In this episode, Shae speaks with the wonderful Pennie Aston. Founder and CEO of GroOops Dyslexia Aware Counselling.

Podcasts – Dear Dyslexic

Episode 47 with Pennie Aston CEO of GroOops

In this episode, Shae speaks with Alison Edgar, The Entrepreneur’s Godmother and Managing Director of Sales Coaching Solutions is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, and thought leader.

Episode 46 with Alison Edgar The Entrepreneur’s Godmother

In this episode, Shae speaks with Sally Close on dyslexia and neurodiversity in the workplace. Introducing Sally Close – Business Improvement Consultant. Sally Close left her corporate career armed with 20+ years of leadership experience to apply her business improvement prowess to her own consultancy - helping clients with organisational development and cultural change.

Episode 45 with Sally Close dyslexia and neurodiversity in the workplace

In this episode, Shae welcome's Jane Kjersten back to the show to talk about Dyslexia and Trauma. Jane is a therapist who has worked with individuals, couples and families who live with learning disabilities/difficulties.

Episode 44 with Jane Kjersten

In this episode, Shae speaks with fellow dyslexic Professor Stephen Macdonald.   Stephen is a Professor of Social Science at the University of Sunderland. Stephen is currently the research lead for the School of Social Sciences and Head of the Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS). He is also the Chair of the Vulnerability and Criminal Justice Research Network (DIS-CRIM). Stephen teaches undergraduates and postgraduates in criminology, sociology. Social work and social care. He has published broadly in the areas of neurodiversity and social exclusion, including issues concerning diagnosis, educational disengagement, digital inclusion, crime, victimisation, loneliness/isolation, and homelessness.

Episode 43 with Professor Stephen MacDonald

In this episode, Shae speaks with Professor Amanda Kirby MBBS MRCGP PhD. As the founder and CEO of Do-IT Solutions, Professor Amanda Kirby is very unusual and has the unique experience of straddling health, education, and the workplace. Amanda’s skill lies in her being a collaborator and a knowledge translator. This allows her to traverse disciplines and bring interdisciplinary working together.  

Episode 42 with Professor Amanda Kirby

Welcome to the first of our episode Dear Dyslexic Podcast Series for 2021!! In episode 41, Shae speaks with Rocking Dan the Music Man. We have had a lot of different guests on our show who advocate and work in the education space but we have never had a guest who is a dyslexic advocate, primary school teacher and a YouTube singing sensation! With over 12,000 subscribers and over 250 music videos Rocking Dan the Teaching Man has been a hit with children and schools all over Australia.  Dan first joined Shae on our Question Dys Facebook live to talk about his Faces of Dyslexia self-portrait. We had such a great conversation we thought we would continue it through this podcast. Shae hope's you enjoy this conversation as much as she did.

Episode 41 with Rocking Dan the Music Man

We have launched a Special Edition podcast to celebrate and acknowledge International Day of People with Disabilities and its our 40th episode can you believe that!!In this episode, Shae speaks with Tricia Malowney Disability and human rights advocate. Tricia is a proud woman with a disability who is passionate about advocating for the needs of women and girls with disabilities.  

Special Edition podcast episode 40 with Tricia Malowney Disability and Human Rights Advocate

Autumn O'Connor is an autistic twice-exceptional (gifted) adult with dyslexia and dyscalculia, holding also a diagnosis of anxiety and dysthymia. She only received her autism diagnosis later in life (age 37). Her special interests are teddy bears, candy and landscape gardening. But her major passion is helping others achieve.  Autumn likes studying and has a range of qualifications including a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Bachelor of Arts, and a teaching and education certificate.  Autumn has extensive experience as a psychotherapist, mentor, small business owner and also has experience in fashion modelling. She currently is also the executive editor for Untapped, where she manages a large team of neurodiverse creatives, nurturing their strengths and building their skills.  No stranger to her own psychological exploration, she believes in the power of therapy and the goodness of self-inquiry work.

Episode 39 with Autumn O'Connor

Do you have dyslexia and struggle with intermate relationships? Or are you a partner to someone who has dyslexia? Then this podcast is for you.  In this episode, Shae speaks with Jane Kjersten a therapist who has worked with individuals, couples and families who live with learning disabilities/difficulties.

Episode 38 Intimate relationships with Jane Kjersten

rian Butterworth is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at University College London, Adjunct Professor at National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan, Professorial Fellow at Melbourne University, Australia, and Research Consultant at Ospedale San Camillo Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico in Venice, Italy. He taught at Cambridge University for eight years and has held visiting appointments at MIT and the Max Planck Institute at Nijmegen. He is currently working on the neuroscience and the genetics of mathematical abilities and disabilities. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 2002. His popular science book, The Mathematical Brain, was a best-seller, and his latest book, co-edited with Denis Mareschal and Andrew Tolmie, Educational Neuroscience, was published by Wiley in December 2013. 

Episode 37 with Brain Butterworth

In this episode, Shae speaks with the Neil Alexander-Passe. Neil is a fellow dyslexic who managed to overcome challenges. In 2005, he gained an MPhil on researching how dyslexic teenagers cope using measures of self-esteem, coping and depression, leading to a spell as a postgraduate researcher. In 2010 he published his first book ‘Dyslexia and Depression: The Hidden Sorrow’. You can find out more about Neil, his work and his books go the Dyslexia Research This podcast is sponsored by Untapped. Untapped is about working with organisations to develop a sustainable neurodiverse employment ecosystem. This includes the NeurodiversityHub initiative that assists students to become more work-ready and increase their chances of securing a job.

Episode 36 with Neil Alexander-Passe 

In this episode, Shae speaks with the wonderful Captain Amanda Harrison a fellow dyslexic about the ups and downs of living with dyslexia and facing our fears. Amanda Harrison is an exceptional woman, an experienced pilot with a demonstrated history of working in the aviation industry. Skilled in Flight Planning, Air Charter, Aviation, Adventure Pilot and live life to full. In May 2019, Amanda paid tribute to Amy Johnson, a true aviation hero, by following in her footsteps and flying solo from London, UK to Darwin, Australia in just 19 days in my vintage Tiger Moth. It was her first major adventure since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 which included treatment, surgeries and most importantly healing in 2018.   Find out more about Amanda and her flying adventures and her work on Dyslexic-Ability. 

Episode 35 with Captain Amanda Harrison

  Its been such challenging few months especially for those with dyslexia and other neurodivergence such as autism. This interview  is all about how we can better support our neurodiverse community during this pandemic and I am so pleased to be speaking with Andrew Eddy today. Andrew is the co-founder of Untapped, a social enterprise focused on developing a neurodiverse employment ecosystem to increase opportunities for autistic individuals. This podcast has been sponsored by the Vice Chancellor of Tasmanian University Professor Rufus Black. Rufus was one of our 2018 podcast interviewees. To find our more about his story head to dear dyslexic.com and listen to his podcast which is Episode 15.  

Episode 34 with Andrew Eddy from Untapped Group

We are excited that  Board Director Carmel Riley Consulting was interviewed on ABC Gippsland discussing the work of the Foundation and the launch of our 2020 National Dyslexia Month Campaign.

ABC Gippsland with Board Director Carmel Riley

Dr Nola Firth is an Honorary Research Fellow at The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne. Nola has over 30 years’ experience working with students who have learning disabilities. She was a member of the National Dyslexia Working Party and a presenter at the national Dyslexia Roundtable.