The Child Is The Healer

I haven’t been inspired to write this week. I’ve been in a lot of emotional pain associated with trying for a baby, I’ve been non-speaking and in shutdown much of the time, and I haven’t felt remotely creative nor had the capacity to research topics I want to write about. I’ve thought about writing about my fertility journey as an Autistic ADHDer, and perhaps I will - but not today.

I considered pushing myself to work but quickly realised that this would be a colonised, neuro-performative approach. I have fear around changing the content and disappointing or losing readers (especially so early on), but this fear itself is rooted in colonised ideas of what success is. Success, on this journey of mindbody decolonisation, is each opportunity taken to act in alignment with my neuro-normal, and sharing that with a community who are seeking to do the same thing. So this week, I’m sharing that process with you, as well as a poem about mindbody reclamation from early on in my neuro-embodiment journey.

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