Love on the Autism Spectrum Podcast

Real Conversations for Neurodivergent Relationships, Communication, and Healing

Hosted by Barbara (Blaze) Lazarony, LMFT — a licensed therapist, neurodivergent coach, and woman who has lived the neurodivergent relationship experience for over 40 years.

New episodes drop every Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Therapy Insights Tuesdays, Blaze dives into the emotional realities of neurodivergent life—covering topics like relationship burnout, communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, shutdown responses, sensory overload, executive functioning struggles, and how to navigate love when your nervous system is always on high alert.

On Waking Up Neurodivergent Wednesdays, she shares the beautifully messy moments of late diagnosis, unmasking, overstimulation, humor, and the awkward joy of discovering who you really are—often for the first time as your unmasked self.

This podcast is for autistic adults, ADHDers, AuDHD folks, and anyone navigating complex trauma in relationships—including neurotypical partners, high-achieving neurodivergent professionals, and people exploring self-diagnosis or newly received labels.

Each episode offers:

• Neurodivergent relationship support rooted in lived experience

• Trauma-informed insight and nervous system regulation tools

• Clear, compassionate guidance for communication and emotional safety

• Validation for your lived experience and practical steps forward

Whether you’re in a neurodiverse couple, exploring a new diagnosis, parenting as a neurodivergent person, or simply tired of holding it all together—this podcast offers a place to feel seen, understood, and supported by someone who gets it.

This isn’t about fixing yourself.

It’s about unmasking with grace, rebuilding connection, and learning to love and lead with your full nervous system online.

Most relationship advice and emotional health resources fail to account for the unique experiences of neurodivergent individuals. They often overlook challenges like autistic shutdowns, ADHD overwhelm, AuDHD sensory mismatches, and the compounded effects of complex PTSD. These resources tend to rely on assumptions of shared timing, mutual responsiveness, and linear thinking—expectations that don’t align with neurodivergent realities. Intimacy for neurodivergent people often unfolds in spirals, pauses, and restarts. It’s a process that requires its own understanding and language.

Blaze combines lived experience and licensed expertise in a way that few can match. She brings a unique perspective by speaking from the inside of neurodivergent relationships—not as an outsider analyzing from a distance, but as someone who has personally navigated these challenges and joys. With years of experience, she has not only walked this path herself but has also guided and supported hundreds of individuals and couples in understanding and strengthening their relationships. Her approach is grounded, empathetic, and deeply informed by both personal insight and professional training.

You’ll hear about the moments that rarely get talked about:

• When you keep talking and your partner shuts down

• When empathy looks different, but it’s still there

• When you’re tired of apologizing for existing

• When you realize repair isn’t just possible—it is the relationship

• When love doesn’t sound like words, but feels like safety

Listen in, and you’ll walk away with:

• More clarity

• More self-trust

• Language for what’s always felt “off”

• And on Wednesdays? A much-needed laugh at the beautifully weird brilliance of being neurodivergent.

Follow @BlazeLazarony on Instagram for behind-the-scenes stories, upcoming episodes, and bonus reflections.

“Take a breath. Settle in. I’m glad you’re here.” – Blaze

Love on the Autism Spectrum Podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Audible.