The Ebb

Blogs and Articles for Neurodivergent Systems Design. Howdy, I'm Novie. I'm insatiably curious, and relentlessly optimistic. In January 2020, I was a speaker at the Momtra Summit, hosted by Karen Liebner. My session was called "Ebbs & Flows of Motherhood" and it focused on universal cycles, radical acceptance, and the nature of the ebb versus the flow. I recently came across the presentation again and it resonated with me in a new way and inspired my next steps in creation. When I am in flow, I film content, engage with comments, build project ideas, and exude joy. When I ebb, I wax melancholy, avoiding showing up at all costs, and putting on a happy face when I must. I am contemplative, critical, and e x h a u s t e d. But one thing I do excessively well in an Ebb is write. I could write all day. And that's how I realized the content split that makes the most sense: I'll keep posting videos when I hit flow, but when I am not in flow, I will write about my thoughts that fire off without ceasing yet drift away uncaptured too often. The ebbs are for fireside poetry and teatime prose. They are for retreat that expands. The ebbs are where my ideas are given the space to take form. The green room of the flow.