Mind Vox

Claire Jacobs
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MindVox is a fully inclusive space that explores mental health, neurodivergence, self-care and wellbeing without judgement. Guests openly discuss their personal and professional experiences with trauma, grief, mental health, neurodivergence, disability and more. Hosted by Claire Jacobs, writer of SingleParentPessimist.co.uk and Autistic ADHD late diagnosed. Find us @mindvoxpod across socials *Warning* We cover topics that can be sensitive or triggering, which we highlight on each episode's show notes. We're not medical experts, we're only experts of our own mental health experiences.

  1. Ways to Declutter Your Head: How Mental and Digital Clutter Can Affect Our Wellbeing- Includes Helpful Tips for ADHD, Autistic and Neurotypical Minds.

    07/23/2025

    Ways to Declutter Your Head: How Mental and Digital Clutter Can Affect Our Wellbeing- Includes Helpful Tips for ADHD, Autistic and Neurotypical Minds.

    Daisy Cordell is a Professional Declutterer and Organiser, specialising in helping people find easier ways to declutter and maintain their homes. Daisy has been on Mind Vox previously (season 1 episode 31) giving advice on decluttering your home. Daisy has created a range of strategies to help both Neurotypical and Neurodivergent people to keep their homes, digital and mental health organised to maintain their wellbeing. This episode explores: - What digital and mental clutter are, and how these can affect us. - Different ways to work on mental and digital clutter for neurotypical and neurodivergent people. -The power of meditation and allowing yourself to feel your feelings. -Organisational tips to help manage mental and digital clutter, including time mapping using calendars, habit trackers, visual cues and timers. -Importance of scheduling regular mental health check-ins with ourselves, and getting an accountability partner.-Tips for parents trying to support their children and teenagers with mental decluttering. -Social media and mental health. -Clever ways to prioritise and fit in important digital decluttering on your phone.   *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Autism and Nervous Breakdown. Links The Feelings Wheel mentioned during this episode can be found here  https://amzn.to/3IyHq0V Six Ways to Teach Teens to Tidy article by Daisy can be found here.   https://singleparentpessimist.co.uk/6-ways-to-teach-teens-to-tidy-and-declutter/ To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website SingleParentPessimist.co.uk   Music made exclusively for Mind Vox by Dopamine Hunter (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter. Daisy can be found via her website Whole and Home, Facebook and Instagram.

    1h 24m
  2. ADHD Adults Parenting ADHD Kids (Part 2), An Interview with Interior Designer, Hayley Roy

    07/16/2025

    ADHD Adults Parenting ADHD Kids (Part 2), An Interview with Interior Designer, Hayley Roy

    This is part two of a 2-part interview. Hayley Roy is an Interior Designer and Entrepreneur, withexperience of running several businesses. She has a son, aged 8 at the time of recording, and two adultstepdaughters. Hayley is currently awaiting ADHD assessment after her son was diagnosed earlier this year with traits she recognises within herself. She has experience of studying NLP and has a Diploma in Business Management. Hayley has come onto the pod to talk about her experiences of parenting a neurodivergent child, her own journey to ADHD diagnosis as an adult and how she’s managed relationships, trauma, running businesses and mental health. These two episodes with Hayley will explore: -Hayley’s current journey through ADHD assessment and potential late diagnosis. -How Hayley managed being a single parent of a neurodivergent child alongside her own potential ADHD traits. -The internal debate as a parent about whether to ADHD medicate her child or not. -Hayley’s experience of parenting neurodivergent children, as a lone parent, co-parent and with a new partner as a blended family. -How she runs and maintain a business despite the ADHD traits and symptoms that she has to manage, which are further increasing in her forties. -Ways Hayley manages anxiety, perimenopause and ADHD symptoms within work, parenting and relationships.   *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Dysregulation, Domestic Violence and Single Parenting. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree  ⁠https://linktr.ee/mindvoxpod⁠ To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email ⁠mindvoxpod@gmail.com⁠ Your host, Claire, can be found on ⁠Instagram⁠, TikTok and via her website ⁠SingleParentPessimist.co.uk ⁠  Music made exclusively for Mind Vox Podcastby⁠ Dopamine Hunter⁠ (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter.  Hayley Roy can be found on Instagram as ⁠@adhdinteriordesigner⁠ and her podcast is ⁠@interiordesign.podcast⁠ To find out more about Hayley’s business, find her at ⁠HarpDesign.co.uk⁠

