Sensitive, Overwhelmed, or Exploring Autism?
Support for sensitive and neurodivergent adults seeking
understanding, resources, and community.
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Support for Sensitive and Neurodivergent Adults
I’m Julie Bjelland, LMFT. I support sensitive and neurodivergent adults in understanding their nervous systems, reducing overwhelm, and finding more supportive ways to live.
Some people come here because they feel deeply, absorb too much, or need tools for sensitivity, anxiety, burnout, sensory overload, or emotional overwhelm.
Others come here because they are beginning to wonder whether autism may explain lifelong patterns of feeling different, misunderstood, exhausted, or like life takes more effort than it seems to take for others.
You’re not alone. Start with the path that feels most supportive right now.
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Below you’ll find courses, free resources, assessments, articles, podcast episodes, books, and community support to help you understand your nervous system and feel less alone.
A New Understanding of Autistic Women
This work is grounded in a deeper understanding of the internal lived experience of autism, especially in women and sensitive adults with more internal presentations.
It is the foundation of my forthcoming book, Autistic Women: A Clinician’s Guide to Neurodiversity-Affirming Identification and Support (W. W. Norton).
This perspective is helping many finally make sense of themselves.
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“Wow! Just when I think I’ve listened to “the best one,” I listen to another episode and it’s just as good! This is incredibly empowering, life changing information for HSPs. This podcast is amazing!”
“The podcasts I’ve listened to have hit home. Tears. Emotion. I keep thinking yes yes yes! I understand and this IS normal. Thank you.”
“Not only does this podcast provide helpful information, but also tools, and incredible meditations, all contained by such a beautiful soul of a host, Julie. THANK YOU JULIE FOR ALL YOU DO!!!”
“I recently found your podcast and I am crying so much, in a good way, healing and I am really ready to carve out the self care I need for myself. Your podcast is so empowering. Just what I need. Thank you!”
“These are life-changing podcasts. Highly recommended. Filled with tips, science-based tools, and support.”
“Julie’s Brain Training book is full of thoughtful, warm-hearted, and useful suggestions for calming and fortifying the nervous system. Julie Bjelland is a master of her craft.”
— RICK HANSON, PHD
Author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
“Brain Training for the Highly Sensitive Person is a valuable support in opening to the challenges and potentials that come with high-level sensitivity.”
— TARA BRACH, PHD
Author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge
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Many autistic women spend decades feeling different without knowing why. They may appear functioning on the outside while internally managing sensory overwhelm, exhaustion, masking, deep processing, and constant self-monitoring. In this article, Julie Bjelland, LMFT, explores common patterns seen in adult-discovered autistic women and why so many have gone unseen for years.