Welcome to my blog! Here I share insights on Mental Health.

Hi, I'm Dr. Melanie—clinical psychologist, AuDHD human, and your guide through the real, unfiltered world of mental health. Here we talk neurodiversity, trauma, eating disorders, and whatever's weighing on your mind, with 25+ years of expertise and zero tolerance for toxic positivity. Welcome to the conversation we all need.

  • Mar 26, 2026

Decision Fatigue: When Every Choice Depletes You More Than It Should

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Decision fatigue isn't laziness—your brain uses different fuel. ADHD depletes dopamine per decision. Autism deliberates without intuition. Both cost more.

  • Mar 20, 2026

Autistic Inertia: The Body That Won't Move

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You want to move but your body won't. Or you can't stop once you start. That's autistic inertia—and it's neurological, not laziness. Here's what helps.

  • Mar 14, 2026

Alexithymia: When "How Do You Feel?" Has No Answer

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"How do you feel?" has no answer. That's alexithymia. Learn why talk therapy fails, the interoception connection, and what body-based work helps.

  • Feb 28, 2026

Interoception: The Sense You Didn't Know You Were Missing

Understanding interoception changes everything.

  • Feb 21, 2026

AuDHD: When Your Brain Needs Routine AND Novelty at the Same Time

AuDHD means needing routine AND novelty. Both are true. Both are exhausting. Learn why you were missed and what actually helps.

  • Feb 7, 2026

Why You Keep Choosing Emotionally Unavailable People: Anxious Attachment Explained

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You meet someone. The chemistry is electric. You text constantly for three weeks. Then they pull back. Suddenly you're checking your phone every two minutes. Replaying every conversation. Wondering what you did wrong. Feeling physically sick when they don't respond. Making excuses for them. Convincing yourself they're just busy.

  • Feb 1, 2026

Why Your Anxiety Won't Go Away (And What Actually Works)

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You've tried breathing exercises, affirmations, and meditation apps—but your anxiety is still there. Not because you're doing it wrong, but because most anxiety advice misunderstands what anxiety actually is. Clinical psychologist explains the nervous system approach that actually works.

  • Jan 27, 2026

When You Can't Sleep Because You're Anxious About Not Sleeping: Breaking the Sleep Anxiety Loop

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Break the anxiety-insomnia loop. Includes before-bed protocols, DBT skills for wakeful periods, ACT acceptance exercises, catastrophic thought reframes, and sleep tracking.

  • Jan 21, 2026

Social Anxiety Isn't Shyness: When Your Nervous System Treats People as Threats

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Social anxiety isn't shyness—your nervous system treats people as threats. Clinical psychologist explains the neuroscience, DBT skills, and gradual exposure strategies.