Natalie Brooks
Dyslexia in Adults
Welcome to the Dyslexia in Adults podcast, a weekly podcast discussing the reality of dyslexia, but only in adults. I'm Natalie, the Founder of Dyslexia in Adults, and I am incredibly passionate about talking specifically about adult dyslexia. It frustrates me so much when people talk about child dyslexia with only a cursory mention of adult dyslexia. When you think about it, there are more adults with dyslexia as nearly seventy percent of the worlds population are over the age of eighteen! There is also a wave of adults being diagnosed with dyslexia later in life, with little or no informatio...
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
How to Process Emails Quickly with Dyslexia 04.11.2024 11:23
Episode 93 - How to Process Emails Quickly with Dyslexia Struggling to keep up with emails? In this episode, we dive into practical strategies for processing emails efficiently, especially if managing communication feels overwhelming. From organizing your inbox to handling tricky messages, these tips will help you stay on top of your email game. Join the dyslexia campaign! I want to thank yo...
Why You Should Belive in Your Strengths 28.10.2024 7:03
Episode 92 - Why You Should Belive in Your Strengths In this episode, we explore the power of believing in your strengths, especially when managing dyslexia. Learn how focusing on what you're good at can transform how you approach challenges at work, school, and in life. It's time to embrace your unique abilities and thrive! Join the dyslexia campaign! I want to thank you for joining me and li...
Working Memory: Live Event Rewatch 21.10.2024 47:08
Episode 91 - Working Memory: Live Event Rewatch Join us for a special rewatch of our live event focused on working memory! In this episode, we revisit key insights and strategies to help manage working memory challenges, especially for those with dyslexia. Whether in school or at work, these tips will help you stay organized and on track. Join the dyslexia campaign! I want to thank you for joi...
How ChatGPT Can Help Dyslexic People 14.10.2024 25:04
Episode 90 - How ChatGPT Can Help Dyslexic People In this episode, we're diving into how ChatGPT can be a game-changer for people with dyslexia. From helping with writing and organization to offering personalized support, learn how AI can make managing dyslexia easier in your day-to-day life. We'll explore practical ways to use this tool for school, work, and beyond! Join the dyslexia campaign! ...
What If Dyslexia Was Easy? A Live Replay 07.10.2024 1:08:22
Episode 89 - What If Dyslexia Was Easy? A Live Replay In this episode, we're excited to share a live replay of the What If Dyslexia Was Easy? campaign event, featuring special guests! This insightful session explores neurodiversity, dyslexia, and co-occurring conditions, offering expert perspectives and practical tips. Tune in for a fresh take on managing dyslexia and making life easier. Join t...
Dyslexic Advice: You Called, We Answered 30.09.2024 7:43
Episode 88 - Dyslexic Advice: You Called, We Answered In this special episode, listeners call in with their own questions, and we provide practical advice to help you manage dyslexia in everyday life. From school struggles to workplace challenges, we've got the answers you need. Plus, since it's Dyslexia Awareness Month, we're offering free resources to support your journey! Join the dyslexia ca...
What If Dyslexia Was Easy? 23.09.2024 12:08
Episode 87 - What If Dyslexia Was Easy? The Shift You Didn't See Coming In honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month, we're offering free resources to help you thrive! This episode brings together insights from past episodes on managing exhaustion from school and work. Discover how a mindset shift can make handling dyslexia—and the challenges that come with it—much easier. We'll also share strategies to h...
Natalie, I just can't get started with work?! HELP! 16.09.2024 5:51
Episode 86 - "Natalie, I Just Can't Get Started with Work?! HELP!" Struggling to start tasks at work? In this episode, we'll break down why getting started can be so hard for adults with dyslexia and share simple strategies to overcome procrastination. Learn how to build momentum and tackle your to-do list with ease! Join the Dyslexia campaign early ! Wanna take control of your dyslexia but d...
What if you became best friends with deadlines? 09.09.2024 10:07
Episode 85 - What if You Became Best Friends with Deadlines? Welcome back! In this episode, we're exploring how schools often misrepresent dyslexia, especially when it comes to teaching time management and handling deadlines. For many, these early experiences shape how we view deadlines in adulthood, making them feel like an impossible challenge. But what if you could become best friends with dead...
Why managing deadlines is HARD 02.09.2024 11:36
Episode 84 - Why Managing Deadlines is HARD Welcome back! In this episode, we tackle one of the most common challenges for adults with dyslexia: managing deadlines. Deadlines can be overwhelming, and for those with dyslexia, they can feel even more daunting. We'll dive into why this happens, exploring the unique ways dyslexia impacts time management, organization, and task completion. But...
It's Time to make a Change 29.07.2024 6:31
Episode 83 - It's Time to make a Change We're taking a break for 1 month! But don't worry! We'll be back in Spetember! So whilst we're taking a break, this is a perfect opportunity for you to put everything we talk about on this podcast in to practice. And we want to hear how you get on so be sure to tells in the reviews or drop us a message in Instagram or LinkedIn! It's been a pleasure to bri...
