Autistic Wellness Tips: Calming Overloaded Brains on Heavy Days

Autistic Wellness Tips: Calming Overloaded Brains on Heavy Days

Sensory-friendly relaxation and nervous system regulation aren't luxuries—they're essential wellness skills for autistic and neurodivergent adults. In this episode, Jimmy Clare and wellness broadcaster Joann Tierney-Daniels explore calm, judgment-free techniques to soothe an overloaded brain on anxious, tense, or emotionally heavy days. Forget optimization; this is about sustainable self-care that actually feels doable.

Listeners will learn how to:

  • Use small relaxation practices to calm their body when their brain is racing
  • Notice stress signals earlier, before they hit full burnout or shutdown
  • Build gentle, sensory-friendly routines that support emotional health
  • Think about wellness in a more holistic way that includes mental, emotional, and physical needs

About the guest: Joann Tierney-Daniels has a multi-faceted background in community and human services, wellness, leadership, and broadcast media. She is the Executive Director of Diversity Programming at the Coast 2 Coast Entertainment Network and draws on her experience to help people live more grounded, emotionally healthy lives.

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