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Your host Claire talks openly about the recent trauma of losing both her mother and partner, days apart, only seven weeks ago. This includes conversations about: Anticipatory Grief Sudden Death Becoming a Widow The Loss of a Parent Complex or Cumulative Grief Ways to Support Someone Grieving *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about Grief, Bereavement, Being a Widow, Losing a Parent, Anxiety, RSD, ADHD and Autism. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio  https://linktr.ee/mindvoxpod To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to beinterviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and viaher website Singleparentpessimist.co.uk   Music made exclusively for Mind Vox by Dopamine Hunter(@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission byDopamine Hunter.

Daisy Cordell is a Professional Declutterer and Organiser, specialising in helping people find easier ways to declutter and maintain their homes. Daisy has been on Mind Vox previously (season 1 episode 31) giving advice on decluttering your home. Daisy has created a range of strategies to help both Neurotypical and Neurodivergent people to keep their homes, digital and mental health organised to maintain their wellbeing. This episode explores: - What digital and mental clutter are, and how these can affect us. - Different ways to work on mental and digital clutter for neurotypical and neurodivergent people. -The power of meditation and allowing yourself to feel your feelings. -Organisational tips to help manage mental and digital clutter, including time mapping using calendars, habit trackers, visual cues and timers. -Importance of scheduling regular mental health check-ins with ourselves, and getting an accountability partner.-Tips for parents trying to support their children and teenagers with mental decluttering. -Social media and mental health. -Clever ways to prioritise and fit in important digital decluttering on your phone.   *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Autism and Nervous Breakdown. Links The Feelings Wheel mentioned during this episode can be found here  https://amzn.to/3IyHq0V Six Ways to Teach Teens to Tidy article by Daisy can be found here.   https://singleparentpessimist.co.uk/6-ways-to-teach-teens-to-tidy-and-declutter/ To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website SingleParentPessimist.co.uk   Music made exclusively for Mind Vox by Dopamine Hunter (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter. Daisy can be found via her website Whole and Home, Facebook and Instagram.

This is part two of a 2-part interview. Hayley Roy is an Interior Designer and Entrepreneur, withexperience of running several businesses. She has a son, aged 8 at the time of recording, and two adultstepdaughters. Hayley is currently awaiting ADHD assessment after her son was diagnosed earlier this year with traits she recognises within herself. She has experience of studying NLP and has a Diploma in Business Management. Hayley has come onto the pod to talk about her experiences of parenting a neurodivergent child, her own journey to ADHD diagnosis as an adult and how she’s managed relationships, trauma, running businesses and mental health. These two episodes with Hayley will explore: -Hayley’s current journey through ADHD assessment and potential late diagnosis. -How Hayley managed being a single parent of a neurodivergent child alongside her own potential ADHD traits. -The internal debate as a parent about whether to ADHD medicate her child or not. -Hayley’s experience of parenting neurodivergent children, as a lone parent, co-parent and with a new partner as a blended family. -How she runs and maintain a business despite the ADHD traits and symptoms that she has to manage, which are further increasing in her forties. -Ways Hayley manages anxiety, perimenopause and ADHD symptoms within work, parenting and relationships.   *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Dysregulation, Domestic Violence and Single Parenting. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree  ⁠https://linktr.ee/mindvoxpod⁠ To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email ⁠[email protected]⁠ Your host, Claire, can be found on ⁠Instagram⁠, TikTok and via her website ⁠SingleParentPessimist.co.uk ⁠  Music made exclusively for Mind Vox Podcastby⁠ Dopamine Hunter⁠ (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter.  Hayley Roy can be found on Instagram as ⁠@adhdinteriordesigner⁠ and her podcast is ⁠@interiordesign.podcast⁠ To find out more about Hayley’s business, find her at ⁠HarpDesign.co.uk⁠

