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...
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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...
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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,...
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In this email: This email is a bunch of FAQs: Can I have my camera off? (yes) I need to stimm in meetings. Okay? (yes) I hate group stuff. (options) The time doesn't work for me. (options) Is this CBT? (no) I resist instructions. (I don't require) Will you do this course again? (last time live) How personalized is it? (medium) Why should I learn this from you? (3 reasons) Payment plan? (yes) Scholarships? (yes) What else? Sign up links Hi Reader, Are you thinking about my Autistic anxiety...
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Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: The sound in the garage Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course offer Latest videos Free workshop recording Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: 6 Things that Increase Anxiety for Autistics Hi Reader, Last night, just before I was about to go to bed, I heard a sound in the garage that my brain interpreted as something moving around with intention. Not like an object had fallen or shifted. My...
about 2 months ago • 10 min read
im Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: The two kinds of anxiety The way out Who the course may be a good fit for The practical details Hi Reader, There's two major ways of anxiety tends to express itself. There's a physical component, and a cognitive component. The physical stuff is the feeling of overwhelm, the shutdowns, the meltdowns, the feelings of panic, the intense stress, the knot in your stomach, the clenched jaw and hunched shoulders, the...
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Autism Chrysalis Creating your autism-positive life. In this email: Anxiety on the mind Anxiety Reduction for Autistics course offer Videos on anxiety Free workshop recording Autism-Friendly Camps Guide Additional resource options Feature article: This Assumption Leads to Autistic Anxiety Hi Reader, I've been writing and thinking a lot about anxiety lately. And reviewing my own history with anxiety. And noticing a major uptick in anxiety among my clients and friends and family, because of...
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