July 16th from 10 am-11:30 am (PT).
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 51 (year 2): Pro and Cons of Online Dating apps and Dating a NT When You Are a ND
Have you ever had challenges with dating, finding a significant other, or being able to relate to your date due to a learning challenge? I have had all of those happen to me and still am. I’m in the process of online dating. I use the apps Coffee Meets Bagel and Hinge.
The next support group is on July 16th from 10 am-11:30 am (PT).
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact
Episode 49 (year 2): How to Encourage Yourself When You Get Discouraged.
Sometimes it’s challenging to not be discouraged by things being more difficult in your life than it is for others. Please listen to “Power in Me by Rebecca Lawrence” and “Small Star” by Joyce Johnson Rouse. The next support group is on July 16th from 10 am-11:30 am (PT).
link for the article: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/10-everyday-ways-in-which-we-shame-neurodivergence/
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:
2. https://livingwithnld.com/contact