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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎉 I'm so excited to share that my new article is published on INSPO's thought leadership platform! This one is close to my heart. 🔗 Read here: www.inspo.expert/blog/the-wor... #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Twiceexceptional #Giftedness #NeurodiversityMatters

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Why do neurodivergent people need more rest? Their brains work harder daily. On foggy days, your gifts aren't gone. You're state-dependent, not unreliable. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/everyone-nee... #Neurodivergent #NeurodivergentBrain #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #RestIsProductive

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Your brain can change. At any age. For decades, science believed the adult brain was essentially fixed. That by a certain age, you were wired how you were wired, and that was that. We now know that's not true.

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CindyM: NeuroDivergent AuTist, MicroBloggin' @cindym.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

There is a Physiological-Psychological reason why it can feel like Fear negates Thinking Getting to know your nervous system from the inside; learn that you need to regulate it, manually;normies don't have to do that, but you do! Pay attention to your breathing, blood pressure pulse; you got this.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

When fear takes over, it can feel impossible to think straight. In my latest piece, I break down how to handle overwhelming fear. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/understandin... #AnxietyRelief #NervousSystemRegulation #MentalHealthAwareness #TraumaRecovery #HealingJourney

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We live in the most connected era in human history. And somehow, millions of us have never felt more alone. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/combatting-l... #MentalHealth #Loneliness #DigitalDetox #MentalHealthAwareness #Psychology

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

What survivors often struggle to explain, and what the outside world rarely understands, is that they didn't fall for a monster. They fell for someone who seemed extraordinary. The abuse came later, layered in, sandwiched between moments that felt like the relationship of a lifetime.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

People don't mask because they want to deceive anyone. They mask because at some point, being themselves was met with rejection, and their nervous system never forgot.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

When life gets heavy, you don't have to find the silver lining yet. You don't have to be grateful for the weight. You don't have to find the lesson. You don't have to perform okay. What you do have to do is keep breathing. Keep your heart open, even when everything in you wants to close it.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Your Brain Has a Built-In Feel-Good Button. Here’s How to Press It. Your brain can't fully tell the difference between feeling loved, and imagining it. Which means you can trigger oxytocin, drop your cortisol, and feel better in 60 seconds. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/your-brain-h...

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. We laugh when we hear it. And then we go home and do the exact same thing we've always done and wonder why nothing changes. This isn't a character flaw. It's neuroscience. #mentalhealth #psychology #breakthepattern

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Humor as medicine. (And no, not the kind that minimizes your pain.) The kind that lets you look at your own suffering and say : ”Okay. This is absurd. And I'm still here." Humor is one of the oldest and most underrated psychological tools we have. #mentalhealth #Psychology #cognitiveReframing

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

One of the cruelest ironies of abuse is this: the person who caused the harm rarely loses sleep over it. But the person who survived it often spends years drowning in shame. Understanding why is the first step to putting it down. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/why-survivor...

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Why Survivors Feel Shame. And Abusers Often Don't.

There is a painful, almost unbearable irony at the heart of abuse: the person who caused the harm rarely carries the weight of it. The person who survived it does. If you have lived through an abusive...

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

When emotions feel overwhelming, the instinct is often to shut them down, push them away, or judge ourselves for having them. But emotions are not the enemy. They are signals. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/how-to-deal-... #EmotionalRegulation #Psychology #MentalHealth

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Emotions: Evidence-Based Techniques to Cope

Feeling flooded by emotions? Learn evidence-based techniques to process emotions and enhance your emotional regulation.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The release of the Epstein files has left many people feeling raw. If you’ve felt anxious, unsettled, nauseous, angry, or unable to stop thinking about it, you’re not alone. But outrage without regulation leads to chaos. And chaos protects the powerful. Regulate first. Then demand accountability.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Denial is a psychological defense mechanism. It happens when reality feels too threatening. So the mind unconsciously minimizes, distorts, or rejects it to reduce anxiety. In small ways. And in very large ones. #Denial #Psychology #Gaslighting #TruthTelling #LeadershipAccountability

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

When someone repeatedly accuses you of things that don’t fit, it’s worth pausing. Narcissistic personalities often project onto others what they cannot tolerate in themselves.  It’s how blame is shifted, and power is maintained. We see this in relationships, workplaces, and on a public level.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Executive functioning is one of those terms people hear often. Especially in conversations about ADHD, autism, giftedness, burnout, trauma, or learning differences. But few people are ever taught what it actually means. Executive functions are your brain’s “management system.”

