The coaching journey can be about making kin with every part of yourself.
The coaching journey can be about making kin with every part of yourself.
A very warm welcome to Neurokin Coaching! Thank you for spending time in this space with me.
Whether you’re newly discovering your neurotype, seeking support for ongoing challenges, or simply looking for a space where your authentic self is celebrated, coaching may be able to support you.
Feminist philosopher Donna Haraway describes “kin” as “something other/more than entities tied by ancestry or genealogy.” She was inspired by Shakespeare’s punning between “kin” and “kind”—recognizing that the kindest people weren’t necessarily family, and that making kin means making kind. This concept of creating “relatives without ties by birth” and “lateral relatives” is a reflection of the kindness I have found amongst women and non-binary people in the autistic and ADHD communities I have been welcomed into. This kinship I’ve experienced has helped me truly internalise the knowledge that neurodivergent differences are to be valued as well as understood.
For me, Neurokin represents the kinship we create through shared divergent experience.
My motivation to train as a coach was to strengthen my kinship with others, and provide a space where people can feel seen, heard and sensed. I see the co-creation of the coaching relationship as supporting the journey of becoming kin with all parts of oneself. Plus, I feel deeply energised holding space with people who are actively authoring their own becoming.
The coaching journey can be about making kin with every part of yourself. That includes the parts you’ve celebrated, the parts you’ve hidden, and the parts you’re still discovering.
Making kin with yourself means recognising that traits others might have labeled as ‘too much’ or ‘not enough’ are actually integral parts of your brilliance. It’s about honoring your stimming, your deep interests, your need for routine or novelty, your unique communication style. It’s about creating kindness toward yourself and building the “lateral relatives” of insight, self-compassion, and authentic connection that will support you long after coaching sessions end.
In our work together, we can explore what a thriving life looks like for you, honoring your strengths while building sustainable support systems.
Reference: Haraway, D. J. (2016). Staying with the trouble. Duke University Press.
