Episodes 35
Avg. Duration 29m
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Since May 2022
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

My goal for this podcast is to educate all people to help them understand the autistic experience. I share my experiences living as an autistic woman in order to help people of all neurotypes understand what it's like to be autistic, and to create a world where all neurotypes are respected and understood.

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Alcoholism - Why People Turn to It and How It Destroys the Brain

Mar 20, 2026 35m

Many people, especially autistic people, or people with bipolar disorder, or ADHD, have a neurological baseline where glutamate (the brain's "go" signal) runs high and GABA (the "brake") runs low.…

The Problems With Spanking Children, Corporal Punishment, Shame Avoidance

Feb 05, 2026 35m

What this episode covers:This episode explains the systemic effects of spanking - not just that it's harmful, but how it creates lasting patterns. I'll show you:What happens in the nervous system…

How Glutamate EAAT2 Enzyme Affects Autism - I am NOT Separate from Autism

Oct 31, 2025 31m

Who I am - my personality - are not separate.  I share a short anecdote about how I'm not separate from being autistic, and share the HUGE news released in 2025 that impacts all autistics every…

Autistic Oxytocin Systems Compared to Allistic Oxytocin Systems

Jul 11, 2025 20m

In this episode, I unpack my suspicions about how the autistic brain might produce oxytocin differently from the allistic brain, and what that could mean neurologically and behaviorally.  Connect…

L-Tryptophan, Sensory Issues, and the Three Pathways that affect Serotonin

Jun 27, 2025 24m

Additional Note, discovered later on:Active B6 (aka P5P) is a crucial co-factor for L-Tryptophan -> Serotonin conversion, so ensure this cofactor is met for optimal conversion.This episode…

Psilocybin Part 2, How it Reveals Neural Contracts and Shapes Identity, and Potential Risks

Jun 20, 2025 25m

In this episode, I share personal experiences with psilocybin macrodoses, explore how mushrooms reveal the underlying structure of your own neurology, and discuss harm reduction strategies and key…

Endometriosis- What is it? How Women's Pain Gets Ignored

May 30, 2025 27m

Endometriosis is a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain. Endometriosis is a common comorbidity with being autistic that…

A Cultural Analysis Of Body Shame Abuse & How L.A Fitness Exploits People

May 18, 2025 46m

In this episode, I share a few of my experiences of body shame abuse, list a few things that perpetuate further problems, explain how people's fears and projections from their protector parts creates…

Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR

Dec 16, 2024 32m

In this episode, I explore a therapy modality called Internal Family Systems (IFS) and how helpful it is!EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and Reprocessing) is also a fantastic addition to IFS in…

Interview with Adam - Lighthearted Discussion about Workplace Struggles and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria

Jun 29, 2024 1h 37m

In this episode, Adam Grant and I have a funny, light-hearted discussion about the ways autistic and ADHD people accommodate others, the social barriers within the workforce and interview process,…

Specifics of Cult Psychology, Dallas Dance Collective: How Often Autistic People are Exploited and Assaulted

Apr 14, 2024 55m

In this episode, I shared my heartbreaking experience with accidentally joining a cult, leaving a cult, and the red flags associated in general with cults.Dallas Dance Collective / Ecstatic Dance…

Interview with Dash and Grace: The Shared Experience of being Trans

Mar 21, 2024 1h 32m

In this episode, I interview two wonderful people, Grace, and Dash, about their experiences in what it is like to be autistic trans women.  They both discuss a little bit about what it was like to…

Brain Synchrony and Neurofeedback

Jan 21, 2024 40m

In this summary, I discuss some of the up to date research regarding the idea that neurotypical brains commonly synchronize together, whereas autistic people do not synchronize in that same way to…

Interview with Christina

Dec 08, 2023 1h 2m

In this episode, I interview a wonderful lady named Christina who is diagnosed with ADHD, and also is suspected autistic level 2.Her own daughter's diagnosis became the catalyst for her own…

Interview with Melissa

Sep 19, 2023 1h 17m

Today, I interview a lady named Melissa. Melissa is self diagnosed with autism & she shares many of her struggles with sensory issues, social challenges, and shares a snapshot of how she…

Healing Rejection Wound Part 1

Mar 17, 2023 25m

UPDATE (2025): When I recorded this episode, I didn't know I had temporal lobe epilepsy. I attributed all my suffering to psychological wounds and believed I could "manifest" my way to healing…

Socially Awkward

Jan 27, 2023 23m

In this episode, I propose that we as a society begin to redefine what social awkwardness means.I discuss the typical definition of social awkwardness and offer an example for you to consider. Maybe…

Heal Your Wounds

Jan 13, 2023 17m

PDATE (Nov 2025): Cannabis helped me significantly, but I'm awaiting evaluation for possible epilepsy - the relief may have been partly from treating seizures I didn't know I had. ~20-30% of autistic…

Psilocybin: How Does it Feel, to Heal?

Dec 22, 2022 33m

Harm reduction standard disclaimer:  If you're autistic and considering psilocybin, please get screened for epilepsy first - approximately 20-30% of autistic people have epilepsy (often undiagnosed).…

How Mushrooms Healed Me

Dec 18, 2022 23m

UPDATE: I created a follow-up video addressing harm reduction and the risks I didn't discuss here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa_3xZ5vTDY  Please watch that before trying psilocybin and…

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