There's a particular kind of grief that comes not from what happened, but from what won't. The future you planned. The dream you nursed. The version of your life that once felt inevitable.

In this deeply personal episode, I share the story of leaving Georgia and walking away from what looked like the "perfect life"—and learning to grieve a future that will never exist. This isn't about failure; it's about the courage to listen when your nervous system is telling you something isn't sustainable.

Drawing from Søren Kierkegaard's insight that "the most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have," this conversation explores the unique grief of losing possibilities rather than people, and why your body often knows the truth long before your mind can admit it.

Perfect for anyone who's ever felt broken for walking away from something that looked good on paper but was slowly harming them. For the highly sensitive, the neurodivergent, and anyone who needs their work to align with their values—this is your permission to trust what your body has been telling you.

This episode offers both validation for the pain of unfulfilled dreams and hope for what becomes possible when we finally let ourselves grieve fully before rebuilding.

Two people share identical advice online. One inspires you. The other makes you rage-quit Instagram. What's happening here?

In "Tone It Down," I unpack our visceral reactions to different communication styles, especially in the personal development space. Through the lens of projection theory (and its limits), I examine why certain tones trigger us, when it's actually about us versus them, and what happens when you realize you might sound exactly like the person who annoys you most.

This episode includes practical strategies for self-reflection, a reality check on the "brutal honesty" trend, and one very humbling moment involving my own podcast replay. Because sometimes the most irritating person in your feed is holding up a mirror you didn't ask for.

Perfect for anyone navigating online spaces, working on personal growth, or curious about why that one account makes you inexplicably angry.

Read the Blog: www.aurtisticexpressions.com/blog/tone-it-down-heifer

Email: gal@aurtisticexpressions.com

This episode takes a sharp look at the real stats behind the neurodivergent and disabled experience—burnout, bias, suicide, and the failure of systems that say they care.

We’re not looking for pity. We’re asking for people to actually pay attention.

📖 Full blog & transcript: https://aurtisticexpressions.com/blog/statistically-screwed-the-nd-amp-disabled-reality
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Email: gal@aurtisticexpressions.com