Welcome to the Myth Busting Neurodiverse Relationships Podcast, with hosts Natalie Roberts and Heather Parks, busting myths about neurodiverse relationships that we’ve realised aren’t true and that were preventing us from recovering and having the relationships and connection with partners and children that we desperately wanted. We’re here to give you hope that change is possible!
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A neurodiversity narrative that keeps this myth alive is the idea that your partner’s too different or incapable of meeting your needs and we realised there’s a lot more going on!
In this episode, which is Part 1 because we realised we have a lot to say on it (!), we’re busting the myth that your partner can’t meet your needs so you’ll need to leave the relationship to recover yourself and thrive.
It takes us back to the very beginning of our journey together in 2014 when we were reading and learning lots about the new land of neurodiversity we hadn’t realised we were in.
We believed professionals and books that told us…
You’re too different. Your needs are too different or too much.
They can’t do it! They can’t meet your needs
The implication was that staying would be saying no to the happiness and connection we’d been striving for and hoping for, for many years already. Thriving…flourishing individually, together in the relationship or as a whole family unit just wasn’t something we heard was going to be possible!!
Maybe you’ve heard, read or believed this too?
So let’s get myth busting and explore some of what’s actually going on that we realised the myth is overlooking and invalidating and which invites our attention. With these things known and understood, more connection and need meeting for all is totally possible!
There are narratives and other contributing factors that we share plus the new truth we discovered and live these days which has supported our recovery and supports greater understanding and connection in our relationships and families.
What is Loving Difference?
We’re an online membership community bringing together anyone in a neurodiverse relationship who’s looking for new ways to reverse the impact of unknown neurodiversity and thrive in their relationship and life. Loving Difference is hosted by Coaches with experience navigating life with difference.
We guide members to learn about themselves and their loved ones in a safe, non-judgmental community so that we can inspire and encourage each other to love the unconventional and beautiful differences in ourselves and in our homes.
Lots of love,
