The Neurodivergent Visionary Podcast Dr. Kari Burch, OTD, OTR/L, Professional Coach

In this episode, Kari shares about a couple transitions she’s making, including 1) changing jobs/roles in her occupational therapy life (making this the 3rd job she has quit in 2 years), learning how she can sustainably engage in trailblazing and advocacy, and 2) taking a pause from the podcast before season 2 begins! 

Please share with Kari any and all feedback about what you loved about this podcast so far this season, and what you’d like to hear more about! Message Kari on  Instagram or Facebook to say hi and/or share feedback about what you’d like to learn more about in season 2. 

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In this episode we are joined again by the brilliant and strategic Althea Seloover, who introduced me to the idea of “Self-Accommodation.” In this episode, we discuss:


What is self accommodation?


What are some frameworks that can inform self-accommodation?


Examples of self-accommodations from both of us (Kari - quitting a job; Althea - tiny trashcans, stickers, and way more)


Implications and takeaways about how you can self-accommodate. 



You can find Althea on instagram , merch (including practical and satisfying stickers for self-accommodation inspiration) from  Disobedient Goods & Apparel here, and an AMAZING work on her substack here that impacted me greatly.  Check out her whole site and how to connect with her here. 



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Today Kari talks with Kat (they/them), spiritual weirdo and healer, about all things Pranayama and neurodivergence. Kari and Kat met at Brand Camp with Kristy Black, and became fast friends. Kari experienced a pranayama (breathwork) session with Kat and found it absolutely wonderful, and really respected how much Kat honors staying true to the roots of indigenous and yogic practices. 

Today we discuss:


Kat’s neurodivergent career trajectory and underlying themes


Rainbow Dot Spirituality, Kat’s healing business


Common themes and stories we have learned from society about being neurodivergent 


Pranayama (breathwork) as a beautiful modality for neurodivergent humans 


Reclaiming, reconnecting, re-remembering connection to all of life and our ancestors


Kari’s experience doing a breathwork session with Kat



You can find out more about Kat at their website https://rainbowdotspirituality.com/, and check them out on instagram and tiktok. 



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Today Kari talks with Jennifer Alumbaugh (she/they) MSc,. Neuroinclusion Accessibility Consultant, Speaker, and Trainer 🧠 Harnessing the Power of Diverse Brains to Boost Business & Prevent Burnout 🛋️ about neuroinclusion and how implementing neuroinclusion practices benefits everyone.

Their discussion covers topics including:


Jennifer’s journey into her ADHD and Autistic and other neurodivergent identities at age 42


How the current late identified neurodivergent population is building the bridge of understanding neurodiversity even as we cross it ourselves


The issue with research, policies, and design for neurodivergent folks without including them as stakeholders and leaders (nothing about us, without us)


Neuroinclusion information vs. designing neuroinclusive experiences (e.g., how events/processes themselves can be more accessible and accommodating)


Neuroinclusion in the workplace and examples of how to be more inclusive 


Embracing that there is never just one way to do anything, and neurodivergent brains are often systems design thinkers who can come up with innovative solutions that are meaningful and impact everyone 


The death sentence of: “This is just how we’ve always done it”


The importance of having safe spaces and time to practice being neuroinclusive 



You can find more of Jennifer on LinkedIn, and on their website Expansive Expressions, where you can find more about Expansive Expressions programming including the NeuroDefiant Collective for neurodivergent entrepreneurs and her Neuroinclusion Training and Consulting offerings. 

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In this episode, Kari has a passionate conversation with Celestyna Brozek Wild (she/they), an integrative deep change worker and astroanalyst who specialties in parenting and neurodiversity. 

Today Kari and Celestyna jam about: 

- Demystifying “gentle parenting” - what it is NOT (e.g., it’s NOT about being “calm all the time” or “always being present or available”, and it definitely doesn’t result in your kids always being compliant)

- Gentle parenting is actually about working around YOUR OWN nervous system as an adult 

- Interrupting the urgency of needing to “fix” problems

- The snowball of time effect where we do future catastrophization about the things we are experiencing today 

- How accepting neurodivergence + our kids’ emotional expression is medicine for our emotionally flatlined culture

- The benefits of being in non-evaluation, curiosity, and observation, and using declarative language to describe what’s being experienced and cross check with your child’s experience 

- Being willing to use experimentation and trial-and-error to find bespoke strategies for your particular family 

- The necessity of safe places to share your truth and be supported 

You can learn more about Celestyna here. 

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Today, Kari speaks with Saturday Grace (they/them),  in a serendipitous conversation that rang about a billion bells for Kari in terms of synchronicity! 

Among other things, Kari and Saturday discuss:

- The benefits and limitations of labels, including neurodivergence and relevant diagnoses

- Comparisons between indigenous and modern Western Medicine treatment of individuals born with perceived differences, including Shaman Sickness

- The perils of attempts to “maximize your [earning] potential” 

- How to handle it when someone who has positively influenced you makes mistakes, e.g. Brene Brown 

- Reclaiming agency when you feel like a cog in the capitalist machine

- The beauty of magick as a neurodivergent person 

- Ancestor work, particularly for people with adoption in their lineage 

You can find more of Saturday and their writing here on Instagram. 

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