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From Hidden Patterns to Living Fully: How Shadow Work Coaching Can Transform Your Life
Shadow work is the art of meeting the parts of yourself you’ve hidden—your fears, desires, wounds, and untapped strengths—and bringing them into the light with compassion. As a shadow work coach, I blend Jungian psychology, Parts Work, and Somatic practices to help you spot hidden patterns, stay present in the moment, and explore your inner world safely. The result? Transformation that lasts—where old triggers lose their grip, your energy returns, and you reclaim the confidence to live more fully, authentically, and powerfully.
Executive Functioning Challenges: From Stuck to Successful – How Coaching Can Transform Teens and Adults
Coaching with Meghan is more than goal-setting — it’s a journey toward understanding how your brain and body work best. My process blends neurodivergent-affirming practices, somatic awareness, and practical strategies to help you create real, sustainable change. Whether we’re building executive function skills, finding regulation tools, or reshaping the way you see your own potential, each session is personalized to your needs. Together, we’ll work toward clarity, confidence, and systems that actually fit your life.
2025/26 School Year Developmental Insights
This information may help guide our decisions around referrals and interventions, especially for students whose early learning was disrupted by COVID. While some may not have been formally identified yet, they could now be showing academic or social-emotional difficulties as school demands increase.
Feeling Too Much? Shadow Work for Emotional Sensitivity and Overwhelm
Many neurodivergent and highly sensitive people have been shamed for their emotional intensity—learning to suppress, mask, or mistrust their feelings. Instead of silencing emotion, we build the capacity to sit with it—without shame. Because you were never too much. You were just never given enough space.
Shadow Work and the Inner Critic: Befriending the Voice That Keeps You Small
The inner critic often forms in childhood—especially for neurodivergent individuals who learned to hide their needs to stay safe. Let’s explore that voice through a compassionate, parts-based lens. Rather than shutting it down, we uncover what it’s trying to protect, and gently build self-trust through somatic and relational healing.
The Mask We Wear: How Shadow Work Supports Unmasking in a Safe, Embodied Way
Unmasking Begins with Safety.
As a neurodivergent professional, I understand the survival strategy of masking—hiding traits, shrinking needs, and performing for acceptance. You don’t need to abandon who you were to become who you are.
Embracing the Hidden Self: A Deeper Look into Shadow Work
Shadow Work offers a space to gently reconnect with the hidden parts of ourselves we’ve learned to suppress. These sessions draw from Jungian psychology, somatic exploration, and parts work through a neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed lens. Perfect for those moving through identity shifts, burnout, or seeking deeper self-understanding.
Exploring “Woke” Through a Neuro-Affirming Lens
Being “woke” in neurodivergent advocacy means fostering awareness, equity, and systemic change, while dismissive terms like “wokism” undermine progress and perpetuate stigma.
Why Neurodivergent Individuals Over-Apologize: Understanding and Overcoming the Habit
Neurodivergent individuals often over-apologize due to masking and fear of rejection, which can damage their self-worth, but embracing a strength-based approach helps them assert their needs and celebrate their unique qualities.
Reframing Behavior Through a Neuro-Affirming Lens: Practical Approaches for Teens at Home and Employees at Work
Reframing behavior through a neuro-affirming lens means understanding actions as communication of unmet needs or challenges, fostering empathy, and creating supportive environments for neurodivergent teens and employees.
Navigating Last-Minute Changes: Neuro-Affirming Strategies for Neurodivergent Adults
Consider how you can adjust your environment—whether by organizing your space, establishing routines, or building a supportive network—to better accommodate your neurodivergent needs and handle unexpected changes more effectively.
Navigating a New School Year: A Guide for Parents of Children Who Learn Differently
Embrace your child’s unique learning style, understand the support systems like MTSS, and advocate for early identification to ensure they thrive in school.
Thriving in Group Homes and Community Living
Group homes, co-housing, and community living spaces offer a supportive and inclusive environment where neurodivergent teens and adults with high needs can thrive, fostering belonging, independence, and meaningful connections.
Grandparents Raising Autistic, ADHD, and Intellectually Different Grandchildren
Grandparents raising neurodivergent grandchildren navigate a journey marked by love, empathy, and resilience, creating a nurturing environment where their unique abilities are celebrated, and fostering a future where diversity is embraced and valued.
Supporting Autistic Youth Who Struggle with School Attendance
Supporting autistic youth who face challenges with school attendance requires a holistic approach that recognizes their internal struggles, acknowledges the impact on their families and education, and provides tailored strategies alongside access to State and local resources.
Celebrating Strengths and Talents
Celebrate Neurodiversity by highlighting the strengths of Neurodivergent Individuals, promoting inclusivity, and challenging stereotypes.
Nurturing Neuro-Affirmation: Empowering Children through Understanding Neurodivergence and Legal Protections
Parents empower neurodivergent children by fostering an understanding of their unique traits and legal protections, nurturing resilience and societal inclusion from childhood to adulthood.
Navigating Burnout: Understanding Autistic vs Neurotypical Experiences
Navigating burnout requires recognizing the nuanced differences between autistic and neurotypical experiences, emphasizing tailored coping strategies and support systems for each group.
Understanding Restraint Collapse in Neurodivergent Individuals: Strategies for Support at School and Work
Understanding and addressing restraint collapse is pivotal for creating environments where neurodivergent individuals can thrive authentically and without barriers.
Exploring Synaesthesia in Autistic Individuals: A Unique Perspective on Perception
Synaesthesia in Autistic individuals offers a fascinating glimpse into the complex interplay of sensory perception, providing a unique perspective on the world through combined sensory experiences.