# Forgetting the Self

A newsletter for people who think differently, exploring practices for creative and divergent living, written by a late-identified autistic writer, erstwhile musician, and zen practitioner.

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## [On Having a Body](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/on-having-a-body)

_2025-05-20 · Sarah Whiteside_

Series: Divergent Obstacles, Divergent Strengths

## [Monotropism and Meditation](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/monotropism-and-meditation)

_2025-04-29 · Sarah Whiteside_

Series: Divergent Obstacles, Divergent Gifts

## [Rerelease: Thin Slices](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/rerelease-thin-slices-fa2)

_2025-04-18 · Sarah Whiteside_

Part Two of an award-winning essay on neurodivergent experiences of education and healthcare

## [Rerelease: Thin Slices](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/rerelease-thin-slices)

_2025-04-02 · Sarah Whiteside_

I’m working hard on writing a book proposal right now, so I’m pausing my current series on neurodivergence and meditation to focus on that.

## [Habit Formation and 'Non Doing' in Meditation](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/habit-formation-and-non-doing-in)

_2025-03-18 · Sarah Whiteside_

Series: Divergent Obstacles, Divergent Gifts

## [Emotion and Meditation](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/emotion-and-meditation)

_2025-03-05 · Sarah Whiteside_

Series: Divergent Obstacles, Divergent Gifts

## [Thoughts in Meditation](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/thoughts-in-meditation)

_2025-02-18 · Sarah Whiteside_

Series: Divergent Obstacles, Divergent Gifts

## ['Sitting Still' in Meditation](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/sitting-still-in-meditation)

_2025-02-04 · Sarah Whiteside_

Series: Divergent Obstacles, Divergent Gifts

## [Divergent Obstacles, Divergent Gifts](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/divergent-obstacles-divergent-gifts)

_2025-01-21 · Sarah Whiteside_

adapting meditation for our own minds and bodies

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_2025-01-21 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Necessary Fictions](https://forgettingtheself.substack.com/p/necessary-fictions)

_2025-01-07 · Sarah Whiteside_

Identity, Neurodivergence and Meditation