Focal Points Therapy

01/17/2025

ADHD can be very challenging to live with, but it is also a style of processing information that is very common and need not be pathologized and medicated unless the person with it wants that kind of support. Like all neurodivergencies, ADD & ADHD deserve to be supported and valued.

Adapting schools and workplaces for it can help far more

01/10/2025

Wisdom for coping with polycrisis trauma and stress, with an emphasis on climate anxiety and natural disasters. Truth is we can all use these tips for coping with our day to day stresses and personal traumas against the backdrop of large scale, long term stressors like climate change, racism, sexism, homophobia/transphobia, societal violence, technology, individualism, and the soullessness of late stage capitalism.

Climate emotions in the aftermath of a disaster, and for years to come

11/27/2024

03/22/2024

Happy Neurodiversity Week! 3/18-3/24

"The world needs all kinds of minds." -Temple Grandin

We shouldn’t need a famous person who’s made high profile contributions to society to help us understand something so simple and profound, but we do. And the point is not just to need and use neurodiverse minds for what they can do for neurotypical society. Our challenge is to truly respect, support, and learn about all kinds of minds and ways of being as one diverse society, not from a neurotypical-equals-normal-and-best position. Celebrate neurodiversity!