When Love Sees The Person, Not The Label with Christopher Carazas

About this episode

Christopher Carrazas shares his journey of being diagnosed autistic at 35 and the impact it had on his life and marriage.

Send us Fan Mail What if the story you were told about yourself was the wrong one—and the right words finally set you free? We sit down with Christopher Carrazas who was diagnosed autistic at 35, to unpack a life of masking, sensory overload, and the everyday math of trying to pass as “fine.” The moment his assessment named what he’d carried for decades, the static quieted. Relief wasn’t a cure; it was a compass. Chris talks candidly about stigma inside his marriage, how repeated contempt ca...

People in this episode

Host: Sonia Krishna Chand

Guest: Christopher Carrazas

Topics covered

• autism
• neurodiversity
• mental health
• marriage
• stigma
• self-acceptance

Keywords

• autism diagnosis
• masking
• sensory overload
• mental health
• stigma
• self-acceptance
• marriage

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