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Making room for joy with Sharon from The Functional Family

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Mandy and Kate chat with Sharon, founder of The Functional Family and award-winning ADHD coach who provides life-changing practical strategies and support for people with ADHD.

Sharon’s husband and three boys all have ADHD. Using her lived experience, her studies at ADDCA in New York and the International Coaching Federation, and over 15 years of research into ADHD, Sharon founded The Functional Family six years ago to help families like her own feel more supported.

The Functional Family offers online programs, low-cost memberships, adult ADHD coaching and parent memberships, a podcast and more. Through the Functional Family, Sharon aims to help people and families managing ADHD feel more supported, offer new information, take away all the confusion and make room for joy!

Sharon shares her family’s story, her huge amounts of expertise and her hopes and dreams for The Functional Family in the future. Thank you Sharon!

Find The Functional Family via their website, Facebook and Instagram.

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Tara and Willow and the joy of home play therapy

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Mandy and Kate chat with the lovely Tara, they talk about Tara’s incredible creative home based play therapy, and learn all about her daughter Willow, who has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and autism.

Also, they chat about Kindship. Tara is Kindship’s Head of Marketing, Creative Director, and the go-to-girl for all things play therapy related. Tara’s background is Primary Teaching and Early Childhood Education.

Melbourne tomorrow will be 21 degrees and mostly sunny!

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Tracey chats about Bus Stop Films

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Kate and Mandy talk to Tracey Corbin-Matchett OAM, CEO of Bus Stop Films, who make films with, for and about people from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Bus Stop Films’s Accessible Film Studies Program offers people the chance to learn about filmmaking and working in the screen industry. The year-long program teaches practical and creative screen industry skills while also providing the opportunity to build community, make friends, increase confidence and learn work-ready skills.

Participants make films about topics and ideas that they’re interested in pursuing, across all film genres. There’s no exams or assessments and they can spend as long as they like in the program.

Their films are regularly entered in film festivals worldwide and participants are often walking the red carpet to showcase their work! Bus Stop Films also has an employment program that assists participants in finding work in the screen industry, and for production companies looking to hire people with disabilities.

Tracey shares a little bit about her background in community welfare and engagement, her family and her advocacy work in lobbying for the screen industry to become as equitable and accessible as other industries, given the amount of flexible roles and opportunities it offers to people with disabilities. Check out Bus Stop Films via YouTube or Instagram or visit their website to learn how to get involved. Thank you so much Tracey for sharing Bus Stop Films with us!

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Jo and Kai chat about Kaiko Fidgets

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Mandy and Kate talk to Jo and Kai from Kaiko Fidgets. Kaiko Fidgets is based in Melbourne and was co-founded by Kai, who is both autistic and dyslexic, while he was still at school. With the help of his OT mum Jo, who also has ADHD and autism,Kai has now developed a huge range of fidget designs to help with all sorts of needs, and also employs other young people with diverse needs in the business.

Kai and Jo share their story of founding the business, making and testing products, and the enjoyment, satisfaction and challenges of working for themselves and providing support and inspiration for other neurodiverse people keen to find their inner entrepreneur. Jo also shares her in-depth knowledge, based on her lived experience and feedback from the neurodiverse community, on how fidget tools and toys can provide practical assistance with stress reduction and emotional regulation, in particular for people who engage in self-harm.

Thank you so much Jo and Kai for sharing your life-changing products and your incredible knowledge and experience with us! Peas, good news, you all get a 15% discount at Kaiko Fidgets until October 20! Head to their website and add ‘toopeas’ in the discount code.

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Chantelle talks about ADHD, bullying and her gorgeous girl

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Kate and Mandy chat to Chantelle, AKA famous blogger Fat Mum Slim! Chantelle shared her “wild” journey with her 15-year-old daughter Lacey, who has a diagnosis of ADHD. Frank and brave, Chantelle talks about the very nasty experience of bullying that her daughter has been going through at school due to her neurodiversity, and the internalised ableism and lack of accountability from the young bullies, their parents and the community that has caused and enabled it.

Chantelle talks about her daughter’s diagnosis, the relief and agency she found in finally having an answer and the ability to learn about and manage the condition, and the powerlessness she feels in being unable to keep her daughter safe from the harms of bullying, despite everyone’s best efforts (minus a rectum policeman). Kate, Mandy and Chantelle discuss the reality and prevalence of bullying for our peashoots and the power of the Pea community in providing support and solace and friendship during the hard times.

Thank you for sharing your powerful story with us Chantelle.

Find out more about Chantelle, her life, family, travels, photos, recipes and things she loves over at Fat Mum Slim

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Sinead chats about adventures with Torryn

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Mandy and Kate chat to Sinead, a speaker and advocate for Pea mums and carers in the disability community. Sinead is the host of podcast Finding Happy and mum to her 15-year-old son Torryn who has Down Syndrome and autism.

Sinead shares her adventurous and sometimes tumultuous journey raising her family while traveling and moving around the world. From London to Thailand to Australia to the United States and back home to Australia again, Sinead talks about the ups and downs of managing Torryn’s birth, early diagnosis, therapies and wellbeing while navigating different systems, cultures and resources. Coming home to Australia when Torryn was a teen, she faced navigating culture shock, family illnesses and a whole new system called the NDIS.

Sinead is candid, sincere and honest about her family’s experiences, and has become a strong advocate for making sure women’s and carers’ voices are heard and valued.hanks for sharing your remarkable story with us Sinead!

Follow Sinead on Instagram and download a free meditation from Sinead to help you sleep.

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