Episode Summary
Does shame hold neurodivergent people back? In Episode 2, we unpack the links between shame, trauma, bias, disclosure, and self-worth, while also exploring resilience, creativity, advocacy, and what becomes possible on the other side of shame.
What We Cover
- How shame can shape the neurodivergent experience
- The link between shame, trauma, and the internal critic
- Healthy shame vs toxic shame
- Self-esteem, inferiority, and feeling held back
- Visibility of traits, disclosure, and workplace challenges
- Job interviews, communication differences, and body language
- Cultural bias, affinity bias, and barriers to inclusion
- Dyslexia, disclosure, and neurodivergence in employment
- Intersectionality and overlapping lived experiences
- Neurodivergence in prisons and wider systemic inequality
- Medication, chemical sensitivity, and individual differences
- Self-advocacy, finding your voice, and building confidence
- Resilience and creativity
- People pleasing and trouble saying “no”
- Authenticity, reframing, and what can lie on the other side of shame
About the Guest
Emma Lord-Jenkins is the founder of Rethink Inclusion, providing consultancy and neurodiversity training informed by both professional and lived experience.
With a background in careers guidance and supported employment, and as a late-diagnosed ADHDer, Emma is passionate about creating inclusive workplaces and removing barriers for neurodivergent people across all areas of life.
Find Emma:
Website: Rethink Inclusion
LinkedIn: Emma Lord | LinkedIn
Instagram: @rethink_inclusion
Why This Conversation Matters
Neurodivergent individuals are too often misunderstood through deficit-based narratives and outdated assumptions. In this episode, we explore the relationship between shame and neurodivergence through lived experience, challenging stigma and inviting more inclusive ways of thinking.
About The Neurodivergent Lens
The Neurodivergent Lens is a video podcast exploring neurodivergence through thoughtful conversations and lived experience.
Through interviews with individuals of lived and professional insight, the podcast challenges assumptions, reduces stigma, and promotes a strengths-based understanding of neurodivergent identity.
This podcast is brought to you by Dyscourse — a consultancy, training and mentoring organisation working to change how society understands and supports neurodivergent people.
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