11/10/2025
🌻Her Soul Portrait in her own words🌻”In my late thirties, I feel as though I’m just now discovering and stepping into my whole self. I’ve been on an adventure of owning my neuro-spicy brain since only recently being diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Suddenly so many “quirks” and unexplained mannerisms make sense. It’s been both terrifying and liberating to unearth what already existed but had been so thoroughly masked.
This new understanding of myself is allowing me to be comfortable in my own skin. As a chronic apologizer (sometimes for just existing), I’m beginning to trust myself to inhabit the spaciousness around me. I’m figuring out what I need - a 10-minute break, a hug, noise-cancelling headphones - and finding ways to break free from the ‘shoulds’ - “I should power through,” “I should be able to manage,” “I should tolerate the noise.” As a business owner, wife, and mom of 2 neuro-spicy kids under 10 years old, this isn’t easy or natural. But when I find moments of spaciousness, I’m reminded of my own inherent goodness and beauty - and the grandeur of being alive.
This soul portraiture with Meagan was the physical embodiment of what I have been (and still am) experiencing on a soul-deep level: a season to unearth, moments of ease, and a sense of expansive grandeur.”