Neurodiversity

Extreme heat has a way of stripping life back to essentials. Writing from the middle of a heatwave in France, I reflect on what happens when the body removes the option to push through. From rest and performance to sensory overload, capacity, and the inner critic, this is a personal and professional reflection on what being in the red zone can teach us about our limits.

You know that feeling when everyone else seems to have received an instruction manual for life that somehow never made it to you? When you’re constantly translating between how you naturally think and how the world expects you to be? Maybe you’ve always noticed patterns others miss, struggled with certain social situations, or felt overwhelmed by sensory experiences that others seem to shrug off. Perhaps you’ve even wondered whether you simply aren’t trying hard enough. For m

There's a question that seems to surface time and again for many neurodivergent people, though it's rarely asked directly at first: "Who am I when I'm not masking?" It can emerge gradually. Feeling drained after social situations, constantly checking and rechecking what they've said, a persistent sense that everyone else received a manual for being human and their copy must be lost in the post. Underneath it all, there's the feeling of being a stranger to yourself. This is wh

If you’ve watched Netflix’s Wednesday, you’ll know it’s not your average teen drama. Wednesday Addams walks through life with sharp wit, creativity, and a strong sense of self. She doesn’t hide who she is. For many neurodivergent viewers, Wednesday’s refusal to mask or conform really stands out. In real life though, masking - the suppression of natural neurodivergent traits in order to be accepted in a neurotypical world - is something many rely on to navigate environments t