Neuro Niche Therapy

23/03/2026

When you pop out to the shop for snacks, after an extended hibernation, and avoid eye contact with any other lifeform at all costs.

22/03/2026

22/03/2026

Managing self-care with a neurodivergent brain can be a little bit hit and miss. Recognising your own rest and sleep patterns can really help.

Understanding that your circadian rhythm might have you awake all night and sleeping in till late morning, but knowing that this is ok because your best work gets done in the quieter hours of the day, when others are sleeping and there are no demands being placed on you. You were not built for maintaining a regular neurotypical 9-5 work week. Acceptance of who you are and how you function are key to accessing the best version of you.

Understanding why and how revenge bedtime procrastination might be affecting your sleep is another valuable lesson to learn. This is when your mind and body are trying to claw back all the hours you lost in the day.

Understanding the chances of sticking to any routine, even the ones that you implement yourself, might prove challenging or seem virtually impossible to maintain.

However, berating yourself for skipping routines can lead you into feelings of anxiety, overwhelming pressure and can even feel physically painful to some people.

This is especially true if the routine is a boring, long-term, repetitive chore, like brushing your teeth and taking a daily shower. Don't beat yourself up. Cut yourself some slack. Do what you can when you can, if you feel motivated enough, but the rest can wait.

Breathe. Take long deep breaths in and out. Breathe in for a count of 4, hold for 7 and out for 8. Concentrate on getting your nervous system regulated, calmer and more in balance. Check in with yourself every day. Take the time to ground yourself. Then, try just one small task for 5 minutes.

The only thing that matters is that you feel able to exist without shutdown, meltdown or burnout taking you completely out of the game.

Ask yourself, are you getting the rest and self-care that you need to keep your body and mind functioning well enough?

18/03/2026

Are you having an 'eyes wide open' or an 'eyes closed shut' kind of week? Can you relate?

13/03/2026

Mother's Day is just around the corner. For some, it's a day to celebrate. However, Margot's daughter stopped speaking to her mother in 1948, aged just 15. We will never know the reason(s) why she cut Margot out of her life completely, but we do know it couldn't have been an easy decision. Generational trauma was unsurprisingly passed down through many generations of women. Margot passed it on to her one and only surviving child, then on again to her grandchildren, and again to her great-grandchildren. Some hidden corners of her dark and disturbing family past were revealed over time: a history of pain, loss, substance misuse, homelessness, displacement, divorce, abandonment, su***de, murder, and abuse. Violations of all kinds prevented this mother and daughter from developing a lifelong bond and from sharing their lives, happily together. Such a sad loss for both women.

12/03/2026

How did it feel to get that important confirmation?

10/03/2026