<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mindful Growth Collective ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mindful Growth Collective]]></description><link>https://www.mindfulgrowthcollective.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 04:36:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mindfulgrowthcollective.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why traditional therapy falls short for neurodivergent folx]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our neurodivergent-affirming group practice approaches Autism and ADHD therapy from a fundamentally different lens than traditional therapy by recognizing neurodivergence not as a pathology to be corrected, but as a valid and meaningful way of experiencing, processing, and relating to the world. In more traditional therapy settings, Autistic and ADHD clients are often subtly or overtly treated through a deficit-based framework, where their struggles are interpreted primarily as symptoms to...]]></description><link>https://www.mindfulgrowthcollective.com/post/why-traditional-therapy-falls-short-for-neurodivergent-folx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f8e0137c961ad0b9fb4d18</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:09:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/568493_e27c5201c34f4cfc9743f28423b23a90~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_358,h_354,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steven Miller</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autism Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our group practice provides Autism therapy for adults through a neurodivergent-affirming lens that recognizes Autism not as a disorder to be corrected, but as a valid and meaningful way of experiencing the world. Many Autistic adults come to therapy after years of feeling misunderstood, misread, pathologized, or pressured to adapt themselves to environments that were never designed with their needs in mind. As a result, therapy is often not just about addressing anxiety, depression, trauma,...]]></description><link>https://www.mindfulgrowthcollective.com/post/autism-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fd5529ecab9011374f51eb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 03:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/568493_ca0e3fc9b6b24ebfa2171775867b8722~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_668,h_370,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steven Miller</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADHD Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our group practice provides ADHD therapy through a neurodivergent-affirming lens that recognizes ADHD not as a character flaw, lack of discipline, or simple attention problem, but as a distinct neurotype that shapes how a person processes motivation, attention, emotion, time, and self-regulation. Many adults with ADHD come to therapy carrying years of frustration, shame, and self-doubt after repeatedly being told they are lazy, inconsistent, careless, unmotivated, or simply “not trying hard...]]></description><link>https://www.mindfulgrowthcollective.com/post/adhd-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f8e7fa7c961ad0b9fb5d15</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:42:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/568493_0bc2a2cc18fb4825937dc1b0aac6ce4a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_467,h_421,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steven Miller</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>