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This episode explores the emotional challenges of asking for help while living with invisible conditions like neurodivergence and chronic migraines, including the pain of loneliness, feeling like a burden, and the journey toward self-compassion.

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🧠 Neurodivergence & Asking for Help

• "Why It's So Hard To Ask For Help When You're On The Autism Spectrum" – Dr. Tasha Oswald, Open Doors Therapy

• "The Pervasive Loneliness of Autism" – Time Magazine

• "Neurodivergent – R U OK?" – R U OK? Campaign

  💥 Chronic Migraine & Emotional Isolation💬 Feeling Like a Burden

• "The Isolation of Chronic Migraine" – Migraine.com

• "Loneliness and Migraine Self-Management: A Cross-Sectional Study" – PMC Journal

• "The Loneliness of Migraine Scale" – MDPI Research

  💬 Feeling Like a Burden

• "Why Do I Feel Like a Burden?" – Charlie Health

• • "Overcoming Loneliness: Helping Kids Build Social Connection" – Children’s Hospital Colorado (good for understanding the roots of this feeling)

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  Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/74BJO1eOWkpFGN5fT7qJHh?si=4440df59d52c4522⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  Think Out: Free Your Imagination : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ah3I2lPcvqPCnBSpROPct?si=3beb436e59f44730⁠

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