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Continue reading →: Beyond the PrescriptionExploring Holistic Approaches to Medication-Resistant Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Important Medical Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Severe Mental Illness (SMI) is a complex medical condition. Never stop, adjust, or change any…
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Continue reading →: Riding the Wave: How to Identify and Manage ManiaWhen you hear the word “mania,” popular culture often paints a picture of boundless creative energy, wild adventures, and staying up for days on end. While that can be a slice of the reality for some, the full picture of experiencing mania is far more complex, exhausting, and sometimes frightening.…
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Continue reading →: Wiring the Connection: Navigating Marriage When Brains Work DifferentlyLet’s Talk, differing-neruo-relationships… Marriage is fundamentally about building a shared system where two people can thrive, but what happens when the two people in that system process the world in entirely different ways? When a neurotypical (NT) partner and a neurodivergent (ND) partner—such as someone with ADHD, Autism, or another…
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Continue reading →: Breaking the Silence: Why It’s Beyond Time to Shred Mental Health StigmaFor a long time, talking about mental health felt like whispering a down a tunnel lined with dimly lit flicker lights. We knew it existed, we knew people were struggling, but the “unspoken rule” was to keep it tucked away. But here’s the reality: Mental health is just health. If you broke…
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Continue reading →: Coming out of the “Mental Health Closet”In the professional world as caregivers; whether you are a clinician, social worker, or human services adjacent expert, we are trained to be the “Weavers”—the ones who mend the safety nets for others. But for many of us, there exists a hidden room we rarely invite our colleagues into: the Mental…
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Continue reading →: How to Start a Non-Profit: For Passionate (but broke) PeopleSo, You Have More Passion Than Funding? Same. You see a gap in the system. You know the exact pain points because you’ve lived them, worked alongside them, or spent years navigating the complexities of caregiving and clinical support. You have the vision, the drive, and the professional resilience required…
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Continue reading →: Shifting the Paradigm: Moving Toward Strengths-Based Neurodivergent SupportLet’s Talk. Recently, I’ve been reflecting heavily on the systems we use to support neurodivergent individuals—both within the clinical world and in our broader communities. There is an ongoing, vital conversation happening in the social work and counseling spaces about how we conceptualize care, and it is a conversation that…
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Continue reading →: “Junk Journaling” A Mental Health HackWhy “Junk Journaling” is the Ultimate Mental Health Hack If you’ve ever found yourself saving a slightly wrinkled movie ticket, a beautiful tag from a tea bag, or a scrap of interesting wrapping paper, you already have the makings of a “junk journal,” or as I call it: my trash…
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Continue reading →: Moving Weight Out of the Body to Get Out of BedWe are built to carry. Our bodies are incredibly resilient vessels, designed to absorb, adapt, and hold. They hold our history, our victories, our grief, and, all too often, the invisible weight of the world around us. For some of us, that load becomes too heavy. We build up to…
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I’m Erin
Welcome to Rooted Chapters, my cozy corner of the internet dedicated to creative decompression for the neurodivergent.
I’ve navigated the heavy lifting of having careers in the caregiving and medical support sectors, while furthering my education, and balancing the beautiful, non-stop reality of raising kiddos.
If you’re like me, then you’re 1. neurodivergent and 2. a professional, chaos-organizer. While struggling with my own mental health, I realized that sustaining my energy required much more than superficial self-care—it required a deliberate physical reset, self-awareness and acceptance, and gusto.
Whether you are a frontline professional, an overstimulated parent, neurodivergent, or navigating the intersections of all of the above, this space is your practical guide to intentionally resetting so you can continue to show up for the people who need you most.
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