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We've all been told to try meditation. But some of our brains rebel against us when we try; your brain won’t slow down, your thoughts get louder, and you just get more dysregulated. What if the problem isn’t you… but how meditation has been taught?

Featuring Matthew Seneshen, clinical counselor & educator specializing in neurodiversity and workplace mental health How do you survive at work when the system expects you to prove you’re struggling before it offers help? In this episode, we explore: Neurodiversity & Identity Early diagnosis, dysgraphia, and processing differences Shifting from “broken” to understanding neurodivergence as natural variation Workplace Reality Why accommodations often fail in real-world settings

Featuring: Janet Jay, writer and advocate exploring intersection of chronic pain, ADHD, and community care How do you navigate life when your body and your brain aren’t cooperating & there’s no system in place to provide support? In this episode, we explore: Chronic Pain & ADHD Overlap between chronic pain and ADHD Adult ADHD diagnosis and identity shift Navigating Systems Barriers within the healthcare system Using technology/AI to manage care and information Community & Sup

What happens when your softness isn’t perceived as a weakness but your strategy for sustainability? This episode challenges the idea that activism has to be loud, dangerous, or perfect to make a difference. In this episode, we explore: Women’s Work is Political: Jocie breaks down how reclaiming knitting as activism is both intentional and disruptive. Small Impact Still Counts: From classrooms to community hats, we assert that changing even one life is meaningful & why quanti

Featuring: Dr. Melisa Moore, licensed psychologist & board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist In this episode, we explore: You’re Not a Bad Parent: Is there a rational reason why I struggle with sleep routines as a parent? “Adolescent Circadian Shift”: What do child development studies tell us about early morning wake-ups for adolescents? The Five S’s to Sleep Routines : What does it actually take to build a nighttime routine for neurodivergent kids? Protecting

Diagnosed at four. Told what she “wouldn’t” do. Now she’s training for triathlons while juggling college, sensory needs, and full-time endurance sport. In this episode, we explore: Importance of Parental Support: Doctors predicted limits. Her parents built a support network instead. Running Changed My Life: Medication made her feel flat and lethargic. Running regulated her nervous system & finally changed everything. Color-Coded Chaos: Google Calendar. Daily check-ins. Fl

Featuring: Cate Osborn & Eric Gude Authors of "The ADHD Field Guide for Adults" What happens when you finally get the thing you’ve worked toward for years before you suddenly realize you can’t sustain it? This conversation dives into the grief, identity shifts, and radical self-honesty at the heart of the ADHD experience. Understanding the ADHD Journey Living with ADHD can feel like navigating a winding road. Each twist and turn brings new challenges and revelations. In this

Peter Shankman joins Sarah to talk about helping build the AOL newsroom, quitting the corporate meeting machine, and accidentally creating one of the most powerful media networking tools on the internet.

Struan's Story of Diagnosis & Identity Reformation Featuring: Struan Mackenzie, former UK civil servant & creator of the YouTube channel Am I Neurodivergent? This is a conversation about burnout, identity collapse, and reformation. In this episode, we explore: The Late Diagnosis: From a stress breakdown to a deep dive into autism research. Struan suddenly realized that his entire life made sense. The Identity Reformation: Another non-linear journey of diagnosis. Struan tra

Featuring: Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, autistic accessibility consultant and founder of Opossum House Accessibility What happens when autism is diagnosed early, supported well, and allowed to stay joyful — and how OCD complicates (and sometimes sharpens) everything that comes after In this episode, we explore: - Early Diagnosis Moment: what it was like being diagnosed autistic at age three in the 1990s, and how access, parental belief, and early support shape sense of self - The Id

Ft: Karen Kossow, disability advocate, neurodivergent parent, and co-founder of Faircare Idaho What happens when parenting, disability, hormones, and burnout collide — and the systems meant to support you quietly disappear? In this episode, we explore: Brain Fog + Burnout = Breaking Point Sarah gets vulnerable about worsening brain fog and fatigue, opening a larger conversation about perimenopause, disability, and survival under constant strain. Late Recognition & Reframing

Featuring: Lucy — Art therapist based in Melbourne, Australia, working at the intersection of creativity, neurodivergence, sensory regulation, and relational healing. People rarely heal by talking alone; this week, Lucy joins me to explain that slow and soft sensory practices can be the most powerful tools for nervous system repair, especially for neurodivergent people who’ve built up trauma just trying to survive without proper self-understanding. Curious What’s Inside? 1.

