In Episode 4 of MiND Stim, Jacques sits down with Amanda Riley — founder of Thriving with Neurodiversity, strengths-led neuroinclusion specialist, and proud late-diagnosed ADHDer — to explore how to turn awareness into practical, strengths-based action at work.

Part lived-experience, part playbook, this conversation gets specific: busting myths and stereotypes, reframing ADHD beyond “deficit”, disclosure and masking at work, psychological safety, why C-suite sponsorship matters, and the simple communication habits (clear agendas, roles, shorter meetings) that make teams genuinely inclusive.

They also dig into the less-talked-about pieces: RSD and emotional regulation, hormones and ADHD (from teen years to peri/menopause), sensory load and energy ebbs, delayed sleep phase, flexibility vs presenteeism, and the impact of social media misinformation on self-diagnosis and stigma.

Amanda shares how her daughter’s diagnosis — and then her own — led her from a 20-year career in change and communications to founding Thriving with Neurodiversity, blending research, myth-busting and strengths coaching to help organisations design neuroinclusive cultures that actually work.

🎧 Tune in for grounded advice, myth-busting, and immediately usable steps for leaders, teams and neurodivergent professionals alike.

In Episode 3 of MiND Stim, Jacques sits down with Jill Johnson — neurodivergent content strategist, military spouse, and future social worker — for a conversation that cuts through the noise and touches the nerve.

This one’s different. It’s the first time Jacques talks about his own autism diagnosis on air — not as a clean story or polished insight, but from right in the middle of it. Still navigating. Still not comfortable. Still here.

Together, they explore the strange discomfort of late diagnosis, the emotional cost of masking, and why the label “high functioning” often hides the very thing people need support with most.

There’s talk of D&D, justice, identity, and trying to rebuild yourself after years of not having the words. It’s unfiltered, nonlinear, and real — and maybe that’s the point.

🎧 Tune in for a bold, funny, and unscripted episode about speaking out… even when you're still figuring it out.

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In Episode 2 of MiND Stim, Jacques sits down with James Dewar-Haggart — trauma-informed coach and founder of Strong Path CIC — to explore what it really means to create safe, inclusive spaces for neurodivergent people.

Almost like a confessional episode, this is a raw and reflective conversation between two people who’d only just connected that week.

We talk about late ADHD diagnosis, the grief of being misunderstood, masking, masculinity, and the realities of addiction as a coping mechanism.

Together we unpack the systems that weren’t built for us, and what healing can look like when it’s rooted in co-regulation, truth-telling, and lived experience.

James shares how his own experiences of school exclusion, misdiagnosis, and burnout led him to found Strong Path CIC — a fitness and coaching space designed with, not for, the neurodivergent community.

🎧 Tune in for honesty, insight, and a powerful reminder that support doesn’t begin with a service — it begins with understanding.