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A Slow, Soft December: Why Digital Boundaries and Self Compassion Matter More Than Ever

A Slow, Soft December: Why Digital Boundaries a...

Cassandra Dartnell

For many neurodivergent women and women in peri/menopause, digital overwhelm can hit harder than it used to. Notifications feel like interruptions that jolt the nervous system and disrupt our focus....

A Slow, Soft December: Why Digital Boundaries a...

Cassandra Dartnell

For many neurodivergent women and women in peri/menopause, digital overwhelm can hit harder than it used to. Notifications feel like interruptions that jolt the nervous system and disrupt our focus....

Designing a Micro Self-Care Ritual for Busy Brains

Designing a Micro Self-Care Ritual for Busy Brains

Cassandra Dartnell

A micro ritual is a tiny act of care that you build into your everyday life. It doesn’t need to be complicated. It’s simply a sensory cue that helps your...

Designing a Micro Self-Care Ritual for Busy Brains

Cassandra Dartnell

A micro ritual is a tiny act of care that you build into your everyday life. It doesn’t need to be complicated. It’s simply a sensory cue that helps your...

The Mental Load in Midlife – and Why It’s OK to Pause

The Mental Load in Midlife – and Why It’s OK to...

Cassandra Dartnell

As a neurodivergent woman in midlife, I’ve come to realise that the mental load of the new school year isn’t just about logistics. It’s emotional. Invisible. And often completely overwhelming....

The Mental Load in Midlife – and Why It’s OK to...

Cassandra Dartnell

As a neurodivergent woman in midlife, I’ve come to realise that the mental load of the new school year isn’t just about logistics. It’s emotional. Invisible. And often completely overwhelming....

Why I Sought Out Late Diagnosis of Autism & ADHD

Why I Sought Out Late Diagnosis of Autism & ADHD

Cassandra Dartnell

For a long time, I felt like I was wandering through life in a fog, unable to pinpoint why everything seemed harder for me than for those around me. It...

Why I Sought Out Late Diagnosis of Autism & ADHD

Cassandra Dartnell

For a long time, I felt like I was wandering through life in a fog, unable to pinpoint why everything seemed harder for me than for those around me. It...

Travelling as a Neurodivergent family

Travelling as a Neurodivergent family

Cassandra Dartnell

This year, we specifically need to consider two very burned out parents, and two very anxious little boys, so with this in mind our holiday this year was quite different...

Travelling as a Neurodivergent family

Cassandra Dartnell

This year, we specifically need to consider two very burned out parents, and two very anxious little boys, so with this in mind our holiday this year was quite different...

ADHD vs. Perimenopause – Which Symptoms Overlap?

ADHD vs. Perimenopause – Which Symptoms Overlap?

Cassandra Dartnell

There are a surprising amount of symptoms that overlap across ADHD and Peri/menopause, which is why if you have gone through your whole life without an ADHD diagnosis, it can...

ADHD vs. Perimenopause – Which Symptoms Overlap?

Cassandra Dartnell

There are a surprising amount of symptoms that overlap across ADHD and Peri/menopause, which is why if you have gone through your whole life without an ADHD diagnosis, it can...