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Why I Love Being Autistic

And wouldn’t change it for the world

4 min readApr 29, 2024

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Why I Love Being Autistic

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I Crave Authenticity

And Others Don’t See It As Urgent.

3 min readJan 7, 2024

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I Crave Authenticity

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Trauma Is The Cause Of My Physical Health Conditions

And No Doctor Ever Mentioned It.

3 min readNov 7, 2021

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Trauma Is The Cause Of My Physical Health Conditions

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Why I’m Vegan For Every Animal

It’s about emotional connection and life values — much more than food

5 min readDec 6, 2021

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A short haired black and white cat is lying on a red tartan bedspread. She has her arms and legs stretched out, relaxing and being herself as a cat.

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The Problem With Funerals

Is That They Remind You of all the Others you’ve been to.

4 min readApr 4, 2022

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A young, white woman with medium-length brown hair in a middle parting has both hands covering her face, with her fingers spread out. She is wearing a beige fleece jacket with large orange cuffs. She looks upset and like she is hiding.

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My Blessing, My Curse

Life As a Late Diagnosed Autist

4 min readSep 7, 2022

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My Blessing, My Curse

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Now That Some of You Are Reading

I’m wondering if it’s truly okay to be me?

3 min readNov 20, 2021

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From A Locked Ward Door To My Own Office

Only Eight Years Later

3 min readOct 27, 2021

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From A Locked Ward Door To My Own Office

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I’ve Been On Both Sides of The Mental Health System

And it gives me a Unique Perspective.

4 min readOct 10, 2021

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I’ve Been On Both Sides of The Mental Health System

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Depression Means You Don’t Remember Any Good Days:

And You Have Few Happy Memories.

2 min readDec 23, 2020

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FormerlyKnownAs

Ethical Vegan, Autistic, Therapist, Anti-Racism Work, Hyper-Empathic, Anti-Speciesist, Love Bull Breed Dogs, Musical Theatre, Neil Finn, Tori Amos & Philosophy

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