Behind The Mask - In Conversation With

S2 E6 Sees Molly join host Paul for another episode of Behind The Mask. Molly is a well known content creator within the Neurodivergent space and has seen success with her channel on You tube. After what she describes as an horrendous experience with education and always feeling different from her peers in her early 20's Molly finally uncovered the reasons for her struggles. She has been living with undiagnosed ADHD and what she later established Autism. This interview is one that sees Molly lay all her cards down regarding her struggles, she is open, honest, authentic and raw. We hope that by Molly sharing her story it can help others to not feel as alone as she has growing up and in turn help others to understand their own Neurodivergence.  @MollysADHDMayhem  #adhd #adhdmanagement #autism #adhdpodcast #autismpodcast

S2 Ep 5 sees Paul hold conversation with Dr Ali Ajaz. About Dr Ajaz - I earned my medical degree at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine in 2005, training in Forensic Psychiatry within the NHS over the subsequent decade. I now work in my own Brain Health Clinic in the heart of Canary Wharf, London. I have specialist interests in Gut-Brain Health, Nutritional Psychiatry & Functional Medicine. In this episode we discuss how gut health is important to help people with ADHD, What ADHD actually is, the topic of shared care, how medication can support ADHDers and many more interesting and informing discussion points around the WHYS of ADHD.  @DrAliAjaz  #adhdmanagement #adhd #adhdguthealth #guthealthdiet #supplements

S2 E4 sees Paul hold conversation with Bee. She is an American Neurodivergent content creator with a passion for spreading awareness off Mental Health, Mental Wellbeing and Neurodivergency. We discuss the historical cultural stigmas faced within her community around mental health and well being and how she feel that things are improving. She share her experiences of education, the health service in the US and the journey she took to establishing a diagnosis for both ADHD and Austism. #autism #usahealth #america #neurodivergent #neurodiversity

Series 2 EP 3 see Paul hold conversation with Chris Hood, known by many on socials as  @happinessinmovement . Chris was one of the first ever creators that i discovered when my own Neurodivergence journey started back in 2022. Chris was always a guest that i knew i wanted to get onto the pod so i was over the moon when he agreed to take part. Chris is one of the most open, honest, authentic and knowledgeable creators i have had the pleasure of connecting with and his journey to where he is now is a story to inspire and support other who are discovering their own Neurodivergence.

S2E2 sees Paul hold conversation with Ludo. Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz, a Dr in neurosciences diagnosed with ADHD. He specialized in memory formation but recently started collaborating with research labs on ADHD Join us as we discuss multiple topics including ... What is ADHD ? ADHD & Addiction Supplements to support Neurodivergents Ways to support you ADHD Medication & how it helps an ADHDer Neurodivergent relationships and much much more

Series 2 Episode 1 sees our host Paul, meet with Em. Em has exploded over social media in recent times by sharing her own individual experiences of being Neurodivergent. Where Em differs is she is someone that has self diagnosed. Self diagnosis is a topic that can split opinions online and socially and this episode highlights beautifully why self diagnosis is not own valid, nut important for the wellbeing of many people struggling to get seen by specialists.Em discusses many key areas that include self diagnosis, her journey to discovering her Neurodivergence, motherhood, OCD and her own struggles with mental health. #adhdmom #adhd #autism #selfdiagnosis #ocd #parenthood #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

In the last episode of Series one of Behind The Mask we see the script flipped and our guest host #adhgreg take Paul behind his own mask. In this episode Paul opens up about his journey to getting diagnosed with ADHD at 34 years of age, the history of poor mental health that lead to the discovery of ADHD and how the diagnosis has helped change the direction of his life. He also open up about how he feels undiagnosed Neurodiversity has played a huge part in the lives of many of his family. #adhd #neurodivergent #autism #neurodiversity #adhdmom #adhdpodcast #adhdsupport #chronicpain #communication #neurospicy #adultadhd #latediagnosedadhd

In Episode 7 of Behind The Mask i hold conversation with Lucinda Miller, better known as the NatureDoc. Lucinda Miller is the founder and clinical lead of NatureDoc, a UK-wide team of Naturopaths, Nutritionists and Nutritional Therapists who incorporate Functional Medicine. We take a scientific and holistic approach to identify the key drivers of health problems including laboratory testing and provide natural and gentle nutritional interventions. During this extremely informative podcast we discuss various areas including gut health, child ADHD/ASD, Nutrition, supplements, women's menstrual cycle and the impact on Neurodivergence and the Menopause. We also explore the eating disorder Arfid and ways in which parents can help support their child to ensure they are intaking key nutrients, minerals and introducing new foods into a child's diet.

In this episode we meet with Dan who was only diagnosed with ADHD in 2022 at the age of 30. We look at the impacts ADHD has on him, his super powers and how a late diagnosis has helped him make sense of who he is as a person. We discuss how OCD and ADHD have caused many barriers to his life and also look at systems and strategies he has in place to support himself both at home, socially and in the workplace.

In the fifth installment of "Behind The Mask - In conversation with" We meet with Perrie Belle. To many she will be recognised as the voice behind the Tik Tok creator ADHGreg however, beyond being the instigator behind Gregs content, Perrie has her own heartwarming story about her own undiagnosed Neurodiversity, Trauma, relationship breakdowns and spending years dulling the real Perrie is a bid to hide her "weirdness" and blend in with people around her. Greg also makes a guest appearance to join Perrie to discuss their relationship and their journey to finding the true versions of each other, after a near break up through therapy and discovering Gregs #adhd. During this episode we discuss topics including #adhd, #neurodivergent relationships, #chronicpain #endometriosis #relationships #communication and much much more.