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Burnout. Boundaries. Bullsh*t. I’ve been lost, broken, burnt out and told a thousand times to just get on with it. Add perimenopause into the mix, a late autism and ADHD diagnosis, and you’ve got the perfect storm. I’m Moody, human first, divergent always.  This isn’t self-help, it’s the realities of being late diagnosed, the skill regression that comes with burnout, and the process of relearning life all over again. Some weeks it’s heartbreak, betrayal, grief that rips you open.  Other weeks it’s rants, reflections, or pulling apart the everyday madness. Masking. Meltdowns. Hormones. Love. Loss. Ageing. Identity.  The quiet sh*t no one prepares you for.  If you’ve ever felt too much, not enough, or like you’re carrying it all on your own, you're not alone. I’m breaking habits. Protecting my soft, sensitive soul.  Refusing to shrink any more just to make other people comfortable. It’s messy, it’s moody, it’s me. Welcome to The Moody Divergent.

Episodes

  1. 10/16/2025

    Britain's a Sh"* Show and So is My Life

    Hey, I'm back. It's been a minute and this episode is just a quick check in to say hi and catch up before next fortnight"s episode where I'll be talking about Triangulation, what it looks like, the different ways it shows up and why boundaries matter more than ever. It"s been six months. A lots happened. I've been quiet, dealing with things that hit me harder than expected. Burnout that seems never ending, and so many realisations I didn't even ask for. Yet through all of that chaos I am slowly coming back to the land of living.  Insta: The Moody Divergent  Send us a text Copyright © 2025 The Moody Divergent™. All rights reserved. This podcast, including all written and recorded content, is the intellectual property of The Moody Divergent™. The name, brand, and associated materials are currently undergoing formal trademark registration. No part of this episode — including script, audio, titles, descriptions, or branding — may be reproduced, distributed, or used without explicit written permission from the creator.

    24 min

  2. 04/24/2025

    You Call It Research. We Call It Repetition.

    From “idiot schools” to brain scans, from eugenics to modern autism funding—this episode pulls back the curtain on the systems that keep studying us without ever seeing us. Neurodivergence has been labelled, locked away, pathologized, and monetised for centuries. But what happens when we trace the history of that gaze? When we ask why the research keeps repeating itself—genetics, mothers, vaccines, deficits—while our realities remain dismissed? In this episode, I explore the long timeline of how autism, ADHD, and mental health have been used to control, categorise, and capitalise. And I ask the harder question: who does this research serve? Because while they call it science, to us, it feels like surveillance with better funding. Links For Further Reading: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3302834/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9730396/ https://scispace.com/papers/the-influence-of-maternal-diet-on-gut-microbiota-diversity-2yk752hv8jb0 https://scispace.com/papers/the-gut-brain-connection-investigating-the-correlation-53fijkgndybh https://scispace.com/papers/research-advances-in-gut-microbes-and-autism-spectrum-f1g2gqfuapos https://scispace.com/papers/gut-microbiota-in-young-adults-with-high-functioning-autism-58yb4yt1s6ki https://scispace.com/papers/influential-articles-in-autism-and-gut-microbiota-21zldruilhbq https://www.autismayurvedam.com/about-ayurveda/ https://www.autism-help.org/points-refrigerator-mothers.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ASvEduq5W0 ( Origins Of Autism In Vienna 1941 )  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtpR56zJDmw ( Refrigerator Mother Documentary ) https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/history?c=563153584305 WEBSITES: https://neuroclastic.com/support-us/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/about/ Send us a text Copyright © 2025 The Moody Divergent™. All rights reserved. This podcast, including all written and recorded content, is the intellectual property of The Moody Divergent™. The name, brand, and associated materials are currently undergoing formal trademark registration. No part of this episode — including script, audio, titles, descriptions, or branding — may be reproduced, distributed, or used without explicit written permission from the creator.

    45 min

  3. 04/17/2025

    Diagnosis Gave Me Answers- But It Didn't End The War

    This week on The Moody Divergent, we’re talking about diagnosis — and what happens when it doesn’t come with clarity or peace. I share how I was first diagnosed with ADHD at 30, but it wasn’t until I hit perimenopause — and everything started to collapse — that I began to question whether something deeper was going on. That hormonal crash led me to fight for answers, and eventually, I was diagnosed with autism. This episode is about the grief that comes after the diagnosis. The kind no one prepares you for. The kind where you realise your whole life was misunderstood — not just by others, but by yourself too. We also talk about the science behind perimenopause, dopamine, and why so many neurodivergent women don’t break down until midlife — because that’s when the mask finally slips. If you’re there right now — spiralling, grieving, unpacking — you’re not broken. You’re just waking up. Want to share something with me? Whether you've got a story, rant ,late night thought, or you just want to say hello- I want to hear from you. contact@themoodydivergent.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themoodydivergent The Autism checklist for females. https://the-art-of-autism.com/females-and-aspergers-a-checklist/ Embrace Autism where they have tests such as RAADS https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r/ Research Papers : Perfect Storm: Autistic experiences of menopause. https://app.scholarai.io/paper?paper_id=DOI:10.1177/13623613241244548&original_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1177%2F13623613241244548 https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1779514&dswid=4241 https://app.scholarai.io/paper?paper_id=DOI:10.1177/10497323241253412&original_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1177%2F10497323241253412 https://app.scholarai.io/paper?paper_id=DOI:10.1177/13623613211059721&original_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1177%2F13623613211059721 Send us a text Copyright © 2025 The Moody Divergent™. All rights reserved. This podcast, including all written and recorded content, is the intellectual property of The Moody Divergent™. The name, brand, and associated materials are currently undergoing formal trademark registration. No part of this episode — including script, audio, titles, descriptions, or branding — may be reproduced, distributed, or used without explicit written permission from the creator.

