The Neurodivergent Professor

Have you ever thought about your boundaries? Maybe a therapist told you your boundaries were weak. Or maybe you read something about relationships and how some people might not respect your boundarie…

Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong anywhere? Do you have a ‘sacred space’ where you do feel like you have membership?

For many of us, we have our family. Whether or not we truly feel comfortabl…

How do you feel about terms like people pleaser, codependent, inauthentic, or chameleon?

We use these terms to describe when we are not ‘being ourselves’ in the presence of other people.

I think this p…

I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues. Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Do you have an opinion about climate change? How about abortion? Or universal basic inc…

What is your experience with therapy? Have you tried it? Wanted to try it? Hesitant to try it? Overwhelmed? Did you have a bad experience?

 I have noticed some neurodivergent people have had negative …

Do you love yourself?

I know, it’s an extremely personal question. When a counselor first asked me this question I was taken aback. It’s offensive and puts one in a defensive position. And who likes f…

Have you ever felt like everyone understands the rules except for you? Me, too. And I’ve spent over a decade in therapy trying to figure it out.

The main reason I sought help from therapists, counselo…

Are you a religious person? An atheist? Agnostic?

I consider myself to be agnostic. Mostly because I Don’t Know. 

If I had to choose any belief system to attach to, I would be a Darwinist. By this, I m…

Have you ever felt like the only person who didn’t receive a ‘How to Live Life’ handbook? Did you think everyone else understood what was going on except you? I’ve felt like that my whole life. 

And i…

If you are in therapy or considering psychoanalysis this episode is for you. This episode is also for you if you have been wondering about neurodivergence, autism, or ADHD. This is the beginning of w…

Have you ever thought about how complex our brains are? Or about how little we seem to really know about the way we think?

Like, how can we simultaneously love our family but also they annoy us to no …

Have you ever felt like scientists were assholes? Or at least super arrogant? 

I often hear scientists sound this way. And when I was in academia it seemed they surrounded me. Being an academic seemed…

Do you ever think about what life was like for early humans once we had our basic needs met? You know, once we figured out how to procure victuals and maintain a shelter. What was life like? 

Experts …

Do you ever feel like what you want to do goes against what society ‘wants’ you to do? 

Like, maybe you want to be a painter, but your parents and your school tell you that you’ll never make any money…

you remember the term ‘coping mechanisms’? We used to hear this phrase often, usually when people were referring to our bad habits. 

Like, smoking is a coping mechanism for stress. Avoiding conflict i…

If you’re familiar with me or craft beer (or maybe both?) you may be familiar with the phrase, “The brewing industry is 99% asshole free”. This quote became famous when Sam Calagione, founder of Dogf…

What matters to you? What is important? What do you value (Episode 46 Values)? We say things matter to us when we put energy into developing, protecting, and thinking about them.

Our families matter. …

You're probably not old enough to remember, but a commercial in the 70s reminds me of this episode. In the commercial, a woman who represented Earth informed the viewer, 

"'It's not nice to fool Mothe…

Are humans inherently evil? 

There’s a popular hypothesis that says we are. It’s a great excuse for bad behavior. But believing we can’t help ourselves has never set well with me. Kind of like when so…