One of my reasons ‘why’ I have No Assumptions Here is:
‘Easing the Embarrassment in asking for Help’
The idea of ‘NAH’, came to me in 2019 and though it has developed over time, a lot! It has become a project that is dear to my heart!
No Assumptions Here/NAH is because I personally struggle with asking for help, of any kind & was embarrassed thinking people would assume things of me, if I did ask for help with things people say ‘that’s just common sense’
Growing up, I would nod, as though I understood, when deep down the steps to do some of what most people view as ‘basic everyday skills’, just wouldn’t stick for me.
People would look at me and assume, because I could hold a conversation with them at an intellectual level that they deemed fit of understanding/overstanding for my age, that surely she’s ‘got it all together’.
Little did they know, that I struggled massively, and while I could read way above my reading age, by age 6/7, other things like ‘basic every tasks’ were challenges I faced the most help with.
Over the past 5 years I have discovered that many of the struggles I had growing up & to this very day, there was an ‘answer’ for it, and that is, my brain sees things in a very neurodiverse way.
I love information – fellow book lovers, non fiction is my heartbeat, through and through. & even more than information I love helping people, especially if its within the capcity of the information that I so deeply enjoy.
And while I love all this knowledge, I know, there is a whole world of people that, get overwhelmed & don’t even know where to start.
As an ‘infodumping loving Princess that I am’, through deep burnout, I realized I could not in fact personally ‘1-2-1’ the ‘world’. However, making use of the tools that so many other great information shares have, I decided to take a leap of faith & combined two of my favourite things to do – helping others & sharing information & create No Assumptions Here.
As my heart & my experience is in helping and supporting families – the information will be around this to begin with, but the dream is far greater.
I am by NO means an expert, or am making any claims to be, so please don’t come for me, when I get it wrong, *yes WHEN, cos it will happen, but when it does, I ask for grace, & I will make the necessary amendments, if it sees fit.
For now, Thank you for reading and go ahead and check out No Assumptions Here on Instagram
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