it is what it is

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Martha Munroe, a neurodivergent personal trainer, was noticing patterns in the ways her clients talked about exercise and their bodies. They were often driven by external goals (aesthetics, performance, what others think) vs. the internal experience of movement.

She reframes exercise as a way to explore and express through embodiment. Also, reclaiming exercise (not only movement) by offering gentle structure if desired.

I loved her book, Attuned Exercise!

• Attuned Exercise website
• Martha's Instagram, @attunedexercise
• marthamunroe.com

Also mentioned in episode (book I'm reading):

Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

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Parenting as an AuDHDer is challenging and misunderstood. Many parents I speak to are near or in burnout at any given time, especially if they had kids before discovering their neurotype (which is common).

This episode is based not on my experience as a parent, but my experience having spoken and heard from many AuDHD parents, and what I see working for them.

This is in part a follow up to last week's interview with Julie M Green

Mentioned in episode:

• Book Good Inside by Dr Becky Kennedy* (and her Instagram)

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Julie M. Green is the author of Motherness: A Memoir of Generational Autism, Parenthood, and Radical Acceptance.

She shares about how difficult early parenthood was, how different her autism presents versus her kid's, and navigating school and regulation skills.

The book is a vulnerable look at some of the challenging and lighthearted moments of raising an autistic kid.

1. Her book Motherness: A Memoir of Generational Autism, Parenthood, and Radical Acceptance
2. Website: juliemgreen.ca
3. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliem.green
4. Substack: https://theautisticmom.substack.com/

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You deserve to survive this. Please stay.

And if staying out of spite helps you, it has gotten me through some tough times.

My Medium article, "Please Stay, We Need You"

Repost of ep. 75

Crisis Resources:

• USA-based anonymous crisis chat
• International crisis lines
• Various types of crisis resources in about 10 countries

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Flow is pleasant and often productive. It may also require some guardrails to be healthy for AuDHDers, especially those of us on the very monotropic side.

It's often easy for us to get into flow and hyperfocus, and to stay in them until they stop feeling pleasant.

Adding in more rest and recovery, including preparatory rest as needed, can really help!

It's also okay to avoid flow states for a period of time, as I am right now for the most part.

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Max Alexander is an artist and play worker who has mapped some common shapes of autistic play. He's passionate about neuro-affirming play for all ages.

Play is both a healing tool, and can help prevent some of the effects of trauma (we touch on this lightly, a concept I learned from Linda Thai)

One possible way to apply the play styles is noticing which ones speak to you, and which ones you're already engaging in, then leaning into those.

The ebook is free, and it's a quick and excellent read!

Apologies for the audio quality. Max was using a headset and didn't have an actual microphone, so I did the best I could to clean it up

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1. Max's book, The Joys and Shapes of Autistic Play
2. Max's Substack, Play Radical

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AuDHD leadership touches on last week's interview with Dr Megan Anna Neff. And it goes beyond the visible leadership of creating content, or being in the public eye.

AuDHD leadership can include

• being your authentic self
• visibly meeting your sensory needs
• sharing what helps you (whether or not it's advice)

Mentioned in episode:

• Email [email protected] with application answers, and/or any questions

- Blog post with business episodes

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Dr Megan Anna Neff is a neurodivergent therapist and thought leader, who became popular in 2022 with their "Misdiagnosis Monday" series. Their thoughtful content has helped many thousands of AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks feel seen and understood.

Today we talk about

• having a small business as a neurodivergent person (including PDA at the end)
• the questions and concerns we have about creating helpful content, and not causing harm
• how weird it is to be perceived

• Free Help Me Stay Plan (for SI)
• Website: neurodivergentinsights.com
• Divergent Conversations Podcast: www.divergentpod.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_insights/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeurodivergentInsightsTV

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Doing less of what's harming you opens up time and energy. You can enjoy that as rest, and if desired, eventually fill it in with what you do want.

AuDHDers often need to move at a slower pace, in many ways. Sometimes we then have creative bursts that move fast... but the space comes FIRST!

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