Neurodivergent Mates

Send us Fan Mail From my experience in the Neurodiversity space, acquired neurodiversity has been an area I don't here many people talking about. That's why on this episode of the OpenHearted Podcast we will be talking about - Acquired Neurodiversity From My Time In The Armed Services. With special guest -Carlos Frank Rodriguez Questions we will be talking about are below. 1. Tell us a b...

Send us Fan Mail I am super excited about this episode, as I able to interview a longtime friend from my high school days. On this episode of the OpenHearted Podcast, the topic we will be covering is -  Neurodivergent Creativity Around Art, with Alex Devenport. Questions that will be asked are below. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your diagnosis   2. Tell us a bit about your art   3. Tell us...

Send us Fan Mail We are excited to be catching up with good friend Roland Arvidssen. On this episode of the OpenHearted Podcast, we will be talking about - Peer support: a new paradigm for mental health recovery. Questions that will be covered: Tell us a bit about yourself? What is the work you do around mental health? Why is peer support so important for our mental health? What are some of the ex...

Send us Fan Mail On our next episode of the Openhearted Podcast, Photon Jon and Will, wanted to take time out to just chat. Working in the social impact area, we are constantly seeing many founders struggling with the pressures of building a social enterprise. That's why we want to take the time out to chat about -  Who Helps The Helpers In Social Impact Businesses. Please see the topics we w...

Send us Fan Mail How Neurodiversity is understood in the social worker profession, is something we had never considered before Deb Solomon reached out. That's why our up coming LIVE episode is going to cover this topic more in-depth. To find out more about some of the questions we will be talking about, please look at the questions below. QUESTIONS: 1. Tell us a bit about yourself 2. Tell us...

Send us Fan Mail Making friends when you a neurodistinct person, can be one of the biggest challenges we face. That's why we are excited to have on this episode - Dwayne Fernandes, to talk about (Gaming/Safe Spaces for the Neurodiversity Community). During the episode, we will be talking about such topics, listed below. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself 2. Tell us a bit about your work in the n...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the OpenHearted Podcast, we are super excited to have special guest Keisha Adair Swaby joining us. During our chat, we will be speaking about Overcoming Barriers: From no GCSE to a Master's Degree. Check out all the questions below to see what we will be talking about during the episode. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself 2. Tell us a bit about your journey 3....

Send us Fan Mail We are really excited for this one. Dyslexia has played a huge role in my life (Will), so it's something that is close to my heart. That's why for this episode, we wanted to bring in an industry expert doing amazing work in this field. On this episode we will be talking about Dyslexia In the Workplace - With special guest - Shae Marie Wissell. Questions we will be asking...

Send us Fan Mail We are excited to be able to sit down with Vanessa Victor to discuss - Life as a Neurodivegent parent on the OpenHearted Podcast. Topics we will be talking about on the show are: 1. Tell us a bit about yourself 2. Tell us a bit about your experience/work with neurodiversity 3. As a neurodiverse parent, what are some of the struggles you might face? 4. Once you were diagnosed, did...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Openhearted Society podcast, we are excited to have special guest Amanda Riley, to talk to us about - Ditching the negative narrative around ADHD. Questions we will be covering during the podcast include: 1. Tell us a bit about yourself 2. Tell us a bit about your work in neurodiversity 3. What exactly is the negative narrative around ADHD? 4. Do you think t...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the OpenHearted Podcast, we are joined by LinkedIn Learning specialist and Founder of Grit & Flow - Dr. Tiffany Jameson, MBA, PHR . During the podcast we will talk about such topics as: 1. Tell us a bit about yourself? 2. Tell us a bit about your work in the Neurodiversity space? 3. Why is Neurodiversity Management training important? 4. What challenges have...

Send us Fan Mail OpenHearted is excited to be having Gerard Atkinson joining us for a special interview around Gentle Advocacy around Neurodiversity. During the podcast we will be speaking about the following topics: 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself 2. Tell us a little bit about what you do in the neurodiversity space 3. What is gentle advocacy? 4. Why does gentle advocacy matter? 5. How sho...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the OpenHearted Podcast, we are excited to have special guest Vincent Phan - CEO & Founder @BookSmart. The topic we will be covering is - Leveraging ADHD strengths in entrepreneurship, while still facing our challenges. Questions we will be covering in the podcast are listed below: Tell us a bit about your background? Tell us about your work? What do you lov...

