For most of my life, I felt like I was constantly trying to survive a world that never made sense to my brain. I was first diagnosed with anxiety at 6 years of age, and for years that became the only explanation for why my world felt so overwhelming. Deep down, I always felt there was something more going on that no one around me seemed to fully understand.
By early adulthood, years of pushing through without answers had taken a serious toll on my mental health. Life felt confusing, exhausting, and completely debilitating. I didn’t believe I could make it to 30 at the rate that I was going.
In my mid-twenties, after working with my therapist for several years, I was diagnosed with autism. That moment brought both relief and a whole new set of questions. Suddenly I could look back at my life with a different framework, and it was finally one that replaced years of self-blame with some understanding.
Since then, I’ve been on a journey of slowly unpacking my past, learning how my mind and nervous system actually work, and rebuilding my life in a way that supports who I really am. Throughout my own self-work, I’ve come to love the metaphor of finally coming home to myself and creating a life that fits...even if it looks different from what I once thought it should.
This app is built from this journey. My hope is that it helps you make sense of your own experiences, build compassion for yourself, and begin designing a life that truly works for your brain. You’re not alone after a diagnosis and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.
- Elena
