My Senses, My Space: Recent Episodes
Katie Sanders
How to create a space that supports those with chronic illnesses, ADHD, autism, neurodivergence and/or other sensitivities. New episodes M, W, F | email: listen@mysensesmyspace.com | website & transcripts : https://www.mysensesmyspace.com | IG: https://instagram.com/mysensesmyspace | FB: http://facebook.com/mysensesmyspace
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What, When and How are your limits formed so you can move towards less burnout?
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Do you go into overwhelm? Or does your brain go into overthinking mode? What happens and what can you do to move forward?
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When do you feel your seasons changing and do they feel in alignment with those around you, or do you need to put in extra energy to process through this season?
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You probably have many set up around you that you already use for your routines, but stations are ever evolving. Is it time to make some changes?
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How can you adapt to a change in your life, whether you want it to happen or not?
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You decide what you are comfortable calling yourself.
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Where do your dreams and goals start? How about with a "what if..."
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How to do you choose the items on your to-do list for the day?
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What are the differences between load, balance and capacity when you are planning your time and energy?
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What questions can you ask yourself to see what kind of internal blocks that may be holding you back from completing your goals.
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When you feel stuck, here are some things you can look at changing externally to help provide momentum in your to-do list.
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Does it feel like whenever you have free time to work on your own goals you just want to take a nap?
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Where is the area you can be your imperfect self to learn and create?
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As we grow, we can come back to ideas we may not have fully understood the first time around.
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Here are some ways you can loosen your view on everything going right in your plan.
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When you look at things like your emotions, scale and dreaming, you can feel better about when big things feel out of control.
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How can you look back on your day, week, month and year to take time to process how you have grown?
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How you wrap things up is just as important as jumping back in.
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When do you bring your thoughts back to your body so you know how to care for it?
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When it comes to dealing with medial professionals, everyone deserves the best care possible. Have you left any medical appointments feeling you weren't treated with respect?
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Is today the day you can handle variety and surprises?
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What can you gather and install around you to create a creative and welcoming space?
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When and why do we crave things, and how do you process a craving?
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What little things can you do now to help yourself next year?
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What does YES feel like in your body?
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How do you navigate life and what tools do you use?
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Let's dive into how you can create cherished connections with others.
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How does it really feel after you accomplish something you set out to do?
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No matter how you celebrate, how can you keep the focus of the season and what it means to you to the forefront?
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How can you tackle your digital file clean up a bit at a time?
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How can we let go of the should in our life, both of what we expect and of what others expect of us?
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Have you ever hyper fixated on something? What was it? And did it distract you from important things in your life?
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Could organizing your browser bookmarks help ease your day-to-day life?
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How can you step back from urgent things that don't serve you?
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Mentally processing is closely linked on learning styles, so which way(s) work best for you?
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What can help you feel like what you give to others is enough?
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What does peace, or having a feeling of peace, mean to you?
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As neurodivergents, it can be hard to transition into getting a task done. Here are some ideas on what you can do.
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How can we change our outlook of life balance from two sides to a solid foundation?
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How can set up wins, or feeling good about your progress, during your daily routines?
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How does your brain, heart and body register contentment? What factors into contentment?
Get in touch and tell me what you think contentment feels like and when you feel it.
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How can you clear your line of sight from projects you need to do? And how does that help your mental capacity?
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How can you dial into the best amount of empathy for you and the situation?
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How can you create space in your day, in your mind and in your environment?
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How can we step away from individual thinking into community and team support?
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What can you do when you find yourself in all or nothing thinking patterns?
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Enjoyed this interview with ceramic artist (and other mediums) Yesha Panchal as we talked about creativity, inspiration, failing and more.
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What does ease feel like in the body, and how can you invite more of it into your life?
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How do you define strength? And how do you see it show up in your life?
Visit my IG profile as I talk about this on Monday for you to observe this week, and then on Friday at 11am Pacific to let me know what you noticed and reflected upon.
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What does experiencing the season mean to you? How does your heart feel when you do?
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How does connecting to others affect you, and is it time to seek out more connections or let some go?
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Let's step away from doing things because we "should" and try a whole new way of living in this world.
Post by Kristy Forbes that I mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/inTunePathways/posts/pfbid02LvuAaHw4jx3g2j9EUsmXWRwgbjE3KV5MveiBRAF1AMRShj7fxbfMexTBf5nZaxBZl
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What do you believe and value most in your life and how do you express that in your day-to-day choices?
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I believe we can be really good at losing, and therefore winning in the long run.
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If we are putting something out into the world, we are a creator and are using our creativity.
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It's not easy to shift from being constantly being late into being more conscious of time, especially for those who are neurodivergent. With some auditing and help, things can improve.
If you need help shifting your outlook on time, visit katiesanders.com to start working 1:1 with me.
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How many ways can one express themselves? What did I leave out? Email me at listen@mysensesmyspace.com or DM me on IG or FB to let me know what I missed.
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As the seasons shift, what are you changing in your life to prepare for autumn?
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What an AMAZING sun-filled interview where we talk about turning points within ourselves when our children being diagnosed with autism, to senses we crave and avoid, to being yourself.
Gilly goes by he/they pronouns and all of their links are here: https://linktr.ee/gilly_shine including gilly_shine on instagram and tiktok.
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Some tips on how you can use your senses to detect and help calm your stress.
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Is it hard for you to receive compliments? Here are some thoughts on why it's happening, as well as ways you can practice accepting and giving them.
