Neurodivergence and Mental Health Podcast

18. S2, Ep8. Podcaster and YouTuber Melly Moore talks about her ADHD and anxiety journey and workplace challenges

Melly Moore is a Podcaster and YouTuber from Quebec, Canada. In this episode she talks about her ADHD and anxiety journey and challenges in the workplace, and gives a special message for change.

With difficult challenges throughout her life, Melly has chosen to help others within the Neurodivergent and Mental Health Community. We talk about how hard school was for her as an ADHDer, bullying, family struggles and more.

She started meds at aged six, then came off them at fourteen, believing they were a placebo. Her sheer determination shows us that when we keep pushing forward we can succeed in the things we want to do. 

Melly has so much passion and enthusiasm, and her smile and personality shines through. An inspiring and engaging conversation.

 

Melly's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCt8a9Btiy62kYUeCCnlVlzw 

Her TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML98UE6G/

Her Instagram: https://instagram.com/adhdmelly 

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melly-moore 

17. S2, Ep7. Eoin Stephens shares his autistic life working with special needs young people, as a trainer and counsellor, and as an advocate for our community

Coming from a large Irish family, Eoin could see autism amongst his parents and siblings - in retrospect. Their neurodivergent life together was happy and supportive. A different story developed during the transition from school to college and he describes the big challenges of attempting to fit in, experiencing acute loneliness and living with depression.

Eoin didn’t discover his autism until later in life, but he knew he wanted to work with young people and adults at just twenty. He studied, worked hard and discovered what a fulfilling and rewarding career working within the neurodivergent community truly is. 

We talk about his assessment and diagnosis journey, mental health and the challenges and successes of living in a world that can be confusing, lonely and full of ups and downs.

A wonderful chat, full of inspiration!

Eoin’s website:
www.autisminformedtherapy.com 

Blog:
https://autisticallyminded.blogspot.com/ 

Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Autism-Informed-Therapy-Institute-101827435032551 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eoinstephens/ 
https://www.facebook.com/Autistically-Minded-100373764776410 
https://www.instagram.com/autisticallyminded/ 

16. S2, Ep6. Entrepreneur Luke Manton talks about his Tourette’s and OCD journey

In this episode, Luke Manton talks about his Tourette's and OCD journey.

Luke is an Entrepreneur - and a total dynamo. He left home at 16 and found himself a job as an Event Manager soon after. University followed, and now Luke runs a successful Virtual Assistant agency. 

Luke also talks about his experiences on many platforms, inspiring children and adults alike. His video series, Ticced Off, has gone viral. 

This episode is a must to discover how Luke's Tourette's journey began, and gives a clear message that just because you might tic, swear and say inappropriate phrases you can still be amazing and fulfil your life passions.

What an inspiring talk with this fabulous guest.

 

Website: www.mantonexecutives.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Lukemanton92/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukemantonme/

15. S2, Ep 5. Sarah Templeton: Everything you always wanted to know about ADHD, but were to afraid to ask!

Therapist Sarah Templeton had a horrible journey to get her ADHD diagnosis, and was finally diagnosed aged 51. She talks about her co-occurring severe dyspraxia and dyscalculia and challenging times (and successes) at school.

 

Sarah worked extremely hard and through her determined efforts became an author, activist and advocate for the ADHD community, talking in Parliament about the woeful inadequacies of the prison system not recognising the huge volume of inmates who are ADHD. 

 

She works with parents, teachers and policy changers, using her selfless grit to help many thousands of children and adults get the support they need to survive (and indeed to thrive) in a neurotypical world, and to use the many amazing skills we ADHDers have. She is the author of 'How NOT to Murder your ADHD kid - Instead learn to be your child’s own ADHD Coach'.

 

Get ready for some fast talking in this fascinating and jam-packed episode!

 

http://www.SarahTempleton.org.uk 

 

ADHD Author and ADHD Therapist - Sarah Templeton

http://www.HeadstuffADHDTherapy.Co.uk

 

http://www.HeadstuffADHDLiberty.Co.uk 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Not-Murder-Your-ADHD/dp/B09RX2VBKR/2C48&sr=8-1

 

14. S2, Ep4. Madge Woollard celebrates her autism and talks about her career as a piano teacher, her marriage to wife Jo, and the cat cafe!

In this episode, Madge Woollard celebrates her autism and talks about her long career as a piano teacher, being in a great marriage with her wife Jo, and the cat cafe!

Madge was very much supported by her teachers at school so she could follow her passion of music, which lead to her winning a scholarship to Cambridge University. But it hasn’t all been plain sailing; as a teenager, Madge had an eating disorder, and she has struggled through menopause.

She was a joy to interview, sharing her personal life, challenges and successes, and her positivity is contagious.  She also talks about her collaboration on a truly meaningful new book about autism for teachers, and about her passion for writing music, including theme tunes.

 

Madge's teaching website:
https://mwoollard.webs.com/ 

Her music on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/375QHFhNlxwoOT0edQLDko?si=Q9NTlj3IR6uWf6y9kwc_jA 

Her theatre group 
https://www.spectrumtheatresheffield.com/

Audio play “How to Drop a Piano” by Samantha Grierson 
https://anchor.fm/samantha-grierson/episodes/How-to-Drop-a-Piano-e17goki 

The book for teachers, to be published in April:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Autistic-Teachers-Neurodiversity-Inclusive-School/dp/1839971266/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KLRJZ3SMP6KZ&keywords=learning+from+autistic+teachers&qid=1643900453&sprefix=Learning+from+aut%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1