Mindful Mondays With Ashley Dupuy: From Mask to Map | The Nine Adaptation Patterns

The Neurodivergent Experience · Aug 31, 2026 · 35m

We please. We rescue. We perform. We hold everything together - until sometimes we disappear or reach for escape.

But what if these familiar responses are not fixed identities? What if they are intelligent adaptations: ways we learned to secure safety, belonging, continuity or relief?

Following last week’s introduction to From Mask to Map, Ashley explores the Nine Adaptation Patterns at the heart of this developing body of work: the Pleaser, Rescuer, Performer, Chameleon, Strong One, Perfectionist, Controller, Vanisher and Escaper.

Moving through the different ways we reach towards belonging…