Danielle Katsouros
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I’m building a trauma-informed emotional AI that actually gives a damn and writing up the receipts of a life built without instructions for my AuDHD. ❤️ Help me create it (without burning out): https://bit.ly/BettyFund
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Returning to My Multitudes
When I was a child, I lived in a universe inside my own head. It wasn’t daydreaming, not really. It was inhabiting. I could slip into stories, into fantasies, into whole constructed lives with ease. One day I was a magical princess, the next a singer, the next the President of the United States. I didn’t just imagine them - I was living them. Entire days would pass with me moving through these roles, narrating scenes, improvising dialogue, and watching the internal movie unfold.
By Danielle Katsouros6 months ago in Psyche
Not That Woman
I was always enamored by Mary Kay ladies and the women at church potlucks. They were always pressed and perfumed, powdered and primped- like Lucy & Desi’s neighbors had walked out of the screen. Even then, they were a bit old-fashioned. But that Doris Day, Barbie aesthetic was powerful. It was reinforced by the Girl Scout Den Mother, who smelled like Aqua Net and Pine-Sol. The tidiest, prettiest ladies were the most listened to. They could walk for days in high heels and A-line skirts, then wash dishes in frilly aprons without breaking stride.
By Danielle Katsouros6 months ago in Chapters
The Famous People We Forget Are Famous
Who would you actually want as a friend - not a poster, not a “follow,” but a real, human friend? Reddit asked that question recently, and the answers weren’t surprising: Keanu Reeves. Paul Rudd. Dolly Parton. Steve Irwin. Not the flashiest people. The real ones. Not just the prettiest faces - the realest ones.
By Danielle Katsouros6 months ago in Confessions
Perfectly Me: Surviving AuDHD in a World Built for Neurotypicals
Every productivity guide is a lie. They’re written for people who can remember birthdays without alarms, who can walk into a grocery store without sunglasses, and who don’t melt down because one speck of pepper is out of place.
By Danielle Katsouros6 months ago in Lifehack
AI Therapy Is Failing. Better Is Possible.
Millions of adults are already using ChatGPT and other chatbots as therapists. The problem? These systems weren’t designed for the weight of human pain - and when people lean on them anyway, the results can be catastrophic.
By Danielle Katsouros6 months ago in Journal
