Healing Through Alternative Modalities & Community | Chaotic Goodisms

Let’s be honest: Traditional therapy has its merits, but if you’re a neurodivergent woman trying to heal in a system built for linear thinkers and emotionally minimalist robots… you’re probably exhausted. You’ve journaled until your hand cramped. You’ve nodded politely while someone with no trauma history told you to “try mindfulness.” And still—you’re left raw, overstimulated, and suspicious of every beige couch and softly murmured “mmm-hmm.”

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ADHD & Dopamine: Why Your Brain Was Built for Big Ideas, Not Bureaucracy

For years, society has told ADHD individuals that their brains are broken. That they need to be medicated into compliance, molded into something more manageable, and taught to operate in a way that makes everyone else comfortable. But what if we have it all backward? What if ADHD isn’t a disorder, but a dopaminergic advantage—a neurobiological blueprint that’s wired for creativity, innovation, and deep, obsessive passion?

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Is It Intuition or Trauma?

The tricky part? Trauma and intuition feel eerily similar in the body. They both live in your nervous system, they both offer cryptic advice, and they both want you to avoid pain. But here’s the catch:

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What Is a Mindset Shift Anyway?

Well, it’s like upgrading the software of your brain—except instead of a “loading bar,” you’ve got self-doubt, societal programming, and that one time you tripped in front of your crush in high school all vying for your attention. Welcome to the fascinating, often frustrating, but deeply transformative world of mindset shifts.

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