Neurodivergent Strategies for Late-Diagnosed Adults: The Divergent Paths Podcast
Episodes
DND
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the research you spent years obsessing over was actually about your late diagnosis the whole time?In this episode, Dr. Regina Ph.D. traces an ...
Rejection Sensitivity & the Scripts We Write: When RSD Isn't About Rejection
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) gets talked about a lot in neurodivergent spaces, but there's a layer to it that most people miss: sometimes the p...
Neurodivergent Skill Regression: When Skills We Thought We Mastered Become a Challenge Again
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've started unmasking and suddenly feel like you can't do things you used to handle effortlessly, you're not imagining things. In this episode o...
Neurodivergent Unmasking at Home: Why You Fall Apart With the People You Love Most
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You held it together all day: smiled at your coworkers, made small talk, kept the mask firmly in place. So why do you walk through your front door and...
ADHD, Autism & The Grief Nobody Talks About After a Late Diagnosis
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A late diagnosis is supposed to bring answers. And it does. But it also brings something no one prepares you for.In this episode of Divergent Paths, D...
ADHD, Autism & the Hidden Tension After a Late Diagnosis
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Getting an ADHD diagnosis is supposed to make everything clearer. And in some ways, it does. It gives you language, validation, and a framework for un...
ADHD, Autism & Self-Trust: Why You Struggle to Trust Yourself after Your Late-Diagnosis
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the hardest part of your ADHD diagnosis wasn’t getting the answer… but learning how to trust yourself again?In this episode, Dr. Regina, P...
Secure Attachment & Neurodivergence: Five Steps Toward Feeling Safe in Relationships
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does secure attachment actually look like in real life?For many late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults, the idea of a “secure relationship” can...
Anxious Attachment & Perfectionism: The Fear of Getting It Wrong
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many people think perfectionism is about ambition or high standards. But for people with an anxious attachment style, perfectionism can be something e...
Fearful Avoidant Attachment & Neurodivergence: When Closeness and Distance Feel Unsafe
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you crave connection but panic when you feel vulnerable?In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina McMenomy, Ph.D., and Russ unpack fearful avo...
Neurodivergent Rejection Sensitivity & the Fear of Being “Too Much”
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults carry a quiet, persistent fear: What if I’m too much? In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina PhD e...
Neurodivergent Pebbling: How Sending Memes Is a Bid for Emotional Connection
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever sent someone a meme, a song, a TikTok, or a photo of a sunrise with no explanation just because it made you think of them?In this episod...
Anxious / Avoidant Attachment Cycle: Why It Hits Neurodivergent Nervous Systems So Hard
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever been in a relationship that feels intense because one of you pulls away and the other feels compelled to move closer? Same, boo, same. In this ep...
Avoidant Attachment & Neurodivergence: When Closeness Triggers Overload Instead of Comfort
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if pulling away after connection isn’t so much about emotional unavailability but nervous system protection?In this episode of Divergent Paths,...
Anxious Attachment in Neurodivergent Friendships: Hyperfocus and the Power of the Pause
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When you have an anxious attachment style, friendships can feel uniquely destabilizing, especially if you’re neurodivergent. A delayed text, a shift...
Neurodivergent Attachment Styles: Anxious - Are they mad at me or am I spiraling again?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Having an anxious attachment isn’t about being “needy” or insecure. It’s about what happens when a nervous system learns that connection isn’...
Neurodivergent Overcapacity: When Capability Outpaces Regulation
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot of pressure to “push through,” be resilient, and just do the hard things especially for late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults. But ...
Neurodivergent Holiday Burnout & How to Recover
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays demand more—more socializing, more masking, more expectations, more emotional labor. And for neurodivergent people, that pressure often...
Neurodivergent Self-Neglect & How to Practice Self-Forgiveness
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do so many capable, resilient people struggle to care for themselves?In this solo episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina McMenomy, Ph.D. reframes ...
Rumination & ADHD & Autism: Why Your Brain Replays Everything and How to Break the Loop
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you replay conversations long after an event ends, analyzing what you said, what you should have said, and how everything might have been perceived...
ADHD, Autism, & Overfunctioning: The Quiet Cost of Being the Capable One
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve spent your whole life being “the capable one”—the reliable friend, the problem-solver at work, the emotional anchor for everyone els...
Neurodivergent Brains Don’t ‘Do’ Habits. Here's What Does Work
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Neurodivergent folks are told constantly: “Just make it a habit.” But if that advice has ever activated your fight-or-flight response, you’re no...
People-Pleasing & Self-Abandonment: How Unmasking Helps Us Heal
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People-pleasing, self-abandonment, and unmasking are deeply connected, especially for late-diagnosed neurodivergent folk. In this solo episode of Dive...
Capability vs. Capacity: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I know I can do it… so why can’t I just make myself?” In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina an...
Why I Tell the Same Story Three Times (And What It Really Means)
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever found yourself repeating the same story three times in a row—even to the same person—just trying to get it right? You’re not being...
Justice Sensitivity: When Unfairness Feels Personal
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever find yourself still furious about a group project from 25 years ago? You might be dealing with justice sensitivity: that intense gut-level reacti...
Neurodivergent Grief: When Your Brain Just Won't Cooperate
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grief is never simple but for neurodivergent folks, it can feel like trying to swim through wet cement. In this deeply personal solo episode, Dr. Regi...
