Your Code is Flawless, But How YOU doing?

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Pairs coding practices with concrete self-care steps: maps parameter validation to setting boundaries, uses try/catch as a model for noticing triggers and pausing, prescribes journaling, SMART goals, and therapy as the actual tools, cites diagnostics and prevalence (mentions one in 20 for ADHD) and notes costs and access issues, shows peer review as trusted support, and gives a lived example where stepping away stops escalation and lets the conversation continue productively.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:39Perfect code is a myth
3. 13:49Healthier interactions
4. 22:22Debugging yourself
5. 31:03Therapy and growth
6. 40:08Neurodivergence and mental health
7. 54:05Workplace culture

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