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Differently Brained
Welcome to Differently Brained, the podcast where no brain is the same. We are an Own Voices poddy that chats all things neurodivergence and mental health.
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Episodes
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan talk about Jacinta's latest Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) flare and how it has impacted her mental health.
Also, we have a little favour to ask of you, dear listener. We would love it if you would vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards listener choice category. Just jump onto the website https://www.australianpodcastawards.com/voting and search for Differently Brained. You’ll need to pop in your name and email address and then confirm your vote with the email you’ll receive. In return you will receive our eternal gratitude and the little boost of a job well done. Plus you’ll know in your heart that you voted for us before we got huge and famous. So please head to the website and show us some love.
Resources
Fantasy Hike app for Apple
Finch app for Apple and Google
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan chat with Jess Flint and her mum Bonnie. The team and their guests discuss the diagnostic process for Jess and her family, the challenges and stigma they faced during schooling and Jess's exciting inclusion in Kay Kerr's wonderful Love & Autism.
About our guest
Episode partner
Representations & resources
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan chat with author and podcaster Ashley Kalagian Blunt. The trio chat about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, co-occurring mental health challenges and the lengths Ashley has reached to avoid going outside in the dark.
About our guest
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the bestselling author of Dark Mode, a psychological thriller. Her previous books are How to Be Australian (2020), a memoir, and My Name Is Revenge (2019), a thriller novella and collected essays. My Name is Revenge was shortlisted for the 2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Awards and was a finalist in the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award.
Her writing appears in Griffith Review, Sydney Review of Books, Overland, Australian Book Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, Openbook, Kill Your Darlings, and more.
Ashley is an award-winning speaker and has appeared at Sydney Writers’ Festival, Brisbane Writers’ Festival, Story Club and more, and is a Moth StorySLAM winner. She is the co-host of James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about writing, creativity and health, and was a judge in the 2020 Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship.
She also teaches a range of creative writing courses and mentors emerging writers. She has a decade of experience in teaching and curriculum design, working with children and adults, and has a Master of Research in creative writing.
Before moving to Australia, Ashley lived and worked in Canada, South Korea, Peru and Mexico.
In 2022, Ashley was an artist in residence at Bundanon, and on fellowship at KSP Writers' Centre. Her Armenian travel memoir was shortlisted for the 2018 Impress Prize for New Writers and the 2017 Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award, and received a 2015 Varuna PIP residency.
Episode partner
Representations & resources
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan chat with Amanda Tattersall. They talk about bipolar, psychosis and medication, and also discuss the way mental health is stigmatised in wider society and individualised as the problems of a sole person rather than a community and social issue.
About our guest
Amanda Tattersall is an Associate Professor of Practice with the Sydney Policy Lab and School of Geosciences, bringing decades of change making experience to the University. She is the founder of some of Australia’s most interesting social change organisations, including the Sydney Alliance and GetUp.org.au. She hosts the ChangeMakers podcast that tells stories about people trying to change the world. Her book, Power in Coalition, was the first international analytical study of alliance building as a strategy for social change.
Episode partner
Eating healthy used to be a struggle for me, but that was before I discovered the BlendJet 2 portable blender. Now when fast food temptation strikes, I just blend up a delicious and nutritious protein shake or smoothie. What are you waiting for? Go to blendjet.com and grab yours today! And be sure to use the promo code DB12 to get 12% OFF your order and free 2-day shipping! Use our special link https://zen.ai/BhfrkalNWbaJ_Pplo8vxWg to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!
Representations & resources
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan ask more questions of Samuel Leighton-Dore.
About our guest
Samuel Leighton-Dore is a visual artist and writer. His book How To Be A Big Strong Man brought accessibility and humour to topics of masculinity and mental health. Samuel has explored these themes at great length, particularly as experienced by members of the LGBTIQ+ community across his multifaceted creative practice, winning Visual Artist of the Year at the 2019 Honour Awards and producing work for organisations including Equality Australia, ACON, Twenty10, ReachOut and, most recently, writing and producing a series of short animations for men’s health organisation Man Cave. His ceramic work has featured on the cover of the Journal of Australian Ceramics and exhibited as part of the North Queensland Ceramic Awards.
Episode partner
Eating healthy used to be a struggle for me, but that was before I discovered the BlendJet 2 portable blender. Now when fast food temptation strikes, I just blend up a delicious and nutritious protein shake or smoothie. What are you waiting for? Go to blendjet.com and grab yours today! And be sure to use the promo code DB12 to get 12% OFF your order and free 2-day shipping! Use our special link https://zen.ai/BhfrkalNWbaJ_Pplo8vxWg to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!
Representations & resources
Samuel's website, instagram, twitter and newsletter
Sad Man Studio website
Samuel's books How To Be A Big Strong Man and Wow It's All A Lot
You Can't Ask That Obsessive Compulsive Disorder episode
Australian Survivor episodes
How Villains Are Made by Parvati Shallow
Adult Fantasy by Briohny Doyle
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan chat with Samuel Leighton-Dore.
