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I knew she had been observing me from afar for a few weeks. Watching how I talk to others.Whether I keep secrets and promises.Whether I listen with understanding or lecture when children tell me what’s on their minds. Once she had gathered enough information, she decided I was worth the risk. She came to me…
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A few months ago I wrote about a 15 year old boy who has been very dear to my heart. At that time he was struggling deeply with life. He had experienced many things no one should … and especially not at his age. I spent many months trying to make him see what he…
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Wild Minds – Bright Future · We are not meant to fit … we are meant to be found My colleague recently told me …“I believe you were weird when you were a child… in a good sense.” True that.I was always different. Happy little puppy, same time highly empathetic … feeling too deeply, feeling…
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Wild Minds – Bright Future · emotional safety Emotional safety is hard to receive when you are not used to it. One of the most recurring things I come across when I’m with older kids or adults is the topic of receiving. I’m often the first person in the children’s lives who offers them emotional…
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This morning I read a post where an influencer listed everything “horrific” about having an AuDHD brain… Negative point after negative point.No strengths of an AuDHD brain.No balance.No solutions. Honestly?If you weren’t depressed before reading it, you definitely were after. And this kind of narrative triggers me every single time. Because yes… AuDHD brains have…
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𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦, 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 I was thinking about if I should post this or not …People will say it is too long and heavy. But this is exactly the point.If reading about it feels too much, imagine being a 12 years old girl and living it every single day. 𝑆𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 ……
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We all have songs that hold special meaning for us … songs that remind us of certain situations, people, or feelings. In this category, I will collect titles of songs that deeply influenced me in my work with neurodivergent and traumatized children, as well as in my personal life. I will also explain why they…
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Wild Minds – Bright Future · when you tell me I cant One important thing the neurodivergent and traumatized child wants you to know … 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠…𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠. You call me defiant.You call me a rebel.𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝐼’𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡. My brain…
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫? A couple of days ago I was in admin and found a child being grounded heavily for not having wanted to change their place (after talking) and then throwing his water bottle…
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I’ll be talking quite a bit about Karate, and especially Kata on the blog. For good reasons.Kata is amazing for traumatized and neurodivergent children… for so many reasons. And I talked about them in an earlier post. I’m currently training for my next belt. You would think that’s a good thing, but for me it…
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