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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MandyH" data-source="post: 13725" data-attributes="member: 424">I have a real interest in genealogy - when my dad died I also inherited most of his family history stuff (2 tall filing cabinets full that we condensed into box files and left on shelves in my 'office' for nearly ten years until I finally mostly retired so I have time now to go through it all and try to make sense of it).It appeals to my need to research and go down rabbit holes... I love finding new family members and going back as many years as I can. Unfortunately it has led to some very late nights (a couple of all-nighters) as it's so hard to stop once I've started. The only thing that I ever experienced 'flow' like this with previously has been reading - once I start a book it's very hard to put it down until it's finished.Other interests - have taken up pottery/ceramics recently which is truly my happy place. For ten years I delivered autism training.... which ultimately led to burnout shortly after I was diagnosed and the penny dropped into place. I stopped beating myself up for anxiety and overwhelm. I hope I managed to make life better for some neurodivergent folk with the training I delivered though.</blockquote>