Heather Williamson

Poetry on roots, love, life and faith

Tag: overwhelm

  • Drowning in notebooks

    I am certain that one dayI shall be found to have drownedin a sea of notebooks and planners.Like quicksand, they will draw me underand stifle my breath.Each book not half finishedeach marking new chapters,keeping safe informationsome weighty, all needful -datesand remindersand meetingsand webinarsreviewsand appointmentscoffee morningsand phone calls.All this to manage a child’s different journey.I would… Read.

  • Fragile

    There’s an experience common to many with neurodiverse conditions that is baffling and sometimes upsetting. The feeling that other people are rejecting you, either what you have to offer or you yourself.Apparently this has a name: rejection sensitive dysphoria or RSD.Of course, there will be people who don’t like us in life, but RSD relates… Read.

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