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.
The full archive: 30 entries
🎧 Reclaiming Your Creative Spirit as an Autism Mom
Episode Overview In this heartfelt episode, I dive deep into something that's been weighing on my heart: how so many of us incredible caregivers…
Why I Said No to Church (And What It Taught Me About Community
Be a happier autism mom. 🪄 Radically alchemizing motherhood reshaped by autism into a joyful life that feels deeply mine. Bi-weekly submissions full of…
🎧 The Sacred Stillness: Why Late Nights Alone Are My Favorite Time of Day
Episode Overview There's something magical that happens when the rest of the house finally goes quiet... For those of us who spend our days…
Nurturing More Peace While Living in Chaos
Be a happier autism mom. 🪄 Radically alchemizing motherhood reshaped by autism into a joyful life that feels deeply mine. Bi-weekly submissions full of…
The Free Tool I Wished I Had When Everything Fell Apart
Be a happier autism mom. 🪄 Radically alchemizing motherhood reshaped by autism into a joyful life that feels deeply mine. Weekly submissions full of…
🎧 Unspoken Truths of Autism Moms
✍️ Hey there, it’s Cheniece. This episode is a vulnerable one—one I wish someone had recorded for me in those early, overwhelming days of…
🎧 Audio Diary #2: Finding Your Tribe as an Autism Mom of Two
✍️ Hey there, it’s Cheniece. I felt like I really should record an entry on the subject of community and discovering Your Tribe of…
🎧 Breaking the Isolation
Episode Overview The journey of raising a child with autism often comes with a profound sense of isolation that goes beyond typical parenting challenges.…
🎧 Audio Diary #1: Finding Myself in the Bathroom Mirror
✍️ Hey there, it’s Cheniece. I recorded this entry at the end of a long and trying day from my husband’s office during one…
🎧 S1E1: Trailer
Welcome to Little Alchemies: The microcast for autism and special needs moms who are done just surviving their lives and are quietly, persistently, sometimes…