Welcome to Neuro Dive Urgency!

Your space for raw conversations that break the stigma around mental health and all things neurodivergent transformation.

* Lived experience stories of people who've gone from struggling to thriving as a neurodivergent or sensitive soul.

* Honest talk about transformation: tools for clarity, healing, and hope without toxic positivity or hustle culture.

* Spiritual and science-based approaches for mastering your mind, your performance, and your mental wellbeing.

Today's Guest: Edna J. White ( https://www.ednawhite.com/ )

Edna J. White is a speaker, business consultant, and author who empowers professionals over 40 to transform what they already know into purposeful, profitable next chapters. With a no-fluff approach and a gift for “keeping it real on purpose,” Edna guides midlife leaders to use their lived experience as the blueprint for success. Her signature philosophy—turning life’s pain into purpose, one real story at a time—has inspired countless individuals to own their truth, rewrite their narrative, and rise into the power of who they’ve always been.

Connect with Edna:

Link menu: www.linktree.com/ednajwhite

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@keeping-it-real-on-purpose

About Your Host:

I'm Anthony Palacin. Having lived through a Bipolar diagnosis and been put on antipsychotics and then experienced depression, I've worked on myself to come off medications naturally while self-diagnosing as ADHD. I now mentor, teach and coach peak performance based on the neuroscience of "flow states" with a trauma-informed and spiritual perspective.

Connect with me here:

https://palacin.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/anthonypalacincoach/

https://instagram.com/anthonypalacincoach

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypalacin/

https://linktr.ee/anthonypalacin

Thank you for listening! If this episode resonates, please leave a review and share with a friend who needs to feel seen.

Welcome to Neuro Dive Urgency!

Your space for raw conversations that break the stigma around mental health and all things neurodivergent transformation.

* Lived experience stories of people who've gone from struggling to thriving as a neurodivergent or sensitive soul.

* Honest talk about transformation: tools for clarity, healing, and hope without toxic positivity or hustle culture.

* Spiritual and science-based approaches for mastering your mind, your performance, and your mental wellbeing.

Today's Guest: Meghan Ashley ( www.mperfectconsulting.com )

Meghan Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas. She provides space where people can be their full selves and explore who they are destined to become. She focuses on empowering people to learn to better understand themselves. Meghan Ashley specializes in working with women, people of color, and autistic adults.She received her M.S. in Counseling psychology from Louisiana State University Shreveport. Throughout her career Meghan has worked with clients identifying, celebrating, and maintaining their authenticity.

Connect with Meghan:

You can find Meghan at

www.mperfectconsulting.com

Www.adaptingtoautism.com

You can find her book anywhere books are sold online including Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

Blueprint to behavior book: https://a.co/d/hsMFvJT

Watch Meghan's TED talk (What autistic adults want you to know | Meghan Ashley | TEDxGreenhouse Road):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTogsBRU_ok

About Your Host:

I'm Anthony Palacin. Having lived through a Bipolar diagnosis and been put on antipsychotics and then experienced depression, I've worked on myself to come off medications naturally while self-diagnosing as ADHD. I now mentor, teach and coach peak performance based on the neuroscience of "flow states" with a trauma-informed and spiritual perspective.

Connect with me here:

https://palacin.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/anthonypalacincoach/

https://instagram.com/anthonypalacincoach

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypalacin/

https://linktr.ee/anthonypalacin

Thank you for listening! If this episode resonates, please leave a review and share with a friend who needs to feel seen.

Welcome to Neuro Dive Urgency!

Your space for raw conversations that break the stigma around mental health and all things neurodivergent transformation.

* Lived experience stories of people who've gone from struggling to thriving as a neurodivergent or sensitive soul.

* Honest talk about transformation: tools for clarity, healing, and hope without toxic positivity or hustle culture.

* Spiritual and science-based approaches for mastering your mind, your performance, and your mental wellbeing.