How to tell your Boss about Challenges with Working Memory 22.07.2024 9:08
Episode 82 - How to tell your Boss about Challenges with Working Memory In this penultimate episode in the series of 'Working Memory' at work, we go through how communicate with your boss about the challenges of working memory. Working memory affects everyone and people with dyslexia have a slightly reduce working memory capacity. What does this mean? But simply, working memory is that part of y...
Navigating Working Memory in a Meeting 15.07.2024 6:55
Episode 81 - Navigating Working Memory in a Meeting So you have an idea, mid-mieeting, and you want to get it our there but need to wait your turn to speak, and now you've been so focused on your idea and not blurting it out that you've lost what is being said in the converstaion, and as you re-focus your mind back to the conversation you've forgotten your idea! Sound like you? You're not alone....
What Dyslexia is Actually Like 08.07.2024 49:09
Episode 80 - What Dyslexia is Actually Like One of the ways in which Dyslexia in Adults helps people navigate the challenges and specifically in the work place, is though my 1:1 coaching. With coaching its not easy for some people to understand what it is and how it can help. Which is why in this episode I am speaking with one of my past client who has kindly agreed to share their story and expe...
Dyslexia Survival Guide to Work Meetings 01.07.2024 9:52
Episode 79 - Dyslexia Survival Guide to Work Meetings Through the our membership 'the Hive' and social media, the most often question I get when referring to workplace challenges with dyslexia is about meetings. This is not a surprise! Meetings have so many challenges for people with dyslexia; taking notes, processing what is being said, loosing your train of thought, remembering actions the list...
Dyslexia and How to Leverage Big Picture Thinking 24.06.2024 9:59
Episode 78 - Dyslexia and How to leverage Big Picture Thinking So, in the past 'Big Picture Thinking' series of podcast episodes I've shared with you; what is Big Picture Thinking, and the challenges of Big Picture Thinking. We've also explored how non-linear thinking can help to connect the dots and see the patterns. In this episode I conclude the series of Big Picture Thinking with how you can l...
The Sneaky Ways Dyslexia Impacts Our Lives 17.06.2024 10:41
Episode 77 - The Sneaky Ways Dyslexia Impacts Our Lives So maybe you have a good idea of the challenges with dyslexia, and maybe you have a good idea of the strengths which come with dyslexia. But do you really know the sneaky way in which dyslexia impacts our lives? Well fear not! In this episode I go through some of the sneaky ways dyslexia can impact on our lives and how undersatnding dyslexia...
Dyslexia and Non-linear Thinking 10.06.2024 11:30
Episode 76 - Dyslexia and Non-linear Thinking Do you know what non-linear thinking is? It's one of those less common known dyslexia strengths that we haven't even covered on this podcast yet! So is this episode I rectify this as we delve deep into; what is non-linear thinking, why is it a strength, and why does it present such a challenge sometimes, and what we can do to turn these challenges in...
Dyslexia and Big Picture Thinking 03.06.2024 9:59
Episode 75 - Dyslexia and Big Picture Thinking Don't forget to download the free guide to dyslexia! *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining m...
How I got a £62k Grant for my Dyslexia 27.05.2024 29:50
Episode 74 - How I got a £62k Grant for my Dyslexia This is Dyslexia's best kept secret! In this episode I share how you, like myself and many others with Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, Dyspraxia, you name it, can recivie a government grant to support you in the workplace. This is called the Access to Work Scheme and it's avaible for thoes with dyslexia and other neurodiversities in the UK. Hear how I ma...
Dictation the Secret Dyslexia Hack 20.05.2024 6:24
Episode 73 - Dictation the Secret Dyslexia Hack Don't forget to download the free guide to dyslexia! *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining...
Dyslexia and Embracing Vulnerability 13.05.2024 13:41
Episode 72 - Dyslexia and Embracing Vulnerability Don't forget to download the free guide to dyslexia! *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joinin...
Dealing with my Dyslexic Mistakes 06.05.2024 7:14
Episode 71 - Dealing with my Dyslexic Mistakes Don't forget to download the free guide to dyslexia! *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining...
Dyslexia Success Story with CMO of Samsung Europe 29.04.2024 36:08
Episode 70 - Dyslexia Success Story with CMO of Samsung Europe, Benjamin Braun. This episode is a little different. In this episode I am joined by the brilliant Benjamin Braun, the CMO of Samsung Europe! My aim with these ocasional guest interviews is to share and demonstarte real world examples of people who are scuessful BECAUSE of their dyslexia, not despite it. This also proves that of the t...
What Navigating Dyslexia Looks Like 22.04.2024 13:33
Episode 69 - What Navigating Dyslexia Looks Like Ever been told "You just need to do things differently" or "do what works for you!" Ever noticed that these phrases never come with any actual advice or suggestions of what this looks like!? Well, at Dyslexia in Adults we DO do things differently. We actually share stories and advice of what navigating dyslexia's challenegs really looks like so tha...
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