Ilse Gevaert
@growingwithilse.bsky.social
Psychologist & Coach | Creative Soul | Neurodiversity Advocate
www.resilientminds.blog
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Ilse Gevaert
@growingwithilse.bsky.social
· Dec 18
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Incorporating self-regulation exercises into your daily routine is essential for promoting calmness, emotional regulation, and overall well-being.
Did you know that most self-regulation exercises only take between 2 and 10 seconds?
resilientminds.blog/building-men...
#MentalHealth
Did you know that most self-regulation exercises only take between 2 and 10 seconds?
resilientminds.blog/building-men...
#MentalHealth
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
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
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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
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
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
BMJ 2025;391:e088141
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
#tylenol
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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
BMJ 2025;391:e088141
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
#tylenol
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
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
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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
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
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
But others don’t see us through that distorted mirror. They see our effort, our warmth, our resilience.
#Anxiety
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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
But others don’t see us through that distorted mirror. They see our effort, our warmth, our resilience.
#Anxiety
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
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
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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
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
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
Between those who seek truth and those who fear it.
resilientminds.blog/why-narcissi...
#Neurodiversity #Psychology #AutismAcceptance #NarcissismAwareness
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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
Between those who seek truth and those who fear it.
resilientminds.blog/why-narcissi...
#Neurodiversity #Psychology #AutismAcceptance #NarcissismAwareness
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
#NarcissisticAbuseRecovery
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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
#NarcissisticAbuseRecovery
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
But what if all this “too much” is actually part of what makes them extraordinary?
resilientminds.blog/the-gifted-m...
#Gifted #Giftedness #Overexcitabilities
October 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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
But what if all this “too much” is actually part of what makes them extraordinary?
resilientminds.blog/the-gifted-m...
#Gifted #Giftedness #Overexcitabilities
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
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
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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
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
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
Sensory overload isn’t “being sensitive”.
It’s the brain working overtime to process everything at once.
resilientminds.blog?p=7280
#SensoryOverload #NeurodivergentVoices
Sensory Overload in Neurodivergent Individuals Explained
Understand sensory overload: how sounds, lights, and textures can overwhelm the nervous system and impact daily experiences.
resilientminds.blog
October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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
Sensory overload isn’t “being sensitive”.
It’s the brain working overtime to process everything at once.
resilientminds.blog?p=7280
#SensoryOverload #NeurodivergentVoices
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
#AutismAcceptance
September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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
#AutismAcceptance
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
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
September 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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
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
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
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
September 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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
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
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
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
August 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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
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
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
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
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.
resilientminds.blog
August 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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
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
🌪 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
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
July 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🌪 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
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
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
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
July 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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
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
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
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
July 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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
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
🌪️ 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
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
July 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🌪️ 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
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
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...
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...
July 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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...
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...
“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
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
June 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“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
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
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
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
June 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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
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
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
Why? Because narcissists often lack true empathy. They don’t see you. They interpret your reactions as extensions of themselves.
#Narcissist #Projecting
June 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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
Why? Because narcissists often lack true empathy. They don’t see you. They interpret your reactions as extensions of themselves.
#Narcissist #Projecting
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
Alvin van Asselt
#Autism
Source: rdcu.be/eoYzR
June 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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
Alvin van Asselt
#Autism
Source: rdcu.be/eoYzR
Ever notice that little voice in your head saying you're not good enough, too much, or a failure?
That voice might not be yours.
Many of us carry internalized messages from childhood, words once spoken by caregivers, teachers, or abusers. Over time, they become our inner critic.
#innercritic
That voice might not be yours.
Many of us carry internalized messages from childhood, words once spoken by caregivers, teachers, or abusers. Over time, they become our inner critic.
#innercritic
June 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Ever notice that little voice in your head saying you're not good enough, too much, or a failure?
That voice might not be yours.
Many of us carry internalized messages from childhood, words once spoken by caregivers, teachers, or abusers. Over time, they become our inner critic.
#innercritic
That voice might not be yours.
Many of us carry internalized messages from childhood, words once spoken by caregivers, teachers, or abusers. Over time, they become our inner critic.
#innercritic