Today's Guest: Richard D. Waldman ( https://brainyites.com/ )

Richard D. Waldman is a Cape Coral–based Army veteran, clinical pastor, speaker, and author of Your Guide to… A Better Way of Thinking. He created the Order to Life self-healing system—a simple, transferable (“people helping people”) framework that helps individuals quiet negative, judgmental chatter and make better present-moment choices. Richard equips veterans, families, schools, and workplaces with practical tools that improve focus, relationships, and results. Brainyites is a support system that honors the Order to Life self-healing system, bringing people together to learn it and teach it forward. Learn more at Brainyites.com.

Connect with Richard:

Website: https://Brainyites.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachmerich/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainyites/

About Your Host:

I'm Anthony Palacin. Having lived through a Bipolar diagnosis and been put on antipsychotics and then experienced depression, I've worked on myself to come off medications naturally while self-diagnosing as ADHD. I now mentor, teach and coach peak performance based on the neuroscience of "flow states" with a trauma-informed and spiritual perspective.

Connect with me here:

https://palacin.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/anthonypalacincoach/

https://instagram.com/anthonypalacincoach

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypalacin/

https://linktr.ee/anthonypalacin

Thank you for listening! If this episode resonates, please leave a review and share with a friend who needs to feel seen.

Welcome to Neuro Dive Urgency!

Your space for raw conversations that break the stigma around mental health and all things neurodivergent transformation.

* Lived experience stories of people who've gone from struggling to thriving as a neurodivergent or sensitive soul.

* Honest talk about transformation: tools for clarity, healing, and hope without toxic positivity or hustle culture.

* Spiritual and science-based approaches for mastering your mind, your performance, and your mental wellbeing.

Today's Guest: Matthew (Matt) Melvin ( https://www.bulliedbehindbars.com/ )

When Matthew Melvin started working at a car dealership in South Burlington, Vermont, he never thought that one mistake would lead to a life-changing stint in prison. Feeling he wasn’t being paid his full commissions on car sales, he made an impulsive decision to get what he felt he was owed. He hatched a badly-thought out plot to steal a car, sell it as his own and keep the profits. However, a basic reference and background check quickly revealed that the vehicle’s title was not in his name, but still belonged to the dealership. He was arrested and sentenced to prison.

While Matthew has taken responsibility for his poor life choices, he believes he has been treated unfairly due to his sexual orientation, religious and political affiliations, and his adult diagnosis of autism. While he and his lawyer argued that his punishment would be best served in a mental health facility, Matt was unfortunately sentenced to 18 months in prison to be served in general population.

Terrified and alone, Matthew began his prison term with the best of intentions—to keep his head down and serve his time as uneventfully as possible. But being a gay, Christian, Trump supporter brought him unwanted and negative attention. He was bullied by cellmates, targeted by gangs and even raped in one facility. The months he was imprisoned felt like decades and there were times he doubted he would make it out alive.

Bullied Behind Bars chronicles Matthew Melvin’s life feeling like an outcast, enduring a lonely and friendless childhood, and being punished for a crime that began with the honorable goal of him just trying to make a living.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/bulliedbehindbars/

X: https://x.com/Barsbullied

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Matthew.Melvin.5621Book: https://www.amazon.com/Bullied-Behind-Bars-Christian-Supporter/dp/B09S5QP17P

About Your Host:

I'm Anthony Palacin. Having lived through a Bipolar diagnosis and been put on antipsychotics and then experienced depression, I've worked on myself to come off medications naturally while self-diagnosing as ADHD. I now mentor, teach and coach peak performance based on the neuroscience of "flow states" with a trauma-informed and spiritual perspective.

Connect with Anthony here:

https://palacin.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/anthonypalacincoach/

https://instagram.com/anthonypalacincoach

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypalacin/

https://linktr.ee/anthonypalacin

Thank you for listening! If this episode resonates, please leave a review and share with a friend who needs to feel seen.