Send us Fan Mail We are exciting to have special guest Lisa Cox joining us on the OpenHearted Podcast this Friday 31st of March at 12:30pm AEST - Sydney. The topic we will be speaking about LIVE will be - Advertising media representation and the power of visibility for disability. Questions we will be covering include:   1.  Tell us a bit about yourself and your background 2. Tell us a bit about y...

Send us Fan Mail Friday the 17th, at 12:30pm AEST. We are excited to be talking with neurodivergent and neurodiversity professional, Dr Matthew Zakreski, about imposter syndrome and how it can effect neurodivergent people. Questions we will be covering during the podcast include: - Tell us a bit about yourself     - Tell us a bit about your journey regarding diagnosis and your qualifications    -...

Send us Fan Mail With neurodiversity becoming a hot topic in many organisations, we are constantly hearing more and more about what are the right practices to follow. On this episode of the Openhearted Podcast, Will and Photon Jon are joined by Farida Charania, CEO of Empauwer. During this episode we speak in-depth about the importance of creating inclusive hiring processes for neurodivergent cand...

Send us Fan Mail On episode #16 of the Openhearted Podcast, we are looking to talk more about the trades and what it's like to be neurodistinct in this industry. With a large amount of people working in the trades who identify as neurodistinct, we thought it fitting to bring on an autistic trades-person to talk more about his experience. We are excited to be catching up with Tom O'Connor...

Send us Fan Mail Lock it in, Openhearted Podcast has an awesome guest joining us, to talk about another amazing topic. We are so lucky to have Zoe-Jane Littlewood from the UK, to talk about Living With Dyslexia As A Young Adult. Topics we will be covering include: 1. A little bit about your journey to advocacy. 2.  What are you currently doing in the advocacy space. 3. What specific challenges do...

Send us Fan Mail On the next episode of the Openhearted Podcast, we are excited to be speaking with workplace change expert and neurodiversity supporter Natalie Phillips-Mason. On this episode, we talk about the importance allies of the neurodiversity community bring to the movement and why they are some important when working towards change. - Give us a bit of background on yourself and your work...

Send us Fan Mail After an eventful year of starting the podcast and interviewing some amazing people, we are looking forward to having a recap of EVERYTHING we spoke about in 2022. Starting Openhearted and talking about neurodiversity and mental health, has had it's challenges. But we have been able to interview many amazing people and hear their incites Check out the topics we have spoken ab...

Send us Fan Mail WE ARE BACK!!!! We are so excited to be holding our first podcast for 2023. In this podcast we will be talking about (Navigating A New Year When Neurodistinct) Just finishing the holidays and getting back in the swing of things again, can be so difficult to manage. That's why on this episode, we want to talk about a range of topics we find difficult to manage and how we have...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Openhearted Podcast, we are excited to bring you episode #6 ~ Succeeding in Neurodiverse Families and Parenting. We are lucky to have special guests Ali & Grant Strachan. Ali Strachan is a freelance arts copywriter and president of Assorted Grains Inc – an artist-run not for profit in Logan.  Almost branding herself as the awkward copywriter, it wasn’t u...

Send us Fan Mail Challenges Neurodistinct Students Face in University is a topic which needs to be spoken about more. On this episode of the Openhearted Podcast, we are lucky to have Eric Endlich Ph.d. - Founder of Top College Consultants in the United States, to speak more in depth about this area and to hear more about his amazing work. Questions we plan to discuss:  1. Tell us a bit about your...

Send us Fan Mail Finishing school and then taking the next step in life was difficult and confusing, especially being neurodistinct. On this episode of the Openhearted Podcast, we are looking forward to be speaking about the following topics. 1. Childhood/teenage challenges we had to get past. 2. Retreating into partying. 3. Time wasted. 4. Developing maturity. 5. Changing your environment.  6. Le...

Send us Fan Mail We are so excited to be broadcasting our next podcast (Autism Research and Technology) Openhearted Podcast #09 We are being joined by Heather J. Nuske, PhD Research Assistant Professor @ University of Pennsylvania, who will share with us some of her amazing work with our audience. Please check out some of the discussion points below: - Give us a little bit of background on family...