Making Neuroscience Accessible
Resources and Connection for Neurodivergent Adults trying to find their way in a society that was not built for them.
helping you navigate your
neurodivergence
closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be by learning how to work WITH your system
Gone are the days of therapists telling you how to mask and how to be ‘normal’. Shannon’s programs, coaching, and facilitation are neurodivergent affirming and support you in meeting your goals. Being neurodivergent is a wonderful and beautiful thing and you have superpowers and strengths that are made to be cultivated. AND navigating neurodivergence in this modern society can be so hard - Shannon has created programs and supports to help you move through life with more ease.
re(imagine) affirming support
Meet Shannon Wagner, OTD
Shannon is a Neurodivergent Doctor of Occupational Therapy who is deeply neurodivergent affirming and passionate about making resources that are accessible for the neurodivergent brain. Shannon has created a comprehensive suite of online programs designed to help you navigate all facets of your neurodivergence.
you’re not broken
systems are
The systems that you are operating inside of are not made for the neurodivergent brain, they are often causing your neurodivergence to be a disability. If the systems were different it would not be this hard, but they aren’t so we commiserate on how ridiculous it is then figure out how to navigate them while keeping you whole.
From schools, to the medical system, to social services, employment and even in our family systems our capitalistic and patriarchal society puts you in impossible situations and make you feel like you are the problem over and over until you start to believe it’s true. It’s not true. The work that we do helps to shift this narrative and teaches you how to more effectively navigate these broken systems while staying whole and trusting yourself to navigate to the places you will shine!
(re)build trust in yourself
your nervous system runs the show
Our current medical paradigm focuses heavily on thoughts and the brain - but the research is showing more and more that this is NOT the whole picture. Learn how your nervous system works so you can work WITH it.
So many of us are experiencing a state of hypervigilance in our modern day fast society. Our nervous systems are stuck in fight or flight. Hypervigilance feels like needing to be in control, noticing every detail, sensory overload, anxiety, digestion problems, chronic pain, becoming overwhelmed by ‘easy’ tasks, and generally spinning our wheels. This work takes us out of the brain and into the body. We learn how to identify when you’re in fight or flight and create a customized set of tools and practices you can use to get into rest & digest. This is the foundation that we build your new path on.
(re)balance your nervous system
root out chaos, cultivate peace
You can either be growing peace in your life or you can be growing chaos, let’s choose peace more often
In this modern age we are pushing our neurobiology past what it’s used to. The expectations placed on us in modern society with technology, time needing to be so precise, food being readily available and employers expecting us to be consistent across all days and years is NOT how we are made. Your system is yelling at you to stop, but society yells at you to go. This creates a spiral of dysregulation that means things that should be easy feel impossible. We learn how to work with your system while also meeting the demands placed on you for survival - this will look different for everyone and be rooted in your goals and needs.
(re)create your nervous system
“Shannon is not only brilliant, she is kind, humble, and so very easy to speak to about issues that are quite personal.”
— McKenzie Jackson-Foster