Body theology is a way of looking our experiences in the world, and our relationships and connections to ourselves, and to something larger than ourselves, such as the universe as a whole, from the perspective that we are embodied, whole, complete human beings with body schemas and lived experience. It’s not doctrine, nor is it dogma. It’s not tied to any religion, nor does it have to be.

Most neurodivergent people I know have spent most of their lives being told how and when to exist in their bodies. Our body schemas come from socio-political-cultural norms that overlay race, gender, sexual identity, disability and the expectations for all of that, on top of us and with the expectation that we conform to them. Unmasking is simply learning a new body schema, and it’s something neurodivergent people strive for every day.

This makes body theology something that we have a vested interest in and something which can help explain our embodied, lived experiences.

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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about unmasking including what I do, which is help people unmask their true selves, and how this relates to being an embodied being with all of our social, cultural, and integrated thoughts, feelings and “norms”. The truth is, there are a lot of people who claim to help ND individuals unmask to prevent burnout, but if they’re also not unpacking our capitalist, neurotypical society, especially here in America, then they’re setting up their clients to simply burnout again…and again…. and again…

I think it’s time the neurodivergent movement has a long think about what we want to do and how we really want to help one another avoid the trauma and stress of trying to conform to a neurotypical society. Indulge me, if you will, some thoughts on the matter.

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One of the biggest tips given to neurodivergent people succumbing to burnout is to unmask–fully and completely. But like anything offered as a “cure” or a “quick fix”, unmasking in this manner can actually acerbate burnout. In this episode, I discuss why unmasking can make burnout worse at times and what you can do to prevent that from happening. We’ll go through a method to safely unmask and ways to do so.

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