The Neurodivergent Woman
Episodes
Gender Diversity with Lumen Gorrie
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode for Season 7, we’re thrilled to welcome clinical psychologist and lived-experience speaker, Lumen Gorrie (they / them), to...
Living Regional, Rural, and Remote as a Neurodivergent Person with Avril Fazel
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique chats with Avril Fazel about living in regional, rural, and remote areas as a neurodivergent person. Avril lives on the lands of Kuu...
Domestic and Family Violence with Patricia Gallagher
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we’ll be discussing family violence and domestic abuse. These are important conversations, but they can also be dis...
Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep with Arnikka de Kort
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique welcomes Arnikka de Kort to the podcast, to chat about breastfeeding and infant sleep. Arnikka is an International Board-Cert...
EDS, POTS, and MCAS with Dr Megan Thomas and Bianca Comfort
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode Monique chats with two amazing guests – Specialist GP Dr Megan Thomas (she / they) and Clinical Psychologist Bianca...
Neurodivergent Stories with Jessica Horner
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, just a heads up that in this episode Jessica mentions times in her life when she was suicidal. If this brings up anything for you, pleas...
High Support Needs and Autism with Sienna Macalister
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique chats with Sienna Macalister (they/them), who listeners may know by their Instagram handle @sienna.stims, about being an Autistic pe...
Neurodivergence and Teens with Dr Michelle Garnett
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode we are deeply honoured to have Dr Michelle Garnett speaking with us about neurodivergence in the teen years, as well as her o...
Functional Neurological Disorder with Simone Mangelsdorf-Collett
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re super excited to bring you this week’s episode with Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist, Simone Mangelsdorf-Collett (she/her). We chat...
Neurodivergence and Chinese Culture with Sharen Lui
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique chats with Sharen Lui. Sharen is a neurodivergent Educational and Developmental Psychologist, and the Director of Sprout Psychology ...
Unschooling with Sari González and Becka Koritz
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode we chat with Sari González and Becka Koritz – co-founders of Radical Learning – about unschooling and ...
Learning and Memory
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off Season 7 with a deep dive into learning and memory – this one’s for the nerds out there! We cover: Four st...
Season 7 coming March 24th!
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with Season 7 of the podcast on March 24th! In the meantime, we both have some online training for professionals. Check out Michell...
Knowing Yourself with Clare Bowen
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode of Season 6 we are thrilled to welcome Australian actor and vocalist Clare Bowen to the podcast, to chat with us about her exper...
Dissociation with Dr Jamie Marich
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique interviews Dr. Jamie Marich (she/they) about dissociation. Jamie is a clinical trauma specialist, EMDR Consultant, expressive artist...
Self Care with Dr Megan Anna Neff
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode we’re excited to welcome Dr. Megan Anna Neff to the podcast to chat with us about neurodivergence and self-care. Megan ...
Special Interests and Creativity with Marie Masse
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod we chat with Marie Masse (pronounced ‘moss’) about special interests and creativity. Marie is part of our little ND W...
Gaming with Jess Rowlings
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Jess Rowlings. Jess is the CEO and co-founder of Next Level Collaboration, as well as a qualified speech and language therapist...
Aging as an Autistic Person with Prof. Sandra Thom-Jones
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique interviews Professor Sandra Thom-Jones about aging as an autistic person. Sandra is an autistic author, artisan, academic, and advoc...
Grooming with Anna Clarke
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: This episode discusses grooming and sexual assault. Some listeners may decide to skip this one. This week Monique interviews f...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Penny Moodie
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with Penny Moodie about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Penny is a writer, OCD advocate, and mum of three little people. She i...
Grief and Loss with Liam Spicer
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode Monique interviews Liam Spicer about grief and loss. Listeners will notice that Liam is not a neurodivergent woman, but we&rs...
Working with Eating Disorders with Margo White
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled to interview Margo White this week on working with eating disorders in the neurodivergent population. Margo is an Accredited Clin...
Entrepreneurship and Neurodivergence with Dr Hayley Kelly
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique chats with Dr Hayley Kelly about entrepreneurship. Hayley is a clinical psychologist, CEO, and Founder of Therapists Rising. Her goa...
Being Childfree
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off Season 6 with a chunky episode about being childfree, and share our personal experiences on this topic. This was a really meaningful and i...
The Future of Neurodiversity Affirming Practice with Sonny Jane Wise
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode of the season we welcome Sonny Jane Wise to the podcast, to share their wisdom on all things neurodivergence. This is a fabulous...
Dyspraxia with Rosemary Richings
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled to have Rosemary Richings on the podcast today, to chat with us about her experience of dyspraxia. Rosemary is a writer, edi...
