Sleepy Sisters

Sleepy Sisters

Two sisters exploring the complicated and exhausting aspects of life. We're also neurodivergent small business owners and parents. We're convinced understanding your body's language is essential for everyone. Come hang with us in this unpolished space with the Sleepy Sisters. The sisters: Elizabeth Brink is a coach for neurodivergent adults who incorporates Somatic Experiencing and other body-based modalities to support clients' healing. You can connect with her online at www.thrivingsistercoaching.com or on social media as Coach Elizabeth Brink. Sarah Durham is an author, artist, and coach for neurodivergent folks who are in the 'bumpy middle' of a life transition, whether that be in highschool, college, or later in life. Learn more about Sarah at www.kattywhompous.com or online as Coach Sarah Durham / Kattywhompous.

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January 25, 2025 38 mins

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It's been a big week of big scaries. The fear mongering is intentional and feeling out of sorts is exactly what they want for us. Let's process a little of what that is like in our bodies and weave and bob through a few things together.

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
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In this sorta part 2 of our last episode on Giftedness and Over-excitabilities, we're talking about the other piece of the puzzle --- being BORED! Many neurodivergent people struggle with boredom for a variety of reasons, but did you ever consider one reason might be because you have an unmet need??

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Over-excitability is a complicated trait in many neurodivergent gifted folks, but what does it mean? We're getting into the details of giftedness and the types of over-excitability that are often mishandled by others leading to a lifetime of unlearning what's unsavory about you.

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Let's talk about how communication helps build intimacy AND how hard it is to do in relationships that really matter to you.

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com
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What happens when meeting your sensory needs upsets someone else's sensory needs? Let's talk about it!

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com
www.kattywhompous.com

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Were you allowed to feel embarrassed as a kid? Did you feel it often? We're diving in and finding our own somatic experience with feeling embarrassed. 

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com
www.kattywhompous.com

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Sometimes it feels like all of life is about decision making, so why do they feel so tricky? We're talking about all the things that come up when we need to make decisions and how to approach them with a somatic framework. 

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
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Life is full of Big Transitions, but navigating them can be painstaking. Let's chat about how to identify when we're in a Big Transition and how to cope through them. This is a great discussion for anyone trying to adjust something new - a job, relocation, back to school, season changes... so anyone, really.

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Sensory seeking and sensory avoiding and sensory meltdowns... oh my! One of the trickiest parts of neurodivergent living is the sensory experiences we endure. In this episode we're going to start the conversation about all things sensory input.

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!

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What does healthy aggression have to do with me? Why are so many people walking around unable to tap into anger? Let's chat about it!

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com
www.kattywhompous.com

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CW: explicit language is used in this episode
We use filters (and masks) to survive in the world, but what happens when they hurt us? It's hard enough to be human, so where can we find more ease and less hiding our full selves? Let's discuss!

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfecti...

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Being neurodivergent and going through menopause earlier than our peers really threw us for a loop! In this episode we're sharing what helped us through it, and how we're coping on the other side. Take heart, friends, it won't last forever! 

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Perimenopause and menopause are making their way into online chatter, but that wasn't the case a few years ago when we went through The Big Transition. In this episode, we're sharing our perimenopause stories and how we discovered what was happening to us. Elizabeth went through menopause early at age 41 followed by Sarah a couple of years later in her late 40's. There is so much we wish we had known th...

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Why is it so hard to say no? What does it mean to really trust your YES and your NO? We're exploring a whole bunch of angles to knowing our limits and leaning into self-trust and agency to respond to requests. 

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
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Grieving is a part of being human, and yet we spend a lot of energy pretending we're not wrecked by the bitterness of death and loss of all kinds. When you're neurodivergent, grieving can be especially challenging. People don't understand our big feels on a regular day - how could they hold our pain??? 
Friend - you are not too much. Spend time with us as we honor the 18th anniversary of our mother&...

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Well, this took a confessional turn... 
We started with no topic and quickly found ourselves confessing what's breaking us lately.

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com
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Do you feel worried or upset when you have a difference of opinion about just about anything with someone you care about? This episode is for you. 

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com
www.kattywhompous.com

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The fawn response is a blended state in the nervous system between being in freeze and forcing social connection. We learn to do this from a very young age and it is EXHAUSTING. In this episode we're getting into the trap of making others happy above all else, especially your own health, during the end of year holiday frenzy.

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The freeze state in your nervous system is like a circuit breaker. It shuts things down when activation gets too high. It's also the HIGHEST state of activation.

So how can we tell if we're in a state of freeze or if we're actually resting? 

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance t...

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Who has the energy to try to be perfect anymore? Do we still need to pretend we're striving for the best anyone has ever known? Let's discuss...

Sleepy Sisters podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Brink and Sarah Durham. This show is unedited and often unprepared for, so we hope you enjoy our resistance to perfection!

Find us online:
www.thrivingsistercoaching.com
www.kattywhompous.com

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