{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Spicy Brain","title":"Anna Archer: LATE DIAGNOSED AUTISTIC & ADHD AT 24 | Unmasking, Regression & Life After Diagnosis","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5379,"description":"Spicy Brain Season Two kicks off with Anna Archer! \nHost Lara Sullivan sits down with vlogger, business owner, investor and running community favourite Anna Archer, who spent 24 years not knowing she was autistic and ADHD.\nFrom the outside, Anna's life looked sorted. The vlogs, the running community, the friendships, the business. Underneath it was a very different story. Anna opens up about growing up online, rewatching her old videos for signs she missed, and what it's been like looking back at her whole life through a completely new lens.\nThe episode explores:\n 🌶️ Growing up online, work-life balance and female friendships\n 🌶️ Getting diagnosed with both autism and ADHD\n 🌶️ Social stigma, telling friends and going quiet on social media\n 🌶️ Being vulnerable with an online audience and showing up as yourself\n 🌶️ The push and pull of being AuDHD\n 🌶️ ADHD medication, the hormonal cycle and lifestyle regulation\n 🌶️ Skill regression, unmasking and taking steps before you feel ready\nThis conversation is an honest look at post-diagnosis self-doubt, what's still hard, and why not having it all figured out is a normal part of the process.\nTune in for a real conversation about late diagnosis, identity, and what life actually looks like after finding out you're AuDHD.\nTimestamps\n00:00:00 How Lara and Anna Met\n00:06:07 Rewatching Old Videos for Signs of Autism and ADHD\n00:09:45 Growing Up Online, Work-Life Balance and Female Friendships\n00:24:42 Getting Diagnosed with ADHD and Autism\n00:37:34 Autism Stigma, Telling Friends and Going Quiet on Social Media\n00:46:05 Vulnerability Online and Being More Yourself\n00:56:28 The Opposites of Being AuDHD\n01:03:01 ADHD Medication, Hormonal Cycles and Regulation\n01:14:24 Regression, Unmasking and Starting Before You Feel Ready\n01:24:42 Spicy Fire Round\nContact Spicy Brain:\n Email: hello@spicybrainmedia.com\nFollow us on social media:\n Instagram: www.instagram.com/spicybrain.podcast/\nFollow Lara:\n Website: linktr.ee/Sullivanlara\n ...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FqVo1ZyaIJlqKnwK3ztPTNicKUAgNLZ8P3d-lph6Td8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMWMz/OGVkZTMyNjRiYWFm/ZjhmNTAzYjg0MDdj/MzM5Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}