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Webinar: Is my relationship impacted by Neurodiversity?
Welcome to our online event where Karen will explore how neurodivergence can affect relationships. 8 December. Book with Eventbrite.
Designing neurodiverse affirming workplaces
Neurodivergent people are everywhere. In every sector, every discipline, at every level of seniority. Many of the world’s most creative thinkers, analysts, designers, leaders, and problem-solvers are ND. So it is not a question of how to “fit” ND people into the workplace. They’re already shaping it. The question is how to increase the comfort and reduce the friction felt by ND people in the workplace.
Reframing the conversation around neurodivergence
ND lives have been framed in terms of difficulty, disruption or “special needs”. Yet in my therapy room, I see something very different. I see creative problem-solving, emotional depth, humour, originality, sensitivity, and a capacity for innovation that often outpaces the systems around them.
Neurodivergence, empathy and intimacy
Even in loving relationships, empathy and intimacy can sometimes misfire. ND couples might mistake different ways of operating as incompatability. We look at strategies to help.
What a “porn addiction” really represents
Porn use is not simply a “bad habit”. It can be a symptom of unmet emotional and sensory needs. By addressing these needs directly, couples can work toward more connected, fulfilling sexual relationships.
Restoring Intimacy
Restoring emotional and sexual intimacy isn’t about more sex or different experiences – it’s about slowing down enough to notice what sex is standing in for.
Why ADHD couples struggle with intimacy and how to reconnect
ADHD can bring both high desire and unique challenges to intimacy. Learn why couples struggle and the strategies that help them reconnect.
How to build intellectual intimacy in your relationship
I’ve done a lot of work on reframing intimacy in relationships on the blog recently because I think it’s important. After all, intimacy is one of the big topics that come up in my therapy room and a key focus when I’m working with couples.
Can a relationship survive without sexual intimacy?
Intimacy is a complex bond of emotional, spiritual, physical, sexual and intellectual connection.
Karen on We Too Are One Podcast
It was a real pleasure to join Martin on the We Too Are One podcast recently.
We Too Are One is a podcast that celebrates the power of difference and explores how individuals with Autism and/or ADHD can thrive
Somatic therapy exercises you can do at home
Increasingly, research is backing up the use of somatic therapies such as Somatic Experiencing (SE) as part of a holistic approach to trauma. It also showed SE improved resilience and quality of life, suggesting potential benefits for self-care and practice.