Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Which Came 1st the Thought or the Feeling?

I’ve had a therapist debate me on this, but I think they’re wrong. 😂 I strongly believe that our thoughts guide our feelings. For the sake of this post, and this practice that has worked for me countless times, let’s just assume she’s wrong and I’m right. Okay. Let me explain… Sometimes when I’m feelingContinue reading “Which Came 1st the Thought or the Feeling?”

Painting My Way Out of Depression

The other day I was feeling really down. And as I sat in my car by the river, I talked myself into following through on an inspired idea. I didn’t feel like it. But it was a beautiful day and earlier I had thought it might be a cool idea to paint by the river.Continue reading “Painting My Way Out of Depression”

A Little Too Honest

Living with ADHD without love is hard. I’m not talking about an intimate relationship. I’m talking about having loving, kind, caring support when life for you is really hard. And to be clear, I’m also not saying on tough days. All the days are tough… for me. So to have been on this earth forContinue reading “A Little Too Honest”

Maybe It’s Not Personal

Kinda random, but this was on my mind so I thought I’d share it. There are a lot of things that society views as signs of disrespect or shadiness that actually sometimes are due to other challenges. Examples: – People will assume a person is lying because they don’t make eye contact. But many neurodivergentContinue reading “Maybe It’s Not Personal”