The Bonus Life: An Unexpected Autistic HSP Second Act

In this episode, I talk about what I’ve come to call The Bonus Life — the second act that began when I finally stopped trying to survive and started listening to what felt real.

I share some of the harder parts of my backstory: addiction, people-pleasing, codependency, and the slow discovery of being both autistic and an HSP. This isn’t a how-to. It’s just my story — a kind of timestamp of what it’s taken to get here, and why I’m grateful to still be alive.

If you’re walking this road too, I hope this helps you feel hopeful ­— and seen.

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