Truth About Dyslexia

The world is a bit mad, its a little nuts. With our minds all running off what can we recognise in ourselves and lives to give us that moment of peace we need to be the best version of ourselves.

In todays episode I talk with Rich Sanchez based in the US of A. We talk about his time at Disney, his Dyslexic story and talk about employment and using our dyslexic skills in a job interview. Enjoy!

People say reading, writing and spelling is our biggest challenge. But let's be honest with a bit of technology we can solve that one. It's not easy but doable. What is a harder challenge though is controlling the Rev counter on our mind from racing off into the future and causing us stress and anxiety. I wanted to chat about it today. 

I'm not cupid any means, I have tripped through relationships, made mistakes and learned a lot over the years. But as I understand dyslexia (really how my mind works) I am choosing the right tools and making better conscious decisions in how i communicate. This is my number 1 tip and I wanted to bring it to you. Play with it, try it out, sit with it. See how it feels for you. 

What I love about this community is the care and intention to help others - but it can be tough - do you know enough? will you break someone 😂? What can you do to make an impact? I have a few ideas that may just help you. 

I have always wanted to do this. Have a drink with a fellow dyslexic and talk about all things neurodiverse. Honestly I had a lot of fun doing this and I hope you enjoy it we touch on - Dyslexia & Adhd, hacks we use in our life, what we are drinking, and so much else. It is longer than other episodes but I hope you like it - If you do reach out on the facebook group or on truthaboutdyslexia.com

Ever had one of those weekends where you are up, down and spinning around? I did this weekend. It was like the weather on an island. It changes from rain to wind to sun all in the matter of a few hours and then back again. I want people who listen to this episode it happens to all of us and it is important to know you are not alone in this.

One of the challenges that never gets spoken about is the Dyslexic challenge with Time ⏰ It is not natural to us, we understand it intellectually but not always how we work best with it. I'm also not just talking about getting places late or way way way too early. Listen in to some lessons I have learned over the years.

As Dyslexics we don't just think outside the box - we kind of live there. It's why we love meeting other dyslexics as it's like we are all tuned into the same wave length. But many of us have been taught 'how' to do things by neurotypical people. Can we trust our own minds on how to get what we want? I dive into this in the podcast today. Buy us a coffee, get bonus content and more at Patreon - ht...

Dyslexia is a learning preference, so how do you use your preferences to shape what you truly want? As the year comes to an end (what a year right) I am starting to reflect on what has worked and what I want to bring into next year and what I want to dream about. Enjoy.

If you are a parent of dyslexic child you know it can be tough to see them come home from school sad and feeling like they failed. Lois Letchford helps Dyslexic Children to read and write. She learned it out of necessity for her own children and shares some great tips and tricks you can learn at home and share.

As I walked and that message arrived I wondered how my dyslexic mind could see so much in such a short time. It could run down rabbit holes, create stories that were not real and leave me brewing anger like it was an intense cup of coffee. 

As we grow the Truth About Dyslexia myself, Vanessa & Becky went on a road trip to Wellington, New Zealand to hear from speakers, meet others in the dyslexia community and see what is happening in the space. I wanted to share what was learned from my perspective.

Emails can be a brain ache. Trying to work out what you want to say, spelling it right and sometimes you can even feel a bit of shame when sending something you know is not 100% right. In this podcast I talk about 5 lessons I have learned over the years. 2 Links I talk about Loom video recorder Gramarly  If you are not part of our awesome facebook community you can join here.

Dyslexia and Anxiety are very very close friends. Our minds are a mixture of warriors & worriers (see what I did there). As I sat down this morning with a cup of coffee I remembered back to the stress of having so much on my plate and being so hard on myself when I did not achieve everything. the days where I could only give 75% not 110%. I did into 3 tools I recommend to help you with this. 

When I first had the penny drop about what dyslexia really meant (at about 32) It was an awakening. It felt like I had loaded up the awareness gun and was telling everyone I thought was dyslexic - that they were. It did not work quite the way i thought it would - as you can imagine. With Dyslexia awareness day & week coming up in October I wanted to share the lessons I have learned so you can help...

I got to speak with Martin Bloomfield to talk Dyslexia. He is about to finish his Masters Degree and we talk about dyslexic life, learning and writing those giant essay's that get many dyslexics stuck.

Many of us define smart as we have been told. The people who can spell and write well. I call BS on this. Let's dive into the 3 biggies that I think make us smarter than your average person.

I want to feel... X, I want to be.... Y, I want to feel normal - all phrases we say to ourselves on a regular basis. It gets a bit tiring. We start to accept ourselves more and more and how dyslexia impacts but that little voice still sits in the back of our head. Saying your not good enough, or something is wrong, or don't make that mistake again. If you keep making that mistake you are not learn...

I wanted to give my regular listeners and update on what we are doing for the Truth About Dyslexia to create a bigger impact in the dyslexia world for adults, Talk about what I am doing with medication and answer some common meditation questions I get.

Job interview? Sitting your drivers test? Maybe you want to speak on stage (or these days a Zoom). Many dyslexics find there brain run off in 10 different directions, create stories of failure in your head before you have even sat down and it is tough. Here are a few ideas that will help.

Does anyone else have those moments where you are watching something a bit mindless - to give yourself a chuckle, and then you hear one line. A line you have never considered before but it was what you needed to hear in that moment.  It bubbles away in the back of your dyslexic mind like a wine wine ageing perfectly until it's ready and delicious. Let me tell you a story about how this happened to...

I just got a new toy that I have fallen in love with - not only is it quite cost effective but the applications with dyslexia could be stunning.

So I was walking 🚶🏻‍♂️ this morning and came across a real dyslexic situation. That feeling of being judged by someone.. someone you have never spoken to, met or even care about...

By 21 she has spoken on stage at multiple conferences, helped get government legislation in South Dakota for Dyslexia and has a really bright future in helping the Dyslexic community. In this interview we touch on her story, what she has achieved and what's to come.