Karise McNamee - Paths with Purpose

31/12/2025

14/12/2025

Emotions rise and fall like waves on the ocean. Sometimes they roar, sometimes they whisper, but they always move on. You’re not the wave—you’re the ocean underneath.

14/12/2025

Ahpra is issuing a public statement about Bill Tolis, a cancelled and prohibited medical practitioner who may pose a serious risk to the public.

Mr Tolis may be continuing to provide health services despite being banned, including naturopath services, which are also covered under the ban.

This is Ahpra's second ever public statement issued under new legislation that allows us to publicly name an individual in the interest of public safety.

Read more and contact us: https://bit.ly/4acz62O

09/12/2025

Well said.

05/12/2025

You wanna see my autism?
Don’t look at me when I’m well rested.
Don’t look at me when I’ve had time to mentally prepare.
Don’t look at me when everything around me is calm, structured, familiar.

In those moments, sure, I manage. I compensate. I “function.”

But if you really want to see it…
Watch me when I’m tired.
When the mask slips without my permission.
When my brain explodes because there’s one background noise too many.
When talking takes effort, when connecting feels heavy, when just existing costs all my energy.

Watch me when I rock back and forth, blasting music in my headphones to recentre myself… or just because it feels good.
When I retreat to my cocoon at 7pm because my social bar is empty.

That’s when you’ll see my autism.
Not because it wasn’t there before, but because I can’t (and don’t want to) hide it anymore.

When I’m tired or in my safe space, I go back to raw.
Back to real.
Back to who I am without the filter, without the performance of “acting normal.”

And then you’ll notice it:
the need for routine,
the rigidity in my tone,
the struggle with unpredictability,
the sensory overwhelm spilling over,
the shutdown creeping in…
and also me dancing with my music, singing loudly, painting for hours… in an apartment that definitely isn’t spotless.

That’s release.
Because masking drains you dry.
And when there’s no energy left, the real me comes back out, the one with a differently wired brain, the one who spends a ridiculous amount of energy every day just to be “understood.”

So no, I’m not “a little autistic” just because I seem to function well.
I’m autistic all the time.
It’s just that when I’m tired or safe… that’s when you finally notice it.

And if I “never look autistic” around you… it probably means you’re not safe enough for me to show it.

(If you speak french i also have a french page : Bien Être NeuroAtypique )

02/12/2025

"BIG game-changer in women’s health: period blood.

Women’s healthcare company NextGen Jane is using period blood to study and potentially diagnose gynecological conditions. Why? Because menstrual fluid is packed with cells and molecules that reflect the health of the uterus, offering doctors powerful insights other bodily fluids can’t.

One of their biggest goals in collecting period blood is cracking the code on , a painful and often misunderstood disease that affects 11% of women of reproductive age. Today, it’s only diagnosed through invasive surgery and it takes an average of 10 years to get that diagnosis.

By analyzing DNA, RNA, and proteins from mailed-in tampons, NextGen Jane is working toward a non-invasive, at-home test to detect endometriosis. Their research could also help identify cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and other conditions that impact women’s reproductive health.

As co-CEO Sara Naseri says: 'Using period blood is the most overlooked opportunity in women’s health. We can make it easy for women to get information about what’s going on in their body, and get it early.'" -- The Female Quotient

To help girls understand and feel prepared for menstruation, you can find books and other resources in our blog post ‘That Time of the Month’: Teaching Your Mighty Girl about Her Menstrual Cycle” at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11614

For a helpful book for women with endometriosis, we recommend “The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis” at https://bookshop.org/a/8011/9781681621128 (Bookshop) and https://amzn.to/3JL1qLP (Amazon)

There is also a book about living with endometriosis written specifically for teen girls and young women: "EndoMEtriosis: A Guide for Girls" at https://amzn.to/3InQeH4

The graphic novel "Go With The Flow," also recounts one of the main character's struggle with endometriosis -- for ages 10 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/go-with-the-flow

For an insightful new book that explores how women's health has long been neglected, we highly recommend "All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today" at https://bookshop.org/a/8011/9780063293014 (Bookshop) and https://amzn.to/4lKkRoO (Amazon)

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02/12/2025

Creating a neuroinclusive workplace doesn’t just support neurodivergent employees, it actually benefits everyone.

These accommodations may seem small but for neurodivergent people? They can make a huge difference.

Remember, neuroinclusion isn’t about special treatment, it’s just about acknowledging that everyone works, communicates, pays attention, processes information, thinks, functions and exists differently.

If you’re neurodivergent, I hope these ideas help get you started on figuring out what you may need.

You can purchase and download the poster here:

https://www.livedexperienceeducator.com/store/p/workplaceaccommodationsposter

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