The SC Blog: New Essays every Month

All essays found here were written by Starobin Counseling staff.

Intelligence? Lots, and none of it’s artificial!

“No” and Other Accommodations
empathy, neurodiversity, employment, self-regulation, unmasking, abelism, skills Robin LaRue, Executive Assistant empathy, neurodiversity, employment, self-regulation, unmasking, abelism, skills Robin LaRue, Executive Assistant

“No” and Other Accommodations

Humans have an astonishing ability to solve problems. We unconsciously adopt workarounds and quirks that allow us to move through the world with more ease. But even when we’re following our intuition there’s value in stepping back to get curious about the accommodations we’ve created for ourselves.

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Staying Grounded in Divided Spaces: Navigating Polarization in Professional Settings
Empathy, neurodiversity, clinical insights, stress, employment Eva Crawford, LCSW-C Empathy, neurodiversity, clinical insights, stress, employment Eva Crawford, LCSW-C

Staying Grounded in Divided Spaces: Navigating Polarization in Professional Settings

This month’s blog - a continuation of November’s Curiosity as the Bridge - explores what moral injury looks like in professional settings, why neurodivergent individuals often feel it more intensely, and how to stay grounded and aligned with yourself in environments that feel divided.

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