Article link: https://www.howcommunicationworks.com/blog/2020/12/30/how-to-accept-compliments-and-why-its-so-hard
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When we see organizing, cleaning, maintenance and decluttering as very different energies, it can be easier to separate out the tasks in order to accomplish them.
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When they come out, you will see a little wall for two weeks and then by mid August, I will be back.
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Let's talk about some important ingredients of trust.
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I have some health stuff and some vacation time to attend to. So you may see if you are listening to them.
When they come out, you will see a little wall for two weeks and then by mid August, I will be back.
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Do you find often people misunderstand you, or you misunderstand them?
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I have some health stuff and some vacation time to attend to. So you may see if you are listening to them.
When they come out, you will see a little wall for two weeks and then by mid August, I will be back.
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Here is a method you can try for incoming paper and digital mail.
Hi, Katie here, quick announcement. I'm going to be taking the first two weeks of August off from releasing podcast episodes.
I have some health stuff and some vacation time to attend to. So you may see if you are listening to them.
When they come out, you will see a little wall for two weeks and then by mid August, I will be back.
So thank you so much for staying tuned and I will see you then.
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Does having another living entity in the room bother you? Or bring you comfort?
Hi, Katie here, quick announcement. I'm going to be taking the first two weeks of August off from releasing podcast episodes.
I have some health stuff and some vacation time to attend to. So you may see if you are listening to them.
When they come out, you will see a little wall for two weeks and then by mid August, I will be back.
So thank you so much for staying tuned and I will see you then.
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Do you use competition to get things done?
Hi, Katie here, quick announcement. I'm going to be taking the first two weeks of August off from releasing podcast episodes.
I have some health stuff and some vacation time to attend to. So you may see if you are listening to them.
When they come out, you will see a little wall for two weeks and then by mid August, I will be back.
So thank you so much for staying tuned and I will see you then.
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Do you find it difficult to remember to drink water when you are thirsty? Or eat when you are hungry? It may be your brain is having trouble processing your internal senses.
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I love an amazing handmade mug, and I also know I have limited space to keep all my favorites. This episode is about how to choose and let go of your everyday items. Need help going through your items? Email me at listen@mysensesmyspace.com and we can work on your space together.
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How do you sense time? Is it easy for you to lose track of time?
After recording the episode I found all these other versions of clocks (sundials, water clocks, astronomical and more) and loved diving into learning more about time keeping: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock
Also, the two typical clock face numbers categories are decimal or Roman numeral, and there are some clocks with none or just lines.
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What is normal, and why should we consider using a different word instead?
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Could you hide one cord today?
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How to Wrap Cables without Ties or Straps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w01qEy2YWeo
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Is there such a thing as common sense? Or is about how we want others to act how we want them to?
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Talking about how your own sustainability can overlap with the world's.
Plus, you can hear my kid playing video games in the background a bit :)
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Longest episode yet! And I try to keep them short. What helps you complete your laundry task? Have you found ways that help you? Tell me about them at listen@mysensesmyspace.com.
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What makes up our sense of self? And what helps us see/feel/describe it?
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There are so many different ways to keep track of our lives. Which ones work for you?
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There are so many smells that connect to our memories. Which ones connect for you?
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How do we form our sense of compassion? Can we provide more space between listening, learning and acting?
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Or drawer, or cabinet, or carousel. What do you call your spice storage?
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What happens when we laugh? How is it different for those who are neurodivergent?
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You may have heard of active listening where you are focused on the person talking, but for those who are neurodivergent it can be hard to do so. Here are some things you can do to help understand and participate in conversations.
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Maintenance isn't a thing we look forward to, but if we make maintenance tasks small and manageable, you can celebrate your progress and neutralize defeat.
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We need to talk about our experiences and invite others into our circles.
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Try this out if you are repeatedly finding you are throwing away fresh food that's expired.
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How making small changes each day help you in the long run.
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How to be more yourself in your day-to-day, and why it's so important for others to see who you really are.
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How do you define your needs? How can you tell the difference between a want or a need?
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It's more than our routines, but creating more space to slow down. Apologies for mic noise. This will be fixed next week. Book: Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi. Find me on social media @mysensesmyspace or email me at listen@mysensesmyspace.com
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Why is the sense of wonder important and how to do you create moments in life to appreciate them? Apologies for mic noise. This will be fixed next week. Article that inspired this episode: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-dimension-to-a-meaningful-life1/
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How our feelings about our diagnosis can affect our space, and why it's important to process them.
Tweet by Kerry-Anne Mendoza (@TheMendozaWoman) reads:
The autism late diagnosis, grief cycle:
- Euphoria. Now everything makes sense.
- The “wait a minute moment” – realizing how you've been mistreated your whole life.
- Rage. see number two.
- Identity crisis – If I'm not my mask, who am I?
Repeat til acceptance.
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How do we keep track of the things we use up in our life? Sometimes it feels like we are always trying to catch up, but maybe this outlook can help predict things in advance so our brains can relax a little bit more.
How our brain and body feels about the items around us can provide stress or calm, but minimalism isn't always the answer.
With our spaces, I don't believe there is a right or wrong way to use items or set up our workflows.
The first of many "My Wins" episodes, see how a tiny tidy of your pen cup can affect your every day, and that it doesn't have to be a cup but whatever works for you.
Hear how I became a sensory designer and how I view interior design.
Questions? Email me at listen@mysensesmyspace.com