Truth About Dyslexia

This was brought to my attention the other day. Something I had heard of - object permanence. Then I’m my dogging understanding emotional permanence has a few bells going off. Usually associated with ADHD I see this a lot with people with dyslexia diagnosis. Here are a few thoughts.

This is something I struggle with daily. But it has gotten much better over the years and I wanted to share a few learnings.

We had a listener question come in and I wanted to give some tips. It can be challenging having the dyslexia conversation with someone when they have not told you directly. Hope this answers some questions. #dyslexia

I don’t think this is a dyslexic only thing but we experience this a larger extent. This inner voice saying we are not good enough. I nearly let this voice stop me from sharing a truth I needed to say. This is an important one.

I did not realize Arnold Schwarzenegger had Dyslexia. It came as a bit of a shock. Not that he has it but he spoke about the challenges of being dyslexic and what that means. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a movie star, governor and more. I have had to use spell check on his name more than many I speak about haha. Here is one of the articles about Arnie talking more about how he deals with his dys...

Not an easy one. Especially when you realise you are the one creating the overwhelm. Dyslexia feels like a rollercoaster and being overwhelmed is so common even if we don’t show it. Here is a link to Todo List Bingo I mention in the pod - https://courses.truthaboutdyslexia.com/to-do-list-bingo-special

Partners, wives, husbands, parents struggle with this and it is tiring. I have struggled with this myself so wants to share my learnings and thoughts.

So the podcast has just hit 800,000 downloads. Which to me is a little mad. I am humbled. In this podcast I wanted to reflect on the 4 biggest aha’s since starting the podcast. Enjoy!

A common challenge for many dyslexics is that stuff comes in 1 ear and out the other. We can be heard saying ‘I know’ more often that we should. In this podcast I share a visualisation tool I love.

In this podcast I share what’s going on for me. A conundrum of seeing through my own mask, my own pain and how to own it.

This video has over 42,000 views and a bunch of positive comments. So I wanted to share it on the podcast for the first time - the audio at least. Hope you enjoy.

I was reading through Reddit the other day and found this question. I wanted to answer it on the podcast. So here goes.

I’m sure I am not alone here - feeling un motivated. Like there is something wrong with me. I wanted to dig into this and explain a few ways I get out of a funk.

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I wanted to share an experience of the David Dyslexia Life Concepts course. It was a massive game changer for me and my self identity. Give it a Google in your local city and you may find a practitioner close or if you are in New Zealand https://remarkableminds.org is great.

When I got this it changed my life … again. When I found out I was not just dyslexic but had ADHD as well it allows me to understand what was happening at a deeper level. Here is the link to the ADHD video I recommend watching - Do you have ADHD: This video will help?

This was a challenge I had growing up. I was in a special English class. I kept getting told I was special and unique. But it was BS. When I learned that - it all changed.

I used to suck at saying no. That movie ‘yes man’ I felt was about me. It’s a common thread for those of us with dyslexia always saying yes. I find it comes from 3 main places so let’s dive in to this episode.

This is a classic but I keep getting reminder how much we all struggle with time and our perception of it. Enjoy!