Active vs. passive touch. Consent. Sensory overwhelm. This episode dives deep into the complexities of physical connection and how autistic people experience—and sometimes avoid—touch. Do you have someone in your life that doesn't respect your preferences when it comes to hugs or touch in general? How do you address that in a loving way respecting your sensory needs while allowing to you live a life of connection? 

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In Part 2, I share the moment of breakthrough: how sitting with difficult emotions led to peace, self-acceptance, and new possibilities for love and connection. We talk about the evolution of our friendship and growing apart because I was overwhelmed by her ability to thrive in areas where I had significant weakness. Over the course of our conversation, we make a starling discovery about ourselves in the process, and it changes our perspective on everything. So give it a listen, you can also watch us on YouTube. 

I confront a deep emotional pattern—jealousy—and explore how accepting it rather than suppressing it transformed my relationships. Part 1 of a two-part story on reframing internal criticism.

This episode is longer than usual, but how often do you get almost a decade wisdom distilled into an hour?

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What can international perspectives teach us about disability care? We explore global differences in special-needs support and uncover a powerful insight that applies to all neurodivergent people.

Director of ⁠Hope Station⁠ joins us for a discussion of providing care for special needs children across cultures and the ultimate thing every child needs. 

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In this episode I discuss some of the hard won life lessons learned in college and after graduation. These are the things I would have told myself when it came to tackling high school with Autism/Aspergers AUDHD

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What if the school system actually prepared us for real life? In this episode, I break down 10 lessons I wish I’d learned earlier—from boundaries and burnout to neurodivergent advocacy and self-worth.