![[80] Bonus: Grief and validation: repairing the damage of autistic masking and finding a sense of self](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Aisha-Edwards-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 13 Aug, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 6
Aisha Edwards is a somatic trauma therapist, podcaster and writer from Vancouver, Washington, and was diagnosed autistic last year, aged 39. Somatic trauma therapy is a body-centred approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder that rather than focusing only on...
![[79] S6, Ep12: Safety, success and shaping neurodivergent stories: reflections on intersectional autism](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Diane-Wright-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 30 Jul, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 6
Diane J Wright is an autistic advocate and the founder of Autastic, an online community that aims to help late diagnosed autistic adults, particularly those from minority communities, and is the only resource of its size founded by a woman of colour. Diane was...
![[78] S6, Ep11: The challenges of being autistic at work, and exploring the link between autistic trauma and our health](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Claire-Gardener-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 23 Jul, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 6
Claire Gardener is a homeopath and primary school teacher in London in the UK. She is 45 and self diagnosed as autistic five years ago, after experiencing burnout in her teaching role. A special interest in children’s literature lead to her first career in book...
![[76] S6, Ep9: Autism, psychotherapy and trauma: why many autistic people need a different approach](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Cloie-Parfitt-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 9 Jul, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 6, Uncategorized
Cloie Parfitt is a psychotherapist, originally from Tennessee in the United States, now living in Norwich in the UK. A former nurse, she switched to psychotherapy when she realised that she found the hospital environment and long shifts too much of a sensory...
![[72] S6, Ep5: Autism, energy and the body: somatic healing for autistic trauma](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vanissar-Tarakali-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 11 Jun, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 6
Dr Vanissar Tarakali is a Somatic and Intuitive Trauma Coach from British Columbia in Canada. She was diagnosed in 2017, when she was in her mid 50s. She describes herself as ‘a queer autistic mystic misfit’, and says she loves to work with people who embody...
