12/01/2025
"I’ve set up my business to align with the matriarchal gift economy. I want people to pay me because they are grateful for my impact, not because I have something they need. Everything I sell is also available for free, without proof of financial need. As long as I’m able to show up and remind the internet that my work exists, I’ve been supported and have my needs met in abundance. But if I can’t post for a while, then no one new finds my work, and I start worrying about bills.
So I wanted to ask y’all for some help in alleviating this stressor. Before two years ago, I posted these types of asks pretty frequently, but I’m out of practice and my nervous system is reacting to everything this month, so asking for help feels scary this time.
If you’re someone who can afford to buy gifts for yourself or others this season, please consider any of the following:
📊My infographic collection, a set of explainers on the nervous system and neurodivergence that bring complex jargony topics down to a middle school reading level. Many professionals hold the PDFs as copyright permission to use my infographics in their work. Some people print the graphics and laminate them to create a more tangible resource to share in educational or therapeutic settings. You can get high-resolution PDF copies through my website or with a subscription at patreon.com/TraumaGeek.
📺I also have two self-paced pre-recorded courses for as low as $50 (sliding scale). You get permanent* access to recordings (*for at least as long as the internet exists). These are excellent for personal development and for professional development. If you have a group of professionals, ask me about group orders! We can also do invoices to employers if your work will pay for education.
🧠 The Nervous System Study Group. A set of 8 lessons covering a holistic/big-picture understanding of the nervous system. Topics are polyvagal 101, polyvagal 401, Energetics of the ANS, the BioPsychoSocial nervous system, neurodivergent trauma, attachment trauma, systemic trauma, and pathways to healing.
https://traumageek.thinkific.com/courses/holistic-nervous-system-science-study-group-recordings
🦎 The Neuroaffirming Goalworking program has 6 lessons modeling a monthly self-care practice that completely redefines goals and how we work with them. This goal system works for me even with PDA and during chronic illness flares, meaning it explicitly honors autonomy and remains flexible to the way needs change over time.
https://traumageek.thinkific.com/courses/neuro-affirming-goalworking
🔎Last, I have a live course that was supposed to happen this month that had to be rescheduled to January 2026. The Real Mental Health Villains is a group focused on exploring 9 systemic cultural biases that cause us to receive harm instead of help from therapy. The info shared in the group is intended to spark an outside-of-class process of unburdening shame that we learned from the mental health system.
https://traumageek.thinkific.com/courses/healing-self-blame
PS. Several people have asked how they can donate as thanks for my free labor 🥰😭 This means a lot becaue I tend to minimize the value of my writing in my mind. My Venmo name is Geek and my Paypal donation button is here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8FK7S4EUK54TY"
