SP

Joined October 2023

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I'm a writer with ADHD/anxiety a certified recovery coach and peer support specialist. I've written 4 ADDitude Magazine,Thought Catalog,TotallyADD,BuzzFeed, and other publications. If you want follow my Instagram, it is mh_mattersyyc

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Sorry, but atheism doesn't automatically mean you believe and understand science
I've never really understood why people say they "believe in science," like that automatically means they're atheists. For a long time, I thought the same—if you're logical and evidence-based, you must not believe in God, right? But over time, I started digging into what science says—and maybe more importantly, what it doesn't. I found that a scientific mindset often points not to certainty but to restraint. It doesn't scream "there is no God"—it quietly admits, "we don't know." And that's the root of agnosticism, not atheism.
By SP 6 months ago in Humans
Unseen and Ignored
Hidden behind smiles, tucked under busy schedules, folded neatly into the lives we think we know. But they were never invisible.
By SP 7 months ago in Poets
Empowered Expression: How AI Can Help Neurodivergent and Anxiously Wired Communicators Build Confidence
As someone with ADHD—and a proud part of the neurodiverse community—communication has always felt like an uphill climb. Why? The world was not exactly built with us in mind, and a lot of Neurotypicals could not care less. We are often left squeezing into systems that were never designed to fit how our brains work. That alone makes it tough to speak openly about our experiences.
By SP 8 months ago in Lifehack
Learning To Redefine My Recovery
Two years ago, I relapsed; even saying this now feels like a failure and a win at the same time. But when it happened, it felt like the end of the world. Like everything I had built had crumbled and meant nothing, shame, guilt, and hopelessness are how they made me feel, and for a while, they made me wonder if I was still worthy to write and work in mental health.
By SP 9 months ago in Psyche
The Small Things That Saved Me
I used to think progress had to shout— some grand reveal, a thunderclap shift, a phoenix tearing through the sky. But healing?
By SP 9 months ago in Poets
Neurodiversity Is Not Just A Hashtag
They say, be yourself, but only if you fit, If your mind moves straight, you don’t forget. If your hands are still, your gaze is right,
By SP 10 months ago in Poets
Through the Storm, We Rise
The night is long, the road is steep, with each step we take, the ground gives way, A whispered doubt, a sky so grey. The storm is fierce, the winds unkind,
By SP 11 months ago in Poets
Know Before You Speak
You see me tired, lost in thought, And I think you incorrectly assume you know the cause I’ve got. “You just need sleep, go take a walk,”
By SP 11 months ago in Poets
The Power of Community
I walked alone for far too long, A weary path, a sorrowed song. My thoughts a storm, my heart a weight, Each step a whisper: “It’s too late.”
By SP 11 months ago in Poets
Self-Care Tips
No matter how perfect we tend to tell others our lives are, we all have bad days where everything feels overwhelming, stress piles up, and even small challenges seem impossible. These days may not feel like self-care days, but they are the days we need self-care.
By SP 11 months ago in Motivation
Turning Doubt into Drive
All my life, people have underestimated me. Teachers, peers, even well-meaning family members—they all made assumptions about what I could or couldn't do because of my ADHD. I heard things like, "You're too scattered to finish big projects," or "Are you sure you can handle that? It might be too overwhelming." For years, these attitudes reinforced my doubts, but I eventually got sick of those moments holding me back and reinforcing my insecurities. I decided instead to reframe those moments as fuel, and when I caught myself telling myself I couldn't do it,
By SP 12 months ago in Motivation
The Path We Choose
It’s not the storms that shake the trees, Nor the waves that batter restless seas, But the steps we take on shifting sand,
By SP 12 months ago in Poets

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Sorry, but atheism doesn't automatically mean you believe and understand science

Unseen and Ignored

Empowered Expression: How AI Can Help Neurodivergent and Anxiously Wired Communicators Build Confidence

Learning To Redefine My Recovery

The Small Things That Saved Me

Neurodiversity Is Not Just A Hashtag

Through the Storm, We Rise

Know Before You Speak

The Power of Community

Self-Care Tips

Turning Doubt into Drive

The Path We Choose

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