I’m struggling a bit. Why did the org say I’m a key employee in the contract? That feels like a strong word or term to use? Reflecting on org structures – you realize how inefficient they are when people game processes. Are they truly using them how they were built or just trying to add…

Speaking with my godmother today, she brought up an incident where her son’s friend was sharing of suicidal feelings at the age of 13. This is a tricky situation to be in. Bullying can be hard on kids. Fitting in school is also difficult because not everyone is popular. Being different can make you an…

Conversations I reflect back on having conversations with people. I think back to when my uncle (technically my cousin, but in Ukrainian culture, he would be considered my uncle) driving me to a Ukrainian event I was performing at with my Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. During the car ride, it felt like he was pulling teeth.…

I reflect back on my experience as an AuDHD person and the conversations I had during my group therapy session. Some people felt like they couldn’t fit in as children and were quiet. Or had a hard time making friends. My experience felt a bit polar opposite. I think the ADHD kicked in hard. I…

As women, we often hear it – a female tries to make a change – is assertive and is called difficult. You’re told to sit and listen to men with large egos go off on you and tell you how to do work. If they get emotionally dysregulated – they’re considered charismatic. Women emotionally dysregulated?…

I started my Vyavanse medication today. It felt surprisingly ok at the low dose. My partner noticed some changes where I didn’t linger around getting ready for our outing. I just got ready. It’s hard for me to notice it. Maybe because it’s still a smaller dose? I’m not 100% certain. Taking photos felt somewhat…

I was looking at cooked chicken breast strips at the grocery store the other day. It triggered a bit of a flash back to when I was on paliperidone and trying to make dinner. I had recently learned how to make my partner’s quesadilla recipe in Alberta. It was a yummy quesadilla but that time…

Transitions are hard. My dentist, that has been around since childhood, retired back in Dec 2024. It has been hard trying to find a dentist because you want to find someone that will be around for a while. Have that stability. You look at those condo spaces that have medical spaces. Some end up empty.…

Been “blogging” or trying to talk about pertinent topics on LinkedIn. Sometimes it just feels so corporate homogenous marketing with little philosophical discussions on issues people deal with at work. Might be hard to get those topic convos going but I’ll just try. Doesn’t hurt right? Be a bit of that different blunt thought convo…

Having group therapy sessions has been super helpful. In some sense you feel normal when surrounded by people who understand what you are going through, and can relate to “coming out” as neurodivergent can be scary depending on the workplace. Some workplaces can have toxic masculinity personas that make stupid comments about marginalized people and…