AuDHD Flourishing

May 18 2024 31 mins 107

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The unique neurotype that is autism + ADHD has both strengths and challenges. Because most advice doesn't work for us (especially if you also have a PDA profile), it can feel that everyone else is figuring things out while we're struggling just to survive. Your AuDHD host, Mattia Maurée (they/them), shares research findings, lived experience, and what they've learned from coaching over 120 neurodivergent folks. They focus on feeling better first, before tackling the big life design questions. You're doing great, you belong here, and it's possible to feel a lot better.
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050 You're Doing Better Than You Realize

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Multiple times in the past week or two, clients have felt like they're failing miserably. But it turns out they're in complex, difficult, multifaceted situations that don't have an easy answer. Plus, it's easy to feel like we're never doing enough, or the right thing. If we're solving personal problems, world events loom large. If we're addressing world events, it feels like a drop

049 Managing Big Feelings

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