Gain valuable insights into understanding and harnessing the unique wiring of the ADHD brain, with practical strategies for navigating challenges and embracing strengths.

In this episode Becca and Cate delve into the intricate interplay between self-imposed pressures and societal expectations, shaping our careers, relationships, and life choices. Despite lacking an ADHD diagnosis, Cate, the accomplished Chief People Officer of a technology consultancy with an Oxford Graduate and a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology, finds resonance with many ADHD traits. They examine how, despite her academic success, Cate grapples with the demands of modern life.

Join us in exploring the ripple effects of striving to keep pace on our relationships, well-being, and self-identity.

Together, we challenge the notion of "common sense" and embark on a journey of self-discovery and understanding.

Lastly, we delve into strategies for businesses to cultivate inclusive environments, fostering growth and success for all.

In this episode of The ADHD Impact podcast, host Becca Brighty, Business Psychologist and ADHD Coach, interviews Jeni Smith, founder of NetKno and a networking strategist. Jeni is also currently pursuing a full-time PhD in networking.👫📚

🎙️ Key Takeaways:

Discover the unique strengths of ADHD in entrepreneurship

Learn invaluable strategies for business triumph

Explore hurdles faced by ADHD entrepreneurs and tips for overcoming them

❤️ Practical Insights:

Gain actionable advice for ADHD individuals in the business world

Learn how employers can support neurodivergent employees

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Find out about Liz’s research into ADHD disclosure in the workplace and the practical steps employers can take to make everyone feel more comfortable in their working environment.

We talk about the importance of psychological safety and what a tricky thing it can be to achieve.

We discuss how ADHDers can take steps to achieve workplace wellbeing and enjoy work and what employers can do to support wellbeing for neurodivergent employees.

If you want to know more about Liz or the work she does you can find her on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/lizmulhall 👥🔍

Shelley is the Founder of Complex Connexions 🌟 and an Autism and ADHD mentor for parents and young people 👦👧.

Shelley's work is informed by her personal experience with ADHD, her background as a teacher 📚👩‍🏫, SEN support, and her journey as a parent to a young person with ADHD and Autism 👪.

- We discuss how having a child wired differently can impact a parent's career and the considerations parents face, along with how employers can support neurodivergent children 🤝.

- We delve into Shelley's journey of discovering her son's neurodivergence and how that understanding transformed their relationship ❤️.

- We reflect on the experience of parenting a neurodivergent child and the additional factors parents must consider when raising a child who is wired differently 🤔.

If you want to learn more about Complex Connexions and how they can assist you, visit their website at https://community.complexconnexions.co.uk 🌐.

In this first episode of The ADHD Impact podcast I talk to Nicola Jayne Little, CEO of Celebrate Difference - a North East based business supporting ADHDers to celebrate their own difference.

Nicola was diagnosed with ADHD and Dyspraxia (DCD) as an adult, validating her knowledge of her own differences and instant affinity to those who are the same… but DIFFERENT.

🧠 Find out why Nicola thinks being diagnosed is the best thing that has happened to her career to date and how it is helping her work towards making the impact she has always known she has within her.

🧠 We talk about how everyone with ADHD (or any other “disability”) is entitled to thousands of pounds of support from the government and how you can apply for it.

🧠 We discuss how having ADHD gives people a massive list of strengths and the bizarre world we find ourselves in, in which people with ADHD are described as a list of things that they find difficult.

🧠 We consider the rollercoaster and the difference between using ADHD as an excuse and a reason for certain behaviours and why it has such an impact on our mental. Health.

If you want to know more about Celebrate Difference and how they can help you please visit https://celebratedifference.co.uk

To find out more about Access to Work please visit https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

This is a trailer for my new show, ADHD Impact where I help ADHDers to create the impact at work and in business that they know they can.