    42 min
  3. ADHD Adults Parenting ADHD Kids (Part 1), An Interview with Interior Designer, Hayley Roy.

    07/09/2025

    ADHD Adults Parenting ADHD Kids (Part 1), An Interview with Interior Designer, Hayley Roy.

    Hayley Roy is an Interior Designer and Entrepreneur, withexperience of running several businesses. She has a son, aged 8 at the time of recording, and two adultstepdaughters. Hayley is currently awaiting ADHD assessment after her son was diagnosed earlier this year with traits she recognises within herself. She has experience of studying NLP and has a Diploma in Business Management. Hayley has come onto the pod to talk about her experiences of parenting a neurodivergent child, her own journey to ADHD diagnosis as an adult and how she’s managed relationships, trauma, running businesses and mental health. These two episodes with Hayley will explore: -Hayley’s current journey through ADHD assessment and potential late diagnosis. -How Hayley managed being a single parent of a neurodivergent child alongside her own potential ADHD traits. -The internal debate as a parent about whether to ADHD medicate her child or not. -Hayley’s experience of parenting neurodivergent children, as a lone parent, co-parent and with a new partner as a blended family. -How she runs and maintain a business despite the ADHD traits and symptoms that she has to manage, which are further increasing in her forties. -Ways Hayley manages anxiety, perimenopause and ADHD symptoms within work, parenting and relationships.   *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Dysregulation, Domestic Violence and Single Parenting. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree  https://linktr.ee/mindvoxpod To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website SingleParentPessimist.co.uk   Music made exclusively for Mind Vox Podcastby Dopamine Hunter (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter.   Hayley Roy can be found on Instagram as @adhdinteriordesigner and her podcast is @interiordesign.podcast To find out more about Hayley’s business, find her at HarpDesign.co.uk

    1h 5m
  4. Why I've Been Away For So Long: A Season 2 Intro

    07/02/2025

    Why I've Been Away For So Long: A Season 2 Intro

    I’m finally back! This is a brief episode to explain why I’ve been away for so long, and to explore what season two will bring. If you want to suggest some pod topics, be on the podcast, or even recommend somebody who would be great for it, please email us at the link below or DM our @MindVoxPod Instagram. Please subscribe, rate and share us with your friends so we can reach more of our community. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Burnout, Anticipatory Grief, Sandwich Caring and Fibromyalgia. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via @mindvoxpod Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music exclusively for this pod made by Dopamine Hunter (@dopaminehunter9466 on YouTube, @dopaminehunteruk on Insta). The music must not be used elsewhere without permission by Dopamine Hunter.

    22 min
  5. Reflections of a Summer of AUDHD Burnout and Things I’ve Learnt Along the Way.

    09/08/2023

    Reflections of a Summer of AUDHD Burnout and Things I’ve Learnt Along the Way.

    After two months of radio silence, Claire is back with a new Mind Vox episode. This is more of an update to what’s been going on, as well as what she’s learnt through the current issues she’s faced, and what’s coming up for the pod. This episode explores: -Why Claire hasn’t uploaded a pod episode in a while! -Some of the symptoms she’s recognised as Autistic and ADHD Burnout. -Recent transitions that have been adding pressure and increasing the burnout, including school transitions and holidays. -The limitations she’s faced to recover, including summer holidays as a single parent and being a sandwich carer. -What Claire’s been doing to reduce the burnout and which have been the most helpful. -Things she’s learnt from this most recent burnout to take forward for the next time. -Ideas for future episodes. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about Burnout, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Sensory Processing, Perimenopause, AUDHD, Trauma and Social Isolation. Links Claire featured on the ADHD Mums Podcast recently, and her interview can be found on episode 2. To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio.  To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.

