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A New Blog About Sober Living
Glass Half Interesting is a blog about sober living, alcohol-free drinks, and the quiet, radical act of choosing what you put in your body. I’m nearly ten years into recovery from drug and alcohol…
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Sober and Thriving
Recovery stories, alcohol-free drink reviews and ways to enjoy life without alcohol, from neurodivergent people who've been there.
PODCAST
What Is Mental Illness?
In this episode of Autistic Story Time With David I explore what the concept of “mental illness” means to me as a Schizophrenic and recovering addict. The full version of this podcast is available to…
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Burnout As A Transformative Experience
In this episode, David Gray-Hammond discusses more of his experiences with Autistic burnout. He explores the risk of pushing too hard and too fast during the rehabilitation process and how we can get…
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The Power of Monotropic Flow: Reclaiming Ourselves Through Creative Practice
Inspired by Betsy Selvam’s talk on Art as a Therapeutic Tool, delivered at Stimpunks Seeds of Cope event 17th May 2025, and the amazing Neuroqueering Your Creative Practice Course I am on with KR…
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Reclaiming Rest: Autistic Burnout, Monotropism, and Resistance
Rest can become a radical act in a world that often equates our worth with productivity, especially for Autistic or otherwise neurodivergent people navigating the tides of burnout, where even our…
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Going Deeper: Rest, Burnout, and Monotropic Flow
When Autistic people are in burnout, we’re often told to “rest”, to slow down, take time off and pull back from pressure. These suggestions don’t work for me as rest doesn’t feel restful when it’s a…
PODCAST
Autistic Storytime With David: Episode 2
In episode 2 of my podcast I tell the story of my journey into drug and alcohol addiction. For greater detail on the specifics of my experience, please consider buying my book Unusual Medicine:…
PODCAST
Celebrating David's 8th Anniversary of Sobriety- David with Charlie Hart, Tigger Pritchard, and Ollie
In this episode David and friends discuss David's sobriety journey and some of the realities of addiction. This episode contains subsjects that may be difficult for some listeners. Unusual Medicine…
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Neurodivergence and Substance Use- David with Jaesic Wade
David is joined by Jaesic Wade of Queer Cult to discuss neurodivergence and substance use. This is an area of particular focus for David and promises to be an interesting episode! Jaesic on Facebook…
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Sobriety & Neurodivergence- David with Kelly Booker
In this episode David and Kelly (AKA Behind the Mask) talk about their experiences with sobriety as neurodivergent people. Kelly's Facebook page David's Books