Theme
Neurodiversity
Neurodivergent minds — autism, ADHD, dyslexia and more — and the strengths a one-size culture overlooks.
21 episodes on this theme
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Navigating Hidden Disabilities: Life Beyond Sight
with Hannah Cohen
Hannah Cohen joins Joanne Lockwood to unpack what it means to navigate life with a visual impairment that many people don’t immediately see. Hannah shares how her sight loss developed, what “blindness as a spectrum” looks like in practice,…
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Turning Stuttering Into Strength: Empowering Voices and Challenging Stigma
with James Burden
Joanne Lockwood is joined by speech language pathologist James Burden, founder of Stuttering Blueprint, for a conversation that challenges the stigma attached to disfluent speech. Together they explore how stuttering becomes a barrier not…
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Neurodiversity, Identity, and Breaking Stereotypes in Male-Dominated Industries
with Sonia Pérez
Joanne Lockwood speaks with engineer and energy-industry leader Sonia Pérez about what it means to navigate a biased world while holding multiple, sometimes competing identities. Sonia reflects on her experience as a woman in a…
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From Stimming to Self-Advocacy
with Rebecca Engle
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Rebecca Engle, an autistic special education teacher, author, and advocate, for a candid conversation about what it has meant to grow up, study, and work while navigating autism. Rebecca reflects on early…
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Fear Reflexes, Fidgety Bums, and the Path to Thriving Minds
with Niki McGlynn
Joanne Lockwood is joined by neurodevelopment therapist and ADHD coach Niki McGlynn for a practical, science-led conversation about primitive reflexes and why they matter far beyond infancy. Together they unpack how early movement patterns…
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Empowering ADHD Individuals Through Neuro-Inclusive Coaching
with Alexandra Bellitter
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Alexandra Bellitter from Shimmer ADHD Coaching to explore what neuro-inclusive coaching looks like in practice, and why traditional coaching approaches can miss the mark for ADHD and other neurodivergent…
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Behavioural Science and the Eight Inclusion Needs
with Dr Liz Wilson
Joanne Lockwood is joined by behavioural scientist and strategic inclusion expert Dr Liz Wilson to explore what actually makes workplace equity stick. Rather than treating inclusion as something achieved by changing minds through training…
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Unpacking Neurodiversity, Autism, and ADHD in Modern Workplaces
with Charlie Hart
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Charlie Hart (Awesome Charlie) for a wide-ranging conversation on neurodiversity at work, grounded in Charlie’s experiences of late diagnosis and a career in HR. Charlie shares what it was like to run into…
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Embracing Autism and Empowering Families
with Crystal Jordan
Joanne Lockwood is joined by autism advocate and author Crystal Jordan for a conversation about what it really means to “redefine normal” through the lens of autism and neurodiversity. Crystal shares how her son Zachariah’s diagnosis…
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Creating Inclusive Work Environments for People with Intellectual Disabilities
with Dominique Dehaene
Joanne Lockwood speaks with Dominique Dehaene, National Director of Special Olympics Belgium, about how sport can be a practical gateway to fuller inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Dominique…
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Resilience Through Diversity: Navigating Cancer and Sobriety
with Sam Rathling
Joanne Lockwood speaks with LinkedIn and social selling expert Sam Rathling about what resilience looks like when life becomes dominated by hospital appointments, uncertainty, and recovery. Sam shares her breast cancer diagnosis and…
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Navigating Inclusivity in the Digital Age
with Luke Morrisen
Joanne Lockwood is joined by technology and digital recruitment specialist Luke Morrisen to explore what inclusivity can look like in today’s digital working world, grounded in Luke’s personal journey and his experience placing people into…
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The Convergence of Queer Identities and Neurodiversity
with Helen Davies
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Helen Davies to explore the convergence of neurodiversity and queer identities, and what it can mean to navigate both at once. Helen shares how common the overlap can be within queer communities, and why…
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Breaking Down Barriers: From Stigma to Empowerment in the Workplace
with Alexandra Parritt
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Alexandra Parritt to explore how stigma around mental health and neurodiversity shows up at work, and what it takes to shift from merely coping to finding strength. Alexandra shares how masking and stereotypes…
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Beyond Labels: Dismantling Judgements
with Vanessa Raath
Joanne Lockwood is joined by talent sourcing trainer Vanessa Raath to unpack how quickly we label other people, and the consequences those snap judgements can have in workplaces and beyond. Starting with recruitment and “culture fit,”…
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Neurodiversity Matters: Inclusive Workplace Practices for ADHD, Autism, and More
with Sam Warner
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Sam Warner, a neurodivergent communication specialist, to explore what it means to go beyond “the corporate robot” and build workplaces that work for more brains. Sam shares her experience of leaving the…
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The Power of Words: Creating Inclusive Communication Spaces for All
with Suzanne Wertheim
Joanne Lockwood is joined by linguistic anthropologist Suzanne Wertheim to explore what inclusive communication looks like in practice, and why it’s more helpful to focus on behaviours and outcomes than memorising lists of “good” and “bad”…
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The Harmful Stereotype of the Autistic Savant
with Sophie Power
Joanne Lockwood is joined by talent lead and podcast host Sophie Power to explore what it feels like to discover, in adulthood, that you have been “running on a different operating system” all along. Sophie shares her experience of being…
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Unmasking Neurodivergent Conditions: The Harmful Effects of 'Superhero' and 'Masking'
with Matt Gupwell
Matt Gupwell joins Joanne Lockwood to unpack what he means by “lighting the blue touch paper of understanding”: giving people enough grounded knowledge about neurodiversity to start better conversations, rather than trying to turn a…
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Autism Rocks
with Sam Mitchell
Sam Mitchell joins Joanne Lockwood to talk about why “autism rocks,” sharing how autism shapes his creativity, preference for structure, and day-to-day experiences navigating social cues. He reflects on being misunderstood, the impact of…
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Autism from an Autistic parent's perspective
with Laurie Morgen
Laurie Morgen joins Joanne Lockwood to talk about autism through the lens that’s often missing from public conversation: being an autistic parent. Drawing on their own family life and the stories shared with them since publishing their…
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