Unmasking: What We Lose by Pretending and How to Get It Back
About this episode
Essy Knopf discusses the process of unmasking in relation to autism and ADHD, sharing personal experiences and insights.
Unmasking is an ongoing process of noticing when we’re performing, deciding what serves us, and making gradual adjustments, according to Essy Knopf therapist and author of “Unmasking: What We Lose by Pretending and How to Get It Back”. Essy shares his autism diagnosis at 25 and later recognition of ADHD, highlighting how masking and non-stereotypical presentations delayed identification. In this conversation Essy shares about: Internalized ableism Conditional self-worth Burnout, and...
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