by willene_reicri | Oct 14, 2026 | Blog
“Why a spot of drizzle is not the same as living in the rain” If you are ADHD, autistic, or both, you have probably heard it. “Oh, I lose my keys too.” “Everyone gets overwhelmed sometimes.” “Aren’t we all a little bit on the...
by willene_reicri | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog
“Neuroaffirming” gets used a lot these days, on websites, in job descriptions, in therapy directories. It’s worth pausing on what it actually means when it shapes how a session is run, rather than just how a practice describes itself. For a long...
by willene_reicri | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog
As a counsellor working with neurodivergent adults, and someone who was diagnosed with AuDHD later in life myself, I’ve heard most of the reactions people have when someone shares a new autism or ADHD diagnosis. Almost all of them come from good intentions. Very...
by willene_reicri | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog
My Ouma (Afrikaans for grandmother) taught me to knit and crochet when I was five. She was, without question, my favourite person in the whole world. I have vivid memories of sitting beside her, hook in hand, more knots than stitches, while she patiently showed me the...
by willene_reicri | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog
Anxiety advice moves in trends as fast as anything else online. Some of it holds up. A lot of it doesn’t. Here are three grounding techniques with genuine evidence behind them, including the ones I use myself. Breathing, without the rigid counting Most breathing...
