Diana Houghton 2/17/26 Diana Houghton 2/17/26

Beyond the Business Card: Healing Identity After Job Loss

When a career or job ends, the ground can feel like it is giving way beneath us. Somatic psychology offers a path back to a more authentic self, one grounded not in titles but in the unshakable wisdom of the body.

Diana Houghton 2/12/26 Diana Houghton 2/12/26

From Performance to Presence: Reducing Identity Distance Through Social Architecture

This post explores how Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism can guide neurodivergent individuals in reducing identity distance through intentional social and environmental design. It frames authentic expression not as a departure from social rules but as a renegotiation of what those rules should be.

Diana Houghton 1/26/26 Diana Houghton 1/26/26

Finding Your Voice: Self Advocacy for Neurodivergent Individuals

For neurodivergent individuals, self advocacy often requires translating fundamental needs into a foreign language of social norms.

Diana Houghton 1/8/26 Diana Houghton 1/8/26

Mapping the Inner World: Interoceptive Awareness for Neurodivergent Wellbeing

For many neurodivergent individuals, decoding the body's internal signals can be a profound challenge.

Diana Houghton 10/31/25 Diana Houghton 10/31/25

When Attunement Fails: The Child Who Becomes the Container

For many children, especially those with neurodivergent sensitivities or caregivers burdened by their own unprocessed trauma, the parent’s inability to attune becomes a chronic rupture.

Diana Houghton 9/14/25 Diana Houghton 9/14/25

Tummy Talk: Conversing With The Enteric Nervous System

Our gut feelings are not problems to be solved but messages to be understood. Learning the language of the enteric nervous system allows us to heal trauma by listening to the wisdom of the body.

Diana Houghton 9/10/25 Diana Houghton 9/10/25

The Double Wound: Family Harm and the Somatic Impact of Disbelief

When a child is harmed by a family member, the injury is profound. This injury is compounded when other family members respond with disbelief or blame.