Tag: Identity and Burnout
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Autistic Burnout or Depression? A Lifetime of Not Knowing
For years I couldn’t tell whether I was depressed or simply spent past what rest could reach. Here’s how I learnt to ask the difference.
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The Silence Between Knowing and Writing: What Happened After My Late Autism Diagnosis
What happened after my late autism diagnosis: five months of silence, post-diagnosis depression, and the body-first way I processed grief before I could write again.
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Why I Called It “Grow with Their Flow”: A Late-Diagnosed Autistic Mother’s Origin Story
How a blog name born from homeschooling burnout became a metaphor for late autism diagnosis, parenting neurodivergent children, and self-acceptance.
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When You Feel Like You’re Drifting: The Quiet Sadness of Parenthood
There is a sadness that lingers in the pauses of parenting. On feeling lost, unseen, and learning to make room for yourself.
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Both Things Are True: Loving Motherhood and Mourning the Life You Gave Up For It
I chose my children over my career, knowing what I was giving up. I don’t regret it. I still grieve it. And I’ve finally stopped pretending those two things can’t both be true.