Why subscribe?
Belong…we are neurokin is the community supporting late discovered neurodivergent women’s growth in improved self: understanding | compassion | acceptance | confidence |
Many of us have grown up feeling like we’re weird, alien, a misfit or an outsider.
If like me, you’ve spent a lifetime trying to find answers about why it’s so hard to “fit”, about what makes you different, that’s exactly what you’ll get here!
BELONG… we are Neurokin is a community for you if you’re exploring what neurodivergence means for you and how you live your life.
Given that information about neurodivergence has been scant for most of our lifetimes, due to narrow research outside of the dominant power groups and a lack of wider understanding of lived experiences.
The information that has been heavily relied upon comes from the medical model; laden in deficit based bias and ableism.
This means that many of us are discovering our neurodivergence later in life. We’ve grown up not having a large and important piece of information about ourselves and how we naturally communicate, connect and experience the world.
What is Belong…we are neurokin?
It’s a subscription or membership community supporting late discovered neurodivergent women’s growth in improved self: understanding | compassion | acceptance | confidence |
Through your journey of neurodivergent discovery
from that very first dawning of discovery - that you might be wired differently
to self acceptance of your difference
what all of this means for you
how you now want to live your life
how you show up in the world
How does Belong paid subscription work?
There are five sections of Belong…we are neurokin
EXPLORE - A bi weekly newsletter Neurodivergent News providing information about the latest thinking on neurodiversity and insights on the positive shifts and interesting turns that are shaping the neurodiversity movement; the liberation and stigma of the label. This will always be available for Free subscribers
GROW - A bi weekly newsletter focusing on part of the neurokin journey we all go through as part of our growth in improved self: understanding | compassion | acceptance | confidence | (some examples of topics are below) Each of these newsletters will have reflection prompts for you to work through. Along with a 15 minute guided audio coaching session, if you want to create a focussed time, to delve deeper into the topic and consider the actions you’d like to take for your growth. This is available for Paid Subscribers
TRANSFORM A monthly learning experience with a guest Neurodivergent Learning Practitioner to support your healing, creativity and well being - mind, body and soul. This is available and FREE for Paid Subscribers.
BELONG - listen in on a monthly coaching conversation with a huge variety of women; artists, educators, community builders, social entrepreneurs. Learn from their stories of what helped them to accept their neurodivergence and find their own version of belonging. This is available for Paid Subscribers
CONNECT - Join in with closed Q & A for Paid Subscribers on Threads or Chat
How much does it cost?
£8.00 per month
that’s just £1.85 per week!
£80 for annual subscription
which is £6.66 per month
and just £1.54 per week.
I’d love you to be part of this community, as we grow together… and if you want to try it and decide its not for you, you can unsubscribe at any time.
Here’s a visual overview of what you can access as a Paid Subscriber
Choosing the way that works best for you
For too long, you’ve lived your life to suit others! living in ways that aren’t in tune with your brain and body. I want you to choose the way that works for you, as you work your way through the emotions and practical questions that come with your own late life discovery;
Reading and reflecting, working through the coaching prompts on your own
digest content and work through learning prompts when you feel ready
I want to create a slower paced reflective space for you to access learning resources at your own pace, to suit what you need right now to answer your questions or change your perspective on an aspect of the “tangle” of neurodivergent discovery you may be struggling with
I find social media too noisy and overwhelming! And I’ve been longing to find somewhere that lets me ponder, contemplate and makes me and my nervous system feel calmer
I think Substack does that. As a subscriber, to some of my favourite authors, I look forward to the learning and growth they create for me, when I choose (Sunday’s are my favourite day for this…delicious, slow, lounging and pondering = my favourite time of the week!)
I also want to create learning experiences where you can be alongside other late discovered neurokin, if you want to feel belonging within the community.
As a professional Coach, with tons of experience of working with many women
to help them accept their strengths and remove their blocks
accepting and enjoying their own unique creativity
no longer functioning in ways they think they ought to
helping them to be compassionate to themselves in their struggles
opening up a world of possibilities for them when they become unapologetically their true selfs.
You might be curious about what neurodivergence means for you, finding comfort in hearing familiar experiences that deeply resonate and then doubting that this is your truth at all.
That’s ok. There’s a generation of women who have been forced to hide our different ways of experiencing the world and our natural ways of communicating and interacting.
It’s comforting being able to access resources, how and when you want, as you dance between neurokin awareness to self acceptance. This community will give you a choice to be alongside others doing the same.
Some examples of the topics we’ll cover in Belong…we are neurokin
Your Neurodivergence
The liberation and stigma of the neurodiversity label - how this affects you and what you want to change about the perception of the label
Understanding how your neurodivergence shapes you - your strengths and struggles
Understanding how neurodivergent nervous systems differ
Ways to regulate your neurodivergent nervous system - to access rest, recovery and to avoid a never ending cycle of burnout
Your Growth
Self understanding and compassion for your struggles and what you need to take care of yourself, everyday.
Understanding and embracing your strengths - using them to live a fulfilling life
Understanding how accepting your neurodivergence changes you and how to navigate that
How to communicate your needs at home, work and in your relationships
How to navigate the emotional labour of caring for a neurodivergent family
How to you take care of yourself alongside a neurodivergent family who need a lot of support from you
how to take of yourself within a family who don’t or won’t accept their own likely neurodivergence
Questions?
Feel free to ask me for more information about Belong…we are neurokin.
I often have neuro curious women get in touch with me, in private spaces on social media. It’s an honour for me to be maybe the first person they have asked a question to or shared their neurodivergent discovery with.
Often you may be holding lot of questions, doubts and bewildering emotions inside. That can be overwhelming and isolating.
I know the power of that first contact you make when you’re curious about how neurodivergence affects you. It meant the world to me when I was feeling overwhelmed and fearful of what exploring neurodivergence would open up.
I haven’t looked back since 😊
A bit about me; I’m Andrea Anderson. Discovering I’m autistic aged 45 has been life changing for me! My mission is to inform and inspire positive change for neurokin - to improve the quality of our lives through better understanding of our strengths and needs.
My first book: This is Who I am… The Autistic Woman’s Creative Guide to Belonging will be published by JKP in July 2024 - You can preorder your copy now
Come and join us and Subscribe to get full access to
articles and audio about neurodivergence
articles, tools and resources to help your growth
monthly conversations with neurokin women, from all walks of life, sharing what helped them in self-acceptance, growth and belonging
monthly learning experiences from nerokin practioners who will share their tools for you to apply to your life in ways that will work for you.
along with access to all the publication archives.
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Join the crew
Be part of a community of people who make space for each others differences, in how we individually experience, connect and communicate with the world.
We’re often comfortable to go off in tangents! We understand how it feels to have a dysregulated nervous system, that irritating noise, the lights that are too bright or to feel overwhelmed with anxiety - the horror of rejection sensitivity on loop. It’s a joy to be in the company of neurokin who have alternative ways of seeing ideas’ concepts and problems. Participate in the comments section, or support this work with a subscription.
Belong…we are neurokin is the community supporting late discovered neurodivergent women’s growth in improved self: understanding | compassion | acceptance | confidence |
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