The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast

⭐️ It’s new episode day in Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast! 🎙️ This season is called ‘The Gift our Children Gave us’ and we are exploring beyond the immediate perinatal time, and looking at what happens when your child’s neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today we talk to Lindsay Salmon @navigatingndparenting, who is a counsellor and co-founder of The HG Collective @hgcollectiveuk, which specialises in supporting people affected by Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), a severe and debilitating pregnancy sickness.Lindsay talks about her experiences parenting her daughters, and her discovery of the PDA profile of autism including learning about the threat response to demands, and what this has meant for her family and her understanding of herself.You can find out more about Lindsay by checking out her website yourlifeandsoul.co.uk/Thank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

⭐️ It’s new episode day in Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast! 🎙️ This season is called ‘The Gift our Children Gave us’ and we are exploring beyond the immediate perinatal time, and looking at what happens when your child’s neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today we talk to Abi Yardimci, who is a neurodivergent author and artist. We talk about her own assessment and diagnosis journey after her son's diagnosis, how she has learned to prioritise rest and regulation, and the power of writing in meeting her neurodivergent needs and finding her voice.You can head to Instagram @abigailyardimciauthor or abigailyardimci.com to learn more about Abi and her work supporting neurodivergent adults to find and use their own voices through writing, and to download her incredible 'Your Body Knows Your Truth' mini-app!Thank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

⭐️ It’s new episode day in Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast! 🎙️ This season is called ‘The Gift our Children Gave us’ and we are exploring beyond the immediate perinatal time, and looking at what happens when your child’s neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today we talk to Lina Nowak, Polish doula, neurodiversity coach and ND Birth 'Lightkeeper' volunteer living in Luxembourg. She shares how a moment listening to a podcast whilst running in the forest stopped her in her tracks and led to her discovery of neurodiversity and her own neurodivergent identity. We explore how understanding of neurodivergent experiences varies geographically and how this can impact access to support. You can head to Instagram @bumps_on_spectrum to learn more about Lina and her work.Thank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

⭐️ It’s new episode day in Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast! 🎙️ This season is called ‘The Gift our Children Gave us’ and we are exploring beyond the immediate perinatal time, and looking at what happens when your child’s neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today we talk to Rohana Dewfall, neurodivergent doula, photographer and mum of three. She shares how her understanding of her son's neurodivergence helped her to get to know her own neurology and nervous system better, and discovering tools like EFT tapping have made such a difference for the whole family. Having anchors in the week and finding her own 'rhythms that are reliable, not rigid' has been key.You can follow Rohana on Instagram @lessonsfrommylifeforce and head to lessonsfrommylifeforce.com to learn more about her work.Thank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

Welcome back to Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast: 'The Gift our Children Gave us', where we share lived experiences of what can happen when your child's neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today I talk to Audrey Victor, a doula, yoga teacher, reflexologist, reiki healer and much more, who shares with us her story of discovering her own neurodivergence following the diagnosis of her eldest son as a teenager, and latterly her youngest son's diagnosis. She shares what the gift of hindsight has offered to the whole family and how learning about their neurodivergence and their different needs helps them to support one another and build resilience in a world that often tells us we need to conform to 'typical' expectations. We talk about burnout, tuning in to what your nervous system needs, and how prioritising rest has changed her and her family's experience of daily life.You can find out more about Audrey and her amazing work on Instagram @audrey_yoga_doula_feetThank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

⭐️ It’s new episode day in Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast! 🎙️ This season is called ‘The Gift our Children Gave us’ and we are exploring beyond the immediate perinatal time, and looking at what happens when your child’s neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today we talk to neurodivergent parents and educators, Jenni and Martha from AuDHDacious Humans https://www.audhdacious.com/, which is an incredible organisation that provides support to parents/carers/educators and AuDHD/PDA kids to heal and thrive away from systems that break them.They share that the gift their children gave them was unravelling everything they thought they knew about parenting and education, prompting them to rebuild their lives around their children's and families' needs. Having thought they would 'nail parenting' as ex teachers who worked in mainstream and alternative provisions they were surprised to find their children had other ideas! Now Jenni and Martha support other children and families who are not walking the traditionally school-shaped path through their home education group Make & Create Club. #neurodivergent#neurodivergentbirth#neurodivergentparentingThank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

Welcome back to Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast: 'The Gift our Children Gave us', where we share lived experiences of what can happen when your child's neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today I talk to Emma Porcelli, a hypnobirthing teacher, hypnotherapist and energy healer.Emma talks about her experiences as a mum of 4 neurodivergent children, and how her parenting journey and understanding of herself as a neurodivergent person have evolved in parallel. She shares with us how she models self-advocacy and asking for what you need for her children.You can find out more about Emma's work by checking out her Instagram page @mama.escape and you can order here stunning visual Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation cards here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4496606025/mama-escape-pregnancy-and-birthThank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

Welcome back to Season 6 of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast: 'The Gift our Children Gave us', where we share lived experiences of what can happen when your child's neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today I talk to Dr Emma Svanberg, clinical psychologist, author, founder of The Psychology Co-operative and co-founder of Make Birth Better CIC.We talk about her own personal experience of late diagnosis as an autistic woman with ADHD, and how supporting her neurodivergent children and herself to thrive, has led to the discovery of a different way of parenting, and has influenced her professional understanding of neurodiversity too.Emma references a paper on the experiences of Autistic parenting: Thom-Jones S, Brownlow C, Abel S. Challenges, Strengths, and Joys of Autistic Parents: An Abductive Qualitative Content Analysis of Parent Interviews. Autism in Adulthood. 2025;0(0).https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25739581251385735Thank you for listening!Thank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

Welcome to the new season of The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast! This season is called 'The Gift our Children Gave us' and we are exploring beyond the immediate perinatal time, and looking at what happens when your child's neurodivergence, or the experience of becoming a parent, becomes the mirror that helps you see and understand yourself as a neurodivergent person.Today I talk to Laura Richmond. Laura is the author of All My Worldly Joy: A Memoir of Motherhood and Mental Health (Unbound/Wilton Square Books, 2025). It's a memoir tracing how a traumatic childbirth, after which she was admitted to a psychiatric mother-and-baby unit with her six-week-old son, led her to revisit decades of mental-health assessments and eventually discover she'd been autistic all along. The book covers self-harm, psychiatric hospitalisation, postnatal PTSD, misdiagnosis (including an earlier bipolar diagnosis and "emerging personality disorder" label), and her path toward self-understanding and advocacy. Laura is an MMHA Lived Experience Champion, a MumsAid Ambassador, and most recently was appointed as Director of Research and Advocacy with Neurodivergent Birth CIC.You can grab a copy of Laura's book here:https://www.eyebooksgroup.com/products/all-my-worldly-joyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/All-My-Worldly-Joy-Motherhood/dp/1800183585Thank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

Today I talk to Clare Woods, a Specialist Nurse, AuDHD Coach and trained Circle of Security Parenting (COSP)™ facilitator with extensive experience in trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and relational approaches, about the benefits of both coaching and the COSP™ Programme for neurodivergent parents.COSP™ can help parents understand unique attachment expressions and behaviours in children, reframing behaviours as opportunities for connection. COSP™’s structured, reflective approach supports neurodivergent parents themselves by providing clear frameworks for understanding and responding to their children’s needs, fostering deeper connection and joy despite communication differences.You can find out more about Clare's work at https://www.theaudhdcoachingcompany.org.uk/ and you can book on to the COSP™ programme for ND Birth followers at https://www.ndbirth.com/event-details/circle-of-security-parenting-programmeThank you for listening!Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.