Compassionate Practice
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we chat about compassionate practice. We have both been super keen to do an episode on compassion for a while now, given compas...
Minority Stress with Rebecca Gannon
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show Monique interviews Rebecca Gannon. Rebecca is a Neurodivergent Psychologist with a Masters in Educational and Developmental Psycholo...
Depression and TMS with Michelle Marques
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we are thrilled to chat to Michelle Marques about her experience with depression and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, p...
Early Identification with Josephine Barbaro
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast Monique interviews the incredible Associate Professor Josephine Barbaro. Josie is a late identified Autistic ADHDer. She is a...
Sensory Regulation with Joanne Seymon
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A note to our listeners: In this episode we chat about self-harm. Some of our listeners may prefer to skip this one. Happy Monday! In today&rs...
Stimming with Marie Camin
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode Monique interviews Marie Camin about stimming. Marie is a multiply neurodivergent clinical psychologist, researcher, and ...
Pelvic and Sexual Pain with Shan Morrison
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast we interview ADHDer and physiotherapist Shan Morrison. Shan is a Specialist Women’s, Men’s & Pelvic Heal...
Neurodivergent Parents Parenting Neurodivergent Kids with Dr Celia Falchi
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is ADHDer psychologist Dr. Celia Falchi. Celia works in private practice in Wellington, New Zealand. She works with predominantly ...
'We don't know what we don't know' with Jodie Wilson
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A note to our listeners – this episode briefly mentions suicide, so some of our listeners may decide to skip this one. This week on the ...
The Menopause Transition
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Menopause! It happens to roughly half of the human race, but it continues to be shrouded in mystery for many people. In today’s episode we discu...
Decolonising Neurodivergence with Claire Johnston
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our final episode for season 4 we welcome Claire Johnston to the podcast. Claire is a citizen of the Red River Métis Nation, who lives on th...
Perfectionism with Jennifer Kemp
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with Jennifer Kemp about perfectionism. Jennifer is a Clinical Psychologist based in Adelaide, Australia. She is the author of &lsqu...
Acquired Brain Injury
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Monday! This week we chat about Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). We cover what is an acquired brain injury and what can cause an ABI, how does ABI f...
Selective mutism with Chantell Marshall
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Chantell Marshall to the podcast, who some may know through the social media handle @shylittlepixie. Chantell is an autistic woma...
Language and Communication with Adina Levy
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Adina Levy. Adina is an AuDHDer, speech therapist, professional educator, and podcaster. She runs Play. Learn. Chat., ...
Friendships
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat friendships – this was a huuuuuge topic! We cover understanding your friendship needs and how these might change over time, di...
Neurodivergence and Sex with Talisin Switch
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: In this episode we talk explicitly and directly about sex. Please be mindful of this if you usually listen with children around. &nbs...
Personality
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is all about personality – what is personality, what factors impact the formation of personality, and how can we measu...
The Immigrant Experience and Neurodivergence with Sandhya Menon
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is author and educational and developmental psychologist, Sandhya Menon. Sandhya is an autistic ADHDer. She was born in Singap...
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder with Genevieve Hall
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Genevieve Hall back to the pod to chat with us about her experiences with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Genevieve is a ...
Self Expression with Cynthia Spleen
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Cynthia Spleen, aka @plasticmessiah, about self expression. Cynthia is a neuroqueer Mauritian creative based in Naarm. They ident...
Autistic Burnout
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 is here! We kick off the season with a very chunky episode on Autistic Burnout. In this episode we cover what is burnout in general, the diff...
Your questions answered
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On our last episode for Season 3 we answer your questions! We cover: Questions around diagnosis, including the process of getting a diagnosis,...
Identity with Clem Bastow
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Clem Bastow to the pod. Clem is an autistic author, cultural critic and screenwriting researcher from Naarm/Melbourne. Their work...
Advocacy with Barb Cook
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have Barb Cook on the pod. Barb is a neurodivergent author, speaker, and advocate, best known as founder of Spectrum Women Magazine and l...
Pathological Demand Avoidance
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode we discuss Pathological Demand Avoidance, or PDA. We explore what PDA is, including the history of this construct, and th...
Repetitive behaviours
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore repetitive behaviours. We cover repetitive behaviours in autism, OCD, tics and Tourette’s Syndrome, and hoarding behaviour,...
Sexual assault and neurodivergence
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: This episode contains multiple references to sexual assault. Some listeners may decide to skip this one. It is a disturb...
Diversity and inclusion support in the workplace with Dr Tanya Murray
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tanya Murray is an autistic woman and the principal project officer for the All Kinds of Minds team for the Department of Education in Queensland. ...
Disability with Dr Sarah Bernard
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Dr Sarah Bernard on the podcast. Dr Bernard is a disabled autistic ADHDer doctor based in Perth. She is a research team member at...
