Birthdays, Expectations, and Learning to Celebrate Myself This week has been a special one for me - it's birthday week! In our family, three of us celebrate our birthdays in the same week, so it's always a busy time, filled with reflection. For many years, though, birthdays were one of the...

Feeling Invisible in a Neurodiverse Marriage Many women speak about becoming invisible as they grow older. I understand that experience. But I would argue that the invisibility many NeuroTypical wives experience in a neurodiverse marriage is something quite different. After more than 40...

Recently, our region was buffeted by a cyclone. Thankfully, the damage was minimal this time—but it was stressful nonetheless. This morning, as my neurodivergent husband was heading out the front door, I heard him say, “The pot plant has fallen over.” I went to look. There he was, standing in...