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What is a "bautie"?!
How complex trauma, chronic stress, and AuDHD can impact the brain and body I often use the term "bautie", and recently realized I've...
Shauna
May 24, 20243 min read


Redrawing Boundaries
Sometimes extenuating circumstances lead us to approach things differently. I've spent a lot of time being angry about things from my...
Shauna
Oct 18, 20231 min read


Adult Bullying and People-Pleasing
Sometimes people-pleasing is giving an explanation. Relationships and boundaries are hard, especially as we grow and evolve and unmask...
Shauna
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Moving my Bautie is a Middle Finger to Social Norms & Expectations
Every time I move my body for me - not to fulfill some expectation or fit into some mold - literally or figuratively - I'm giving a giant...
Shauna
Sep 19, 20232 min read


You're Not Alone
In case you needed this reminder today: You’re not anxious; you’re triggered. You’re not self-absorbed; you’re monotropic. You don’t lack...
Shauna
Sep 12, 20231 min read


What Barbie Represents to Me
This may be part of why I’ve avoided the movie even though I know, rationally, the message is completely different than the one I began...
Shauna
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Unmasking the Patriarchy's Control Over my Body
[Content warning: (unglorified) body image, weight, disordered eating, sexualization] I posted a story on TikTok last night and asked if...
Shauna
Aug 20, 20238 min read


Unmasking Autism: Reflections on Revisiting Trauma and Relationships
I wish I would have known unmasking meant I’d have to tear open old wounds, erasing scars I never should have had, replacing with fresh...
Shauna
Jul 22, 20233 min read
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