What happens when coping becomes survival? Welcome to Drinking to Mask and Unmask, a podcast exploring autism, masking, addiction, and recovery through an autistic cultural lens. Part of the Autistic Culture Podcast Network. Hosted by Chelsey Flood, the series examines the strategies autistic people develop to navigate a world that often demands conformity, and the costs those strategies can carry over time. Through conversations with researchers, professionals, and people with lived experience, the show explores masking, substance use, creativity, identity, and what it means to find healthier ways of existing in the world. 🎙️&nbsp;Subscribe now to hear future episodes.🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at <a href="http://autisticcultureplus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AutisticCulturePlus.com</a>🌐 Learn more about the network at <a href="https://acpn.base44.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com</a>

Trailer: Welcome to Drinking To Mask And Unmask

Drinking to Mask and Unmask is an Autistic-led podcast exploring the complex relationship between autism, masking, addiction, and the strategies people develop to survive in a world that often demands they hide who they are. Hosted by Chelsey Flood, novelist and late-diagnosed autistic writer, the series examines the coping mechanisms autistic people use to navigate everyday life — from the habits that help us get through difficult situations to the behaviours that can become harmful over time. Through conversations with researchers, writers, clinicians, and people with lived experience, each episode explores how masking, addiction, recovery, creativity, and identity intersect. The inaugural season focuses on what it takes to appear “okay” in environments that often feel overwhelming, uncovering the emotional, social, and cultural pressures that shape that reality. Blending personal reflection, lived experience, and thoughtful discussion, Drinking to Mask and Unmask creates space for honest conversations about vulnerability, coping, recovery, and the costs of constantly performing normality. Produced for the Autistic Culture Podcast Network. 🎧&nbsp;Drinking to Mask and Unmask is available on&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033wx45aVtHw83EQ1IILcj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896912649" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, and all major platforms.🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at <a href="http://autisticcultureplus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AutisticCulturePlus.com</a>🌐 Visit<a href="http://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://acpn.base44.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.autisticculturepodcastnetwork.com</a>📲 Follow us on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/autisticculturepodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @autisticculturepodcast</a>

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Drinking to Mask and Unmask

Trailer: Welcome to Drinking To Mask And Unmask