Meet Tanya Hicks:
The Sparkly Alien Redefining Empowerment Through Authenticity Architecture
About
I’m Tanya Hicks, known to many as The Sparkly Alien. I’m a late-identified autistic and ADHD woman, solo mother, advocate, author, and founder of Neurodivergent Empowered, The Sparkly Alien, and Sparkly Aliens Inc.
My movement is one of transformation, deep sensitivity, and radical authenticity.
Through my books, programs, speaking events, and community work, I empower others—especially neurodivergent and sensitive individuals—to reclaim their truth, nourish their nervous systems, and build meaningful, embodied connections with themselves and the world around them.
This isn’t just about self-improvement.
It’s about self-return.
It’s about thriving in your own way, with confidence, clarity, and joy.
"I’ve always felt like a sparkly alien—a little different, a little out of place, but uniquely radiant in my own way.
Now, I fully embrace that spark, and I invite you to step into your own authenticity with me."
- Tanya Hicks
My Mission: Empowering Authenticity Through Authenticity Architecture™
At the heart of my work is Authenticity Architecture™—a transformational framework I created to help individuals design lives that honour their unique brains, bodies, and identities.
My mission is to empower 1 million people to live with authenticity, connection, and joy by:
✨ Providing Knowledge
Through The Sparkly Alien Empowerment Series, I offer practical, affirming tools and insights to support individuals in navigating life with confidence and self-trust.
🤝 Fostering Connection
Through The Sparkly Reset and related programs, I create sensory-aware, trauma-informed spaces where individuals can nourish their nervous systems, build supportive community, and thrive in their own way.
🚀 Advocating for Change
I actively work to shift societal narratives around sensitivity, neurodivergence, and authenticity—challenging outdated models and championing a future where our differences are recognised as strengths, not shortcomings.
Authenticity is our birthright.
My mission is to help you remember it, reclaim it, and live it—fully and unapologetically. 💫
The Journey That Led Me Here
For much of my life, I felt the pressure to shrink, mask, and contort myself to fit into a world that wasn’t designed for my brain, body, or sensitivity. Like so many of us, I survived by hiding my truth.
But becoming a mother changed everything.
I realised that if I wanted to be the role model my son truly deserved—someone he could look up to not for what I achieved, but for who I am—then I had to do the scariest, most liberating thing of all: live unapologetically as myself.
When I stopped abandoning myself, I began to thrive—and the ripple effect on my son, my clients, and my community was undeniable.
That shift became the foundation of The Sparkly Alien Empowerment Series, The Sparkly Reset, and eventually the entire Authenticity Architecture™ framework. It’s where personal insight met professional expertise—drawing from my background in counselling, EMDR, mindful yoga, Clinical Hypnotherapy, and trauma-informed embodiment work.
Since then, I’ve founded Neurodivergent Empowered, Sparkly Aliens Inc., and spoken on global stages. But at the core of it all is one truth:
💫 This work began as a promise to my son—that he would grow up in a world where sensitivity, difference, and depth were celebrated.
And that promise became a movement.
My mission is to build spaces where others—kids, adults, families, leaders—can see themselves, love themselves, and lead from their truth.
Because your uniqueness isn’t something to hide.
It’s your blueprint. It’s your brilliance.
And it’s time the world made room for it.
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