Boundaries Training

"Boundaries are essential for our wellbeing, healthy relationships and working sustainably. Intellectually I know that. Yet, as a Neurodivergent individual, I have found that understanding and setting boundaries incredibly challenging. This has been further complicated by the fact that much of the literature, self-help strategies and wellbeing approaches related to boundary setting are not Neurodivergent-informed and for me, this has been unhelpful and at times has led to shame and self-blame.

Trying to work out my boundaries and communicate them whilst simultaneously navigating sensory overload, managing social neuronormative expectations, and balancing professional demands, in environments where there was no allowed processing time, has been a struggle and I have sometimes found attempts to uphold personal limits overwhelming.

In addition, in both professional and personal contexts, I, like many other Neurodivergent people I expect, have often been encouraged (or required) to share my lived experiences to advocate for understanding, adjustment or change.

While sharing can and has been empowering at times, it has also blurred boundaries and led to feelings of overexposure or emotional exhaustion.

These are some of the reasons that inspired us to offer a new ‘Understanding Boundaries’ free resource and ‘Understanding Boundaries’ training workshop at Neurodiverse Connection."

Extract from my latest Neurodiverse Connection blog Defining boundaries: A new Neurodivergent-informed resource and training workshop.

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NdC Boundaries Blog, resource & training here