Coping is often mistaken for resilience. But for neurodivergent women it can mean masking, pushing through, and depleting ourselves in environments not designed for us. This post explores how continuous coping leads to burnout, and why choosing to cope with less—by reducing demands and meeting our needs—creates the conditions for recovery, sustainability, and a more authentic life.

Do you ever feel paralysed by the weight of ‘too much to do’? Body doubling is a simple yet powerful support strategy - often used by autistic women and women with ADHD - that helps reduce overwhelm, ease avoidance cycles, and create gentle accountability. In this journal entry, Kimmy explores how to know if body doubling might be right for you, who it’s designed to support, and why it can make tasks feel lighter and more achievable.

This journal entry references a few lines of one of Andrea Gibson’s poems in relation to the moral and ethical injury Australian OTs have experienced by the actions of the NDIA.