Menopause and midlife bring real changes, inside and out. For women and AFAB folks, shifts in hormones can affect body image, self-confidence, and intimacy. If you’re feeling frustrated by weight gain or pressured by unrealistic beauty standards, you’re not alone.

When you’re Autistic, your social battery is dead ☠️ and you have to try and do small talk 😑 The struggle is real! #autistic #actuallyautistic #mentalhealth #autisticadults #autisticwomen #audhd #audhder #prismaticcompassion #ontario #simcoemuskoka #smalltalk #autisticburnout #meme

This Pride, remember that a lot’s been happening to the LGBT2SQ+ community in countries where folx fought so hard to gain acceptance & human rights. Not to mention the many countries where being queer/trans is not accepted. So, please be an ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #pride #pridemonth #pride2025 #humanrights #lgbt

This is what neuro-affirming care can look like: cozying up under a weighted blanket, blocking out the world with noise-cancelling headphones, and letting music soothe an overwhelmed nervous system. Link in bio ✨ #autistic #distinctanxiety

Many of my trans clients struggle with gender dysphoria/body image. When they get on hormones & have had gender-affirming surgeries (if wanted), they often say that now they feel like themselves, they’re no longer worried about body size. Can you relate? #genderidentity #trans #bodyimage #bodysize

I hear some scary stories from new therapists trying to find the right fit practice-wise. Do your homework, compare places, ask questions, negotiate, and know that you bring a lot to the table, too! ✨💡 #therapist #newtherapist #knowyourworth #privatepractice #clinicalsupervision

I hope you let yourself rest, because: -It’s a gentle rebellion against a world that measures us by our output. -To pause is to reclaim your own pace, to remember you are worthy even in stillness. -In your quiet moments, you honour your own limits and needs, no justification required #rest #mindful

This weekend, I hope you let yourself rest. It’s a gentle rebellion against a world obsessed with doing. Even in stillness, you are enough. #restasresistance #selfcompassion #slowliving #mentalhealthmatters #gentlerebellion #worthyrest #ontariotherapy #rest #restisresistance

There are thousands of stories of medical gender bias & gaslighting. So many women/AFAB folks aren’t taken seriously, dismissed, & traumatized by medical professionals who’ve been trained in ways from the Stone Age. It needs to stop! #medicalgaslighting #georgiaoconnor #medicalgenderbias

Watching the story of Sally Gearhart and Harvey Milk reminded me how much courage it takes to stand up against hate. Pride wasn’t born out of celebration, but out of resistance and survival. We owe so much to those who came before us 🌈✨ #lgbtrightsarehumanrights #pride #2slgbtqia #noh8 #pride2025

Sometimes the biggest relief is just being understood; no long explanations, no need to mask, just someone who gets it. You deserve spaces where you can just be you, and where your story makes sense without footnotes. 💜✨ #adhd #autistic #spoonie #audhd #therapy #neuroaffirming #therapistthoughts

I feel so bad for new grads. They come out of school, don’t hear back from job applications, due to ‘ghost jobs’ and because companies won’t hire without experience, but they can’t get experience without the education. BS. #ghostjobs #newgrad #cantgetajob #catch22 #bs #mentalhealth #uncertainty

New guidelines urge doctors to “not underestimate the pain experienced by patients” during the IUD insertion procedure and outlined a range of pain management options. nyti.ms/4ktIOjf

Mantras to Challenge Perfectionism ✨I’m allowed to be human. ✨Progress, not perfection. ✨I am worthy, even when things aren’t perfect. ✨I’m doing the best I can, and that’s enough. ✨Small steps still lead to progress. #mantras #perfectionism #mentalhealth #youareenough #selfcompassion

Motherhood is often painted as the ultimate life milestone, but the reality can feel far more complex and overwhelming, especially for undiagnosed or late-diagnosed ADHD and Autistic mothers. Link 🔗 in bio! #motherhood #newmother #adhdwomen #autisticwomen #audhd #postpartummentalhealth

Women/AFAB people are taught to put their needs last. They fear letting people down, so when it comes to others, their anxiety around this overrides executive functioning challenges and leads to over-achieving, because they don’t ever feel good enough. #executivefunction #audhd #adhd #autistic

