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An open archive of neurodivergent voices: writing, talks, podcasts and stories, gathered by the NeuroHub community.
BLOG POST Burnout and Coming Back Sober and Thriving Where Distress Really Lives
I spent the first eighteen years of my life feeling like a broken neurotypical.The most common thing I heard from teachers and professionals was that I was incredibly intelligent, but failing to meet my full potential. People expected great things of me. I could not see how to get there. I did not even know […] The…
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