Welcome To The Space That Was Built For The Way Your Brain Actually Works
You're in the right place if ~
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You’re neurodivergent and feeling burned out or overwhelmed
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You’re a parent supporting a neurodivergent child or teen
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Traditional productivity, parenting, or therapy advice hasn’t worked
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Your capacity changes day to day
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You want regulation before goals
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You’re looking for support that doesn’t shame or rush you
Ways To Work With Calmly Capable™
Individual Coaching
Personalized nervous-system-informed coaching for neurodivergent adults, teens, and children.
Supports include:
Burnout, regulation, life skills, emotional support, capacity building
Group Coaching
Low-pressure, supportive groups focused on regulation, shared language, and sustainable growth.
Self-Paced Courses
Flexible courses designed for variable energy, attention, and processing styles.
Parent Coaching & Courses
Support for parents navigating neurodivergence with clarity, compassion, and practical tools.
Community & Membership
Ongoing connection, regulation practices, and gentle accountability — without pressure.
Calmly Capable™ also partners with schools, districts, and education service centers to support system-wide neurodivergent inclusion and implementation.
Welcome!
Hi, I'm Emryn Mackintosh
The heart behind Calmly Capable™, a gentle, nervous-system-first coaching program for neurodivergent folks of all ages who want daily life to feel a little less like climbing a mountain in flip-flops.
I believe that you don’t need to push through.
You need support that meets you where you are.
Calmly Capable™ is a pioneering nervous-system-first program for autistic and ADHD people. We believe real growth, success, and daily life only become possible when regulation and safety come before productivity, planning, or “trying harder.”
Everything we do is built on this truth:
your nervous system must feel safe before it can let you thrive.
We start with glimmers, and unmasking — not to-do lists.
Cameras are off if you choose, voice notes are always welcome,
and stimming is celebrated.
Calmly Capable™ is the first to offer true lifetime access and support,
with a community where “lurking = loving.”
You’re not here to be fixed.
You’re here to come home to yourself —
gently, safely, and on your terms.
Not sure what support fits your nervous system right now?
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Safety First
We don’t “create safety.”
We remove everything that ever made you feel unsafe in the first place.
You have spent your whole life making yourself small to keep others comfortable.
Here, the only person who needs to feel comfortable is you.
We move at the pace of your nervous system — always.
Empathy
You will never have to teach us how to care about you. We already see you, exactly as you are — meltdowns, shutdowns, flat voice,
too-many-words, no words, all of it.
You are safe to be human here.
We don’t “practice” empathy. We meet you with the kind of understanding that says:
“I get it. I’ve been there. You’re not too much, and you’re not alone."
Personalized Care
One-size-fits-all doesn’t exist in this space.
We provide a framework and then every single session is built around YOUR brain, YOUR sensory needs, YOUR goals, and YOUR pace.
You will never have to translate yourself for us. Your therapy looks like YOU —
not like a neurotypical template. We start where you are, not where a textbook says you “should” be.
Common Questions & Answers
What Does Calmly Capable™ Offer?
You get a space that finally says:
Show up dysregulated, nonverbal, in pajamas, — you still belong.
No forced video. No mandatory homework.
No expiration date on your access.
You will always be welcome here.
How Can I Join Calmly Capable™
You don’t have to feel brave to apply.
You just have to feel tired of masking → calmlycapable.com/workwithme
Not sure if you’re “ready”? That’s okay too.
Worst case: we chat and decide it’s not the right time.
(zero hard feelings).
Best case?
you find the safest home your nervous system has ever had.
What Can I Expect From Calmly Capable™
Expect to be treated like a human with a nervous system — not a project with milestones.
Regulation is the goal. Everything else is optional.
Expect to never explain why you need accommodations.
I already assume you do.
We just build them in from the start.