Hayley Roy is an Interior Designer and Entrepreneur, withexperience of running several businesses. She has a son, aged 8 at the time of recording, and two adultstepdaughters. Hayley is currently awaiting ADHD assessment after her son was diagnosed earlier this year with traits she recognises within herself. She has experience of studying NLP and has a Diploma in Business Management. Hayley has come onto the pod to talk about her experiences of parenting a neurodivergent child, her own journey to ADHD diagnosis as an adult and how she’s managed relationships, trauma, running businesses and mental health. These two episodes with Hayley will explore: -Hayley’s current journey through ADHD assessment and potential late diagnosis. -How Hayley managed being a single parent of a neurodivergent child alongside her own potential ADHD traits. -The internal debate as a parent about whether to ADHD medicate her child or not. -Hayley’s experience of parenting neurodivergent children, as a lone parent, co-parent and with a new partner as a blended family. -How she runs and maintain a business despite the ADHD traits and symptoms that she has to manage, which are further increasing in her forties. -Ways Hayley manages anxiety, perimenopause and ADHD symptoms within work, parenting and relationships.   *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Dysregulation, Domestic Violence and Single Parenting. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree  https://linktr.ee/mindvoxpod To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website SingleParentPessimist.co.uk   Music made exclusively for Mind Vox Podcastby Dopamine Hunter (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter.   Hayley Roy can be found on Instagram as @adhdinteriordesigner and her podcast is @interiordesign.podcast To find out more about Hayley’s business, find her at HarpDesign.co.uk

I’m finally back! This is a brief episode to explain why I’ve been away for so long, and to explore what season two will bring. If you want to suggest some pod topics, be on the podcast, or even recommend somebody who would be great for it, please email us at the link below or DM our @MindVoxPod Instagram. Please subscribe, rate and share us with your friends so we can reach more of our community. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Burnout, Anticipatory Grief, Sandwich Caring and Fibromyalgia. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via @mindvoxpod Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music exclusively for this pod made by Dopamine Hunter (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube, @dopaminehunteruk on Insta). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter.

After two months of radio silence, Claire is back with a new Mind Vox episode. This is more of an update to what’s been going on, as well as what she’s learnt through the current issues she’s faced, and what’s coming up for the pod. This episode explores: -Why Claire hasn’t uploaded a pod episode in a while! -Some of the symptoms she’s recognised as Autistic and ADHD Burnout. -Recent transitions that have been adding pressure and increasing the burnout, including school transitions and holidays. -The limitations she’s faced to recover, including summer holidays as a single parent and being a sandwich carer. -What Claire’s been doing to reduce the burnout and which have been the most helpful. -Things she’s learnt from this most recent burnout to take forward for the next time. -Ideas for future episodes. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about Burnout, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Sensory Processing, Perimenopause, AUDHD, Trauma and Social Isolation. Links Claire featured on the ADHD Mums Podcast recently, and her interview can be found on episode 2. To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio.  To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.

Allie Mason is a Children’s Author and a Landscape and Training Coordinator. She was diagnosed Autistic at the age of 23 in 2020, and wants to talk about her late-diagnosis journey and what she has put in place to help with the Autistic traits that affect her wellbeing. Allie describes herself as an Autistic Adventurer Extraordinaire, as she finds outdoor adventures help improve her wellbeing. She wants fellow neurodivergent people to get outdoors for the same reason, which has inspired her first non-fiction book. The Autistic Guide to Adventure was written to support Autistic young people to feel able to explore outdoor adventures if they have sensory processing issues that previously put them off attempting this. Allie has come onto the podcast to talk about her late-diagnosis journey and the positive coping mechanisms she’s adopted since learning about her traits. This episode explores: -Allie’s Autistic late-diagnosis journey. -Her reflections on being undiagnosed for 23 years, and misdiagnosed with other conditions. -What Allie’s learnt about Autism and how to manage her traits since diagnosis. -How Autism affects Allie’s wellbeing. -How the outdoors and adventuring improve Allie’s wellbeing. -Advice for ways other neurodivergent people can get outdoors when they’ve previously assumed it won’t work with their sensory needs and other traits. -Creating a Sensory Toolkit to help indoors and outdoors. -Exploring ways to enjoy nature with chronic pain and physical disabilities. -What inspired Allie to write a book for Autistic young people, and how she hopes it will help them. -How Allie managed the long editing and publishing process as a Neurodivergent. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Sensory Processing, Lockdown, Skin-Ripping and unhealthy coping mechanisms including Self-Harm and Social Isolation. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the options on our Linktree (@mindvoxpod) To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay. Allie’s book The Autistic Guide to Adventure can be bought here. Allie’s website can be found here, and her Instagram and TikTok are @alliewrote.

