{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks","title":"Episode 62: Ellen Busch","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2330,"description":"Welcome to episode #62 We’re thrilled to be joined by Ellen Busch today. Ellen Busch, diagnosed with dyslexia in childhood, defied expectations. Her parents nurtured her beyond academic confines, teaching her to navigate the ocean, excel in team sports, and embrace adventure. Despite self-esteem struggles, she became a skilled skier and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Battling low self-esteem and trauma, Ellen persevered, escaping abuse and seeking healing. Through coaching, therapy, and training, she reclaimed her power, now thriving and fearlessly pursuing her dreams. Welcome to the show Ellen!\n\nQuestions\nCan you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realise that you weren’t neurotypical?Initially diagnosed as ambidextrous.\nWhat challenges did you face? Dyslexia associated with an intellectual disability.People had low expectations of her - teacher told her parents that she would only ever be able to be a wife/mother\nHer parents didn’t accept the administrator’s diagnosis. Her dad’s mantra was “Prove em wrong Ellen!”\nTook successes outside of the classroom and brought them into the classroom.Physical challenges like abseiling, scuba diving, boating\nWas able to apply the adventures to assignments\nGoing to college / uni was betterAcademic staff were supportiveProbably because she was so open and transparent\nManaged to get through tough subjects\nWhat is it like now?Agrees that the struggle gave her the gritShe could outwork everyone else\nAt an early ageE.g. Reading nautical charts with her Dad.\nWhat neuroexceptional strengths are you leaning into now?Understanding visual learningThinks in pictures\nUsing visual aids whenever possibleE.g. Anatomy colouring book - associating the colour with the name.\nLong-term memory is good\nGood pattern recognition\nWhat projects are you concentrating on?Book: disEmpoweredShares her story about getting through hostile education system and leaning into her strengths\nLots of podcast\nTraining to become...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}