Heres The Thing

Here’s the thing.

I’m starting this business—and truthfully, I’m still figuring out what that even means. But what I do know is that I want to stay open to all the wonderful people who’ve supported me, and to those still looking for someone who gets it.

I’m not a miracle worker. I can’t promise quick fixes, perfect solutions, or linear progress. What I can offer is something I think is a little different: I know what it’s like.

I’ve struggled for a long time (I know, real confidence booster here). I’ve tried a million and one things—some worked, some didn’t, some worked and then stopped, and some didn’t work until I tried again three years later. I’ve cut my hair short to deal with sensory overwhelm. I’ve masked so much and so often that I forgot who I was underneath it. I’ve thrown fits (literal ones). And I’ve had people—sometimes even people I love—ask, “Why can’t you just be normal?”

And the thing is... I thought I was.

It’s like people could see something in me I couldn’t see in myself. That “otherness” followed me for a long time. Maybe you know that feeling too.

I feel things deeply. Sometimes, just being near someone, I feel their emotions so strongly I lose track of which feelings are mine. I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out what I want. And right now? I want to help. Maybe that just looks like saying: you’re not alone.

Honestly, I feel silly even writing this. My brain is screaming, “No one’s going to read this. No one will care.” But my therapist would tell me to reframe that. So here it is: Maybe someone will. Maybe that someone is you. Maybe we were meant to cross paths. I don’t know for sure.

But if you’ve read this far, and any of this feels familiar—please, say hi. Drop in. Share something. Maybe we can help each other feel a little less alone