3.12 10,000 Downloads!

A Team

Hey! We're celebrating our 10,000th download!
But first…

You may have noticed that we’ve been off the air for a couple of weeks, and there’s an important reason for that: autistic burnout. You may not be familiar with the term, and you may not recognize the signs, but chances are you’ve felt it at some point in your life.
A few weeks ago, as the result of the conversations we’ve had on this podcast, I came to realize that I was suffering the effects of burnout… stuff I’ve felt at various times in my life but always felt I had to fight through. And because of what I’ve learned here, I knew I had to take time for self-care, and that meant taking some time off from producing A Team. I’m glad I took care of myself.

At this time of year, we may find that we’re saddled with lots of obligations and expectations that can lead us to feel empty and unable to do anything. I was lucky enough to come across Neurodivergent Lou’s excellent InstaGram post, What Does Autistic Burnout Feel Like?, and I recognized myself. We’ll have a link to that Instagram post in the notes in your podcast provider’s description of this episode. I urge to read it and keep a copy handy. Heck, knowing you, you’ll probably laminate it!

Now, to celebrate our 10,000th download and the thousands of people all over the world who, like you, listen to us, we have all five members of the A Team podcast team in on this conversation. We talk about what it means to connect with you, dear listener; holiday traditions vs bullshit rituals, gift giving anxiety; and the importance of self-care.

Thanks, as always, for listening!
Robert Smythe
Neurodivergent_Lou "What does Autistic Burnout Feel Like?"

Capitole

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (00:00:00)

2. Loneliness (00:28:11)

3. Traditions (00:39:45)

4. Thanksgiving and food (00:43:37)

5. Gift Anxiety (00:50:48)

6. White Elephants (01:00:47)

7. Pollyanna (01:06:45)

8. Secret Santa (01:07:45)

9. Incel (01:15:55)

10. Infinite Jest (01:23:45)

11. Chess by mail (01:26:06)

12. Mark Twain quotation (01:35:17)

13. Japanese Kabuki theatre (01:42:10)

14. Alexithymia (01:51:42)

15. Selfish vs Self-care (01:56:50)

16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (01:59:53)