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Episode 88 - Dyslexic Advice: You Called, We Answered In this special episode, listeners call in with their own questions, and we provide practical advice to help you manage dyslexia in everyday life. From school struggles to workplace challenges, we've got the answers you need. Plus, since it's Dyslexia Awareness Month, we're offering free resources to support your journey! Join the dyslexia campaign early! I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree

Episode 87 - What If Dyslexia Was Easy? The Shift You Didn't See Coming In honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month, we're offering free resources to help you thrive! This episode brings together insights from past episodes on managing exhaustion from school and work. Discover how a mindset shift can make handling dyslexia—and the challenges that come with it—much easier. We'll also share strategies to help you overcome burnout and support others along the way. Join the dyslexia campaign early! I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree

Episode 86 - "Natalie, I Just Can't Get Started with Work?! HELP!" Struggling to start tasks at work? In this episode, we'll break down why getting started can be so hard for adults with dyslexia and share simple strategies to overcome procrastination. Learn how to build momentum and tackle your to-do list with ease! Join the Dyslexia campaign early! Wanna take control of your dyslexia but don't know where to start? Download our Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree

Episode 85 - What if You Became Best Friends with Deadlines? Welcome back! In this episode, we're exploring how schools often misrepresent dyslexia, especially when it comes to teaching time management and handling deadlines. For many, these early experiences shape how we view deadlines in adulthood, making them feel like an impossible challenge. But what if you could become best friends with deadlines? We'll dive into strategies that will help you shift your mindset around deadlines, turning them into a tool for success rather than a source of stress. From breaking tasks into manageable chunks to using tools designed for dyslexics, this episode will empower you to handle deadlines at work like never before. Plus, we'll share tips on how to communicate your unique needs with your boss or team to make sure deadlines work for you, not against you. Wanna take control of your dyslexia but don't know where to start? Download our Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree

Episode 84 - Why Managing Deadlines is HARD Welcome back! In this episode, we tackle one of the most common challenges for adults with dyslexia: managing deadlines. Deadlines can be overwhelming, and for those with dyslexia, they can feel even more daunting. We'll dive into why this happens, exploring the unique ways dyslexia impacts time management, organization, and task completion. But don't worry—we've got you covered with practical tips and strategies to help you navigate the challenges. Whether you struggle with staying on top of deadlines at work or in your personal life, this episode will give you with tools to take control of your schedule. Plus, we'll share a step-by-step guide on how to communicate your needs around deadlines to your boss or team, ensuring you can work more effectively without the added stress. Wanna take control of your dyslexia but don't know where to start? Download our Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree

Episode 83 - It's Time to make a Change We're taking a break for 1 month! But don't worry! We'll be back in Spetember! So whilst we're taking a break, this is a perfect opportunity for you to put everything we talk about on this podcast in to practice. And we want to hear how you get on so be sure to tells in the reviews or drop us a message in Instagram or LinkedIn! It's been a pleasure to bring you a weekly episode for the past 18 months so a month's break seems welcome! Thank you SO SO SO much for listening and sticking with us, and we look forward to speaking with you soon! Have fun! Links: Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C52zw-yt9Ll/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== If you think you could benefit from 1:1 coaching with Natalie, click the links below now. *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree Dyslexia in Adults is hosted by Natalie Brooks and is produced by FAC. Fisher Audio Cast: Fisher Audio Cast Website

Episode 82 - How to tell your Boss about Challenges with Working Memory In this penultimate episode in the series of 'Working Memory' at work, we go through how communicate with your boss about the challenges of working memory. Working memory affects everyone and people with dyslexia have a slightly reduce working memory capacity. What does this mean? But simply, working memory is that part of your brain which is supposed to hold multiple parts of information temporarily and re-call it when needed. An example of this in the work place might be, in a meeting with your team, or when in a training course. We call it our brain's post-it note. What does a reduced capacity look like in working memory? A neurotypical brain would receive multiple parts of information, process it, organise is of where to store the information (long term memory, short term memory) and then re-call it when needed. A dyslexic brain would receive parts of information, miss other parts of information as you're still trying to process the last bits, store it in short term memory, start to process new information, and forget the last price which has been stored temporarily. Sound like you? Well, in this episode, we give you some tips to help navigate this challenge, and most critically advice and suggestions on how to communicate these challenges to your boss in a way which packages it in productive and positive manner. We even provide you with a full scrip of what to say below... **Asking for Help Via Email 1:** Hello XX I wanted to quickly discuss with you some options for approaching the team meeting that will help me complete my work faster and create more efficiency. At the moment, our meetings are more like brainstorming sessions, where we often jump from topic to topic. How I process information means this unstructured approach can be overwhelming and does not allow me to contribute as fully as the team deserves. Next week, would you mind if I created an agenda (with your approval) and we went topic by topic? This approach would allow the whole team to better prepare for our meetings, make note-taking easier, and create clearer, better follow-up after the meeting. While our team meetings are not a big problem, I think this small shift might benefit the team and ensure we get the most out of our meetings. Let me know what you think, and I'll send a draft agenda. YOUR NAME If you think you could benefit from 1:1 coaching with Natalie, click the links below now. *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree Dyslexia in Adults is hosted by Natalie Brooks and is produced by FAC. Fisher Audio Cast: Fisher Audio Cast Website