Carrie Kearns is a Veterinary CPD Tutor and Student Hypnotherapist and Counsellor. They were a Pet Bereavement Counsellor for 22 years and are currently training as a Hypnotherapist. Carrie has two children and is a late diagnosed Autistic who uses They/Them pronouns. They were misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety before getting an Autism diagnosis, and their experience within the mental health system inspired them to now train as a counsellor. Carrie talks about their late diagnosis journey, why they think functioning labels can be harmful and their experience of the mental health system, both diagnosed and undiagnosed. This episode explores: -Carrie’s misdiagnosis of depression and anxiety, which was actually Autism and ADHD, and their experience of burnout. -How Carrie got through burnout and the work they’ve done to reduce future burnouts. -The abuse and struggles Carrie dealt with throughout their life. -Carrie’s late-diagnosis journey and how they’ve dealt with it. -Why Carrie feels functional labels can be harmful. -Carrie’s views on the mental health support offered in this country and how it could be improved for Autistics. -Why Carrie decided to train in Hypnotherapy. -The ways Carrie adjusted their parenting to meet their son’s Autistic needs, and their (suspected neurodivergent) daughter’s too. -Autistic Meltdowns, Shutdowns and Burnouts- the differences between them and how Carrie manages them. -Challenges Carrie has faced with trying to get their daughter assessed for Autism and ADHD, when she doesn’t present stereotypically. *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Trauma, Stress, Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Abuse, Bullying, 17q12 Duplication Syndrome, Suicidal Ideation and Attempts, OCD, Dyslexia, Medications, RSD, Pet Bereavement and Aphantasia. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay. The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills can be found here. Samantha Craft’s Autistic Traits List can be found here. Carrie’s podcast is called All Creatures Great and Gone and can be found on most platforms. If you want to volunteer for Carrie while they train in Hypnotherapy, email [email protected]

Sylvia Tillmann is a TRE® (Trauma & Tension Releasing Exercises) Provider, specialising in teaching therapeutic ways to improve physical and mental wellbeing. She’s founder of Tremendous TRE®, and is also trained in counselling, Jikiden Reiki and Laughter Yoga. Sylvia feels that people hold too much tension in their bodies which can manifest in many forms, from chronic physical pain to mental health issues. She believes TRE empowers us to learn to help and heal ourselves, rather than relying on others for various physical and psychological issues. She's come onto the pod to talk about the benefits of TRE and to give examples of tools we can use to help ourselves at home. This episode explores: -What somatic tools are -What TRE is and the benefits of it -The benefits of somatic tools such as TRE -Who TRE is designed for and what issues it can help with -The impact that stress can have on our physical and mental wellbeing -How we can improve our physical and mental wellbeing using TRE techniques -Examples of TRE tools we can try at home for various issues and ailments *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Trauma, Lockdown, Stress, Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Abuse, Trying to Conceive, War Zones, PTSD, Parkinson’s, MS and Alzheimer’s. Links  To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio  https://linktr.ee/mindvoxpod To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Sylvia can be contacted via her website Tremendous TRE and she can be found on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.   The Body Keeps The Score book can be found on Amazon here. David Berceli, PhD created TRE and has a book that explains it here Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.

Sue Bordley is an Author, Teacher and mother to two teenage sons. She’s Autistic, which was discovered when her children were formally diagnosed with Autism. Sue’s self-diagnosed, and has some experience of the stigma surrounding self-diagnosis.   Sue’s taught English at secondary school for 26 years, whilst also writing novels for adults and teenagers.   Her latest book, Sweet Like Candy, features an Autistic family based on her own experience of family life.   Sue uses the pen name Jess Molyneux for some books, including XY, Z, which aims to educate teenagers about sex and consent. It also includes the message that women should be treated as equals in relationships. Surrounded by ‘chick lit’ where women are often depicted as stereotypical shopping-obsessed, wine-loving and looking for a man to depend on, Sue wanted to change the narrative.   Sue chooses to empower women and girls through positive representation in literature, so female characters in her books are strong, sharp, funny and self-sufficient. Sue’s come onto Mind Vox to discuss parenting neurodivergent children, her self-diagnosis journey and how she’s empowering women and educating teenagers about equality, consent and sex using books. This episode explores:   -Sue’s journey to becoming an author for both teenagers and adults.   -Why Sue felt the need to educate teenagers about consent and gender equality within relationships by writing teenage fiction.   -Advice for how parents can use books like XY, Z to educate their children about sex, consent and relationships.   -Sue’s feelings around how women are represented within ‘chick-lit’ fiction and how she’s trying to encourage more positive representation of women in her work.   -Her experience of Autistic late self-diagnosis and reflections of being undiagnosed for so long.   -Sue’s experiences of parenting her (diagnosed) Autistic children, who also have Dyspraxia.   -How she’s been inspired by her own family to create an Autistic family in her latest book. *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Autism, ADHD, Sexual Consent, Gender Equality, Contraception, STIs, Andrew Tate, Peer Pressure, Sexuality and Dyspraxia. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in the bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay. Sue’s books for teenagers can be found here: XY, Z  and SE6.   Sue’s adult books can be found here: Sweet Like Candy and Rescue Me.   Sue can be found on Instagram and TikTok.