Mothers Day can be bittersweet for so many, for many reasons. Grief can be present as well as joy in terms of the present 🌟 #mothersday #grief #griefjourney #parentloss #mother #stepmother #mum #therapistthoughts #mentalhealth #ontario #simcoecounty

Bye Weight Watchers. Thanks for making massive profits at the cost of people’s psychological and physiological well-being because dieting doesn’t work. Won’t miss you. #edtherapist #dietculture #weightwatchers #antidiet #weightinclusive #healthateverysize #millennial #millennialtherapist

Did you know green light therapy can help ADHDers, Autistic people, and migraine sufferers? 🌿✨ Whether it’s calming sensory overload, supporting emotional regulation, or reducing migraine intensity 🌳💚 ✨ #greenlighttherapy #migrainerelief #ADHDer #Autistic

Your younger self knows how far you’ve come, and they’re so proud of you ✨ #youngerself #soproud #lookhowfaryouvecome #mentalhealth #selfhealingjourney #selfhealing #selfgrowth #selfgrowthjourney #personalgrowth #overcoming #lifechallenges #youareamazing #ontario #onlinetherapyworks

We must fight to save PBS and NPR.

Capitalistic, Neurotypical Workspaces are not positive places for Autistic peeps. We need to do better! #Autistic #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #autisticadult #audhd #autisticburnout #capitalism #suicideprevention #dei #performative #neurotypical #ontario #mentalhealth #audhdtherapist

Part 2: Endometriosis & Immune Conditions: New Research 🧐 A new study has revealed strong links between endometriosis and immune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease, and osteoarthritis. Have you experienced immune challenges alongside endo? #endometriosis #autoimmunity

Part 1: Endometriosis & Immune Conditions: New Research 🧐 A new study has revealed strong links between endometriosis and immune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease, and osteoarthritis. Have you experienced immune challenges alongside endo? #endometriosis #autoimmunity

Part 2 🌟 Cognitive defusion is a powerful technique that help you create space between yourself and your inner critic 💭 #cognitivedefusion #mentalhealthmatters #neuroaffirmingcare #selfcompassion #therapisttips #coping #innercritic

Part 1 🌟 Cognitive defusion is a powerful technique that help you create space between yourself and your inner critic 💭 #cognitivedefusion #mentalhealthmatters #neuroaffirmingcare #selfcompassion #therapisttips #coping #innercritic

Tonight, I paid respects to my client, who passed away. I’ve experienced quite a lot of deaths in my life, and I’m finding that grief never gets easier regardless of how many losses, especially when you’re an empath 😔 #grief #griefandloss #griefawareness #griefsucks #empath #empathproblems #empath

How about both being Trans & Autistic can exist at once?! Why does a doctor who likely doesn’t have a clue about being Autistic get to decide if it’s gender identity or Autism…when by the nature of being Autistic we tend to see social norms like the gender binary differently #protecttranskids #nhs

Skin picking is common for Autists. Many of us use it as a stim, which growing up was likely less noticeable, than stims we’d get in crap for. It’s reinforcing, too, as once you start, the more you want to keep going to try and even it out. Can you relate? #autistic #audhd #skinpicking #stimming

I’m really sad and will miss my client very much. She was an awesome human being. I Learnt just as much from her as she did from me. We had a lovely therapeutic relationship. I will miss our discussions 😔 Sending condolences and compassion to her family 💔💐 #grief #therapist #sadness

When people say that you don't look like you have a chronic health issue, but they don't see the constant, chronic fatigue and never feeling rested on a daily basis. #chronicillness #spoonie #chronicfatigue #autoimmune #spoonielife

✨ As an audhd therapist, it’s tiring to attend 'affirming' trainings that still: 🚩 use non-person-first language 🚩 label clients as 'non-compliant' 🚩 push treatments ignoring marginalised groups We need nuance + lived experience #Autistic #ADHD #livedexperience #mentalhealth #therapy #audhd

Socializing for you as an Autistic person can feel like a minefield 💣 so here’s a few tips to try and navigate this. The struggle is real 🌈 #qualityoverquantity #recoverytime #boundarysetting #socializing #actuallyautistic #autistic #autisticadults

