MGEL Mini: A Note To Neurotypical Readers

I write from a neurodivergent & trauma lens, but if you’re neurotypical and you found yourself here, I want you to know:

It’s okay if you see yourself in what I write.
It’s okay if there are glimpses of familiarity. 

The feelings and situations I explore–shame, confusion, grief, anger, loneliness–are part of being human.

You might not live with them every day.
You might not need coping skills just to function.
You might not be drowning in them like so many of us are.

But if you’ve ever struggled with chronic invalidation, emotional invisibility, or the feeling that you had to earn your worth just to exist–read on.  There may be something here that speaks to you, too.  

You don’t have to “qualify” to hurt.
You don’t have to have a diagnosis to feel overwhelmed.
You don’t have to be melting down to need support.
You don’t need a traumatic childhood to justify your pain.
You don’t need to have a CPTSD diagnosis to carry its scars.
You don’t have to compare your suffering to someone else’s to make it valid.

I write for those of us who were never given the tools–who were told we were too much or not enough, who tried to become acceptable and lost pieces of ourselves in the process.  

You don’t need to be neurodivergent or have a traumatic history to benefit from emotional fluency.  You just have to be human.

You’re not trespassing–you’re welcome here.
You’re not appropriating–you’ve likely felt these things, too.

You made it here, and that tells me something about you already—you’re looking for truth. Stay as long as you need.

-A

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MGEL Mini: What If You’re Using the Wrong Hand?: Another attempt at bridging understanding.