What's possible with a healed nervous system?
My journey has come full circle: I begin my dream job on July 1, and along with it starts the next phase of my healing.
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The Karapace Blog
Katie Whittier
Apr 253 min read
What’s the least you can do?
Compulsive overachieving is often a sign of an activated flight state – one of the 4-Fs of trauma (fight, flight, freeze, fawn). It shows...
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Katie Whittier
Apr 183 min read
How trauma becomes power
You’ve probably heard of the trauma responses fight and flight. You’ve likely even heard of the freeze response. Each of these responses...
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Katie Whittier
Feb 13 min read
Trauma robs you of your story
It’s February again. That means I’m closing in on four years since my major mental breakdown and the radical change that continues as I...
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Katie Whittier
Jan 183 min read
Neuroplasticity and Selfhood
People who have experienced social or familial trauma have a key commonality with people who are neurodivergent: We have to some extent...
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Katie Whittier
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Honor the darkness
We’ve entered the darkest days of the year in the northern hemisphere. The sun is setting before the workday ends. It waits until after...
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Katie Whittier
Nov 8, 20233 min read
Why neuro-safety matters
Think of someone you’ve met who always seems to be comfortable no matter the setting, who they’re around or what events unfold around...
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Katie Whittier
Oct 26, 20234 min read
No one tells you how to unmask
Everyone masks to some extent. We mask to fit in, to seem confident, to find love or to endure the workplace. We mask to try on new...
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Katie Whittier
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Sensory overload is a nervous system issue
Autistics and highly sensitive persons (HSPs) have one major thing in common: a tendency toward sensory overload. And it’s a very big...
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Katie Whittier
Sep 28, 20233 min read
Anxiety running loose?
I’ve been hinting at it for a few weeks now, and I’m finally ready to come clean: I’m adding personal consulting services to my line-up...
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Katie Whittier
Sep 21, 20233 min read
Change in the air
Are you sick of being told to “take care of yourself” in order to reduce your stress? Are you tired of being told that the reasons for...
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Katie Whittier
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Do you hear your brain?
Anytime you set yourself up for growth, you open the door to deeper learnings. And often, those learnings take you in wildly...
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Katie Whittier
Aug 17, 20233 min read
Prevent Overwhelm
Overwhelm can be a difficult state for anyone to reach, but for autistics, it can be outright dangerous. Picture “autistic overwhelm,”...
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