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Heather Cook - Later discovery autism coaching

I help later identified Autistics and AuDHDers break through a lifetime of neurotypical expectations to make a life that truly works. For you.

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(Re)Building self-trust after learning you're Autistic

In this email: New year, new updates 3 Latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: (Re)Building Self Trust After You Learned You're Autistic Hi Reader, I am excited about the plans I've been making for this year and am looking forward to what opportunities may come. So far, I've already been making some headway on a few things I've been wanting to do for a long time. I'm now on Blue Sky! You can follow me...

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In this email: Not the usual New Year's reflections 4 Latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: Letting Go of the Shame of Avoiding People Hi Reader, Tomorrow is the first day of 2025. Wow, a quarter century. (Some days I still struggle with the idea that we're in the 2000s, and not the 1990s anymore.) This is the time of year when all the newsletters I get talk about reflecting on the past year, and...

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In this email: Fireworks workshop recording for sale Hi Reader, Today's workshop on dealing with fireworks via EFT tapping went really well, and I got some great comments about it, so I thought I'd offer the recording for anyone interested. Here's what participants who attended live said: "This was helpful! I appreciate you so much." "Thank you for holding these additional workshops - they’ve been really helpful for getting through the holidays!" "Thank you so much! This was a very well timed...

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In this email: Holiday stress workshop recording for sale Fireworks workshop is coming up Hi Reader, Wednesday's workshop on dealing with holiday stress went really well, and I got some great comments about it, so I thought I'd offer it one more time as a recording. Here's what participants who attended live said: "thank you so much, this was very helpful, I feel like I'm much better prepared for the coming family events" <3 "This was great! Thanks so much Heather!" "I loved the way that...

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In this email: Holiday stress workshop Fireworks workshop Hi Reader, Every year, I get a lot of questions about how to deal with all the myriad stresses that come up around the holiday season, especially when you're Autistic or AuDHD, and have sensory differences that aren't understood or accommodated. So I've decided to offer two one-time workshops to offer some resources for dealing with the most common issues. Dealing With Holiday Stress Make your game plan to deal with holiday stress,...

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In this email: Important updates 3 latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: My Thoughts on Accountability Partners Hi Reader, I mentioned recently that I've been working on making some of my systems smoother, easier, and (hopefully) more accessible. Here's a preview of that. Over the last four years of running this coaching business, I've noticed some strong patterns, and I finally feel able to trust that...

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In this email: Big News! 4 latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: Why Thank You Notes Work Hi Reader, This was a big weekend for me: the culmination retreat to my 7 month master coach training. I've graduated! Passed all my observed coaching sessions and mentoring with flying colors! You'll now see a shiny new seal on my website: This has been an enormously beneficial experience for me, both...

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In this email: The unspoken thing under the things that people ask me about 5 latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: This Assumption Leads to Autistic Anxiety Hi Reader, When people first come to me, they usually tell me they want to work on getting out of burnout, or miscommunications with neurotypicals, or how they hate their job, or making sensory stuff or routines better, or other specific things....

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In this email: An important decision 4 latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: I Upset Others When I Mask Less Hi Reader, I've been making the materials for the next module in the burnout recovery course, on seeking authenticity. It's about unmasking, yes, but it's so much more than that. As I've been making this, it's been hitting home for me personally. Specifically, there is a decision I've been...

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In this email: Reflections on a Hero's Journey 5 latest videos Beyond Autistic Burnout course Recent popular Tweet Additional resource options Next free workshop Feature article: Why I get mad when people compliment my smile Hi Reader, I've been so focused on creating and starting this burnout course for the last several months, that I haven't updated you at all on one other important thing that's been going on in my coaching life: my master coach training program. This started back in April,...