In Part 2 of Understanding the Overlap: Neurodivergence and Mental Health, Lois returns with Claire, Faye, and Ian to continue exploring the emotional, psychological, and lived realities of being neurodivergent in a world built for neurotypical brains.
Picking up where Part 1 left off, this conversation goes deeper into what happens after the diagnosis — the grief, the relief, the identity shifts, and the lifelong process of learning to exist without shame. From overstimulation and emotional regulation struggles to rebuilding self-trust and learning healthier coping strategies, this episode sheds light on the inner world so many neurodivergent adults never felt safe to express.
Key themes include:
✨ Healing after years of masking and self-misunderstanding ✨ Emotional dysregulation and the impact of sensory overwhelm ✨ Unlearning survival patterns like perfectionism and overachieving ✨ Navigating identity, self-acceptance, and late diagnosis grief ✨ Building support systems and rewriting narratives around “being enough”
If Part 1 opened the door to understanding the overlap between mental health and neurodivergence, Part 2 walks us into the reality of living it — tender, challenging, empowering, and human. For anyone who has ever felt misunderstood, exhausted, or “wrong” for the way their brain works, this episode offers comfort, clarity, and a reminder: *you’re not broken — you’re becoming.
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