Spend enough time on social media and it can start to feel as though everybody's ex is a narcissist, every unpleasant boss is a narcissist and approximately half the population is currently recovering from narcissistic abuse. I understand why the language has become so popular. For someone coming out of a confusing, manipulative or emotionally damaging relationship, discovering words such as gaslighting, love bombing or narcissistic abuse can be incredibly validating. Suddenl

Somewhere along the way, "neurodivergence is a superpower" became one of those phrases we're apparently supposed to nod enthusiastically at. And I understand where it came from. For a long time, conversations about ADHD and autism focused overwhelmingly on deficits: what someone couldn't do, what needed correcting, where they struggled or how they differed from the supposed norm. Moving towards a more strengths-based understanding was important. Neurodivergent people can be c

There is a strange expectation placed on disabled and chronically ill people that once we've reached some mythical state of “acceptance”, we're supposed to be completely at peace with everything that comes with it. We should have embraced our bodies, found the silver lining, become impressively resilient and perhaps even be grateful for everything our experiences have taught us. Preferably while smiling. I don't think acceptance works like that. You can accept that disability