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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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Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: What stage of the autism identification journey are you in now? New ebook coming soon Latest videos Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course Online Autistic Women's(+) Group Additional resource options Feature article: On The Overwhelm of Becoming Who I Will Be Hi Reader, I just got off a Zoom call with a woman who was relating some of her experiences since figuring out she is...

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Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: "This is taking too long!" Coming soon Latest videos Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course Online Autistic Women's(+) Group Additional resource options Feature article: Is It Burnout Or A Midlife Crisis? Hi Reader, I've been talking with a number of people lately about who feel like autistic burnout recovery is taking too long. Or figuring out this gigantic revelation that they...

Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Fireworks workshop offer Hi Reader, Do fireworks stress you out? Do the sudden pops and blasts trigger your fight/flight/freeze response? Or max out your sensory capacity? Would you like to learn how to calm and regulate your nervous system, to get through the next few days better than in years past? If you're in the USA and are dreading the 4th of July fireworks season, here's something that might help. With Tapping for...

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Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. Heather's Blog Beyond Burnout Reduce Anxiety In this email: How to make the world better Fireworks workshop Latest videos Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: How To Build Self-Trust Hi Reader, There's a lot of volatility in our current political climate. Especially if you're in the USA (or follow our news). Whether or not you're working actively to change what's...

Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Autistic Pride Day, and a sale announcement! Fireworks workshop Latest videos Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: Getting Out of the What If Cycle Hi Reader, Three things. Tomorrow is Autistic Pride Day! This is a global movement led by Autistic people, celebrating our identity, strengths and community. And I've been thinking lately what pride means...

Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Autistic Pride Day Fireworks workshop Latest videos Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: Getting Out of the What If Cycle Hi Reader, Two things. Tomorrow is Autistic Pride Day! This is a global movement led by Autistic people, celebrating our identity, strengths and community. And I've been thinking lately what pride means in this context. Because it's...

Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Choosing rest over a good opportunity Fireworks workshop Latest videos Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: Breaking Free From Anxiety's Biggest Lies Hi Reader, This weekend, I made a big decision. A decision not to push myself. Not to overwork. And to pass up a potentially good opportunity. I'm not going to get into the details, but the bottom line is...

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Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: The thing that made positive changes possible Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course offer Latest videos Free workshop recording Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: I Said No: How I Dealt with Anxiety Waiting for a Backlash Hi Reader, Creating a more autism-positive life for yourself, getting away from the "shoulds" of hustle culture and internalized ableism, and building a life that isn't...

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im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: The difference between a bad situation and anxiety What you'll get in the course This might be a good fit for you if... The practical details Sign up links (four days left) Hi Reader, What's the difference between a bad situation and anxiety? I hear from people all the time who tell me, "I don't have anxiety. I'm not making it up. I have a genuinely awful, horrible, terrible situation." And they tell me about something in...

Woman smiling and wearing a shirt with roses and black pants. She has pale skin and long brown hair pulled over her right shoulder, sitting in a chair with legs crossed and tugging at her right ear.

im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: The lie anxiety tells us What you'll get in the course This might be a good fit for you if... The practical details Sign up links Hi Reader, Anxiety can be insidious. It can tell us—can I personify anxiety for a moment? It can say things like: "Without me, you'll say that really stupid thing that will lose you your job, or that will alienate the people you depend on, or people will finally realize how weird you really are,...