Neuroinclusion: Across the Pond and Beyond

Atif and Pasha have a conversation about the current state of the Neurodiversity Movement around the world, specifically the differences between the US and the UK. They define the future of the movement as collective liberation and discuss the impacts of government, school to prison pipelines, and intersectionality.  Atif and Pasha will be inviting guests to join the conversation in future episode...

This conversation on the Neuroinclusion podcast delves into the concept of "ADHD tax" which includes the financial, emotional, and relational impact of managing neurotypical systems with ADHD. Hosts, Atif and Pasha discuss the importance of redefining happiness and success in the context of neurodivergence, the cultural differences in advocacy between the US and UK, and the nuanced and o...

To honor Mental Health Awareness Month, Atif and Pasha explore the concepts of neurodivergence, mental health, and disability through the lens of the neurodiversity paradigm and the social model.  There is a call to action to "Drop the D", removing disorder from our language, even as we are still navigating systems that use the pathology paradigm and medical model.  Concepts such as inte...

Join Atif and Pasha for a cross-cultural and emotional conversation about ADHD, autism, RSD and what it is like to travel right now as a neurodivergent U.S. citizen who is opposed to Trump (not fun).  Support the show Hire PASHA to present at your next training event or conference. Or hire her as your personal coach (1:1, couples, and executives)  https://pashamarlowe.com/ pasha@pashamarlowe.com h...

Join Atif Choudhury and Pasha Marlowe for another whole-hearted conversation about neuroinclusion, including barriers in the workplace, how leaders can be co-regulators, and what intersectionality and astronauts can teach us about collective liberation.  Support the show Hire PASHA to present at your next training event or conference. Or hire her as your personal coach (1:1, couples, and executive...

This week Atif and Pasha went LIVE with their podcast to engage audiences in the conversation. After brief introductions and intention setting, they describe neurodiversity as nervous system diversity and the diversity of all minds.  Atif shared his perspective on the current socio-political climate and Pasha shared her perspective on the impact on nervous systems.  They discussed what worked and...

Join hosts and global neurodiversity speakers Pasha Marlowe and Atif Choudhury for a uniquely expansive, deeply human, and hopeful conversation about neuroinclusion and the state of humanity. This podcast, Neuroinclusion: Across the Pond and Beyond, will explore neurodiversity from a global, cultural, and systemic lens. Pasha and Atif will discuss neuroinclusion in the workplace, but also the powe...

I am celebrating my 100th podcast episode (Neuroqueering and Let Pleasure Be the Measure combined) with one of my new favorite people and the inspiration for my future work as I lean into creating cultures of neuroinclusion and accessibility.  All the way from northern Ireland, welcome Jamie Shields!  Jamie Shields is a registered blind AuDHD speaker, trainer, and consultant, who works with indivi...

In today's "Neuroqueering" podcast, Ellie Carn (she/they), psychotherapist, and host Pasha Marlowe (she/they), marriage and family therapist and coach, explain what IFS (Internal Family Systems/"parts" work) is and why it is so effective for neurodivergent minds, especially those with ADHD and autism. Ellie begins with an overview and history of IFS then describes what the...

In psychologically safe workplaces, people feel safe voicing their opinions about conflict and mistakes-without the fear of negative consequences. Leaders need to be brave-brave enough to invite open and honest feedback. Leaders need to hear what’s really going on, so dysfunctional and unhealthy patterns can be interrupted and problems can be solved.   But only when the most vulnerable team member...

Part 2 of the Neuroqueering and Neurobelonging discussion This episode provides practical tools and a complete framework for supporting neurodivergent and queer people. The skills you learn today will help ALL leaders (parents, teachers, coaches, and therapists) be neurodiversity-affirming and gender- affirming.  Pasha shares the framework that was presented at the international ADHD conference th...

AuDHD burnout is real!  This episode (or is it a comedy routine?) is for anyone ADHD or autistic with a big event like a family gathering or conference coming up.  Allow me to share ways to rock, ruin, and recover from your experience.  From tips on traveling to recovering from sensory overload to how NOT to pee on your shoes, this conversation is raw, relatable, and hilarious, especially if you b...

Pasha Marlowe is on her way to the international ADHD conference to present "Neuroqueering: Beyond the Intersection of Neurodiversity and Queerness". She shares best practices for supporting neurodivergent and queer communities in part 1 of this highly actionable episode.  Pasha answers questions such as: "What is neuroqueer?" "What is the neurodiversity paradigm?" &q...

