Mindly Different
Coaching for the beautifully different mind
Category: Brain injury
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How Small Molecules Shape a Complex Mind When we think about brain health, we often imagine big concepts: neuroplasticity, stress, memory, recovery, mood. But beneath every thought, every emotion, every sensation, there is chemistry. And behind that chemistry there are tiny molecules – micronutrients – without which the nervous system cannot function.
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Nutrition After Neurological Change When the brain goes through a significant event – whether a concussion, stroke, neurosurgery, inflammation, or the slow and confusing shifts of a chronic neurological condition – the body moves into a state of repair. The healing brain is not simply “recovering”. It is rewiring, rebuilding, and redistributing its resources. And…
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How a Neurodivergent Nervous System Experiences Stress There are days when the world doesn’t just feel busy or loud – it feels like too much. For many neurodivergent people, this isn’t a sign of weakness or “being too sensitive”. It reflects real differences in how their nervous system senses, filters, and responds to life. Neurodiversity…
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…in Many Beautiful Ways For some people, the word neurodiversity sounds abstract – almost academic. But at its core, it simply means this: human brains are not built from the same blueprint. They are shaped by different networks, rhythms, sensitivities, and developmental paths.And those differences are not flaws. They are expressions of biological diversity.
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When a neurological event changes your life, no one hands you a map.You wake up in a different body, a different mind, a different emotional landscape – and somehow you’re expected to navigate it while still grieving who you used to be.
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Who Am I Now? Neurological change doesn’t just alter how the brain functions – it reshapes the sense of self.When an injury, stroke, or medical event reorganizes neural pathways, the transformation is not merely cognitive.It is psychological, emotional, relational, and existential.
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What No One Told Me About Becoming a Different Version of Myself I believed in science with my whole being.I believed in medicine, in skilled hands, in protocols and knowledge and sterile rooms that smelled like safety. I believed that when you entrust your life to a neurosurgeon, you are carried – held inside a…
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Your Brain’s Energy If you’ve ever felt mentally exhausted after what seems like a “normal” day – even if to others around you seem fine – you’re not imagining it. And you’re not weak, unmotivated, or lazy. Cognitive fatigue is real, measurable, and deeply tied to how the brain manages its energy. For neurodivergent people…
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Why I Created Mindly Different For as long as I can remember, stories about people whose minds worked differently captivated me. Even as a child, I felt drawn to understand the inner worlds of those who thought, felt, or processed life in ways that weren’t considered “typical”. I didn’t have the vocabulary for it yet,…
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