Truth About Dyslexia

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.

Topics we listen to but struggle to change - My dyslexic mind runs away and struggles to find peace and it struggles even more to admit I need help. If you want help through the Right Siders Tribe visit https://rightsiders.org/tribe

Really practical podcast today teaching a technique that will help you remove that stress from being down, and help you settle when you get over excited.

Someone says something that triggers an emotion.... before you know it 40 scenarios have Been created in your mind, your overwhelmed and flooded with emotion.... For every Ying there is a yang.. what if you could use this sometimes negative Dyslexic trait for good.. let’s dive in

Dyslexic or not we all struggle to maintain habits. But if you have dyslexia you will have different hurdles to jump. Let’s dive in to these.

How did a bottle of oil.. spark a realisation of how to get and support someone with dyslexia :) Let’s dive in like an Olympic swimmer 🏊‍♀️ going for gold🥇

I talk 💭 to myself in words... not just pictures.. how does that work? I get asked this a lot by dyslexics so thought it was time to go on on a fun and creative tangent on it :)

So I had an experience on Sunday and it really shined torch 🔦 a light on common challenge we have as dyslexics . It al started with a pair of 🕶

So many challenges appear in our lives and how we sea with them can help or hinder us. I want to talk about stormy weather and share what I am trying.

My dyslexic brain 🧠 is not in love with the word organisation. Some days I feel I can do it like a boss.. other days I just want to hide. Here are a few things I’m doing at the moment to take back my time.

Maybe your dyslexic brain will not play ball at an exam? Maybe you want to stop eating a certain type of food. What ever the case is we can use our senses to help us move further.

Feel like you’re always after control? Your dyslexic mind is seeking that sense of safety. It’s like holding on to something so tightly.

Dyslexics are amazing internal story tellers - it’s actually how we operate best. But left unchecked it can cause a lot of negative emotions. I talk about a small story I caught my dyslexic brain running off into.

Been a while since I have share what I am trying and that is working for me and Dyslexia. So enjoy :)

Energetic fun one today with 3 points that have jumped up front of my mind today. Hope they help you all :)

Relationship podcast - something that happened last night on date night that we as Dyslexics should all be really conscious of - we may h sweat and this but do we do it...