Season 6, Episode 4: Grief and Loss with Liam Spicer
Monique interviews Liam Spicer (a neurodivergent psychologist and grief expert) about grief, loss and neurodivergence.
What is grief? What's prolonged grief? Is there such a thing as a ‘normal’ response to grief, and what are some common myths about grief?
We answer these questions and so much more, including different types of grief and loss, key factors for neurodivergent people and their supports to keep in mind when dealing with grief and loss, as well as personal experiences from both Monique and Liam.
Season 6, Episode 3: Working with Eating Disorders with Margo White
We are thrilled to interview Margo White on working with eating disorders in the neurodivergent population.
Margo is an accredited clinical nutritionist, a proudly neurodivergent AuDHDer, mother of two and founder of Whole Body Nutrition. She helps neurodivergent folk of all ages, genders and backgrounds to cultivate an emotionally healthy relationship with food—a relationship that understands and accepts that there are different ways of eating and that validates all sensory feeding differences. Margo draws from a neuro-affirming, trauma-informed, and lived experience lens, and in this episode, we cover so many things from feeding and eating differences to comfort eating and burnout.
Season 6, Episode 2: Entrepreneurship & Neurodivergence with Dr Hayley Kelly
This episode with Dr Hayley Kelly is jammed with incredible insights on how to leverage your neurodivergent strengths as a business owner – it’s a must-listen for any ND folks thinking of launching themselves into the world of entrepreneurship and business ownership (or for those who are there already!).
Season 1, Episode 2: Getting a Diagnosis
In this episode, we dive into the process of getting an Autism or ADHD diagnosis. Michelle outlines her three-part diagnostic process, some of the measures used in assessment, and we talk about some underlying traits explored through assessment, including communication, special interests, sensory processing, and executive functioning.
You’ll also hear practical advice on how to begin the assessment process, what to bring to your first appointment, and how to prepare.
The episode also touches on self-diagnosis, what to look for in a diagnostician, and the impact of trauma and family history.
Season 1, Episode 1: What is Neurodiversity?
For our very first episode of Season 1, we are excited to dive into the foundations of neurodiversity with your hosts, clinical psychologist Monique Mitchelson and clinical neuropsychologist Dr Michelle Livock. We both work in a neurodiversity-focused psychology practice and bring a wealth of professional experience, along with personal connection, to this topic.
In this rich conversation, we explore why we wanted to create a podcast centring women and neurodivergence, define terms like neurodiversity, neurodivergent, and neurotypical, and discuss why women are so often underdiagnosed. We examine the power of language in de-stigmatising neurodivergence, the differences in what drives behaviour for neurodivergent versus neurotypical people, and bust the “empathy myth.”
We also highlight the unique talents of neurodivergent brains and how ADHD can present differently in women and AFAB individuals.