46: Neurodivergent Rebel & Identity Reformation Post-Diagnosis

Most neurodivergent people have a story of collapse before success. Neurodivergent Rebel - Lyric Rivera - joins me to talk about the rite-of-passage crises that force us to confront burnout, identity, capitalism, and the quiet self-abandonment we were taught to survive with.

Curious what’s inside?

• The “Rite of Passage” Crisis: Why so many neurodivergent people hit collapse?
• The “Queer-Adjacent Without Language”: Growing up in the Texas Bible Belt feeling out of place without ever having the words to name non-binary identity.
• The Capitalism Lie: How destroying your body, your boundaries, and even the planet gets framed as “success” & why we're refusing that narrative.
• Protecting Your Peace: Unlearning performative identity, setting boundaries, and choosing emotional safety over productivity theater.
• Lavender Gelato & Feeling at Home: talk of cozy things

Key Questions Answered in the Audio:

• Why do so many neurodivergent people experience an identity collapse before healing can begin?

• How does discovering autism open the door to questioning gender, capitalism, and self-abandonment?

• What happens when racism, colonial thinking, and “just a difference of opinion” shape parenting, education, and mental health systems?

Resources Mentioned:

• Lyric Rivera — The Neurodivergent Rebel & published author - https://neurodivergentrebel.com/

• Autism Identity in Me — Lyric’s latest book

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