Nervous Systems in the Wild

(00:00:00) Welcome to Lawn Chairs in Space (00:00:36) Unscripted and Unpolished Conversations (00:02:29) The Trauma of Neurodivergent Relationships (00:05:31) Learning to Regulate in Chaos (00:08:22) Embracing Authenticity in Public (00:12:21) The Birth of Lawn Chairs in Space (00:15:30) Exploring Mental Health Topics (00:17:22) Closing Thoughts and Contact Information What happens when two late-diagnosed AuDHD people realize they learned to regulate themselves inside chaos instead of safety? In this episode of Lawn Chairs in Space, Joi Sun and Tom (“Gnat’s Rants”) talk about trauma bonding, nervous systems shaped by survival, people-pleasing, masking, dysregulation, and why safe environments can initially feel unfamiliar — even threatening — to neurodivergent survivors. The conversation spirals through:growing up around emotional unpredictabilityrecreating chaos in adult relationshipslearning to regulate “under compression”autism + ADHD burnoutperimenopause and late diagnosispublic masking versus private freedominternal family systemsneurodivergent communication styleshealing through safe communityand why some people finally exhale when they find other brains like theirsAlso:dogs interrupting recordings, grocery store antics, Moroccan tents, emotional support animals, drone cameras, accidental comedy, and the beautiful weirdness of letting yourself exist without constant correction. No scripts.No polish.No pretending to sit still. Just humans trying to heal in real time.Join us online!www.lawnchairsinspace.comwww.mhnrnetwork.com