Join Pasha Marlowe (she/her) and Rae Nelson (they/them), a DEIB leader and Human Resources Generalist, for a vulnerable and mind-shifting conversation about microaggressions and subtle acts of exclusion.   Rae describes the 3 types of microaggressions and gives examples of each. They explain intention vs impact, implicit bias, and inclusive design through the lens of intersectionality, queerness,...

Leela Sinha  (ze/zir) joins me today to talk about  zir work with the Intensives Institute and what it means to be an intensive. I have always identified as an intense person, so the intensive framework spoke to me.  Leela shares that ze created the intensive framework because it makes people feel "less broken". So many of us intensives feel like we are "too much". We do not de...

This episode is short, but mighty! Pasha unpacks neuroqueering, neuronormativity, heteronormativity, and the current pathologizing language of neurodivergence. She talks about needing a paradigm shift, away from the pathology paradigm and towards the neurodiversity paradigm, which uses neurodiversity-affirming and strength-based language. Pasha encourages listeners to go beyond adopting less patho...

Jen Berlingo (she/her) is a coach, thought-leader, and best-selling author of the book "Midlife Emergence". She and I talk about how we unmask and unravel truths as we shed social, cultural, and familial layers.  Like Jen and I experienced, many women and non-binary folx are living heterofacing lives and feeling like their marriages are "fine" or "good enough on paper&quot...

Jillian Abby, AKA @queerabby, author of "Perfectly Queer", and I share a conversation about coming out late in life queer and/or neurodivergent, the messy middle, the words we use when we talk about divorce and diagnosis, and how coming out often feels, but is NOT selfish.  We challenge timeline narratives and social norms. According to who's time are we coming out "too late&qu...

Ali Hendry, holistic relationship coach, host of the Relationship Room podcast, and columnist for Diva Magazine, joins me today for a spicy conversation about menopause! More specifically, sex and menopause through the lens of queerness and neurodivergence. This is the conversation you need to hear!  Ali explores different ways to eat and exercise during menopause and WHY the belly fat increases....

Mattia Maurée (@audhdflourishing) is a disabled, non-binary, and trans AuDHD coach, hypnotherapist, writer, and composer. They discussed neuroqueering, intersectionality, depathologizing language, ableism, and PDA (rather than "pathological demand avoidance", many autistics have reclaimed this term as "persistent drive for autonomy").  We had a fascinating conversation about th...

Whitni  Miller (she/her), CEO of BDEMoves, sex educator and pleasure coach joins me for a spicy conversation! We talk about heteronormativity and share our personal coming out (and coming in) stories. Whitni shares fascinating new perspectives on attraction, attachment styles, monogamy, and trauma. We end with a conversation that made me BLUSH as we neuroqueered BDSM, kink, dungeons, and munches....

Introducing the world's best co-host for the "Neuroqueering" podcast, Sonny Jane Wise (@livedexperienceeducator and the author of the upcoming book "We are ALL Neurodiverse").  Coming to you from Australia tomorrow and Maine today, Sonny and Pasha invite you to engage in this expansive conversation on queering  neuronormativity and heteronormativity and how unmasking all o...

Sonny Jane Wise, the Lived Experience Educator, is a multiply neurodivergent advocate and the author of their upcoming book "The Neurodivergent Umbrella".  They come to us today from Australia with brilliant thoughts and feelings about the neurodiversity paradigm, the difference between neurodiversity and neurodivergence, and why neurodivergence is far more about our mindbodies and how w...

If you could use some Boston-style, no BS advice about how to love on your neurodivergent self, shift your mindset, and live the life you desire, have a listen to this episode with Jaime Messina, mindset and empowerment coach. Jaime explains why and how our brains brain as they do and how their primary purpose is to keep us safe. Because our brains can't tell the difference between what we ar...

Pasha Marlowe, MFT, AuDHD and Neuroqueer Coach, specializes in coaching neurodivergent couples where one or both is ADHD and/or autistic. Her online program "Same Bed, Different Brains" has helped many couples move from the brink of divorce to a place of deeper understanding, acceptance, and intimacy.  Pasha's coaching and teaching style is collaborative,  inclusive, queer-friendly,...