3. Learning to Self-Advocate

Episode 3: Learning to Self-Advocate (After a Lifetime of Being Told to Sit Down and Shut Up)This week, we’re talking about self-advocacy - the messy, necessary, often misunderstood act of standing up for yourself when the world is counting on your silence.In this episode, I break down what real self-advocacy looks like, how it often gets weaponized against neurodivergent folks, and what happens when you start demanding basic clarity, equity, and respect - even in systems designed to grind you down.I share a real-time personal experience from my own workplace and how it's impacted my mental health, energy, and sense of safety - because this isn't just theory. This is my life. This is our life.We also unpack how these environments lead to burnout, why “masking through it” isn’t sustainable, and take a data-driven look at suicide rates in the neurodivergent community - because these stakes are very real.Whether you’re just learning to advocate for yourself, or you’ve been surviving systems for decades - this one’s for you.Follow & connect: 📧 Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ 📸 Instagram: @neurospective.podcast 🎥 TikTok: @samsafrass.dg 💜 Support the pod: ko-fi.com/neurospective