Overcommitment & Masking: The Neurodivergent Desire to Do It All
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You ever open your calendar and wonder who signed you up for all this—only to realize it was you?In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina McMe...
Neurodivergent Synthesis: Why Paperwork Feels Impossible
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!If the sight of a form to fill out or bills you need to pay makes you want to ...
Unmasking Myths: Why Being Authentic Isn’t Selfish
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Unmasking isn’t about ignoring others or living without filters. It’s abou...
Neurodivergent Perfectionism, Poetry, and the Need to Be Understood
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Perfectionism doesn’t always show up in spreadsheets and checklists. In this...
Urgency Bias: Nothing is on Fire and No One is Bleeding
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Why do neurodivergent brains often wait until the last minute to get things do...
Neurodivergent Unmasking: What If You Don’t Know Who You Are Without the Mask?
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!What happens after you unmask and suddenly realize you’re not sure who you r...
Late-diagnosed Neurodivergent Folk, Fandom & Found Family: Presented at Rose City Comic Con
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!In this special episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D. and co-h...
Neurodivergent Masking Is Survival: Understanding Why We Learn to Hide
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Masking isn’t a lie—it’s a life skill. In this solo episode of Neurodive...
Neurodivergent Impulsivity: More Than Jumping Off a Cliff
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Impulsivity isn’t just about skydiving on a whim or blowing your paycheck on...
Neurodivergent Solutions: Unmasking Strategies That Actually Work
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Unmasking as a neurodivergent adult isn’t about oversharing. It’s about fi...
Interoception & Proprioception: What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Struggling to recognize when you’re hungry, tired, anxious—or even where y...
Nuerodivergent Solutions for Masking at Work
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Is masking a sign of maturity—or a survival strategy? In this solo episode o...
Imposter Syndrome and Neurodivergent Brains: Why Success Still Feels Like Failure
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Why do so many late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults feel like frauds—even wh...
Neurodivergent Solutions for Rest
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Rest isn’t a reward, it’s a requirement. In this solo episode of Neurodive...
Time Blindness and Time Perception: Neurodivergent Struggles with Time
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Struggling to manage your time, stay on schedule, or even feel the passing of ...
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination or Why You Can’t Just Go to Bed
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Why do so many neurodivergent adults resist going to bed even when they're exh...
Emotional Immaturity or Just Masking? Understanding Developmental Detours
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Is it emotional immaturity or the long-term impact of masking, trauma, and sur...
Neurodivergent Special Interests Aren’t Optional
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!What exactly is a special interest and why are they so essential to neurodiver...
Emotional Contagion and Alexithymia: Feeling Everything, Naming Nothing
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Do you ever feel emotionally overloaded without knowing why? Or find yourself ...
DOOM Piles and Task Saturation: When Everything Becomes Too Much
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina McMenemy and co-host Russ Catan...
Neurodivergent Burnout: When Rest Isn’t Optional—It’s Survival
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Burnout isn’t just about being tired—it’s what happens when your nervous...
PDA and the Power Struggle Within: Why Being Told to Do Anything Feels Like a Trap
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Welcome back to Divergent Paths, the podcast that explores neurodivergent life...
Interest-Based Nervous Systems: When Motivation Hits Like Lightning (or Doesn’t at All)
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!What if your struggle to focus, stay motivated, or meet deadlines wasn't a cha...
ADHD and Clutter: When Your House Mirrors Your Mind
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Clutter: some of us thrive in it, some drown in it, and for many neurodivergen...
Breathing into Authenticity with Juliana Allen
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!In this episode of Divergent Paths, I sit down with Juliana Allen, a somatic h...
Neurodivergent Perfectionism: When Good Enough Is Not Enough
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Perfectionism, for many neurodivergent folks, can look like a source of motiva...
Everything you Need to Know about: Masking
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina McMenomy and her longtime frien...
Unapologetically Weird with Sam Rockwell
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Sam Rockwell is a mistress of many trades. She shares her story with Divergent...
Social Health with Kendra Koch from Divergently
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!One of the most challenging aspects of getting a late diagnosis (at least for ...
Everything you Wanted to Know about RSD: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!RSD... Yeah you know me... Well at the end of this episode, you will know a lo...
Finding her Light with Rachel Konsella
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!For this episode of Divergent Paths, we explore the intersection of identity, ...
Creating Imaginary Worlds with Kaytalin Platt
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!This week, Kaytalin Platt joins Regina on the show. Kaytalin shares stories of...
Everything You Need to Know About: Executive Functioning
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Regina and Russ discuss executive functioning. They define what it is, what ch...
The Non-Curated Self with Rachel Ferdaszewski from Serenispace
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!Horses, and zebras, and King Henry the 8th's wives.... oh my! Join Regina as s...
Everything You Wanted to Know About: Hyperfocus
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!"Everything you Wanted to Know about: hyperfocus." Russ joins Regina on the sh...
Evolving Human: Jackie Hanselmann Sergi from Radical Spark Coaching
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!In this episode, Regina chats with Jackie Hanselmann Sergi. Jackie shares her ...
Meet Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D: Late Diagnosed and Thriving
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for N.E.R.D. Notes and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!In this inaugural episode of Divergent Paths, host Dr. Regina McMenomy, Ph.D. ...