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
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Radical Authenticity
For a while, I was known online for the vulnerable and highly specific things I would share; however, as the account grew, I felt less...
Shauna
- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
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 3, 2023
- 2 min
My Uniquely Unoriginal Life: The "Ohhh... I'm AUDHD..." Edition
Updated March 13, 2024 Sometimes our best intentions are a real miss - and this was one of them. I'm proud of this book and what I...
Shauna
- Sep 27, 2023
- 2 min
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 19, 2023
- 2 min
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 12, 2023
- 1 min
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
- Aug 31, 2023
- 2 min
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 20, 2023
- 8 min
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
- Jul 22, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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