Heal Your Confidence

NOTICE of CANCELLATION – Explore Your Neurodivergence with Kassandra Wednesday 10th June 12-1pm

Dear friends

Due to me attending a conference, there will be no Wednesday lunchtime meeting next week.

Back to normal following week 17th June, usual zoom link.

All the best,
Kassanda

Many neurodivergent adults know what it is like to enter a room, meeting, workplace, group, or online space and quietly assess whether it feels safe enough to be themselves.

It might be the pace of the conversation. The tone people use. The pressure to respond quickly. The way difference is received. The way mistakes are handled.

These things matter.

At our next free Zoom event, 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, we will talk about what helps people feel safer, think more clearly, and contribute with more ease.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲
𝟔.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐔𝐊 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞

More information can be found in the LinkedIn event description.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88956474319?pwd=Vj4wRtar03D5Nx6gljTqMAmPkGa8nL.1
Meeting ID: 889 5647 4319
Passcode: 822013

You are very welcome to join us.

What helps a space feel safe enough for a neurodivergent person to think clearly, speak honestly, and take part without masking quite so much?

Our next free Zoom event is on 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟔.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐔𝐊 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

The focus is 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬.

We will be exploring what psychological safety means through a neurodivergent lens. Not as a neat theory, but as something lived and felt in everyday life, relationships, workplaces, groups, and communities.

Some people come to listen. Others share. Both are welcome.

More information can be found in the LinkedIn event description.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88956474319?pwd=Vj4wRtar03D5Nx6gljTqMAmPkGa8nL.1

A different kind of conversation.

Our 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘜𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 Zoom space on 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 is taking place on
Thursday 30 April at 6.30pm (UK)

No structure
No presentations
No pressure

Just a psychologically safe space where you can speak, listen, or simply sit with others who understand.

Stimming is part of many neurodivergent people’s daily lives, yet it is often misunderstood.
Talking about it openly can bring clarity, acceptance, and a sense of connection.

You can be as visible or as quiet as you need to be.

If this feels right for you, you are very welcome to join us -
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86998406110?pwd=fkbE4iQ8czOo0XabcYUnGvbVWKA1pB.1
Meeting ID: 869 9840 6110
Passcode: 944564

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨?

Stimming can be quiet, visible, comforting, or something people have learned to hide.

On 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝟔.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 (𝐔𝐊), we are holding a 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘜𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 space on
𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

There are no panellists
No expectations
Just people coming together to share, reflect, or listen

These spaces often bring a sense of relief and hope
Hearing others speak honestly can shift how we see ourselves

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 -
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86998406110?pwd=fkbE4iQ8czOo0XabcYUnGvbVWKA1pB.1
Meeting ID: 869 9840 6110
Passcode: 944564

Our next free Zoom space, Just Us Talking, is on
𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
📅 Thursday 30 April | ⏰ 6.30pm (UK)

Stimming is often misunderstood or kept out of sight.
For many neurodivergent people, it helps with regulation, expression, and staying steady in a busy world.

This session is different.
No panel. Just a space where people can talk, listen, or simply be.

You are welcome exactly as you are.
There is no pressure to speak. You can join in whatever way feels right.

Join us:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86998406110?pwd=fkbE4iQ8czOo0XabcYUnGvbVWKA1pB.1
Meeting ID: 869 9840 6110
Passcode: 944564

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥!

“I wanted to learn things about stimming tonight. The most beautiful thing I’ve learned is that stimming can be so joyful.”

If you’ve spent years holding back the things that helped you feel calm, focused, or simply yourself, there may be nothing to fix.

Those responses were never the problem.
They were always supporting you.

During our recent panel, our panellist Monika Labich shared another piece of neuroscience.

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.

In Chinese medicine, the vibration created by humming is thought to help balance and settle the emotions. Monika finds it very calming.

Another participant shared she has observed that she is humming louder and louder the harder she needs to concentrate.

It seems the body often knows what it is doing long before we understand it.

At our recent stimming event, we also explored the “why”.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞?

Steven explained some of the neuroscience behind it. The autistic brain often builds stronger, faster sensory connections from very early in life. The result is heightened sensory perception and a greater need to manage and regulate that input.

Stimming isn’t excess.
It’s the nervous system doing exactly what it needs to do.