The Longer Road

074 Safe Therapy for Neurodivergent People with Danielle Aubin

Finally, an autistic therapist on the podcast! Danielle Aubin, LCSW, works with neurodivergent clients and has expertise in trauma. 
We talk about why trauma is such a big deal for ND clients. And the title of the episode comes from Danielle's amazing take on why having safe therapy is especially important for ND people, and what that looks like. 
If you're neurodivergent and in or thinking about therapy, this episode is for you!
 
Danielle's website
Danielle's TikTok @presenceperinatal
Danielle's Instagram @presenceperinatal
Find a neurodivergent therapist in your state at ndtherapists.com
 

073 Helping Anxious Bodies Feel Safe

Bodies often hold subtle tension because our system is checking for cues of safety 3-4 times per second.
"Orienting to safety" is a tiny, easy practice you can modify to your circumstances in order to tell the brain that it's relatively safe right now. 
Doing this regularly over time has a cumulative effect. This episode brought to you by two people in two days telling me how helpful this practice has been to them!
(In short, you look all around you, including checking exits, looking below/above/behind to tell your instinct-brain that there are no tigers here)
 
Learn more about how emotions are shorthand to get the body to take action in Episode 9, Feelings: Why??
 
Connect with Lilia for the June 8th Expressive Arts workshop, or to hear about future ones by messaging them on Instagram @flying_umbrella_studios

072 Your Body is Not a Vending Machine

Unfortunately, we can't simply put in the "correct" input and get what we want out of our body. Bodies are complex systems. 
And if you're disabled, your body may feel more like a slot machine!

071 Living Identity Over Labels with dom chatterjee

dom chatterjee shares about the paradox between having intersectional identities about which he could talk about for an hour... and also wanting to just show up as themself in new interactions. 
This episode is so incredibly relatable for anyone who has both visible and invisible identities that are important to them. 
dom founded and runs the org Rest For Resistance, focused on QTPoC mental health. 
Connect at:
IG @qtpocmentalhealth Twitter @qtpoc Facebook @QTPoC Mental Health and @Rest for Resistance
 
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070 10 Ways I’m Handling BIG Feelings

10 things I've been doing to handle the big feelings moving through me these days. And a bonus 11th one that maybe isn't the most adaptive... but I'm trying to be okay, not perfect ;) 
 
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069 Being an AuDHD Writer with Caitlin Fisher

Caitlin returns to talk about being an AuDHD (autistic + ADHD, like Mattia) working writer.
They hadn't read their own published book from a few years ago because they were worried about the few points on which they'd changed their mind. Turns out the book is good. That story blows my mind!
I'm so happy that more AuDHD folks are out there talking about their process and doing awesome stuff!
 
Connect with Caitlin on
Instagram @caitlinlizfisher
Facebook: Neurodivergent Creative Pod
The Creatives Rebellion
Working Title Writing Incubator
 
 

068 Rebellious Enjoyment Pt 2 with Deb Malkin

Today we talk about what pleasure and enjoyment look like in a body that's accustomed to discomfort. Deb is an expert in pain and stress relief, and I love how candidly they talk about their own experiences with their own body and aging. 
It is rebellious to enjoy pleasure without seeking to "fix" yourself according to society's standards first.
This is part 2 of a 2-part episode.
Deb Malkin is a feminist mind/body coach, specializing in using the tools of neuro + bioplasticity and consciously curious hypno-coaching to help people unlearn pain and emotional stress symptoms in order to feel better and pursue their amazing lives.
 
Connect with Deb at
movewithdeb.com
Instagram @movewithdeb
And of course Move With Deb the Podcast

067 Rebellious Enjoyment Pt 1 with Deb Malkin

Today we talk about what pleasure and enjoyment look like in a body that's accustomed to discomfort. Deb is an expert in pain and stress relief, and I love how candidly they talk about their own experiences with their own body and aging. 
It is rebellious to enjoy pleasure without seeking to "fix" yourself according to society's standards first.
This is part 1 of a 2-part episode.
Deb Malkin is a feminist mind/body coach, specializing in using the tools of neuro + bioplasticity and consciously curious hypno-coaching to help people unlearn pain and emotional stress symptoms in order to feel better and pursue their amazing lives.
 
Connect with Deb at
movewithdeb.com
Instagram @movewithdeb
And of course Move With Deb the Podcast

066 Trusting Body & Pleasure With C-PTSD with Stefanie Nielsen

The day-to-day of living with complex-PTSD can be challenging, especially on our close relationships. Stefanie speaks beautifully about how she navigates her life while recovering from religious trauma. Her helpful details around how she uses her body awareness and communication to improve her relationship helped Mattia, too!
 
 
Connect with Stefanie: 
Website: https://strengthdiscovered.com/ 
Instagram @strengthdiscovered
TikTok @strengthdiscovered
Podcast Strength Discovered

065 Fat Truth with Sophia Apostol

It's easy to grow up with basically 0% scientifically correct information about what fatness means. And we're trained to look at fat bodies and make a bunch of assumptions. 
Sophia Apostol, host of the Fat Joy podcast, is here to share about the TRUTH of both lived experience and some science. And for more science, please go listen to these episodes of the Fat Joy podcast that we mentioned: 
Weight Loss Companies are 100% Lying to You with Ragen Chastain
Compassionate and Respectful Medical Care with Dr. Vicky Borgia
Changing Anti-Fatness in Medical School with Anne McGladdery
 
Connect with Sophia: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatjoy.life/YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fatjoyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fatjoypodcastWebsite: http://www.fatjoy.lifePatreon: http://patreon.com/fatjoy