12/15/2024
Vulnerability Incoming:
Growing up, as an undiagnosed ADHDer (and likely Autistic) I used to make decisions based on how things looked- and not how they felt.
It kept me safe in social settings so I got REALLY good at it.
My soul starved and my body cried out for attunement. Then (yearssss later) I decided to lean into being myself even if it made me the āweirdā one.
Being myself allowed me to be honest about what my needs were, instead of dismissing them because they were āinconvenientā or different from the ānormā
I learned last year that masking is one of the top contributors of Suic*dal Ideation in neurodivergent folks. ESPECIALLY people who identify as a woman.
Thatās why itās SO important to me that I create a safe space for ND folks to be open and comfortable in their emotions, bodies, and self expression.
Even if I can support just one person in opening up, feeling safe in their bodies, and creating a space where they can be genuinely themselves? Thatās absolutely a win to me.
This work is suic*de prevention.
This is vulnerable to share, and thatās okay because I know Iām not the only one who feels this way.
Yes I am a fitness coach, but it goes a lot deeper than that.
I use fitness and physical movement to help people with trauma to come back into their bodies and release their stored feelings.
I help people live beautiful vibrant lives and I do it in a trauma sensitive space where they can drop the mask, drop the pretenses, and ask for what they want and need.
This is my gift. This is my mission.
I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to be here, and to meet the people I have.
If you suspect that you are neurodivergent but fall āon the fenceā invitation to comment āMASKā below or in a DM and Iāll send you a survey/quiz to fill out about masking.
This does not offer you a definitive clinical diagnosis, AND ALSO- self diagnosis is valid in my book.
People donāt pretend to be sick, they pretend to be well.
Invitation to comment below or send me a DM if you want to discuss this further.
You are not alone my friend š
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