Depression and anxiety
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore two of the most common mental health conditions: depression and anxiety. We unpack what separates normal sadness and worry ...
Exceptional and unusual abilities in neurodivergence
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss unusual and exceptional abilities in neurodivergence. We explore savant abilities, ‘splinter skills’, hyperlexia, and...
Bipolar Disorder with Anastasia McLean
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Michelle and Monique talk with Anastasia McLean about Bipolar Disorder. Anastasia is the host of The Bipolar Diaries podcast. In this episod...
What does an Autistic, ADHD’er brain look like?
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 3 of the pod! In this episode Michelle and Monique discuss the overlap and the differences between Autism and ADHD. We cover the dif...
Neurodivergence and disordered eating with Annie Crowe
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: This episode discusses disordered eating, weight loss, and diet culture, and Annie describes her experiences during periods of an act...
Interoception and alexithymia
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat about interoception and alexithymia. We unpack what these concepts mean, and the difference between the two, including understanding...
Representation and intersectionality with Paige Krystal Wilcox
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Paige Krystal Wilcox. Paige is an award-winning activist and author, and she uses the Intentional Storytelling method to create...
Parenting Neurodivergent Kids
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss some of the strengths and challenges in parenting neurodivergent kids, whilst being neurodivergent yourself. We talk through the ...
Perinatal Maternal Mental Health and Neurodiversity with Amanda Donnet
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we interview clinical psychologist, Amanda Donnet. Amanda works at the intersection of infant feeding, mental health, and...
Treating Sleep Disorders
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week is part 2 of our two-part series on sleep. In this episode we discuss issues around chronic disordered sleep. We chat about the impact of sl...
Synaesthesia and ADHD epidemiology with Dr Holly Erskine
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique and Michelle interview neurodivergent woman, epidemiologist, and mental health researcher, Dr Holly Erskine. Holly’s PhD resea...
Chronic Pain and Autoimmune Conditions
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the overlap between neurodivergence, chronic pain, and autoimmune conditions. We review information on the prevalence of ch...
Sleep and Neurodivergence
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week is part 1 of a two-part sleep series. We discuss sleep cycles, common sleep issues and sleep disorders in neurodivergent people, and what ca...
Psychosis and Schizophrenia with Dr Ilvana Dzafic
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Monique and Michelle interview schizophrenia and psychosis researcher, Dr Ilvana Dzafic. We unpack how psychosis and schizophrenia fit...
Executive functioning
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we unpack executive functioning – our brain’s ‘admin team’. We talk about how neurodivergent brains manage and act o...
The History of Neurodivergence
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off our second season, we explore the history of neurodivergence. In this episode we discuss the idea of a ‘normal’ brain, the ada...
The Neurodivergent Woman Season Two Trailer
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast! Episode 1 coming February 7th!Join us, clinical psychologist Monique Mitchelson and clinical ...
Relationships and communication
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode for season 1, we talk about relationships and communication. We discuss making friends as an adult, communication barriers in neu...
The female hormone cycle
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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ADHD with Genevieve Hall
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Genevieve Hall. Genevieve is an ADHDer, a writer, and a digital marketer. She shares the importance of having a ‘ro...
Autism with Tanya
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with Tanya about her experience as an Autistic woman. Tanya is a public servant researcher, and parent. She shares what being Autist...
Neurodivergence and therapy
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about neurodivergence in the therapy space, including how therapy is adjusted, strategies for anxiety and overwhelm, and different t...
Neurodivergence and trauma
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we discuss the overlap between neurodivergence and trauma. We cover the difference between big T and little t traumas, ho...
Dyslexia with Hariet Dunn
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Monique and Michelle talk to Hariet Dunn. Hariet is dyslexic, and she’s a film and TV editer, set designer, and costume designer. Hari...
Perceptual and processing differences
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Monique and Michelle discuss some common perceptual and processing differences, including synaesthesia, prosopagnosia, Auditory Processing Disorder, a...
The learning disorders
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the learning disorders – dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia. What are they, what’s going on neuro...
ADHD with Debbie Jeffries
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome our first guest onto the podcast, clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist Debbie Jeffries. Debbie is an ADHDer and business owner, and ...
Getting a diagnosis
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the diagnostic process for Autism and ADHD in adults. Want polished copies of our episodes in pdf article forma...
What is neurodiversity?
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our very first episode of Season 1, we’re excited to dive into the foundations of neurodiversity with your hosts, clinical psychol...
The Neurodivergent Woman Season One Trailer
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 of The Neurodivergent Woman coming July 10th!Join us, clinical psychologist Monique Mitchelson and clinical neuropsychologist Michelle Livoc...