Holding It Together (Kinda)

#5 Companion If You Say Calm Down, We Fight

September 29, 2026·3 min
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Send us Fan Mail Your nervous system can’t “just calm down” if it’s still scanning for danger. We do a midweek unpack of our conversation with Danielle Worthen Cullenberg, and it’s one of those talks that puts words to what so many neurodivergent and sensory-sensitive people feel every day: the body stays on high alert long after the immediate threat has passed. We dig into “neurospicy” brains, sensory overload, trauma, and the invisible weight of caregiving pressure, then connect the ...

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