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Most people don’t ignore abuse of power because they’re naïve.  They ignore it because they believe in a fair world. 🧠 Our brains want things to make sense. This is what keeps people quiet for far longer than they should. #AbuseOfPower #Leadership #Psychology #Gaslighting #PowerDynamics

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Rest Isn’t Easy for Everyone For many people, rest doesn’t feel restorative. It feels unsettling, anxiety-provoking, or even dangerous. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/if-rest-feel... #Perfectionism #HighAchievers #RestIsHard #NervousSystemRegulation #BurnoutRecovery #ImpostorSyndrome

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

It’s not rudeness. It’s not arrogance. It’s not “bad social skills.” It’s often gifted cognition. Ever thought: “I’m social… just not like this.”  You’re not alone. #SmallTalk #NeurodivergentMinds #GiftedMinds

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🧠 ADHD isn’t a motivation problem. It’s an executive function challenge. You’re not broken. You’re not lazy. You’re not failing. You don’t need more discipline. You need better systems. #ADHD #ExecutiveFunction #Neurodiversity #ADHDLife #Neuroaffirming #WorkWithYourBrain #ADHDSupport

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

From Narcissists to Borderlines — Why You Can Always Expect Drama Cluster B personality disorders (borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, antisocial) are often misunderstood, and even more painful to deal with when it’s someone you love. 👉 Read here: resilientminds.blog/from-narciss...

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

20% of people are neurodivergent. That’s not an accident. Nature intended our species to include out-of-the-box thinkers: such as people with Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, … The innovators, the pattern-spotters, the risk-challengers, the deep feelers, the curious wanderers. #Neurodiversity

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Neurodivergent people are living in systems never built for them. When we force only one way of learning, working, or being, we lose the brilliance of the minds built for innovation, depth, creativity, and truth. #Neurodiversity

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Your body isn’t a machine you can push past the red line. Rest is not a reward. Rest is regulation. Rest is repair. Rest is how your nervous system recalibrates so you can think clearly, feel safely, and show up as your authentic self. #rest #mentalhealth

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

No evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella systematic review. BMJ 2025;391:e088141 doi.org/10.1136/bmj-... #tylenol

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Ever walk into a room and instantly feel your stomach knot or your chest tighten, before anyone says a word?  It’s your brain’s safety system at work. Your brain detects danger before your mind can explain it. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/why-your-bod... #Neurodiversity #Neuroscience

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Anxiety has a way of turning our inner lens into a magnifying glass for our flaws. But others don’t see us through that distorted mirror. They see our effort, our warmth, our resilience. #Anxiety

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Talking to a narcissist can feel deeply confusing.  You share your feelings calmly, hoping for understanding, but the conversation twists into blame, denial, or emotional invalidation. That’s because, for the narcissistic personality, control outweighs connection. #narcissist

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

When autistic honesty meets narcissistic control, there’s a clash between authenticity and ego. Between those who seek truth and those who fear it. resilientminds.blog/why-narcissi... #Neurodiversity #Psychology #AutismAcceptance #NarcissismAwareness

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Real love isn’t confusing, conditional, or cruel. It doesn’t make you question your worth or walk on eggshells. It brings calm, not chaos. #NarcissisticAbuseRecovery

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Gifted individuals often hear that they are “too much.” Too sensitive, too curious, too energetic, too intense. But what if all this “too much” is actually part of what makes them extraordinary? resilientminds.blog/the-gifted-m... #Gifted #Giftedness #Overexcitabilities

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Let’s talk about something that deserves zero stigma. When people need glasses to see clearly, no one questions it. When someone needs insulin for diabetes, it’s seen as responsible self-care. So why do we still judge people who need medication for their mental health? #WorldMentalHealthDay