Episode 81 - Navigating Working Memory in a Meeting So you have an idea, mid-mieeting, and you want to get it our there but need to wait your turn to speak, and now you've been so focused on your idea and not blurting it out that you've lost what is being said in the converstaion, and as you re-focus your mind back to the conversation you've forgotten your idea! Sound like you? You're not alone. Working memory in meetings is one challenge that people keep coming bck to me on for solutions. At Dyslexia in Adults we're not here to raise awareness and all that good stuff. We're here to provide practical advise and support for thoes irritating everyday solutions so that you can feel like you're thriving because of your dyslexia and not in spite of it! In this week's episode and we're picking up on the series of Meetings and the challenges people with dyslexia face in meetings, understand those challenges and what is going on, so that you can apply simple yet effetive solutions to make your every that bit easier. This episode is all about working memory in meetings. If you think you could benefit from 1:1 coaching with Natalie, click the links below now. *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree Dyslexia in Adults is hosted by Natalie Brooks and is produced by FAC. Fisher Audio Cast: Fisher Audio Cast Website

Episode 80 - What Dyslexia is Actually Like One of the ways in which Dyslexia in Adults helps people navigate the challenges and specifically in the work place, is though my 1:1 coaching. With coaching its not easy for some people to understand what it is and how it can help. Which is why in this episode I am speaking with one of my past client who has kindly agreed to share their story and experience of 1:1 coaching, and how the coaching has helped to shape her life and career because of dyslexia! Laura find out later in life that she had dyslexia and was ready through school education and well in to work. After her diagnosis, it was clear that some of the challenges with dyslexia were holding her back from career progression. When Laura discovered Dyslexia in Adults she joined the Membership 'Hive' and instantly saw the kind of benefits she could gain from more !:! dedicated specific support in her challenges and so set-up a call with Natalie to explore some more. Laura's change from starting her coaching session with very little understanding of her dyslexia and very low confidence, to clearer picture of what dyslexia is, and how she can build confidence in learning new strategies of navigating the challenges and thrive with dyslexia. Hear the full story here! If you think you could benefit from 1:1 coaching with Natalie, click the links below now. *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree Dyslexia in Adults is hosted by Natalie Brooks and is produced by FAC. Fisher Audio Cast: Fisher Audio Cast Website

Episode 79 - Dyslexia Survival Guide to Work Meetings Through the our membership 'the Hive' and social media, the most often question I get when referring to workplace challenges with dyslexia is about meetings. This is not a surprise! Meetings have so many challenges for people with dyslexia; taking notes, processing what is being said, loosing your train of thought, remembering actions the list goes on. Furthermore, people with dyslexia has to navigate all of these challenges at the same time, which as we know makes it worse. Don't fear, for Natalie is here! The next few episodes of the podcast cover all things navigating meetings and slow processing, and in this episode I share with you what are the challenges so that we can understand better what is going on. *** Free Guide "Decode Dyslexia at Work" *** Includes advice and tips such as: Simple and easy-to-understand explanation of dyslexic strengths, Our best and most recommended dyslexic strategies, and Building confidence and learning how to be proud of dyslexia. I want to thank you for joining me and listening to this podcast! It really helps the podcast and the mission if you rate, review, and share this podcast so that others may find it and get the support they need. Visit Dyslexia in Adults: Dyslexia in Adults Linktree Dyslexia in Adults is hosted by Natalie Brooks and is produced by FAC. Fisher Audio Cast: Fisher Audio Cast Website