Burnout De-escalation and Damage Limitation in Neurodivergent Menopause 💐 🎥 🎧

This episode is a real-time check-in from autistic burnout, recorded from bed under a weighted blanket.Sam shares:Early warning signs of burnout (pain, posture collapse, sensory overwhelm, urinary urgency)How menopause, hormones, burnout, autism and ADHD overlapWhy burnout can feel cyclical and retraumatisingThe grief of losing your “high-functioning” selfWhy doing less is not failureHow internalised ableism worsens burnoutPractical ways to stabilise instead of “fix” burnoutWhy neurodivergent burnout recovery is the opposite of neurotypical adviceThis is not a polished recovery guide. It’s what burnout actually looks like while you’re in it. Get full access to Divergent Menopause at samgallowayaudhd.substack.com/subscribe