I have written about confidence, rejection and trying to find purpose again, but I have mostly been writing around depression rather than what it actually feels like to live inside it. This is probably the hardest article I have written, because there is no recovery story yet… I am still trying to understand it while I am going through it.
Tag Archives: mental-health
I Know What Makes Me Different. I’m Still Learning to Believe in It
After twelve years+ in marketing, I am beginning to understand that my value may not come from being the deepest specialist in one area, but from the way my autistic brain connects everything together. I reflect on pattern recognition, curiosity, strategy and creativity, while being honest about how difficult it is to recognise your own strengths when rejection keeps making you question them.
How Many Times Can You Be Rejected Before You Start Believing It?
After months of applications, silence and rejection, job searching has become about far more than finding work. It has started to affect my confidence, my mental health and the way I see my own experience. As an autistic adult, I have also found myself questioning whether recruitment processes always give people the chance to show what they can actually do.
When Job Searching Starts to Change How You See Yourself
After hundreds of applications, countless moments of self-doubt and a mental health battle I never expected, I reflect on how job searching has slowly changed the way I see myself, and why sometimes all someone needs is the chance to be truly seen.
Leaving Behind Something I Gave Everything To
My time there was transformative, offering valuable insights into workplace support for neurodivergent individuals.
When Functioning Isn’t the Same as Coping
For the first time since starting this series, I’ve needed to take a step back from writing.
Pressure to Perform at Work and at Home
A reflective piece on the pressure to perform at work and at home as an autistic adult. This article explores internal standards, burnout, shutdown and the quiet weight of expectation, and how understanding, rather than change, can reshape how pressure is carried through my eyes.
Understanding the Link Between Autism, Anxiety and Depression
I’ve spoken a lot in my articles about burnout, masking, perfectionism and the pressure I put on myself – but one thing I haven’t gone into much depth about is my experience with anxiety and depression. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression years before I was diagnosed as autistic. And for a long time,Continue reading “Understanding the Link Between Autism, Anxiety and Depression”
Leading a High-Pressure Event as an Autistic Professional
Stepping into leadership as an autistic professional isn’t just about learning new skills – it’s about learning how to navigate the unique challenges that come with being autistic in high-pressure environments. Over the past 3-6 months, I’ve faced one of the biggest challenges of my career: managing the Enterprise Summit while stepping into a leadershipContinue reading “Leading a High-Pressure Event as an Autistic Professional”