Tag: polyvagal theory

  • Campfire Learn Together: Therapy Is Not Neutral

    Campfire Learn Together: Therapy Is Not Neutral

    For our May 17 Campfire Learn Together, we are watching and discussing “Therapy Is Not Neutral with Dr. Jennifer Mullan, facilitated by Iya Affo”. Therapy is not neutral. Our community can attest to that. Pretending it is neutral covers up harm.

  • R-word and Genius: Situationally Mute Hyperlexic Autistic

    R-word and Genius: Situationally Mute Hyperlexic Autistic

    When I was a kid, school didn’t know I could read because I wouldn’t read aloud. Situational mutism and exposure anxiety locked my lips. One day, in a quiet corner with a semblance of psychological safety, I quietly, in a whisper, read a book cover to cover to my teacher and said, “Can I go…