    34 min
  6. Ways to Manage Sensory & Autistic Traits Outdoors: Making Adventures Accessible to Improve Wellbeing for Neurodivergent Adults & Young People. An Interview with Autistic Adventurer Allie Mason

    06/27/2023

    Ways to Manage Sensory & Autistic Traits Outdoors: Making Adventures Accessible to Improve Wellbeing for Neurodivergent Adults & Young People. An Interview with Autistic Adventurer Allie Mason

    Allie Mason is a Children’s Author and a Landscape and Training Coordinator. She was diagnosed Autistic at the age of 23 in 2020, and wants to talk about her late-diagnosis journey and what she has put in place to help with the Autistic traits that affect her wellbeing. Allie describes herself as an Autistic Adventurer Extraordinaire, as she finds outdoor adventures help improve her wellbeing. She wants fellow neurodivergent people to get outdoors for the same reason, which has inspired her first non-fiction book. The Autistic Guide to Adventure was written to support Autistic young people to feel able to explore outdoor adventures if they have sensory processing issues that previously put them off attempting this. Allie has come onto the podcast to talk about her late-diagnosis journey and the positive coping mechanisms she’s adopted since learning about her traits. This episode explores: -Allie’s Autistic late-diagnosis journey. -Her reflections on being undiagnosed for 23 years, and misdiagnosed with other conditions. -What Allie’s learnt about Autism and how to manage her traits since diagnosis. -How Autism affects Allie’s wellbeing. -How the outdoors and adventuring improve Allie’s wellbeing. -Advice for ways other neurodivergent people can get outdoors when they’ve previously assumed it won’t work with their sensory needs and other traits. -Creating a Sensory Toolkit to help indoors and outdoors. -Exploring ways to enjoy nature with chronic pain and physical disabilities. -What inspired Allie to write a book for Autistic young people, and how she hopes it will help them. -How Allie managed the long editing and publishing process as a Neurodivergent. *Trigger warning* Contains conversation about ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Sensory Processing, Lockdown, Skin-Ripping and unhealthy coping mechanisms including Self-Harm and Social Isolation. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the options on our Linktree (@mindvoxpod) To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay. Allie’s book The Autistic Guide to Adventure can be bought here. Allie’s website can be found here, and her Instagram and TikTok are @alliewrote.

    1h 14m
  7. My Depression & Anxiety Was Actually Autistic Burnout: Reflections of Growing Up Undiagnosed, Late-Diagnosis and Parenting Neurodivergent Children. An Interview with Carrie Kearns.

    05/30/2023

    My Depression & Anxiety Was Actually Autistic Burnout: Reflections of Growing Up Undiagnosed, Late-Diagnosis and Parenting Neurodivergent Children. An Interview with Carrie Kearns.