    34 min

  4. 04/06/2025

    The Real Scroungers: History Repeats, and We're Still The Target

    In this bold and unapologetic episode of The Moody Divergent, we unravel the polished lies we’ve been told — about who’s to blame, who’s taking from the system, and who’s getting away with everything. From delays in Access to Work, to the sanitised cruelty of PIP reforms, to MPs quietly claiming council tax, rent, and second-home energy bills — while disabled people are pushed into poverty — this episode lays it all out. This is about more than politics. It’s about betrayal, truth, and the rage of being gaslit by a system that was never built for us. It’s raw. It’s factual. It’s spoken with lived experience. And it asks one question: Who are the real scroungers? Fact Check / •Access to Work delays and failure Disability Rights UK: https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2023/october/access-work-urgent-reform-needed •MPs claiming council tax & energy bills Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/reeves-among-41-labour-ministers-123246037.html OpenDemocracy: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/parliament-mps-claim-expenses-on-energy-bills-for-second-homes/ •Woking Council’s £2.4bn crash / bankrupt councils The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/07/woking-council-debt-crisis BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67610727 •Youth services and public sector cuts Institute for Government: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/impact-labour-first-budget-public-services •Media ownership + propaganda techniques Media Reform Coalition: https://www.mediareform.org.uk/media-ownership The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/how-repetition-makes-fake-news-seem-more-believable-and-what-scientists-can-do-about-it-73488 I would love to hear from you  Contact@themoodydivergent.com Send us a text Copyright © 2025 The Moody Divergent™. All rights reserved. This podcast, including all written and recorded content, is the intellectual property of The Moody Divergent™. The name, brand, and associated materials are currently undergoing formal trademark registration. No part of this episode — including script, audio, titles, descriptions, or branding — may be reproduced, distributed, or used without explicit written permission from the creator.

    35 min

  5. 03/28/2025

    "So I Finally Hit Record..."

    This first episode wasn’t intended to be flawless—it was meant to be authentic. In this raw and introspective debut, I finally released myself from the pressure to have everything figured out. There was no script, no polish—just me, sitting down after years of suppressing, shrinking, and struggling to survive systems that never accommodated me. You’ll hear why I abandoned the pursuit of perfection and embraced the act of recording instead. You’ll learn about the impact of my late diagnosis of ADHD and autism. And you’ll discover that this podcast isn’t another neurodivergent self-help guide—it’s a space for the messy middle ground. If you’ve ever: •Exhausted yourself trying to conform to neurotypical expectations •Questioned whether your heightened sensitivity was merely a survival mechanism •Felt like your mask slipped before you were ready to remove it This podcast is for you. The Moody Divergent isn’t about being easily digestible—it’s about finally expressing what no one gave us permission to say aloud. ⸻ Content warning: This episode discusses topics such as burnout, grief, emotional exhaustion, masking, perimenopause, and the experience of receiving a late diagnosis of neurodivergence. Please listen in a manner that’s safe for your nervous system. Send us a text Copyright © 2025 The Moody Divergent™. All rights reserved. This podcast, including all written and recorded content, is the intellectual property of The Moody Divergent™. The name, brand, and associated materials are currently undergoing formal trademark registration. No part of this episode — including script, audio, titles, descriptions, or branding — may be reproduced, distributed, or used without explicit written permission from the creator.

    18 min
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Burnout. Boundaries. Bullsh*t. I’ve been lost, broken, burnt out and told a thousand times to just get on with it. Add perimenopause into the mix, a late autism and ADHD diagnosis, and you’ve got the perfect storm. I’m Moody, human first, divergent always.  This isn’t self-help, it’s the realities of being late diagnosed, the skill regression that comes with burnout, and the process of relearning life all over again. Some weeks it’s heartbreak, betrayal, grief that rips you open.  Other weeks it’s rants, reflections, or pulling apart the everyday madness. Masking. Meltdowns. Hormones. Love. Loss. Ageing. Identity.  The quiet sh*t no one prepares you for.  If you’ve ever felt too much, not enough, or like you’re carrying it all on your own, you're not alone. I’m breaking habits. Protecting my soft, sensitive soul.  Refusing to shrink any more just to make other people comfortable. It’s messy, it’s moody, it’s me. Welcome to The Moody Divergent.

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