Featuring: Ryan Baker-Barrett, BCBA — ADHD clinician, parent of neurodivergent kids, and adult diagnosed with ADHD later in life. I keep hearing stories of adults who don’t receive diagnosis until after their relationships fall apart. In this episode, Ryan Baker-Barrett shares his experience with inattentive ADHD, barriers to medication access, and what it’s like to parent neurodivergent kids while managing his own late diagnosis & private practice. Curious What’s Inside? - L

Neurodivergent Rebel, Lyric Rivera, joins me to discuss the rite-of-passage crises that compel us to confront burnout, identity, capitalism, and the quiet self-abandonment we learned to survive with. Curious What’s Inside? The “Rite of Passage” Crisis: Why do so many neurodivergent individuals hit collapse? “Queer-Adjacent Without The Language”: Growing up in the Texas Bible Belt, feeling out of place without the words to articulate a non-binary identity. Capitalism's Lie

How does it feel to spend 20 years masking in the corporate world, only to have the rug pulled out the moment you finally ask for help? Romina Massa joins us to discuss her resilience story, which is still being written as we speak. Curious What's Inside? The "Reasonable" Request: Romina reveals the shockingly simple workplace accommodation she requested that led to her corporate exit. She shares why it was seen as "audacity" rather than a tool for success. The Post-Diagnosi

This is the most emotionally honest episode I’ve ever recorded. In today’s conversation, Shaun Arora returns to The Neurodivergent Report to talk about work–life balance, but what really happened is way more useful. Listen now to co-regulate with me from all things overwhelm, chronic illness, and executive dysfunction. If you feel dizzy surviving a world that won’t slow down for you, this episode will meet you exactly where you are. *TRIGGER WARNING; crying* Curious what’s in

Jonathan Bernstein [investigative journalist, crisis-management expert, and founder of The Snark Knight] joins us to talk late-life autism diagnosis, justice-driven activism, intuition as a superpower, and why everyone is “big enough to do something.” Jonathan shares his unconventional path—from military intelligence to investigative journalism to 40 years in crisis-management PR—before receiving an autism and bipolar diagnosis in his 70s. He reflects on growing up as a diplo

w/ Ryann Sutera from @support_the_spectrum In this episode of The Neurodivergent Report, we had an energetic chat with Ryann from Support_The_Spectrum , a speech-language pathologist specializing in neurodivergent communication. Curious what’s inside? What is Gestalt Language Processing? & how is it different from analytic language processing? What does PDA [Persistent Drive for Autonomy | aka Pathological Demand Avoidance] have to do with nervous-system dysregulation? What

Meet Rebecca Irby , Founder of PEAC Institute! What can we learn from her story of cross-cultural connection? Together, we chat about cultural identity, empathy, and the neurodivergent experience through her lens as educator and UN peace advocate. (Peace, Education, Art & Culture). Curious what’s inside? - Empathy must be taught — but how? - Psychological safety is the foundation for growth and collaboration. - Storytelling and community are catalysts for peace and progress.

w/ Annika from Nutrimind Lab Do our brains and guts actually talk to each other??? In this episode, we’re sitting down with Annika from Nutrimind Lab to unpack how nutrition plays a pivotal role in ADHD & behavioral health. We explore everything from omega-3s and inflammation to interoception and hunger signals. 🔍 Curious what’s inside: Managing physical health through nutrition We talk about managing hunger signals & interoception (that internal sense of what your body need