The Thought Spot

Arts & Culture Podcasts

A safe space for neurodivergent souls to feel understood and represented. This is where I give advice on how we can embrace our Autism and empower ourselves with our neurodivergencies. Here I look to be vulnerable and honest. Thanks for being present with me.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Arts & Culture Podcasts

Description:

A safe space for neurodivergent souls to feel understood and represented. This is where I give advice on how we can embrace our Autism and empower ourselves with our neurodivergencies. Here I look to be vulnerable and honest. Thanks for being present with me.

Language:

English

Website:

https://selfembark.com

Episodes

How can you tell when you're beginning to trust yourself more?

1/10/2024

Duration:00:20:52

an Autistic's take on your 'aita' scenarios

12/19/2023

Duration:00:35:35

Reacting to Unhelpful Advice

12/12/2023

Duration:00:27:48

Dressing for Sensory Sensitivities

12/5/2023

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Duration:00:25:06

let's learn about PDA autism together

11/28/2023

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Duration:00:52:24

Autism & why we can sometimes struggle with hygiene🫧

11/15/2023

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Duration:00:26:01

let's explore the abstract idea of how being Autistic is inherently linked to Ego Death

11/6/2023

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Duration:00:32:59

Dispelling Autistic Stereotypes pt 2 · Infantilization, savants, anti-social

11/2/2023

Duration:00:15:00

Dispelling some Autism stereotypes • We CAN make eye contact • We CAN empathize

10/26/2023

Duration:00:19:59

Seeing the rheumatologist, TMJ replacement, chronic pain, moving again🦋

10/18/2023

Duration:00:16:40

Neurodivergency and having fine-tuned pattern recognition

10/12/2023

Duration:00:24:21

Autistic Humor

10/5/2023

Duration:00:28:19

Can high-masking autistics have social deficits too?

9/29/2023

Duration:00:23:34

internalized autistic meltdowns

9/21/2023

Duration:00:30:24

Rest & Regulation Workbook for Neurodivergents walk-through

9/15/2023

Duration:00:50:18

stop trying to intellectualize your trauma and just FEEL your feelings

9/1/2023

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Duration:00:24:40

Attachment Styles & Autism

8/24/2023

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Duration:00:28:40

some of the Neurotypical relationship patterns I had to teach my partner to unlearn

8/15/2023

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Duration:00:21:40

Tips on making routines less miserable & goals more attainable

8/10/2023

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Duration:00:21:51

Ways Ableism towards Neurodiversity can be missed and how it's just as harmful

8/2/2023

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Duration:00:33:22