The Little Alchemies Journal

Essays, letters, & audio diaries.

Honest words on motherhood reshaped by autism & special needs, and the slow work of designing a life you still love to inhabit.

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The full archive: 30 entries

How to Get Out of Survival Mode as an Autism or Special Needs Mom (or as ANY Caregiver)

A little alchemy for the mother rebuilding her life around autism, complex needs, & EVERYTHING ELSE that nobody ever warned her about… Honest letters,…

Oct 15, 2026·11 min readRead →

Start Here: Welcome to Your Archive ✦

Hi Love, You made it inside. Take a breath. You don’t have to do anything with that breath yet… just notice that you took…

Oct 4, 2026·1 min readRead →

What It Means to “Inhabit” Your Life

Transmute motherhood reshaped by autism & special needs into a life you genuinely LOVE inhabiting: a personal lifeline, honest letters, soulwork, & intimate community……

Sep 26, 2026·7 min readRead →

🎧 Audio Diary 3: The Better Trade

Show Notes I’m not going to apologize for the silence. I’ve thought about it, and I don’t think I owe you sorry — I…

Aug 30, 2026·5 min readRead →

Softening the Edges: A Different Way to Live an Uncommon Life

Transmute motherhood reshaped by autism & special needs into a life you genuinely LOVE inhabiting: a personal lifeline, honest letters, soulwork, & intimate community……

Jul 30, 2026·9 min readRead →

Softening the Edges: A Different Way to Live an Uncommon Life

You don’t need a quiet life to create a peaceful one—just a few powerful intentions, perspective shifts, and small rituals.

Jul 6, 2026·9 min readRead →

The Thought That Nearly Broke Me as an Autism & Special Needs Mom

Identity Alchemy: Why “I’m not enough” became the most important story I had to challenge.

May 13, 2026·6 min readRead →

What It Means to “Inhabit” Your Life

You are not just managing a life. You are living one.

Apr 25, 2026·7 min readRead →

Some Things Weren’t Meant to Resurrect (Easter Pt 1)

Part One: A survivor's honest account of family dysfunction, gaslighting, and the long road to trusting yourself again

Apr 6, 2026·12 min readRead →

I Took an Unplanned Hiatus. Here’s the Honest Version of it

Subscribe ➕ Hi Friend of mine ♡ Let’s believe in the best about today. There is good IN you, and there is good here…

Mar 26, 2026·4 min readRead →