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The Weight of the Mask: Why Neurodivergent Exhaustion Is Real | The Healing Journey
In this episode of The Healing Journey, host Suzanne Snyder explores the profound and often invisible exhaustion known as 'masking' in neurodivergent individuals. Whether you have ADHD, autism, or simply a nervous system that processes the world differently than the majority, this episode validates your experience of coming home after a day that wasn't physically demanding yet leaving you feeling like you’ve run a marathon. We define masking not as laziness, but as a high-energy survival strategy involving constant social monitoring, suppression of stims, and rehearsing interactions to fit…
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