By Emily Linder, LPCC-S | Calibrations Counseling & Consultation A client came to therapy because she was having panic attacks at her desk. She was the director of operations at her company, managed her aging parents' medical care, coordinated her kids' schedules, volunteered on two nonprofit boards, and somehow kept her home running smoothly. Everyone knew her as the person who got things done. Then one Tuesday, she sat down to respond to an email and couldn't remember how t

By Emily Linder, LPCC-S | Calibrations Counseling & Consultation I said yes to hosting Thanksgiving dinner even though the thought made my stomach turn. Yes to a networking event I knew would leave me depleted for days. Yes to taking on an extra project at work when I was already drowning. And then I went home and cried in my closet because I couldn't figure out why I kept doing this to myself. This was three years into knowing I was autistic and had ADHD. I'd done therapy. I