The Secret Vault Of My Best Free YouTube Videos - Playlist in description! You can find my best videos right here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu5zEbUkYrlAEVcZLNElQAexP5Hy6C9P4**If you're new to my work, or if you've been...

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Personal growth expenses pay back dividends A personal growth experience can be worth potentially thousands of dollars in my life. As an entertainment expense, admission to the Denver Museum of Nature ...

Personal growth expenses pay back dividends

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Part of trauma healing is... Part of trauma healing is allowing yourself to feel a little bit more of the things that you’ve been avoiding. Not all of it, not at once, just a little bit ...

Part of trauma healing is...

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Being weird together If you just show up and go, “This is me, and I’m weird in this particular way and that’s a great thing.” And they’re like, “Great! I’m weird too, in this oth...

Being weird together

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“This isn’t a big deal” is an excuse “You shouldn't be upset about any of this.”“It's not a big deal.” “Other people have real problems.”That is not only invalidating, it is a way for them to ge...

“This isn’t a big deal” is an excuse

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Your childhood is still affecting you Of course stuff from your childhood is still affecting you, that was when you learned what did and did not feel safe.**🟢 Want neuro-affirming insights like ...

Your childhood is still affecting you

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What is over-explaining? Autistics are often accused of over-explaining, and sometimes that’s unjustified, and the truth is that it’s a difference of communication style.But sometime...

What is over-explaining?

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"You should be trying more" That whole "you should be trying more" or "just try it" thing really gets to me sometimes. I've tried harder than most people will ever comprehend, and still...

"You should be trying more"

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Guilt-Free Progress Tracker example 🟢 Get the free hexagon progress tracker at: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/hexagonIt’s a progress tracker without any dates, so you can use it as an execut...

Guilt-Free Progress Tracker example

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Why Autistics Are Lonely So many autistic adults struggle with loneliness, even while they ache for connection. But why? It’s easy to think we’re just too different, that people will...

Why Autistics Are Lonely

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There's no such thing as "lazy" I don’t believe there’s such a thing as lazy.I think there is such a thing as depressed, and burnout, and learned helplessness, and there are a lot of intern...

There's no such thing as "lazy"

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Self-care is harder than advertised Self-care is harder than advertised. Popular messaging suggests that doing something nice for yourself should be easy, but when you have decades of messaging...

Self-care is harder than advertised

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Being perceived vs. being scrutinized To those who say, it's not about being perceived, it's about being scrutinized, when I talk about hating being perceived, here's how I respond.While just abo...

Being perceived vs. being scrutinized

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Anxiety Relief for Autistic Adults: Practical Techniques That Work 🟢 For Anxiety Relief for Autistic Adults, go to: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/anti-anxiety-practices-for-autistics/Learn how to reduce anxiety that actua...

Anxiety Relief for Autistic Adults: Practical Techniques That Work

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Setting boundaries and following them is not the same It is possible to be good at setting boundaries for others, and yet be bad at respecting other people's boundaries. They both require emotional regulation, b...

Setting boundaries and following them is not the same

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The antidote to bureaucracy is relationships  I'm reflecting on how easy it is for high moral standards, high standards of justice, high standards of behavior, or high standards of achievement can be dam...

The antidote to bureaucracy is relationships 

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Why Sensory Stuff Matters to Making Friends I talk a lot about body feelings, like noticing your hands. But what does that have to do with making friends?🟢 A transcript can be found here: https://www....

Why Sensory Stuff Matters to Making Friends

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The secret to using the New Year’s boost Beyond Autistic Burnout course: http://www.autismchrysalis.com/burnout If you want to use the New Year's boost—the feeling of a fresh start, a new chance—to ...

The secret to using the New Year’s boost

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Good coaching doesn’t give advice  I'm laying out a framework for how to tell whether the advice someone is giving you, or that you find on the Internet, is relevant for you or not. Too much a...

Good coaching doesn’t give advice 

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Fairness isn’t fair the way we want it to be  I'm reflecting on how easy it is for high moral standards, high standards of justice, high standards of behavior, or high standards of achievement can be dam...

Fairness isn’t fair the way we want it to be 

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Neuro-Ableism: Autism and Internalized Ableism Learn how subtle daily messages like "just try harder" and "you're too sensitive" are forms of internalized neuro-ableism that neurodivergent people, especia...

Neuro-Ableism: Autism and Internalized Ableism

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Trauma healing in action: how I spoke up for myself at the botanical gardens Here’s an example of trauma healing in action. How I was able to speak up for my needs and ask for something, rather than waiting for someone else to know wh...

Trauma healing in action: how I spoke up for myself at the botanical gardens

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Spending money once is not a gateway drug to becoming a spendthrift  I'm not a spendthrift, and spending money once does not mean I am wasteful or irresponsible with money, and will not lead to an irresponsible life. Even thou...

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How to Manage Fireworks Anxiety: Tapping for Autistic & Sensory-Sensitive Adults Workshop Invite 🟢 For the tapping strategy to help deal with fireworks, go to: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/fireworks/Learn how to use EFT tapping to manage fireworks an...

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Rule following can also be a form of people pleasing  I'm reflecting on how at some times I am a strong people pleaser and fawn and follow rules, and at other times my demand avoidance gets triggered, and I can ...

Rule following can also be a form of people pleasing 

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Supporting Autistic Clients: A Guide for Coaches and Therapists 🟢 For the workshop on how to support your autistic clients, go to: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/your-client-autistic/Learn how to better support your Aut...

Supporting Autistic Clients: A Guide for Coaches and Therapists

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It doesn’t have to last forever to be successful  The definition of success isn't that something lasts forever, but often we apply that all-or-nothing thinking to it, and consider it a failure if it ends.**H...

It doesn’t have to last forever to be successful 

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The abuse of 1000 moments of being held to high standards  I'm reflecting on how easy it is for high moral standards, high standards of justice, high standards of behavior, or high standards of achievement can be dam...

The abuse of 1000 moments of being held to high standards 

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Internalized Ableism for Autistics: Workshop & Assessment For the Internalized Ableism Workshop & Assessment, go to: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/ia/Learn how to spot and start dismantling internalized ableism in...

Internalized Ableism for Autistics: Workshop & Assessment

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Dealing with Holiday Stress Workshop Invite For Dealing with Holiday Stress, go to: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/holiday-stressWhat if you could get through the holidays without shutting down, melti...

Dealing with Holiday Stress Workshop Invite

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