ππ½ Subscribe for thoughtful, bite-sized emails β from Liz Zhou, a neurodivergent therapist β on how to take care of your nervous system & understand your brain.
Peek at my new podcast: Nervous System Care & Healing π§
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How does your brain like to process information?
Our brains process information in so many different ways β visually, auditorily, kinesthetically, verbally, non-verbally, sub-consciously, consciouslyβ¦ and more. β π§ If you happen to be an auditory processor, you might enjoy this new resource that Iβve been working on behind the scenes. Iβm excited to share a preview here. Itβs a podcast, and Iβm calling it Nervous System Care & Healing. Yβall are the first to hear about it! π€ β β
β This podcast aims to answer one question, in a bunch of different ways: How do we take care of ourselves & each other, while we navigate systems of oppression that were designed to keep us dysregulated? The first few episodes will come out next month β so if you follow my podcast on the platform of your choice, youβll see them pop up soon. π I created this podcast to make space for conversations that are too long for a social media post, too complex for a single email. These topics deserve nuance, depth, and sustained attention, not just a sound bite. β I canβt wait to share more soon. For now, Iβd love to invite you to check out the trailer on Apple, YouTube, or Spotify. ππ½ Feel free to reply & let me know: what topics & questions would you like to hear me talk about on the podcast? If youβve ever had a burning question about: nervous system care, neurodiversity, holistic healing, or collective healing β I would love to know. β Talk again soon, β P.S. If you're overwhelmed & burnt out, but too busy for weekly therapy, I am here to support you. I offer βNervous System Healing Intensivesβ β three 90-minute sessions, using brain-body modalities (Brainspotting, IFS, EMDR) that go deeper than talk therapy & help you feel better, sooner. β
β Intensives are a type of short-term, accelerated therapy β for folks who prefer a hyper-focused approach to healing; who need longer than 50-min sessions to warm up & process deeply. Our three 90-minute sessions are scheduled across 1-2 weeks. ππ½ If you want to get an Intensive on the books, click here to book an intro call. β P.P.S. Know someone who needs to hear this? Forward it along. New readers can subscribe βHEREβ. I help highly sensitive, neurodivergent adults heal their nervous systems & connect with their authentic selves. π Need a nervous system reset? β> Join me for a Calm Place meditation.
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βLiz's Neurodivergent Letters
ππ½ Subscribe for thoughtful, bite-sized emails β from Liz Zhou, a neurodivergent therapist β on how to take care of your nervous system & understand your brain.
If someone were to ask you, βhow are you, really?ββ¦ what would you honest answer be right now? In times like these, when the world & current events seem to move faster than the human nervous system was designed to process, I feel grateful to know my βparts.β So, my honest response to βhow are you, really?β would not be a short answer β itβd be an answer that acknowledges all of my parts. We all have parts, working inside of our nervous systems, helping us to navigate life in whatever way...
I recently joined a pottery class, as a way to unwind, be creative, meet new people, and learn a fun new skill. πΊ 2 weeks & 1 clay-splattered shirt laterβ¦ and I want to share some (neurodivergent) observations. *** My art teacher uses a lot of verbal instructions β put your hand there, put your other hand here, position your body this way. The challenge? My brain struggles to process verbal instructions. I have a much easier time with slow, experiential, and visual learning. Whether your...
As highly sensitive & neurodivergent people, I think a lot of us are used to navigating complexities and holding dualities. For example: the complexity of masking to stay safe and unmasking to conserve energy, while learning who you are underneath the masks. The duality of experiencing deep joy and deep grief, sometimes within the same hour. Or the same breath. And the whiplash of shifting between these two states. The paradox of parts of you wanting connection, and parts of you wanting to be...