What the fork is a "bautie"?!
I often use the term "bautie", and recently realized I've never actually talked about what it means to me! Bautie is a play on words to...
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Shauna
- Feb 5
- 1 min
My body doesn’t like people my brain thought it did...
The Birth of Bautie Awareness THE FULL BURNOUT TOOLKIT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REVISED TO REMOVE ANYTHING RELATED TO PDA - PLEASE HOLD...
Shauna
- Dec 14, 2023
- 1 min
The power of lived experience in neurodivergence
Did you know that I'm speaking at The Neurodivergent Lived Experience Summit in a few weeks?! I'm sure you didn't because I keep...
Shauna
- Nov 18, 2023
- 1 min
Bautie Awareness has arrived...
I posted about this idea a couple of months ago and I've finally been able to get it out of the spider web brain onto paper; could I BE...
Shauna
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Trying to Use Adrenaline to my Advantage
I don’t know about you, but my nervous system has been a hot fucking mess lately. So here’s a quick story about how I tried to use it to...
Shauna
- Oct 13, 2023
- 1 min
Double-Inhale Breathing for Rage
Try this technique to relax the nervous system when you’re holding back a mixture of screams and/or tears. This is one of my favorites...
Shauna
- Oct 9, 2023
- 1 min
Rate of Respiration and Emotional Regulation
I found this article while doing additional research related to diaphragm breathing and have to share. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us...
Shauna
- Oct 8, 2023
- 7 min
A Story About Drinking and Dopamine Deficiency
TW: Discussions of (romanticized) alcohol use My maternal grandfather passed away on Christmas Day from an alcohol-related aneurysm when...
Shauna
- Oct 7, 2023
- 4 min
No, I Will Not Shut Up About Diaphragm Breathing...
If I could teach every single person just one skill to physically manage stress and regulate the nervous system, it would be proper...
Shauna
- Oct 3, 2023
- 1 min
Everyday Nervous System Accommodations That Have a Massive Impact
Everyday accommodations I make for my nervous system that have a massive impact: I’ve started taking the longer route. I’m going to talk...
Shauna
- Sep 11, 2023
- 1 min
Vagus Nerve Nuance: Ventral vs Dorsal Vagus
Have I told you about how vagus nerve stimulation isn't automatically “good?” You know this witch loves nuance... When the sympathetic...
Shauna
- Aug 16, 2023
- 3 min
The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis and it's Role in the Stress Response
Last week, I talked about cortisol and its role in the body's negative feedback loop. In order to see what happens when excess cortisol...
Shauna
- Aug 14, 2023
- 3 min
How Autistic Rigid Thinking Shows Up in My Everyday Life
CW: discussion of able-bodied routine One of the diagnostic criteria of Autism Spectrum Disorder relates to restrictive and/or repetitive...
Shauna
- Aug 9, 2023
- 3 min
Yes, I used to be “high functioning” and no, I’m not faking my skill regression.
The Cognitive, Physical, and Emotional Impact of Autistic Masking Yes, I was a “high functioning”* capable person for 40 years and no I’m...
Shauna
- Aug 3, 2023
- 2 min
Did you know cortisol itself is actually a good thing? Yes, I said what I said...
but hear me out because, per usual, it’s about nuance... Normal levels of cortisol are not only healthy, but necessary. Cortisol is a...
Shauna
- Jul 31, 2023
- 3 min
Yes I’m hyper-verbal and hyperlexic and no, I’m not faking my verbal shutdowns
I was one of those people who didn’t understand anything about autism before realizing I’m autistic, and that’s with a mental health...
Shauna
- Jul 27, 2023
- 4 min
Things I’m Learning as an Autistic Adult: Grief is a Physical Emotion
TRIGGER WARNING: PARENT LOSS AND GRIEF I walked away from a very secure 6-figure job in DC to come back to Ohio. It made no sense. I was...
Shauna
- Jul 25, 2023
- 4 min
The Importance of Diaphragm Breathing to Improve Vagal Tone and Regulate the Nervous System
If I could teach every single person just one skill to physically manage stress and regulate the nervous system, it would be proper...
Shauna
- Jul 22, 2023
- 2 min
The Nervous System's Greatest Weapon: The Vagus Nerve
Did you know the secret to calming the nervous system is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that connects in our medulla...
Shauna
- Jul 17, 2023
- 1 min
Tensing Muscles to Relieve Tension and Relax... I'm Serious
One of the things I briefly referenced in the previous post about cold stimulation of the vagus nerve is the relationship between muscle...
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