Capitalism is exhausting 😵 This is NOT normal. It’s not you who is failing. The system is failing us! We need change 🚨 #latestagecapitalism #capitalism #burnout #burntout #hustleculture #tiredaf #millenialtherapist #grindculture #thisisnotokay #thisisnotnormal #thegrind

🌟 **New Blog Post Alert!** 🌟 ”Understanding Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD): Why It Feels So Intense and How to Cope” #rejectionsensitivity #rsd

How Long Did the Medical System Gaslight You Before Diagnosis? ‘It’s just anxiety. ‘Have you tried losing weight?’ ‘Maybe birth control will help!’ ‘All your tests came back normal!’ Do any sound familiar? #chronicillness #spoonie #medicalgaslighting #misdiagnosed #undiagnosed #womenshealth

Not shockingly, the UK Supreme Court made a unanimous decision yesterday…yet I’m sure it wasn’t based on the nuances of actual biological science. It’s ridiculous to me that this is what people are worried about when there are actual things to worry about in this world #intersexpeopleexist #trans

How is #rfkjr actually in power? So very scary and wrong. This is going to do so much damage to Autistic people and their families 🤯 #actuallyautistic #autistic #autism #eugenics #misinformation #misinformationkills #advocate #audhd #autismawareness #scarytimes #therapyispolitical #ontariotherapist

No offence, but this is BS! This is so not about furthering things for women. This is about out-of-touch privilege when people are struggling to afford groceries! #bs #privilege #theonepercent #greed #greedflation #housingcrisis #taxtherich #workingpoor #outoftouch #poverty

🌈 True connection is rare and beautiful 🌈 Tag someone who sees your soul and loves you for it ✨ #connection #mentalhealthawareness #selflove #healingjourney #authenticrelationships #connectionmatters #findyourcommunity #findyourpeople #ontario #simcoecounty #therapistthoughts #prismaticcompassion

As a late-diagnosed AuDHDer, I now understand why Psychology became a special interest. I was desperate to decode why people said one thing but did another, why it often led to hurt. I became a therapist to give others the understanding I rarely had 💝 #adhd #actuallyautistic #audhd #therapistlife

When you set a boundary, and your inner system is like, ‘Wait, what do we do now?’ 🐈✨ Boundaries are tough, but they’re also self-care. Give yourself grace as you learn to navigate them 💜 #mentalhealth #mentalhealthhumour #boundarysetting #meme #traumahealing #selfcarejourney #therapyworks

Burnout is real but you’re not alone! 🤗 Explore emotional strategies to combat burnout: ✨validate your feelings ✨set healthy boundaries ✨seek social support ✨embrace creative outlets #burnoutsupport #mentalhealth #neurodivergenthealing #burnout #burnoutrecovery #burnoutprevention #adhd #autistic

This #NeurodiversityAwarenessMonth, we celebrate unique minds. 💌 Don’t miss out! Click here to subscribe to the Prismatic Compassion Newsletter: prismaticcompassion.com/newsletter-s... #ontario #newsletter #mentalhealth #adhdawareness #autismawareness #neuroaffirming #unmasking

✨New Blog Post Alert 🚨 Ehlers-Danlos and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and their co-occurring health challenges, like MCAS, POTS, etc., can also impact mental health and quality of life. They also tie in with higher rates of being ADHD/Autistic #ehlersdanlossyndrome #mentalhealth #hypermobility

Part Two: Ever felt unheard at a doctor’s appointment? You’re not alone. Healthcare can be frustrating, but these five advocacy tips can help you feel more empowered and prepared. Your voice matters, and you deserve care that respects your needs #healthcareadvocacy #patientrights #spoonielife

Part One: Ever felt unheard at a doctor’s appointment? You’re not alone. Healthcare can be frustrating, but these five advocacy tips can help you feel more empowered and prepared. Your voice matters, and you deserve care that respects your needs #healthcareadvocacy #patientrights #spoonielife

Ever feel like you’re always on the outside looking in; never quite belonging? Being late-diagnosed Autistic often means spending years trying to fit into spaces that were never built for you. By the time you realize, the burnout has set in #Autistic #latediagnosedautistic #Autisticburnout