Mythbusting Neurodiverse Relationships

Dec 05 2024 34 ep. 31 mins 7
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Welcome to the Mythbusting Neurodiverse Relationships Podcast, with hosts Natalie Roberts and Heather Parks, busting myths that we’ve realised aren’t true and that were preventing us from recovering and having the relationships and connection with partners and children that we desperately wanted. lovingdifference.net natalieroberts.com heatherparks.co.uk

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31. How is my nervous system impacting my neurodiverse relationship?

Dec 05 2024 23 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net Today’s episode is Heather’s presentation at the online Neurodiverse Love conference in February 2023. Heather’s busting the myth that things will only get better if your partner changes or if you change even more than you have already. We want you to know the new truth, that it takes two to create a pattern and only one to change it.. You can chang

30. Is surviving or just liking my neurodiverse relationship the best I can hope for?

Nov 21 2024 21 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net A different episode of the podcast for you today.. In this episode and the next one, we’re sharing our presentations from the Neurodiverse Love conference that happened online in February 2023. We loved the opportunity to share our experience with others there and now we’re bringing them to a wider audience via the podcast too. In Natalie's presentatio

29. Will festive seasons in my neurodiverse relationship always be a disaster?

Nov 08 2024 25 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net 🌟 We're here with Festive Hope and a Way Forward! Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali, New Year's, Parties, Family Gatherings... We used to dread the festive season. With festive myths busted and new ways to navigate challenges WITHOUT compromising what matters most to us, we now sparkle our way through the season! A special edition episode ...

28. Can my neurodiverse relationship only get better if we're both on board with sorting it out?

Oct 18 2024 32 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net It's been a while!!!.... it felt really good to get back to recording our conversations! If you're feeling lost, stuck and hopeless in your neurodiverse relationship and your partner can't or doesn't want to work on the issues that you think need sorting out, we're here with hope and a way forward! Here's some of the things we hear from people... 'If my

27. Celebrating 9 Years Friends & Answering Your Questions

Dec 04 2023 68 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net Recently we got together to celebrate being friends for nine years and a special AUA (Ask Us Anything!) answering questions from Loving Difference members. In 2014, we both felt like we were suffocating and trapped in lives we couldn't change. It was as if life had drained the life out of us. We hoped that discovering neurodiversity would sort out the dai

26. I can't be happy at all whilst everything is so terrible in my Neurodiverse relationship.

Nov 02 2023 39 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net In this episode we're busting the myth that 'I can't be happy at all whilst everything is so terrible in my Neurodiverse relationship'. Many of our members arrive in Loving Difference hoping to resolve the challenges in their neurodiverse relationships, so that they can be happy again. We don't want our members to wait until they've resolved all their ch

25. It’s too dangerous to hope in my neurodiverse relationship.

Oct 19 2023 28 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net In this episode, we’re busting the myth it's too dangerous to hope in my neurodiverse relationship. A member recently shared the following:- 'It's so encouraging to read also from people with similar first-hand experience, about the fears and doubts and then about the hope. Hope is something I had tried to let go of in recent years, because i experien

24. Can my experience change in my neurodiverse relationship if my partner doesn't change?

Oct 05 2023 24 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net In this episode, we’re busting the myth that others need to change so that our experience is different. We used to think our experience was dependent on what others did or didn't do... and we've realised that's not true. Our waiting on others to change or hoping they'll change or expecting or believing they should change or trying to get them to change

23. Will the support we need be there once my child has a diagnosis?

Sep 22 2023 50 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net Caution: please look after yourself for today's episode. There is discussion of suicide and the very desperate situations our young people experience and that we as parents can experience in our efforts to support them. If you need to, skip this one. We welcome your comments and questions about what we're sharing today. Get in touch via www.lovingdifferenc

22. Am I experiencing Cassandra Syndrome in my neurodiverse relationship?

Sep 07 2023 30 mins  
www.lovingdifference.net Caution: please look after yourself for today's episode. We realise this is a big topic we're bringing attention to today. We hope you're open to hearing some new thoughts that challenge narratives which, from our own experience, are based on outdated assumptions and stereotypes. Most important is knowing that we're here to validate ALL experiences and fin