After the Masquerade: Navigating an Adult Autism Diagnosis

"After the Masquerade", a memoir, substack, and podcast exploring the process of unmasking after an adult autism diagnosis, a path to resilience through change.

“After the Masquerade” is a memoir by Natasha Stavros, PhD – author of Burning Inside Out, acclaimed Earth science researcher, and innovation practitioner. Here we answer frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the book, substack, and podcast.

Burning Inside Out: Lessons in Resilience Through Change

Burning Inside Out is a narrative nonfiction book as a survival guide for change makers in a world on fire. It offers 30 chapters and 30 lessons on resilience through change.

​The world burns, floods, dries up, and starves. Species vanish. We witness war and mass shootings. How-to books promise solutions to wicked problems, yet no one talks about the cost of being a change maker. Burning Inside Out is a survival guide for resilience through change, not another how-to book on innovation. Here we answer the most frequently asked questions (FAQs).