After two months of radio silence, Claire is back with a new Mind Vox episode.

This is more of an update to what’s been going on, as well as what she’s learnt through the current issues she’s faced, and what’s coming up for the pod.

This episode explores:

-Why Claire hasn’t uploaded a pod episode in a while!

-Some of the symptoms she’s recognised as Autistic and ADHD Burnout.

-Recent transitions that have been adding pressure and increasing the burnout, including school transitions and holidays.

-The limitations she’s faced to recover, including summer holidays as a single parent and being a sandwich carer.

-What Claire’s been doing to reduce the burnout and which have been the most helpful.

-Things she’s learnt from this most recent burnout to take forward for the next time.

-Ideas for future episodes.

*Trigger warning*

Contains conversation about Burnout, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Sensory Processing, Perimenopause, AUDHD, Trauma and Social Isolation.

Links

Claire featured on the ADHD Mums Podcast recently, and her interview can be found on episode 2.

To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio.

To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com

Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist.

Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.

Allie Mason is a Children’s Author and a Landscape and Training Coordinator.

She was diagnosed Autistic at the age of 23 in 2020, and wants to talk about her late-diagnosis journey and what she has put in place to help with the Autistic traits that affect her wellbeing.

Allie describes herself as an Autistic Adventurer Extraordinaire, as she finds outdoor adventures help improve her wellbeing.

She wants fellow neurodivergent people to get outdoors for the same reason, which has inspired her first non-fiction book.

The Autistic Guide to Adventure was written to support Autistic young people to feel able to explore outdoor adventures if they have sensory processing issues that previously put them off attempting this.

Allie has come onto the podcast to talk about her late-diagnosis journey and the positive coping mechanisms she’s adopted since learning about her traits.

This episode explores:

-Allie’s Autistic late-diagnosis journey.

-Her reflections on being undiagnosed for 23 years, and misdiagnosed with other conditions.

-What Allie’s learnt about Autism and how to manage her traits since diagnosis.

-How Autism affects Allie’s wellbeing.

-How the outdoors and adventuring improve Allie’s wellbeing.

-Advice for ways other neurodivergent people can get outdoors when they’ve previously assumed it won’t work with their sensory needs and other traits.

-Creating a Sensory Toolkit to help indoors and outdoors.

-Exploring ways to enjoy nature with chronic pain and physical disabilities.

-What inspired Allie to write a book for Autistic young people, and how she hopes it will help them.

-How Allie managed the long editing and publishing process as a Neurodivergent.

*Trigger warning*

Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Sensory Processing, Lockdown, Skin-Ripping and unhealthy coping mechanisms including Self-Harm and Social Isolation.

Links

To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the options on our Linktree (@mindvoxpod)

To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com

Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist.

Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.

Allie’s book The Autistic Guide to Adventure can be bought here.

Allie’s website can be found here, and her Instagram and TikTok are @alliewrote.

Carrie Kearns is a Veterinary CPD Tutor and Student Hypnotherapist and Counsellor.

They were a Pet Bereavement Counsellor for 22 years and are currently training as a Hypnotherapist.

Carrie has two children and is a late diagnosed Autistic who uses They/Them pronouns.

They were misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety before getting an Autism diagnosis, and their experience within the mental health system inspired them to now train as a counsellor.

Carrie talks about their late diagnosis journey, why they think functioning labels can be harmful and their experience of the mental health system, both diagnosed and undiagnosed.

This episode explores:

-Carrie’s misdiagnosis of depression and anxiety, which was actually Autism and ADHD, and their experience of burnout.

-How Carrie got through burnout and the work they’ve done to reduce future burnouts.

-The abuse and struggles Carrie dealt with throughout their life.

-Carrie’s late-diagnosis journey and how they’ve dealt with it.

-Why Carrie feels functional labels can be harmful.

-Carrie’s views on the mental health support offered in this country and how it could be improved for Autistics.

-Why Carrie decided to train in Hypnotherapy.

-The ways Carrie adjusted their parenting to meet their son’s Autistic needs, and their (suspected neurodivergent) daughter’s too.

-Autistic Meltdowns, Shutdowns and Burnouts- the differences between them and how Carrie manages them.

-Challenges Carrie has faced with trying to get their daughter assessed for Autism and ADHD, when she doesn’t present stereotypically.

*Trigger Warning*

Contains conversation about Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Trauma, Stress, Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Abuse, Bullying, 17q12 Duplication Syndrome, Suicidal Ideation and Attempts, OCD, Dyslexia, Medications, RSD, Pet Bereavement and Aphantasia.

Links

To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio.

To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com

Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist.

Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.

The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills can be found here.

Samantha Craft’s Autistic Traits List can be found here.

Carrie’s podcast is called All Creatures Great and Gone and can be found on most platforms.

If you want to volunteer for Carrie while they train in Hypnotherapy, email cyclecounselling@hotmail.com