Forgetting the Self
Sarah WhitesideA newsletter for people who think differently, exploring practices for creative and divergent living, written by a late-identified autistic writer, erstwhile musician, and zen practitioner.
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On Having a Body
I am sitting on the balcony of a high rise flat belonging to this man I’m seeing, looking out over a strange city. It’s a relationship that isn’t going anywhere. I’ve known that from the start. I don’t know why I’m still here.
I’ve picked...
Monotropism and Meditation
A woman and a girl sit on a bench in the sun. The woman, a Buddhist monk, is eating an apple. First she eats the flesh, then she eats the core, pips and all. She eats the stalk.
I never met that monk. I read this story soon after she died....
Rerelease: Thin Slices
This is the second and final part of an essay I wrote to explore my, and my son’s, experiences with education and healthcare systems in the UK, exploring a growing understanding that these experiences have been shaped by our neurodivergence...
Rerelease: Thin Slices
I’m working hard on writing a book proposal right now, so I’m pausing my current series on neurodivergence and meditation to focus on that.
In the mean time, I’m rereleasing an essay called ‘Thin Slices’. This essay tells the story of dis...
Habit Formation and 'Non Doing' in Meditation
During a recent time of busy-ness and stress, burnout brewing in ways both sinister and familiar, I found myself unable to meditate. I didn't want to get out of bed in the dark. I didn't want to find my clothes, unroll my mat and set up my...
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Sarah Whiteside writes fiction and creative non-fiction. A late-discovered autistic person and parent to an autistic child, as well as a longtime meditator, she writes as a way to explore neurodivergence, identity and nonduality in daily life.
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