Trigger Warning: This episode includes mentions of suicidal ideation and descriptions of mental health episodes.

Curious about the intersection of poetry, psychiatry, and neurodivergence?

This week on The Neurodivergent Report, award-winning poet and mental health technician Seif-Eldeine Och shares his deeply personal story.

From the early days of an ADD diagnosis to navigating bipolar disorder and substance use, Seif explores how culture, community, and creativity have shaped his healing.

💡 Curious what's inside:

• The potential evolutionary benefits of neurodiversity

• A raw and vulnerable look at mental health struggles—even with class privilege

• How community, co-regulation, and meaning-making support recovery

• Exploring TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) as a new treatment

• Reflections on psychiatry, social justice, and the collapse of communal meaning

From evolutionary psychology to social justice and the collapse of communal meaning, this episode connects the deeply personal with the widely political. Whether you’re looking for insight, solidarity, or inspiration, you’ll find it here.

However you’re able to engage, thank you for being here!

With love, Sarah 💜

📚 Resources Mentioned:

Seif’s LinkedIn

Seif on Facebook

📧 Contact: seifeldeine@gmail.com

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Understanding Neurodivergence, Diagnosis & Identity

What even is a diagnosis, and who gets to decide?

In this Research Segment of The Neurodivergent Report, we unpack the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), explore how symptoms show up differently for different people, and highlight why identity, culture, and community matter so deeply in this conversation.

Curious what's inside?

• 📚 Brief history and evolution of the DSM

  💥 Outline of the categories and symptoms it includes

  🤓 Dive into the intersection of mental health and identity politics (literally my favorite part!)

• Whether you're a clinician, a neurodivergent adult, or someone navigating your own mental health journey, this episode offers perspective, compassion, and context.

  However you're able to engage, thank you for being here!
  With love, Sarah 💜

  📚 Resources Mentioned:

  • APA: DSM-5 Table of Contents (PDF)

  • Open Access Research Article on DSM

  • CHADD, NAMI, Embrace-Autism, some of my favs

  
  

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Feeling off but not sure why?

It’s not too early (or too late) to talk about the full-body impact of perimenopause.

This week on The Neurodivergent Report, I was SO excited to speak with Dr. Daemon Dae, a licensed Naturopathic Doctor, all about how hormonal shifts—especially during perimenopause—affect more than just our cycles.

💡 Inside this episode:

• Basic hormone literacy

• What perimenopause actually means (and why it’s often misunderstood)

• How we can support ourselves—and each other—through big life transitions like this one

If you’ve ever found yourself crying in frustration, buried under medical symptoms that just don’t add up, this conversation is for you.

However you're able to engage, thank you for being here.

With love, Sarah 💜

🔗 Resources

https://www.healthydaes.com/

Peri/Menopause Score card https://hd.livehealthseminar.com/menopausesymptomscorecard

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