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

For many neurodivergent people, the world can feel too bright, too loud, too much. Sensory overload isn’t “being sensitive”. It’s the brain working overtime to process everything at once. resilientminds.blog?p=7280 #SensoryOverload #NeurodivergentVoices

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Sensory Overload in Neurodivergent Individuals Explained

Understand sensory overload: how sounds, lights, and textures can overwhelm the nervous system and impact daily experiences.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Autistic people are not a “problem” to solve. They are innovators, creators, and visionaries. Without autism, we would likely still be living in caves. The unique ways autistic minds process information have given humanity breakthroughs in science, art, technology, and philosophy. #AutismAcceptance

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Want to change your life? Don’t go big. Go small. Your brain hates drastic change. That’s why big resolutions often fail. The truth?  🌱 Small, consistent steps aren’t just easier. They’re the only way lasting transformation happens. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/the-science-... #Growth

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

It’s rarely about urgency. It’s about control. Narcissists love to manufacture crises so that: • Their wants are pushed to the front of the line ⏩ • Everyone else is forced into reaction mode 😰 • Feelings, boundaries, and consequences are ignored 🛑 #Narcissists #NarcissisticAbuseRecovery

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Imagine being told, over and over, that the way you speak, play, or connect is “wrong”. Not because you’re unkind, not because you don’t want friends, but simply because you’re different. 🔗 Read here: resilientminds.blog/autistic-kid... #AutismAcceptance #NeurodiversityAffirming #StopBullying

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Ever feel like your ADHD brain is both your superpower and your challenge?  One moment it’s all adventure and creativity… the next, it’s regret, comparison, and self-blame. Your brain is wired for a different rhythm. It’s time the world understood that. resilientminds.blog/the-adhd-sha... #ADHD

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The ADHD Shame Spiral: Why Your Spark Feels Like a Burden

Explore the highs and lows of ADHD, where bursts of creativity meet impulsivity. Understand the unique challenges faced by many.

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🌪 The Illusion of Control 🌪 We plan. We prepare. We try to protect ourselves from pain, failure, or loss. But life, messy, beautiful, unpredictable life, has its own rhythm. #Psychology #LettingGo #IllusionOfControl #MentalHealth #Acceptance

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Discernment isn’t judgment. It’s clarity. It’s seeing people for who they are, not who they pretend to be. Give it time. Masks slip. The truth always shows up when you’re patient. Pay attention to the patterns, not the promises. #Discernment

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Masking is exhausting. Smiling when you’re tired. Nodding when you’re confused. Shrinking yourself to fit in. It’s constantly editing yourself to meet the world’s expectations. You deserve spaces where you can show up fully as you are and where you belong. #Neurodiversity #MaskingFatigue

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

🌪️ Just because they seem fine, doesn’t mean they are fine. High-functioning neurodivergent people are often praised for how well they “manage.” They’re not thriving. They’re compensating. resilientminds.blog/the-hidden-c... #MaskingIsExhausting #HighFunctioningMyth

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

A trauma response is not a choice. It’s your brain’s way of protecting you. 🔥Fight. 🏃‍♀️Flight 🐇Freeze 🙇Fawn. You didn’t choose this. Your nervous system did. To survive. 🧠 Learn how to retrain your brain and move from survival to safety. 👉 Read the full article: resilientminds.blog/healing-star...

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

“You’re just too sensitive.” If you've ever been told this by someone who also left you feeling small, confused, or like you had to explain yourself constantly, this blog is for you. You were reacting normally to abnormal behavior. #narcissisticabuse #gaslighting #cptsd

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Being a parent to an autistic child isn’t hardest because of autism itself, It’s watching the world misunderstand them. Dismiss them. Exclude them. This one is for the parents carrying it all. 🔗 resilientminds.blog/autism-paren... #Autismparent #Autismmom #Autismdad

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Narcissists don’t accurately read emotions. They project their own inner world onto others. Why? Because narcissists often lack true empathy. They don’t see you. They interpret your reactions as extensions of themselves. #Narcissist #Projecting

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Ilse Gevaert @growingwithilse.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

It is well-known that autistic people often face negative social experiences. A recent review of 64 studies showed us just how often. Alvin van Asselt #Autism Source: rdcu.be/eoYzR

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