Coach Sarah Durham

Oct 31, 20236 min read

Struggling to Launch

"Although what’s getting in the way varies, I have never met a young adult who did not want to lean into their own launch..."

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Apr 3, 20234 min read

Money Talks

Aligning our finances to our values can make purchasing decisions easier and increase our self-control on impulse spending.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Feb 13, 20232 min read

Will You Tell Me Your Story?

It's important for us to tell our stories for the sake of the telling. It gives us access to more of our story, to more of our healing.

Our Bodies are Full of Stories: Intergenerational Trauma & Epigenentics

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Feb 2, 20232 min read

Our Bodies are Full of Stories: Intergenerational Trauma & Epigenentics

If being neurodivergent is in part genetic and ND folks are more likely to experience trauma, our bodies are holding a lot of stories.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Dec 20, 20223 min read

Measuring Up to What?

For many neurodivergent folks, the drive to strive is a trauma response resulting from negative feedback and missed opportunities.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Nov 21, 20224 min read

Preparing for Rupture

Many neurodivergent folks have a history of painful experiences that... keep us stuck and unable to find the words to repair.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Nov 7, 20222 min read

How To Be Your Own Story Editor

Perspective work is a foundation of coaching neurodivergent folks because navigating life based on incomplete stories can lead to shame

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Sep 5, 20223 min read

On Being Hopeful

Neurodivergent people may struggle to hold onto hope, but it's possible to cultivate more of it.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Aug 16, 20222 min read

Envy & Neurodivergent Brains

If the core message of envy is “I want what you have,” then what happens if the object of envy embodies a privilege we can not?

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Aug 9, 20222 min read

Speak Up!

We should never be ashamed to speak our minds and be our true selves, but the world doesn't always allow for it as neurodivergent folks.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

May 31, 20222 min read

Pacing Ourselves

Having ADHD sometimes means going at your own pace that might not always line up with our peers, is this a bad thing? Not at all!

Coach Elizabeth Brink

May 16, 20222 min read

Perfectionism is Protective

Can our inner perfectionists actually be trying to help us?

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Apr 4, 20222 min read

Anger is Normal, So Why Do We Avoid it?

Anger is normal, yet most of us don't know how to manage it. Here are some thoughts to help you tame your inner volcano.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Feb 28, 20223 min read

Friendship Status: It's Complicated

Friend can be a heavy word, yet we use it so casually in our modern world. How can we be the kinds of friends we need and want right now?

Put a Little Pep In Your Step! (Reflections on Harmful Positivity)

Elizabeth Brink & Juanita Cox

Aug 16, 20214 min read

Put a Little Pep In Your Step! (Reflections on Harmful Positivity)

You have so much to be grateful for! If these words have ever left a bad taste in your mouth it's probably a sign of toxic positivity.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Jul 12, 20212 min read

Some Days I Don't Like Being a Parent

Parenting is hard for any person add in the double whammy of sensory issues and ADHD and you need all the support you can get.

Coach Elizabeth Brink

Jul 5, 20212 min read

It's Not You, It's Your ADHD

Our neurobiology has a lot to do with how we function every day. It might not be You that's struggling, but how your ADHD is impacting YOU!

Coach Elizabeth Brink

May 24, 20213 min read

3 Lies We Tell Ourselves

We don't mean to lie to ourselves, but a lot of influences train ADHD folks well from childhood. Are you lying to yourself?

The Life Changing Magic of Releasing Our Shame

Coach Elizabeth Brink

May 10, 20212 min read

The Life Changing Magic of Releasing Our Shame

You are not lazy, messy, and gross, sometimes you are just a person who makes or leaves messes. And that is okay.

What's on my mind

I love to write, but sometimes I need a place to try on ideas. Hear my 'rough draft' thoughts on all things personhood, neurodivergent living, and healing in my Sunday letters.