As summer approaches, so does the flood of diet culture messaging. Ads and social media posts scream about “getting beach body ready” or “shredding for summer,” promoting the harmful belief that our bodies must look a certain way to be worthy of enjoying the season. Diet culture doesn’t just harm our bodies; it steals our joy, damages our body image, and pulls us away from the things that truly matter in life.

What questions to ask a potential therapist to see if they are actually ADHD/Autism affirming?

As an AuDHD therapist, I’ve been on both sides of things when it comes to therapy. I’m a big believer that we as therapists need to continue doing our own work, so always promote therapists going to a therapist (but that can be a topic for another day).