Cassandra Uncaged: Hope For Christian Women In Neurodiverse Marriage | Cassandra Syndrome, Asperger Marriage, Autistic Spouse

You will enjoy Libby’s interview of Christina, married 16 years to a neurodiverse man, mom of three neurodiverse kids, emergency manager, and business owner: “For years, I tried to fix our home environment, hoping to ease the sensory and communication challenges in my neurodiverse family. But no matter how much I read or how many Christian experts I listened to, nothing bridged the gap between mee...

‘Can a mind-blind husband be woken up?’ In today’s episode, Libby explores the answer to this question as she shares encouraging stories of how God began to show her the ‘smelling salts of heaven’—using encouraging words to call forth her husband’s origin: who God made him to be. Who doesn’t like hearing awesome encouragement for their souls?! In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught us to bring heaven...

The complexities of neurodiversity can leave us drained and feeling hopeless, full of negative emotions. We don’t have to live this way! There is a way to lighten the load of bricks our souls carry! Be encouraged as Libby explains how to evict negative emotions stemming from the enemy's thoughts. You can break off wrong agreements that you may not even realize you have made. Stick around for the a...

Find encouragement in the five creative solutions Libby reviews for making a beautiful personal space for meeting with Jesus that is inexpensive and easy. Hear Libby’s story of how she transformed a space from being a place of painful conversations to a place of beauty and transformation. You, too, can create a place of ‘Mennaseh’, a place where God helps you forget your pain (based on Joseph nami...

Libby and her husband Steve continue their conversation from last week, transitioning the discussion to how we can right-size our personal domain to fit where we are and who we are, to avoid frustration and burnout. Steve shares how his story of healing led him to seek healthy men to mentor him, and how it has impacted his life. Be encouraged that hope is on the way! LIFE PRAYER Generously made av...

ASD and Complex PTSD often go hand-in-hand. In this episode, Libby asks her husband Steve to share the impact of reading Pete Walker’s book, ‘Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma’. Steve’s journey is insightful and offers hope that the childhood patterns of reaction from complex PTSD, brought into adulthood and marriage, can be reversed. Ho...

In your neurodiverse marriage, does it feel like you have no return on all of your investments? Do you feel like a single mom with an extra child rather than a married woman, co-parenting with your husband? And for all of your efforts, not only is no one grateful, but they are actually resentful? Be encouraged as Libby shares how Jesus understands, and how He can repurpose everything lost or stole...

‘What do you do with the disappointment of (fill-in-the-blank) within a neurodiverse marriage?’ Wives in a neurodiverse marriage can feel like ‘happily-ever-after’ got cancelled, and their future feels so uncertain. What hope is there? Libby shares hope that getting your heart healed can bring a positive culture shift in your home that just might influence your husband to get help from a neurodive...

The stress within neurodiverse marriage is hard enough: add to that being under under attack from the enemy, and we become even more vulnerable. Learn practical tools and tips to keep the door of your heart safe: not allowing the enemy access. Libby has a helpful Declaration and Prayer, and an activation to help you find the frequency of heaven! Be encouraged! You don’t have to live in defeat! Car...

What if—right within your reach—there is a place of safety and peace to shelter you during the turbulent times of neurodiversity? What if you could access it by knowing your identity? Just like our phones use facial recognition, you can access this realm through your identity as Abba’s daughter. Be encouraged as Libby shares a way to step into a beautiful realm of shelter in the midst of neurodive...

Let’s face it, neurodiversity feels like its own little planet: Planet Neurodiversity. Is there a way to find peace amidst the storm on Planet Neurodiversity? Libby shares hope-filled insights on what Jesus meant when He said in Matthew 3:2, ‘…the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.’ Learn how to step into this and shift the culture within your home. Stay Connected! Join the free Friends Uncaged Comm...

What is a fitly spoken word? It’s the right word, at the right time, that can change your life! Hear Libby and her husband Steve tell another encouraging story of how their neurodiverse culture began to shift towards hope-filled, new patterns. Stick around for the activation and receive your own fitly spoken word! Proverbs 25:11 ‘A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.’...

