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Galvanic Systems: A Deeper Dive into the Metaphor, with Help from a Marine Engineer
And like ships designed for long, demanding journeys, galvanic individuals need regular maintenance, conscious design, and systems that help them stay afloat, without corroding in silence, sinking into hidden spaces, or wrecking against unattended shores.
Dr. Patty Gently
Jul 96 min read
Quick Guide to Overcoming Neurodivergent Burnout
This guide provides a quick way to grasp all the key elements of recovery from neurodivergent burnout, including examples of what these concepts might look like and how you might implement them.
Victor Wang
May 1342 min read
On Estranged Parenthood: The Unspoken Grief
And the silence held by the reflective parent who could not take space can be reinterpreted as absence. And in the absence of context, silence becomes an abandonment where the memories never made get already discarded.
Dr. Patty Gently
May 114 min read
When Nervous Systems Collide: Navigating the PDA–RSD Relationship Dance
What emerges from that work is not perfect harmony. It is rhythm—a negotiated, evolving balance between autonomy and connection.
Dr. Patty Gently
May 76 min read
The Opposite of Normal Is Wrong: Putting a Finger on the Source of Self-Stigma
Is normal good? Self-stigma from not being normal can make healing or growth difficult. This essay reframes the conversation.
Youssef Sleiman
Feb 18 min read
The Call of Orion: A Dream Interpretation
As I surveyed the room, I realized it would need renovation—not just in the physical sense, but as a reflection of my own evolution.
Reuven Kotleras
Dec 28, 20244 min read
Election (Result) Stress? You're Not Alone.
I am nauseatingly sad. The weight of uncertainty feels like a constant, unwelcome presence.
Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 8, 20242 min read
What is Radical Acceptance?
Those who know me well enough know that my favorite word is AND. Yes... AND.
Dr. Patty Gently
Nov 5, 20247 min read
Grief: Unsolicited Advice for the Grieving Parent (You’re Doing So Much Right)
Grief isn’t just “missing” someone. It’s not a single feeling you can process and put away. It finds its way into every corner of your mind
Miranda Merrell
Nov 4, 20246 min read
Parenting Language Ideas for Gifted & 2e Kids: Making Communication Playful and Effective
Every kid is different, and these ideas are easily adaptable, test-out-able, keepable, ditch-able, work wonders for a small time-able...
Miranda Merrell
Oct 30, 20246 min read
The Intensive Soul of Money: Learning Lessons that Add Value Beyond Bucks
growth and recovery become acts of self-care, where individuals can heal without feeling pressured to meet external expectations
Dr. Patty Gently
Oct 15, 20245 min read
The Golden Rule Applies to Me!?
“Treat others the way you want to be treated," never quite worked for me because the way I want to be treated is so different...
Miranda Merrell
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Gifted Needs and Tabletop Roleplaying Games: The Hows and Whys from a Neurodivergent Dungeon Master
Figuring my own gifted needs has taken dozens and dozens of Perception checks, Wisdom saving throws and Investigation rolls.
Youssef Sleiman
Apr 2, 20248 min read
Fostering Secure and Fulfilled Needs
By Bob Yamtich on December 22, 2023 Guest blogger Bob Yamtich has been practicing Nonviolent Communication for twenty years, and he...
Bob Yamtich
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Identity Flow Like H2O
By Dr. Patty Williams on July 7, 2023 BISN founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist who specializes in EMDR,...
Dr. Patty Gently
Jul 7, 20234 min read
Goodness of Fit
By Dr. Patty Williams on August 25, 2018 BISN founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist who specializes in EMDR,...
Dr. Patty Gently
Aug 25, 20182 min read
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