Lauren Sullivan is a mother of two young daughters and is founder and illustrator of Loz Creates. She grew up without her father, until he came into her life when she was a teenager. He then groomed Lauren, supplied her with drugs, and abused her frequently. Lauren’s father was aware he was HIV-positive at the time. Lauren has Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), Anxiety and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) as a result of the trauma from the abuse. Her father was jailed, and has now completed his sentence. Lauren went through the restorative justice process which included writing an open letter to her father. During the last few years Lauren has found great healing from creative outlets, including illustrating which led to her current business. She waived her anonymity to help other abuse survivors, which has included speaking openly about her journey across social media and in the press. This episode explores: -The abuse Lauren suffered at the hands of her father. -The impact of the abuse for her as a teenager and also presently. -The stigma of abuse and challenges of disclosing it, including judgment, shame and guilt. -What recovery from sexual abuse has been like for Lauren, and the healing journey she’s been on. -The tools Lauren has used to try to heal the trauma, and how creative outlets help Lauren to heal. -The processes Lauren went through for justice and why she waived her right to anonymity around it. -What restorative justice is and Lauren’s experience of it. -How Lauren manages the CPTSD and other mental health conditions -The other continued effects of the trauma for Lauren and how she manages what she refers to as her ‘life sentence’. *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Self-Harm, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Grooming, Drugs, Solvent Misuse, BPD, CPTSD, Anxiety, Suicidal Attempts, Depression, Abusive Relationships and Dissociation. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Lauren’s artwork can be found via her business website Loz Creates. For information about the Name Change Sex Offender Campaign Lauren is part of, and the open letter she wrote to her father, visit Lauren’s personal Instagram Just.Loz

Vanessa is a Vision Board Mentor and trained life coach, who specialises in helping people reconnect with how they want their life to be, if they’ve become overwhelmed or lost. She was a successful business owner for 25 years and raised two children whilst experiencing grief, loss and serious illness. With all of these factors at play, she began to feel stuck, so Vanessa tried vision boards and managed to make changes to her life that improved her wellbeing. She believes vision boards can help with a multitude of issues, including finding a new direction in your life, and gaining motivation, focus and clarity. Vanessa is now the founder of Vision Boards for All and believes there’s a vision board for everyone’s needs, and wants to explain the benefits to using them. This episode explores: -What vision boards are and how they can help our practical life, emotions and mental health. -How vision boards helped Vanessa with her own life stresses. -The theory and statistics behind vision boards. -The benefits to using vision boards to increase motivation, positive outlooks and life goals. -What our inner compass is, why we need to find it and how vision boards help us to do this. -How vision boards can help you to reflect on your life and gain self-awareness of your current needs. -The ways sports people use vision boards to help their mindset when competing. -The types of vision boards that can be used and which work best for each type of issue, including holistic, digital and paper boards. -How vision boards can be useful for Autism and/or ADHD in areas such as impulsivity, decision paralysis and burnout. -Ways you can use vision boards with children for their wellbeing and difficulties they might be experiencing. -Tips for creating vision boards, including life wheels. -Ways to use the board effectively, including questions to ask yourself when looking at it, how it can motivate you to achieve goals, and using journaling and meditating alongside it as a tool. -Using boards over long periods of time to assess how far you have come, or to notice changes you’ve made when you assume you’re still stuck. ACTIVITY I’m going to attempt a vision board and might try to get my son to do one, so if you feel inspired by this episode, let me know on the socials how you got on, and tag Mind Vox on any you share! *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Grief, anxiety, ADHD, Autism, Burnout, Depression, Divorce, Children’s mental health and trauma. Links To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Vanessa can be found at her website Vision Boards For All, and also Instagram and Facebook. Free Life Wheel resource from NHS.

