The Belonging Paradox: Finding Your Place Without Losing Yourself with Dr. Otito Iwuchukwu
Our guest today is Dr. Otito Iwuchukwu, who is here to talk about the emotional and psychological aspects of belonging and how it impacts our day-to-day lives. Dr. Iwuchukwu has a Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology from the College of Psychology and Counseling, a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, with a specialization in Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, from Temple University, and is currently an Associate Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her scholarly contributions appear in a range of peer-reviewed and indexed publications and have been presented at numerous research meetings and symposia across the world.
Late Diagnosis and Letting Go with H.H. Rune
This week I'm talking with H.H. Rune, a Pacific Northwest-based author whose writing explores neurodivergence, identity, and rediscovering meaning in everyday life. Rune was diagnosed with ADHD at 52 after decades of feeling like she was just "bad at life"—something I know I’ve felt a lot of in my own journey.
Find the ADHD Girls with Cynthia Hammer
This week I’m joined again by Cynthia Hammer, founder of ADD Resources, the Inattentive ADHD Coalition, and more recently, FINDtheADHDgirls. Cynthia’s been a driving force in ADHD advocacy since the 90s and continues to be one of the loudest and clearest voices calling for earlier, more accurate diagnoses—especially for girls.
What’s life like without ADHD?
Often when we’re talking about ADHD we’re talking about what it’s like to have ADHD, but from my stand point, well I already know what that’s like, so what would it be like if I didn’t have it?
So that the question we’re going to be looking at in this episode as well looking into the terms neurotypical and neurodivergent as well as getting into a little bit about masking.