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I’m so grateful that I don’t look like the hell that I have been put through.

I grew up extremely sheltered and naive. I always believed that if you were nice, then people would treat you the same, even family.

I am embracing the side of me that is straightforward unapologetically and not compromising. by @beyondmypurpose

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Happy Back to school! 📚📓🏫 by @beyondmypurpose

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2 months ago

That smile is infectious 💕💕 taken in Velvet Taco by @beyondmypurpose

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2 months ago

Missing my city by @beyondmypurpose

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4 months ago

They called me paranoid. Then it happened exactly like I said it would.

Let me tell you something that took me decades to fully understand about myself — and about the dangerous space that exists between *knowing* and *believing.*

As a neurodivergent woman, my brain is wired to notice things. Patterns. Subtle shifts in behavior. The way someone's energy changes when they think no one is paying attention. The way a situation starts to rhyme with one I've seen before. I clock these things early — sometimes embarrassingly early — before there's any "proof," before anyone else sees it coming.

And I have been dismissed. Repeatedly. Called paranoid. Told I was reading too much into things. Watched people smile and shake their heads like I was the problem. Until I wasn't.

But here's what nobody talks about — the part that actually keeps me up at night:

**Being right doesn't protect you if you don't act on what you know.**

Because my other wiring — the part that makes me deeply human, deeply hopeful — is that I *want* to believe in people. I lead with good intentions, so I assume others do too. And that assumption quietly builds a false reality in my mind, one where I tell myself someone has the *potential* to be who I need them to be, so I extend grace. I give the benefit of the doubt. I allow things to happen that I already saw coming.

I see the danger. I just convince myself it won't reach me.

And I think — especially as we get older — this is something more women need to sit with honestly. Wisdom isn't just about *seeing* clearly. It's about having the courage to *respond* to what you see, even when it means abandoning hope in a person, a relationship, or a situation that you deeply wanted to work out.

The pattern recognition is the gift. Acting on it — *that's* the work.

I'm still learning. But I'm getting better at trusting myself without waiting for an audience to validate what I already knew. by @beyondmypurpose

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4 months ago

by @beyondmypurpose

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4 months ago

Son got his braces off today. Him so handsome 😍❤️💕 @imagineorthostudio by @beyondmypurpose

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4 months ago

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Hey Everyone!

We are very excited! My son Najee was chosen for an educational tour to England and the UK at the beginning of June.

WE NEED YOUR HELP to make this happen!

Please support and donate what you can!
ANYTHING helps. Be sure to click the link above!

Click the link above to donate!! ⬆️

Thank you in advance for your help everyone!!! 💕💕💕💕 by @beyondmypurpose

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6 months ago

account.eftours.com/donations/AQ4eGQ

Hey Everyone!

We are very excited! My son Najee was chosen for an educational tour to England and the UK at the beginning of June.

WE NEED YOUR HELP to make this happen!

Please support and donate what you can!
ANYTHING helps. Be sure to click the link above!

Click the link above to donate!! ⬆️

Thank you in advance for your help everyone!!! 💕💕💕💕 by @beyondmypurpose

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6 months ago

We cannot control some things that happen around us, but we can give ourselves the space and grace required to keep going and to be brave. We progress as much as we can, when we can. When you hit a road bump, reassess, recover, and keep pushing forward. You got this!!
#neurodivergent #adhd #MentalHealth #audhd by @beyondmypurpose

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7 months ago

It’s been proven with science. The moment you expose your ideals and dreams to an unsupportive environment, you kill them. Work everyday consistently towards your dreams and goals. Share what you have accomplished already instead of what you hope to accomplish. #adhd #AuDHD
Autism Autistic adult
#Neurodivergent
Neurodivergent mom
ADHD mom
Autistic mom
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Late-diagnosed ADHD
Late-diagnosed autistic
Self-identified neurodivergent by @beyondmypurpose

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