About our guest
Samuel Leighton-Dore is a visual artist and writer. His book How To Be A Big Strong Man brought accessibility and humour to topics of masculinity and mental health. Samuel has explored these themes at great length, particularly as experienced by members of the LGBTIQ+ community across his multifaceted creative practice, winning Visual Artist of the Year at the 2019 Honour Awards and producing work for organisations including Equality Australia, ACON, Twenty10, ReachOut and, most recently, writing and producing a series of short animations for men’s health organisation Man Cave. His ceramic work has featured on the cover of the Journal of Australian Ceramics and exhibited as part of the North Queensland Ceramic Awards.
Episode partner
Eating healthy used to be a struggle for me, but that was before I discovered the BlendJet 2 portable blender. Now when fast food temptation strikes, I just blend up a delicious and nutritious protein shake or smoothie. What are you waiting for? Go to blendjet.com and grab yours today! And be sure to use the promo code DB12 to get 12% OFF your order and free 2-day shipping! Use our special link https://zen.ai/BhfrkalNWbaJ_Pplo8vxWg to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!
Representations & resources
Samuel's website, instagram, twitter and newsletter
Sad Man Studio website
Samuel's books How To Be A Big Strong Man and Wow It's All A Lot
You Can't Ask That Obsessive Compulsive Disorder episode
Australian Survivor episodes
How Villains Are Made by Parvati Shallow
Adult Fantasy by Briohny Doyle
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan continue their interview with Senator Jordon Steele-John. They delve into all things NDIS: how it should work, how it currently works (or doesn't) and what needs to change to make it better to actually support neurodivergent and disabled folks.
About our guest
Jordan Steele-John is one of your Greens Senators for WA. He has recently led the charge in pushing for the ADHD Inquiry in Federal Parliament and is the Greens spokesperson for disability rights, health and mental health.
Episode partner
Eating healthy used to be a struggle for me, but that was before I discovered the BlendJet 2 portable blender. Now when fast food temptation strikes, I just blend up a delicious and nutritious protein shake or smoothie. What are you waiting for? Go to blendjet.com and grab yours today! And be sure to use the promo code DB12 to get 12% OFF your order and free 2-day shipping! Use our special link https://zen.ai/BhfrkalNWbaJ_Pplo8vxWg to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!
Representations & resources
Senator Jordon Steele-John
Parliament public hearings schedule
Contact senator.steele-john@aph.gov.au to be part of the Greens ADHD Slack channel
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan interview Senator Jordon Steele-John. We quiz Jordon on the ADHD Senate Inquiry and how that came about, how the response for submissions has far exceeded expectations (yay community!) and where we go from here.
About our guest
Jordan Steele-John is one of your Greens Senators for WA. He has recently led the charge in pushing for the ADHD Inquiry in Federal Parliament and is the Greens spokesperson for disability rights, health and mental health.
Episode partner
Eating healthy used to be a struggle for me, but that was before I discovered the BlendJet 2 portable blender. Now when fast food temptation strikes, I just blend up a delicious and nutritious protein shake or smoothie. What are you waiting for? Go to blendjet.com and grab yours today! And be sure to use the promo code DB12 to get 12% OFF your order and free 2-day shipping! Use our special link https://zen.ai/BhfrkalNWbaJ_Pplo8vxWg to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!
Representations & resources
Senator Jordon Steele-John
Parliament public hearings schedule
Contact senator.steele-john@aph.gov.au to be part of the Greens ADHD Slack channel
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
We have some exciting news to share! Differently Brained has been included in the 18th Annual People's Choice Podcast Awards! We are included in the Health category of course and also in The Adam Curry People's Choice Awards.
It would mean the world to us if you voted for our show here and shared it with your family, friends, enemies and acquaintances to boost us into the shortlist! Nominations are open until July 31st so please get in quick!
You will need to sign up which I know is a little annoying but please consider it (and you can always just unsubscribe later after you've done us this huge favour!)
VOTE HERE!
Also if you want to connect with us across our different socials and what not, we've popped them all in here so you can find us:
Differently Brained Facebook Community
Facebook page
Instagram
Twitter
Website
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan interview Claudia Barriga-Larrivière. Claudia Barriga-Larrivière is Sendle Australia's Director of People & Culture. She also lives with dyslexia and anxiety.
About our guest
Claudia Barriga-Larrivière is Sendle Australia's Director of People & Culture. She also lives with dyslexia — which is why she's made it her life's work to champion neurodiversity in the workplace (as well as in society more broadly). In her current role, she designs end-to-end solutions in the form of products and services for the Sendle team, team leads and executive team. She strongly believes that effective skills are the key to unlocking technical hard skills, especially in leadership platforms. She designs with that in the mind to make all processes human-centric, intuitive and kind.
Episode partner
Quit being boring, just eating dinner and watching tv every night. Next time pull out a Wongo Puzzle and enjoy the conversation and fun that happens when people puzzle together. Wongo is the perfect balance of a good challenge without being so hard you stop talking to each other and leave your family forever. Trust me, once you try Wongo, you’ll never go back to a boring old jigsaw puzzle. Use our link https://zen.ai/differentlybrained or the code DB to save 10% at wongopuzzles.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!
Representations & resources
More about Claudia - her LinkedIn profile, her website
Book Claudia for your next event
Sendle
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.