    Carrie Kearns is a Veterinary CPD Tutor and Student Hypnotherapist and Counsellor. They were a Pet Bereavement Counsellor for 22 years and are currently training as a Hypnotherapist. Carrie has two children and is a late diagnosed Autistic who uses They/Them pronouns. They were misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety before getting an Autism diagnosis, and their experience within the mental health system inspired them to now train as a counsellor. Carrie talks about their late diagnosis journey, why they think functioning labels can be harmful and their experience of the mental health system, both diagnosed and undiagnosed. This episode explores: -Carrie’s misdiagnosis of depression and anxiety, which was actually Autism and ADHD, and their experience of burnout. -How Carrie got through burnout and the work they’ve done to reduce future burnouts. -The abuse and struggles Carrie dealt with throughout their life. -Carrie’s late-diagnosis journey and how they’ve dealt with it. -Why Carrie feels functional labels can be harmful. -Carrie’s views on the mental health support offered in this country and how it could be improved for Autistics. -Why Carrie decided to train in Hypnotherapy. -The ways Carrie adjusted their parenting to meet their son’s Autistic needs, and their (suspected neurodivergent) daughter’s too. -Autistic Meltdowns, Shutdowns and Burnouts- the differences between them and how Carrie manages them. -Challenges Carrie has faced with trying to get their daughter assessed for Autism and ADHD, when she doesn’t present stereotypically. *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Trauma, Stress, Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Abuse, Bullying, 17q12 Duplication Syndrome, Suicidal Ideation and Attempts, OCD, Dyslexia, Medications, RSD, Pet Bereavement and Aphantasia. Links To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio. To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay. The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills can be found here. Samantha Craft’s Autistic Traits List can be found here. Carrie’s podcast is called All Creatures Great and Gone and can be found on most platforms. If you want to volunteer for Carrie while they train in Hypnotherapy, email cyclecounselling@hotmail.com

    1h 18m
  8. How Trauma & Tension Releasing Exercises Can Improve Physical & Mental Health: Includes Somatic TRE Tips and Tools. An Interview with TRE® Provider Sylvia Tillmann

    05/17/2023

    How Trauma & Tension Releasing Exercises Can Improve Physical & Mental Health: Includes Somatic TRE Tips and Tools. An Interview with TRE® Provider Sylvia Tillmann

    Sylvia Tillmann is a TRE® (Trauma & Tension Releasing Exercises) Provider, specialising in teaching therapeutic ways to improve physical and mental wellbeing. She’s founder of Tremendous TRE®, and is also trained in counselling, Jikiden Reiki and Laughter Yoga. Sylvia feels that people hold too much tension in their bodies which can manifest in many forms, from chronic physical pain to mental health issues. She believes TRE empowers us to learn to help and heal ourselves, rather than relying on others for various physical and psychological issues. She's come onto the pod to talk about the benefits of TRE and to give examples of tools we can use to help ourselves at home. This episode explores: -What somatic tools are -What TRE is and the benefits of it -The benefits of somatic tools such as TRE -Who TRE is designed for and what issues it can help with -The impact that stress can have on our physical and mental wellbeing -How we can improve our physical and mental wellbeing using TRE techniques -Examples of TRE tools we can try at home for various issues and ailments *Trigger Warning* Contains conversation about Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Trauma, Lockdown, Stress, Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Abuse, Trying to Conceive, War Zones, PTSD, Parkinson’s, MS and Alzheimer’s. Links  To donate the price of a coffee to help the pod, find the CashApp, Paypal and BuyMeACoffee options on our Linktree in our bio  https://linktr.ee/mindvoxpod To send us ideas for future episodes, or offer to be interviewed, please contact us via Instagram or email mindvoxpod@gmail.com Your host, Claire, can be found on Instagram, TikTok and via her website Single Parent Pessimist. Sylvia can be contacted via her website Tremendous TRE and she can be found on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.   The Body Keeps The Score book can be found on Amazon here. David Berceli, PhD created TRE and has a book that explains it here Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.

    53 min
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MindVox is a fully inclusive space that explores mental health, neurodivergence, self-care and wellbeing without judgement. Guests openly discuss their personal and professional experiences with trauma, grief, mental health, neurodivergence, disability and more. Hosted by Claire Jacobs, writer of SingleParentPessimist.co.uk and Autistic ADHD late diagnosed. Find us @mindvoxpod across socials *Warning* We cover topics that can be sensitive or triggering, which we highlight on each episode's show notes. We're not medical experts, we're only experts of our own mental health experiences.

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  • Creator
    Claire Jacobs
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Claire Jacobs
  • Show Website
    Mind Vox