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Conference

Posted byby Christy Barongan
January 16, 2026

Born to perform

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I still have a full-time private practice. I am turning Normal in Training into a podcast, and at has 380 posts. When the podcast is finished, I'm going to do a kickoff conference series called Normal in Training: Teaching Adults how to Rest and Play to publicize it. I just started the blog Neurospicy and Flying, which will eventually be turned into a book, since there's so little good material out there on neurodivergence.

Posted byby Christy Barongan
January 11, 2026

Gift-giving, part 2

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This workshop will be coming to a city near you. But first we have to finish writing and publishing the book. And then, you are all going to learn how to thrive.

CHRISTY BARONGAN

I didn't know it at the time, but I wanted to be a psychologist so that I could figure out how to be normal. I think many people come to counseling for the same reason. What I've come to learn is that feeling good about myself is not about trying to be normal. It's about trying to be me. But it's a constant struggle for me, just like it is for everyone else. So I thought I would approach this task with openness and honesty and use myself as an example for how to practice self-acceptance.