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Lens Not Label
See things differently.
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Doing things in a “you-ly” way
Last Friday, we were having an epic heat wave here. UK infrastructure isn't made for these kinds of temps and so the railways, houses and people were all melting a bit.
How do we cope when things exceed what we can handle?
What happens when our coping strategies stop working? When the things we were taught no longer apply?
These were the questions on my mind as I was on a 7-hour drive from Liverpool to Brighton (my trains were all cancelled and I needed to be there for work). Hence, no newsletter last week.
But we're back! Safe, sound and much cooler, with two things to share…
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This week's book update is…
A podcast episode!
 If you don't want to watch on YouTube, you can listen here
And a survey, too
If you're a neurodivergent coach, we want to hear from you! And by “want”, we kindly mean “need” …because we can't write Uncontained without you and your thoughts, experiences, and wonderings. So if you have 5–10 minutes, we would be grateful if you would please fill out our survey:
You may remember an earlier newsletter, where we explored the broadly inclusive terms neurodivergent and neurodivergence. Meaning, you do NOT need a diagnosis to consider yourself neurodivergent! If you think differently and have something to share, you are more than welcome and very much encouraged to fill out the survey at the link above 🙏
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What was it like for you last week?
Maybe you weren't in a heat wave. Maybe it's winter where you are. Or perhaps the challenge wasn't at all weather related. Regardless, I'm curious how you got through. And to use Claire's new word from the podcast episode above, what does it mean to do it in a “you-ly” way?
For me, coping with the heat and my anxiety meant adopting a sloth-like slowness. Not in the actual driving of course, but all the bits between. Stopping at multiple rest stops (Services in the UK) along the route and noticing what's different at each. Taking photos of interesting things. Again, not while driving. And thinking to myself, “I'll get there when I get there.” It worked, and by the time I was sitting in traffic on the M25 just outside London, I had achieved what Claire calls the state of being “attentively not bothered”.
Notice the small wins,
Kim, Claire and Nathan
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