Cognitive Self Defence

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Reserve your spot in our hands-on workshop designed to inspire and teach.

Workshop Overview

Recognize the tactics. Learn to spot medical dismissal, professional exploitation, and relational manipulation specifically targeting neurodivergent women.

Build your defences. Develop practical tools for unapologetic communication, sustainable boundaries, and environmental design that protects your energy without requiring you to mask or shrink.

Reclaim your strength. Move from survival mode to strategic presence, with a clear narrative about your mind as the asset it is.

Workshop Goals

Recognise gaslighting, medical dismissal, and "too much" narratives and build unshakeable clarity about your own reality.

Develop scripts and strategies that express your needs precisely, without the drain of constant translation or apology.

Create environmental, relational, and professional architectures that protect your energy and leverage your cognitive strengths.

The Details

Modules & Content

The Inheritance

• How female neurodivergence was missed and what you inherited instead

• Diagnostic trauma and internalized ableism

• Reclaiming your timelin

The Inventory

• Your neurodivergence: asset, liability, or invisible?

• Pattern recognition across work, relationships, health, creativity

• Mapping your specific cognitive style

The Weapons

• Medical, professional, and relational manipulation tactics targeting neurodivergent women

• The "Cassandra pattern": when you're right but can't prove it

• Early warning signs and response protocols

The Wounds

• Grief, time lost, and identity reconstruction

• Somatic processing and body-based awareness

• From survival mode to sustainable presence

Defence 1: Cognitive Sovereignity

• RSD, justice sensitivity, and validation patterns

• Internal vs. external authority

• Your personal cognitive bias map

Defence 2: Relational Strategy

• Inner circle curation and strategic alliances

• Releasing exploitative relationships

• Building community without exhaustion

Defence 3: Professional Architecture

• Career strategy for neurodivergent women

• Negotiation, accommodation as optimization, exit planning

• The 12-month sustainability plan

Defence 4: Body & Environment

• Sensory design and energy management

• Health advocacy and medical self-defence

• Recovery and prevention systems

Integration: The New Narrative

• From survival story to strength story

• Your "weird and worthy" public voice

• 90-day implementation protocol

Workshop Length and Fees (AUD, ex GST)

• One-day intensive (7 hours): $2,500 per participant (12 participants max)

• Two-day immersive (14 hours): $6,000 (10 participants max)

Includes comprehensive workbook, gift bag, and 90-day follow-up support.

Workbooks and Materials

• Printed participant workbook

• Digital resources & templates

• Gift bag

Travel and Location

• Delivered in person in your city or a residential retreat format with virtual option for accessibility

• Regional, remote and interstate travel charged at actual cost, itemised on your invoice

By offering intensive and immersive formats, you choose the depth of transformation that suits your current capacity, while accessing the same high-quality, neurodivergence-affirming professional learning designed specifically for women ready to stop apologising for their minds,

This experience simply changed my life

Anonymous, Melbourne,Victoria

Our Workshop

Join us for hands-on sessions designed to spark creativity and skill-building.

FAQs

What is this workshop?

A practical intensive for neurodivergent women to recognize manipulation, build unapologetic communication, and create systems that protect their specific minds. Not fixing you. Defending you..

Who can attend?

Neurodivergent women—diagnosed, self-identified, or questioning—who are exhausted from translating themselves for others. No performance of "neurodivergent enough" required.

How do I book?

This is a group booking only so please reach out to get the conversation started.

What should I bring?

Bring a notebook and an open mind ready to learn and participate.

Is there a fee?

Yes, the fee covers the workshop and materials and travel (regional and interstate) are charged separately based on your requirements.

Can I cancel or reschedule?

You can cancel or reschedule up to 1 month before the workshop, penalties may apply on a case by case basis.