Two ongoing conversations – one about how our minds work, the other about the world we grew up in. Grey Matters explores the late-diagnosis and neurodivergent experience.
Generation Jones remembers the in-between generation that lived through it all.
Generation Jones (in no particular order)
✴️ Who We Are
Establishing the voice of a forgotten generation.
Welcome to Diary of a Generation Jones Girl
What the name means, where it came from, and why it matters now.
Between Boomers & Gen X: A Foot in Two Worlds
Why we often feel out of place in generational conversations.
The Disappearing Middle: Culture, Politics & Identity
How we’ve shaped so much, yet rarely get credit.
✴️ Growing Up Jones
Reflections on our shared roots.
Latchkey Kids, Landlines & Long Summers
Childhood in the ’60s and ’70s…independence, boredom, and backyard adventures.
First Loves, Mixed Tapes & AM Radio
Learning to Hustle: Entering the Workforce
The jobs, the bosses, the work ethic and how it all changed.
✴️ Now & Next
Midlife, eldercare, legacy and a lot of WTF moments.
The Sandwich Generation: Caught in the Middle Again
Taking care of our parents and our kids.
Aging Without a Map
What no one told us about health and navigating it all.
Rewriting Retirement
It’s not about rocking chairs anymore.
✴️ Culture, Connection & Commentary
Because we’ve seen some things and we’ve got thoughts.
What the Hell Happened to Customer Service?
Rants, laughs, and a touch of nostalgia.
The Tech Takeover: From Dial-Up to AI
Adapting, resisting, and remembering how it used to be.
Politics, Protest & Polarization
From Watergate to… whatever this is.
✴️ Personal Essays & Community
Where it gets real. And personal. And maybe a little teary.
Letters to My Younger Self
If only we’d known…
Jonesing for Connection
Your voices, questions, and shared stories.
Stories from the Inbox (Yes, I read them. And I just might share one—with permission, of course.)
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Grey Matters (in no particular order)
Rest Isn’t Laziness
Why divergent brains need longer downtime, slower mornings, and permission to stop apologizing for it.
The Late Diagnosis Paradox
How learning who you really are at 50 or 60 can rewrite your past, your patterns, and your peace.
The DNA of Divergence
Exploring the genetic threads that tie neurodivergence to creativity, empathy, and ancient survival traits.
Masking: The Disappearing Act You Never Got Paid For
A candid look at the decades we spent pretending to be “normal” – and the toll it took.
When Women Were Missed
Why generations of bright, intuitive women slipped through the diagnostic cracks until later life.
Executive Dysfunction: It’s Not Laziness, It’s the Wrong Operating System
A practical and compassionate unpacking of why motivation, planning, and follow-through can misfire – and what actually helps.
The Sensory Life
The hidden world of smell, sound, and texture sensitivity – and how it shaped our choices without us even realizing.
The Overthinker’s Curse (and Gift)
How hyperanalysis can paralyze or illuminate, depending on how you use it.
Brain Fog, or Burnout?
The blurry overlap of aging, ADHD, hormones, and emotional exhaustion – and how to tell them apart.
The Family Thread
How patterns of divergence weave through generations – and what happens when one person finally sees the tapestry.
The Auditory Mind
Why divergent people often think in voices, songs, or dialogue instead of images – and how that shapes memory and empathy.
Time Blindness and the Elastic Clock
Why “five minutes” can mean anything from thirty seconds to three hours – and why it’s not a moral failing.
Unmasking the Midlife Reboot
How accepting a divergent brain changes relationships, careers, and even self-worth.
Parallel Processing: Living in Two Realities at Once
When your body is doing one thing but your brain is narrating, reimagining, or time-travelling through another.
Neurospicy Meets Neurotypical
How to bridge communication gaps when your wiring and someone else’s run on different voltages.
Stimming, Shame, and Self-Soothing
Rediscovering the movements, rhythms, and rituals that keep our nervous systems balanced.
The Gift of the Pattern-Spotter
How divergent perception makes us see what others miss – in people, systems, or stories.
Hyperfocus and the Flow State
Where obsession becomes artistry – and how to surf that wave without wiping out.
LIFE on the HALF SHELL 