Hear more stories of the transformation in Libby’s neurodiverse marriage, and how Steve eventually was comfortable enough to join her healing journey. Be encouraged with this hope-filled mapping out of their pilgrimage towards bringing the culture of heaven into their home. Communion With God Ministries; Mark Virkler’s teaching on hearing God’s voice , with a free printable download . In podcast e...

Libby, joined by Steve, tells stories of healing within their neurodiversity and how Libby found her voice through God’s provision of friends who equipped her with the tools she needed to be strengthened in her areas of weakness. These are the fingerprints of God, and you can be encouraged that He will do this for you as well! Stick around for the activation and learn how to voice-activate heaven!...

Libby and Steve share hope-filled stories to encourage a culture shift within your neurodiverse journey. What are insecure attachments, and how can you get secure attachments? How does this play out in neurodiversity? Let these stories of breakthrough make a way for your breakthrough! Stick around for the activation and let Jesus restore your attachments. Hope is on the way! Stay Connected! Join t...

Our FLT series-conclusion on how to free up the space in our hearts where lies have been living rent-free, and replace them with truth from heaven! Breathe easier within your neurodiverse culture! Live fully alive! The one and only you is meant to reveal God as no one else can! Stick around for the activation and learn how to do the great exchange. Freedom starts here! Hope is on the way! Download...

Neurodiversity can feel like war, because there is an enemy that intends for us to feel at war! In today’s episode, we will learn a tangible way to experience a bubble of peace by removing the weighty lies that are living rent-free in our souls. There is a way to evict the lies and replace them with GOOD news! Your new freedom can change the culture in your home and influence those around you. You...

Feeling unseen and unheard in a neurodiverse marriage wears on our souls. How can we be culture-shifters in our homes when we ourselves are so worn down? Continuing from last week, learn how to develop a practical, user-friendly lifestyle of intimate dialogue with God using the FLT ‘Fact’ column, which is how David (often misunderstood and not believed) talked to God in the Psalms. Healing begins...

We enter marriage with wounds from our childhood. Neurodiversity is challenging enough without these unchecked wounds pairing dysfunctionally with our mindblind husbands. Today, Libby shares a vital and encouraging foundation to locate the wounded caverns within your heart (your soul), identify the wounds, and bring healing through an activation. Stay Connected! Download the free FLT sheet. Join t...

In this episode, Libby and her husband, Steve, share concluding thoughts, bringing the 7-part series to a close on how a wife’s virtue can defeat narcissistic traits that present in Asperger’s. Guided by C.S. Lewis's inspirational thoughts, this 7-part series has revealed a way out of the entanglement of a narcissistic dynamic. The closing line in Lewis’s article is the following; Only a woman who...

In the sixth of the seven-part series on When Virtue Confronts Narcissism in a Neurodiverse Marriage (by C.S. Lewis), hear how God caused truth to bubble up for Libby in a season when she had no one to tell what her reality was like, and church leadership had no understanding of neurodiversity. Stick around for the activation at the end and be encouraged that you are known, seen, and heard. Stay C...

How does a wife in a neurodiverse marriage disconnect the unhealthy attachment that exists and allow God to defend her? How can she experience tangible emotional safety and relief? In today’s episode, Libby and her husband, Steve, continue their story, and you will hear how a beautiful transition unfolded for Libby, who once felt like a crumpled woman in the corner. Stick around for the activation...

Would you describe your neurodiverse marriage as a false system? When others look in from the outside, does it look mostly OK, and no one has any idea of its true reality? How do you depart from a false system? What does it take to wake up a mindblind husband so he can choose to fight for his marriage? In today’s episode, Libby shares her story, revealing that ultimately strength and virtue win, a...

In neurodiversity, the traits of ASD that mimic narcissism can feel like hopelessness to an exhausted and discouraged wife who is trying to get through to him. What does it take to hold up a mirror to a husband in such a way that he can process the reflection of who he is and how he shows up? How can a wife withstand the storm of initial resistance? Libby and her husband, Steve, share their story...

This episode continues our 7-part series on When Virtue Confronts Narcissism in a Neurodiverse Marriage. Libby will share a story of how she learned to disengage from the game that evolves out of the narcissistic-swirl within Asperger traits. Her husband Steve’s insight adds valuable understanding of how those with Asperger’s resist any change to rigid patterns, but also how important it is to bre...