WHITNEY STOREY, MS, LPC, ASDCS

Explore Whitney Storey's writing on neurodivergence, autism, parenting, relationships, and everyday life. This collection includes reflections on autistic burnout, acceptance, rest, boundaries, and experiences of learning about yourself as an adult.

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Trauma

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Hail satan, As-salamu alaykum, Namaste, Mazel tov, and thank god

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Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Oct 22, 2024, 2:59:04 PM

Being a therapist in Southern Louisiana means that many of my clients have grown up with religion and that their religion/faith is an integral part of their life. It also means that many of my fellow therapists are religious, with most of the clinicians I know here in Lafayette ascribing to some form of Christianity. What is interesting to me...

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The No-Contact Movement: What's your parenting philosophy?

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Sep 24, 2024, 2:47:45 PM

As an avid TikTok user (and if I'm really honest, my social media consumption is not just limited to TikTok), I have been seeing some really emotional and intense conversations around parenting lately. One issue that seems to be particularly hot right now is the increase in adult children going no-contact with their parents. The parents of these...

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When We Don't Keep the Faith

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS: Dec 22, 2023, 3:15:37 PM

Living and working in South Louisiana, religion (more specifically Christianity) is baked into so much of our day to day life. Some of my non-Southern and especially my non-American friends have been baffled by the overt religion in spaces where it doesn't seem relevant; for example, verses from the Bible posted prominently on a local restaurant's...