Two Sides To Every Story: Recent Episodes
Lauren
There are always two sides to every story. Join Austin and Lauren as they deep-dive into the complexities of a neurodiverse relationship. Listen as they explain their thought processes, weird quirks, and other peculiar behaviors to each other. Maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll find one side relatable and a little less alone in your oddities.
This week Lauren and Austin talk about how they visualize things. Whether it is visualizing scenes from books or trying to imagine 3D objects in their heads. The two, as always, each have their own ways of visualizing things.
This week Lauren and Austin rank extreme scenarios. The two discuss what types of pain are the worst and what scenarios they would rather experience. As always the two seem to have differing opinions.
This week is an unearthed episode from long ago back when we first started! We've been saving it as a backup in case we can't record. Austin and Lauren play a game of this or that and discuss what makes them similar... but mostly different from each other.
This week Austin and Lauren talk about if talking to yourself is weird? They both discuss the different ways in which they talk to themselves. Sometimes it's an inner dialogue, sometimes its just thinking out loud. Either way it isn't that weird... or is it?
This week Lauren and Austin talk about how to prioritize self love and self care. How do you schedule that into your day? What does self care even look like? Turns out it is different for everybody as the two discuss.
This week Lauren and Austin chronical what happens when they become aware of unconscious body processes. Can you guess who starts to freak out when they become aware of breathing, blinking, etc? Afterwards the two talk about how to express anger and why prioritizing ones self is important.
This week Lauren chronicles her search for the gift card she saw on the table and Austin explains how he "misplaced" a gift card in 24 hours. Afterwards Austin and Lauren discuss how to ask friends out to do things and the implications of them potentially saying no.
This week for Autism Awareness Month, Austin discusses his journey with OCD. The two discuss different root causes of OCD and where anxiety stems from. Austin describes his view of it and how his mindset has changed after receiving his ASD diagnosis.
This week for Autism Awareness Month Austin and Lauren discuss the most harmful misconceptions of autism. The two discuss everything from being told to "stop being sensitive" to the idea that workplace accommodations are an advantage.
This week for Autism Awareness Month Austin talks about his experience being diagnosed as an adult. Austin talks about how the diagnoses has helped him and how it has changed his view of himself. Afterwards, Austin and Lauren talk about comorbid diagnoses and the impact they have on each other.
Happy Autism Awareness Month! To kick it off Lauren and Austin talk about Austin's biggest strengths that are attributed to ASD. They both share what they love about Autism and the best qualities of it. Finally Austin and Lauren talk about the different types of friends they've had in their lives and what makes a good one. For Lauren it sounds like being LGBTQ is a must and Austin seems like he's secretly ranking his friends. Listen along as they navigate the trends they are seeing.
This week Lauren and Austin break down when it good to be aggregable and when it can be harmful. Learning to advocate for yourself comes in handy when you don't want to always go with the flow. Afterwards, Lauren asks Austin why he is so strong willed when it comes to claiming he doesn't like certain foods even though he eats them. the two discuss and come to some varying conclusions.
This week Lauren and Austin continue their previous conversation and discuss masking in social situations. After Austin explains how it feels and why one might mask the two talk about how society can become more accepting, what false acceptance looks like, and how that affects a person.
This week Lauren and Austin talk about how they relax after a stressful day and how to be more chill. After a lengthy discussion on what being chill means and how to achieve it they conclude that it takes a lot of hard work and active dedication; while that might not seem chill it is the only conclusion they could come to because ultimately its hard to be chill when life isn't chill. Listen in next week as the two continue the conversation.
This week Lauren and Austin's microphone had a mishap as they recounted what they do all week... spoiler alert it revolves heavily around work. Once they fix their microphone Lauren asks Austin to explain why he has such major reactions to TV shows and movies. Austin then asks Lauren if she has ever cared about the texture of paper either while reading or writing. After lots of back and forth and flipping through different books they finally land on a conclusion.
This week Lauren and Austin talk about the differences they have in how they organize things like the fridge and their closets. Austin asks Lauren to explain the method to her organization even though he models his own organization after it. After that they discuss their own sensory needs in regards to clothing.
This week Lauren and Austin discuss what they think of when they discuss their weeks before going into what needs further explanation. Lauren asks Austin to explain his process when scooping butter. Austin brings up a new "pet peeve" of his surrounding how the two allocate time in the office and manage their respective work schedules. You can listen to our podcast here and catch the images of the illusive butter. https://youtu.be/y4zbSD-t2_k
This week is all about Valentines Day! Well kinda... after Lauren and Austin unpack their week and how they handled a few missteps they dive into Valentines Day. Austin came prepared with a Valentines Day lightning round and Lauren brought some fun facts to share. They discuss their own thoughts on Valentines Day and why they don't really celebrate it.
Austin and Lauren breakdown their differences in wedding planning and the stressors that come with it. Afterwards, Lauren introduces Austin to the term proprioception and they discuss how it may pertain to Austin and ASD. Austin opens a can of worms surrounding the rules of board games and what happens when you end up playing one wrong. Everyone explains their version of events and in the end both sides learn something new.
This week Austin and Lauren discuss their weeks and each recount their version of things. Austin explains why he's right in regards to the eccentric professor he met. Meanwhile, Lauren tries to uncover why Austin sends direct messages in group chats. They do their best to explain and tell their version of things all while getting caught up in the very important details along the way.
This week Lauren and Austin give a run down of their weeks and dive into hard hitting relationship questions. Austin explains why he likes a flat pillow and Lauren does her best to make sense of why she is a chronically late person. They do their best to explain their oddities all while getting a little side tracked along the way.
In this episode we introduce ourselves to any potential listeners out there; we explain what compelled us to start this podcasting journey, more about ourselves, and what to expect from us in the future. Relationships are hard and there are not many resources for neurodiverse couples. Join us as we navigate this journey and learn more about one another.
Every relationship comes with its struggles; particularly when you throw ADHD, ASD, and OCD into the mix. This podcast serves as a space for us, Lauren and Austin, to sit down and explain to each other why we do the things we do. Sit down with us and listen as we explain the inner working of our brain to each other.