Brooke Bownes is a Therapist, Brainspotting Practitioner and Trauma Coach, specialising in narcissistic abuse. Throughout her life, Brooke has personal experience of trauma from a Narcissistic mother, a lack of self-confidence and imposter syndrome, until she found strategies to heal herself. Referred to as the Trauma Breakthrough Queen, Brooke has also written a self-help book about the self-sabotage cycle. Brooke’s mission is to raise awareness of The Mother Wound trauma from narcissist mothers, and educate others about ways to stop living in fear behind a mask, so they can be seen and heard. She’s also a mother to four adult children, and has 9 grandchildren.   This episode will explore: -How adults can try to heal childhood trauma. -Brooke’s personal story and journey of being parented by a narcissistic mother. -What narcissism is, including covert narcissism. -What a narcissistic parent looks like, including how they treat each child differently, causing some to become co-dependent and others to also be narcissists. -How gender can play a part in which child is targeted by the narcissist. -The Mother Wound and Father Wound traumas, and how to heal from this. -How narcissism can be misdiagnosed as other conditions, including Autism and Bipolar, and vice-versa. -Ways to manage still having a narcissistic parent in your life when you’re an adult, to avoid further trauma. -Advice for how to calm your nervous system. -What to do if you recognise narcissistic behaviours within yourself. *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Childhood trauma, Narcissism, Covert Narcissism, Inner Child Wounds, EMDR, Brainspotting, Autism, ADHD, Gaslighting, Co-dependency and Domestic Violence. Links To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Brooke’s Book, You Can Have It! How to Break Through the Self-Sabotage Cycle, can be found on Amazon. Brooke can be found on Instagram and Tiktok and be emailed via [email protected] Brooke’s Facebook Group is called the Confidence Community- Be Confident, Seen, Heard, Have Fun.

Suzy Glaskie is a Functional Medicine Health Coach and Founder of Peppermint Wellness. During her career as a PR boss, Suzy became underweight, exhausted and constantly burnt-out. Suzy believes her previous career created toxic stress hormones that led to a constant flood of inflammation in her body. These health conditions and death of her father led Suzy to retrain as a health coach, where she learnt various ways to help reduce burnouts and improve wellbeing. Suzy wants to share ways the body can heal itself and prevent future burnouts, using self-care and self-compassion tools. This episode explores: -What burnout can look like. -Suzy’s personal journey through burnout. -How the death of Suzy’s father was a catalyst for a career change. -What functional medicine is. -The benefits of natural lifestyle changes for wellbeing. -Things we can do to reduce or prevent burnout. -What self-care is and why it’s important. -The benefits of self-compassion and ways to do it, including journaling using various voices. -How food and drink can harm or heal. -Suzy’s negative experience trying mushrooms for wellbeing. *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Grief, Weight Loss and Food, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Autism, Burnout, Breakdowns, Masking, Parenting and Psychedelics. Links To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email [email protected] To donate the price of a coffee to help keep the pod running, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. Read Suzy's article about how to recognise and manage burnout on Claire's website.  Suzy can be found on Instagram, Facebook and her podcast is called Midlife Illuminated. The free Wellness Unwrapped app can be found on Suzy’s Peppermint Wellness website.

Lydia Wilkins is a freelance journalist, author and speaker, covering topics including disability, neurodivergence and social issues. She’s been featured in publications such as The Independent and The Metro. Lydia is Autistic and has recently published a book called The Autism-Friendly Cookbook, for Autistic adults and teenagers to use on low-energy/ burnout days, or when needing inspiration. The book contains 100 recipes, including modifications for those who are sensory seekers, sensory avoiders and those wanting new challenges. Lydia has come onto the pod to talk about her own experience of Autism, and the sensory issues that can be part of both this and ADHD. She will give some useful tips for managing sensory issues, including around the kitchen when trying to navigate cooking, especially on meltdown or shutdown days. Lydia also has knowledge around the role of gender and eating disorders for Autistics, and strategies for parents trying to support their neurodivergent children’s needs. This episode explores: -Lydia’s personal journey to being diagnosed Autistic. -How Lydia feels she is treated as an Autistic female by professionals. -The traits that affect Lydia’s daily life, including sensory and socialising issues. -Sensory Avoiders and Sensory Seekers: issues associated with Autism and ADHD, and what that means in the kitchen and eating. -Ways to manage traits around eating for parents of neurodivergent children. -Access issues in the kitchen, including interoception and proprioception. -Adaptations that can be made to improve access issues. -Lydia’s experience of the PIP process. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Autism, ADHD, Chronic Pain, Disabilities, Mental Health, Thalidomide injuries, Long Covid, Shutdowns, Meltdowns and Eating Disorders. Links To send ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us on Instagram or email [email protected] To donate to help the pod, find CashApp, Paypal & BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree. Lydia can be found on Instagram and Twitter. The Autism-Friendly Cookbook can be bought here*. Rebel Bodies by Sarah Graham can be found here*. Find some Divided Plates and Separators* here. Find Jar opener ideas here*.  ARFID Awareness UK National Autistic Society *aff links