Reading this, I kept thinking about the process of autistic / ADHD unmasking and the role play can have. I'm so curious about it and also letting loose feels.. scary!
To me, the process of unmasking ideally feels a bit like play - trying on different aspects of our personality, letting a nuance bubble to the surface, playing a part, going back to what feels comfortable some days, and exploring new characters, selves, non-selves (? -language is hard!) on other days.
I always enjoy reading your perspective! I think one day I'll sign up for one of your play sessions - keep telling us about them! :)
Thank you for making the connection to unmasking, Hanna! I love how you've described it as "letting nuance bubble to the surface" - that's such a gentle way of phrasing it.
And yes, words are hard! We're all finding our way through these not-concepts together. :)
WHEN you join (teehee), the Creative Coalition is chill because who wants a stressful play group? Sunday is actually the first live-play I've hosted through Creative Coalition. They are usually mindful writing exercises from journaling games (every month is different). If it helps, we'll do our city/story planning in a shared doc, but there isn't any in-character role-play.
If you have specific questions or concerns, feel free to follow-up or DM -- maybe I can address them for others in a future post or note!
Thank you for the invitation!! This time it’s just that the timing doesn’t work out. And it’s not like I haven’t played games before, but it does just take a bit of courage to enter a new space you know? I’m warming up to it and next time the timing works for me, I might just have the courage.
Hi Logan , I went to Manzanar Relocation Camp in 2022. It was solemn. It was sad. I was embarrassed that America did this to other Americans. I went straight back to my hotel room and painted this….
I've participated in several role-playing games that Logan has facilitated, including i’m sorry did you say street magic! I had never done any role-play before this year, and I definitely felt the anxieties of "am I doing it right?" and "am I fitting in?". Logan creates such a welcoming space as a facilitator in which to explore role-playing, even for me as a complete newbie. To me, role-playing is a really unique kind of mindfulness practice - I get to thoughtfully help create new stories in a world that we as a group build up piece by piece. Thank you for your gentle and skillful facilitation, Logan!!
Reading this, I kept thinking about the process of autistic / ADHD unmasking and the role play can have. I'm so curious about it and also letting loose feels.. scary!
To me, the process of unmasking ideally feels a bit like play - trying on different aspects of our personality, letting a nuance bubble to the surface, playing a part, going back to what feels comfortable some days, and exploring new characters, selves, non-selves (? -language is hard!) on other days.
I always enjoy reading your perspective! I think one day I'll sign up for one of your play sessions - keep telling us about them! :)
Thank you for making the connection to unmasking, Hanna! I love how you've described it as "letting nuance bubble to the surface" - that's such a gentle way of phrasing it.
And yes, words are hard! We're all finding our way through these not-concepts together. :)
WHEN you join (teehee), the Creative Coalition is chill because who wants a stressful play group? Sunday is actually the first live-play I've hosted through Creative Coalition. They are usually mindful writing exercises from journaling games (every month is different). If it helps, we'll do our city/story planning in a shared doc, but there isn't any in-character role-play.
If you have specific questions or concerns, feel free to follow-up or DM -- maybe I can address them for others in a future post or note!
Thank you for the invitation!! This time it’s just that the timing doesn’t work out. And it’s not like I haven’t played games before, but it does just take a bit of courage to enter a new space you know? I’m warming up to it and next time the timing works for me, I might just have the courage.
Hi Logan , I went to Manzanar Relocation Camp in 2022. It was solemn. It was sad. I was embarrassed that America did this to other Americans. I went straight back to my hotel room and painted this….
Well darn won’t let me post my picture in the app.
I'm so glad we got to exchange via DM! Your painting is beautiful and quite haunting.
I've participated in several role-playing games that Logan has facilitated, including i’m sorry did you say street magic! I had never done any role-play before this year, and I definitely felt the anxieties of "am I doing it right?" and "am I fitting in?". Logan creates such a welcoming space as a facilitator in which to explore role-playing, even for me as a complete newbie. To me, role-playing is a really unique kind of mindfulness practice - I get to thoughtfully help create new stories in a world that we as a group build up piece by piece. Thank you for your gentle and skillful facilitation, Logan!!
Thank you so much, Luci!! 🩵