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Baking Memories: Comfort Food and Family Tradition
The kitchen serves as a retreat where cooking and baking provide solace from the chaos of life. Emphasizing the joy found in the process rather than perfection, the author recalls cherished memories with…
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Strategies for Daily Comfort
The author shares personal strategies for enhancing daily comfort, especially living with a neurodivergent brain. Techniques include creating calming environments, engaging in grounding activities like baseball, and finding joy in cooking as a…
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When Everything Feels Like Fog
The author describes feelings of disconnection and mental fog, attributing it to their neurodivergence. Navigating this fog involves escaping into daydreams, feeling overwhelmed, and struggling with self-perception. Despite challenges, they emphasize the importance…
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I’m Learning to Love the Parts of Me That Don’t Shine
For a long time, I thought I had to be prim and proper to be admired. To be well-spoken and always composed. I believed that if I could just glow enough, if I could smile…
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Cooking with My Feelings: How My Mood Shapes My Meals
I’ve learned that I don’t just feed my body—I feed my emotions. Some days, food is a remedy. Other days, it’s a reflection. And more often than not, it speaks the language of my feelings when…
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Where Have I Been Shrinking Myself?
The author reflects on their tendency to shrink themselves throughout life to feel safe and loved, often by becoming overly agreeable and accommodating. They share the exhaustion and loneliness that come from this…
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Slow Saturdays: The Art of Doing Less (and Feeling More)
There is something sacred about Saturdays. It’s typically a day when we get out of the house and get things done. Usually it’s stacked high with errands, checking off to do lists, and…