Chelsea Luker - Connect Us Psychology

28/12/2025

My brain experiences a mighty internal battle when my deep interests are involved 😆

I may already be writing a list of all the lego I intend to buy in the new botanicals release 😆

Can anyone else relate?

No?

Just me?

27/12/2025

Goals are optional.

Environmental fit is everything.

If you want 2026 to feel like a practice built around your humanity:

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26/12/2025

Your brain isn’t slow.

It’s thorough.

And ND-affirming practice means pacing conversations to match nervous systems - not expectations💛

24/12/2025

“So… what are your plans for 2026?”

My brain, already sliding into a horizontal position: I just want to eat and nap.

I'm sure many ND adults knows this feeling.

You’re juggling ten projects, three identities, twelve tabs of dreams and ideas and then someone asks about The Future like it’s a neat little spreadsheet.

Meanwhile your body is whispering, “actually, we’d like snacks and a blanket fort first.”

This time of year gets wild. Everyone wants goals. Vision. Strategy. Clarity.

But some of us are just trying to remember where we put the good crackers and why we stood up in the first place.

If your 2026 vision board currently looks like:
• naps
• snacks
• a life that doesn’t drain your soul
…you’re doing fine.

Rest is a plan. Pleasure is a plan. A slower year is still a real year.

The rest can unfold once you’ve eaten something.

23/12/2025

It’s not weakness.

It’s conditioning.

It’s safety.

Most ND people learned early that advocating for themselves was unsafe…
while advocating for others was praised.

This is even more complex if you have other marginalised identities.

💛Undoing that takes community, safety, and practice - not shame.

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22/12/2025

These are the five layers of my new framework for neuro-affirming practice, A Life Built Just for You.

As we enter 2026, I’ll be sharing how to bring each layer to life - in your home, work & community.

These five layers are also the backbone of my new membership, A Practice Built Just For You.

If you’re a therapist wanting to practice in a way that fits you - not the system - early bird pricing is open.

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22/12/2025

For any podcast listeners, you can listen to me yapping on about creating safety for Autistic kiddos in the classroom - how fun!! This was from my 2025 panel for the Yellow Ladybugs conference.

There are so many fantastic episodes being released. The Yellow Ladybugs also have a range of fantastic resources, I highly recommend checking them out!!

Here is the link for the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pqeVPdKJjt99zbwuO2GLC?si=WcEmYlBxSEq5ReHJV7sbww&t=601&ct=596

The Yellow Ladybugs Podcast · Episode

21/12/2025

Your nervous system doesn’t run on holiday tradition.

It runs on safety.

If you want PD that protects your capacity:

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19/12/2025

You’re not behind.

You’re not broken.

You’re not meant to practice in systems that exhaust you.

If you’re craving a slow, affirming, zero-performance community of ND therapists and allies:

👉 Early bird membership is open for A Practice Built Just For You.

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18/12/2025

Individual coping skills will never solve systemic overwhelm.

Neurodivergent people often thrive in community -
shared regulation, shared problem-solving, shared softness, shared survival.

Community care isn’t a luxury.

It’s a form of radical acceptance:

“I don’t expect you to do this alone.

I’m willing to hold the world with you.”

This is what I’m building more of in 2026.

This is what our sector needs💛

17/12/2025

This season can be a lot.

If you’re a therapist carrying other people’s overwhelm, you deserve a space that holds yours too.

A Practice Built Just For You opens Feb 1 - but Founding Member pricing is open now.

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16/12/2025

If you’re an Neurodivergent parent of Neurodivergent kiddos, you’re probably holding 47 competing priorities in your head while simultaneously craving a quiet room, a spreadsheet, and a nap.

You’re not “inconsistent.”

You’re responding to your environment and your child’s at the same time.

This is why ND parents need support systems that make sense for their nervous systems too💛