Welcome to May!

I hope that you found rest, joy, and a place to be seen, heard, understood and accepted during the month of April.  Community is key and one of the most critical parts to our overall health and well being as adult autistics.  

If you are looking for resources to share with others as to why online community is so important to us check out this article and share with others.

#ShineALight

In the most recent Autistic Advocate Spotlight out today, meet Dr. Scott Frasard and learn more about his "Big Why" and how he is #FlippingTheScript for the autistic community.

Join me and my amazing co-host Scott Frasard on Wednesday, May 25th at 2pm Eastern US for a community zoom time to visit, share and learn some of the ways that we can De-escalate charged situations on social media and how we can shift using the methods that Scott has used so successfully this April to advocate. Register for the community zoom event HERE.

What's Happening in MYAB in May

Wk 1: May 1-8

Well the first week is drawing to a close today and I am officially 48 as of May 2nd and Josh and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary on May the 4th.  May the 4th Be with You!!!

Coaching Cafe Academy kicked off our VALUES month where we are identifying what our values are right now and what they mean to us and why they are important to our life right now.  This isn't always something that comes easily to us in late identified life and we don't often take time to ask ourselves, "What matters to me?  What sparks my joy and my purpose?"  Values are also the foundation moving into next month's part 1 of the 2 part element on BOUNDARIES.  It is not too late to join CCA today and lock in the Founder's price of only $57 per month.  This special price is only available until Monday, May 9th when the price returns to $72.

Wk 2: May 9-15

Join me for a week of RESToration.  I will be sharing on Monday over on Instagram and LinkedIn some ways that I incorporate the 7 areas of rest into my life.  If you want to take your Burnout to Thriving journey to the next level where energy is no longer illusive check out my Rest is More Than Sleep Course on The Autastic Community site.  I will be out of the office and off tech for this week.  I encourage you to unplug and explore one of the 7 areas of rest this week too.  Your brain and body will thank you.

Wednesday, May 11th is the VIP Show Me The Money Speakers Masterclass with Lovelda Vincenzi.  See the MYAB Events Page here for registration.

Wk 3: May 16-22

We continue the Autistic Advocate Spotlight May 16th with Alex Ware and Shalese Heard of The Autistic Travel Goddess.  Don't miss these on The Brain Dump Blog.

On the Mind Your Autistic Brain Talk Show, May 18th meet my good buddy Joe Sooch from the spectacular YouTube Channel, Two Mics, One Joe Sooch.  Joe has a rare condition that is slowly turning him to solid bone and he is using his voice to bring awareness to disabilities around the world from one human to human conversation to the next.  I am super excited to share this episode with you and for you to meet my good friend.  He has a wicked sense of humor too btw.

Wk 4: May 23-30

May 23 Autistic Advocate Spotlight this week is on Megan Reimer of The Autistic Lady on Instagram.  Megan is an advocate from Canada and she was just featured on national Canadian news recently sharing about her late diagnosis journey. 

My talk show guest on May 25th is the one and only Robert Smythe of the A Team Podcast.  I kinda have a bit of an advocate crush on this amazing guy as he is holding space for some of the most relatable and deep conversations on podcast I know (well other than mine, LOL)

May 27th Advocate Spotlight is on Louise Stewart from The Autistic Art Club.  If you guys have been around me for a minute you know this is one of my favorite ways to get Appreciative and Social Rest.

I chose this last Autistic Advocate to be the last Spotlight of the series because she holds such a special place in my heart as a human and as a writer and advocate, Chantell Marshall of Shy Little Pixie.  Don't miss her heartwarming article on May 30th.

Book and Article Recommendations for you this month

I found this article interesting in that it talks about research groups seeking to be uncomfortable as part of their growth.  I don't know about you but I am as a general state, uncomfortable.  But I also know that when I did something similar to what they are speaking of in the article and got comfortable with my discomfort and knew that it was part of my experience I began to experience a wonderful place of self acceptance and comfort.  Not sure I fully embrace all that this article and research shares, but I do know from a late identified perspective there is a place that I reached where identifying what was my comfort and what wasn't and setting those healthy boundaries around them made all the difference.

For all my fellow "To Do" List makers, multi-taskers and FOMO (fear of missing out) Folks, I am currently reading a book recommended by the glorious Tracy Borreson over on LinkedIn, The One Thing by Gary Keller. (This is just a link, I am not an Amazon Affiliate)

Have a wonderful May and get ready because JUNE is SIZZLING SEXY SUMMER SERIES- Autistic SEX!!!