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Twice the Spice, Twice the Nice?
During a recent podcast recording, I asked my good friend and colleague Flo LaBrado about her perceptions of me while we worked together years ago. Flo and I shared a very similar career trajectory at the same big company and worked closely together in different capacities through the years. At…
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The Cost of Masking – Workplace Connection
We often talk about how neurodivergence impacts one’s way of working — struggling to focus, missing commitments, or being more direct than the room expects. There’s also how organizations benefit from neuro-spicy people who hyperfocus and can work for long stretches, then need a day or two to recover. But…
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I Bled Magenta
I had the t-shirts. The jackets, the hats, a fleece I think I wore exactly twice. Some things I still wear years later. T-Mobile gear accumulates the way company gear does, and most of it sat in a drawer. But I want to be honest about something: I was the…
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It Was Normal To Me
What we now call neurodivergence, I grew up simply calling home. I was raised in a full house — my brother and two sisters from my mother’s side, all under one roof, always in motion. As the oldest, my role was to help care for them. That role changed as we grew…
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The ADHD Game
All throughout my life, I’ve always felt just a little bit different. I noticed details that others missed, or missed details that were obvious to everyone else. My brothers like to say that I’m book-genius, but common sense- well, I won’t repeat their colorful and inappropriate language, but you can…
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