When a life changing moment spawned a desire to understand herself more and figure out why she struggled with spelling and reading, our guest in this episode, Usha Patel, put aside all her years of training and experience as an Architect, and retrained as a Neurocognitive Therapist.  After setting up her own therapy practice in London in 2008, Usha has helped countless children and parents with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD. Because everyone is different and each brain works differently, Usha introduces unique and bespoke solutions for each child. In Usha’s therapy sessions, she discovers ..read more

What is it like working in the government? What is it like working in the front bench of the government? What is it like leading a major government department through a deadly pandemic? What is it like doing all that, with Dyslexia?  Well, that was the job of the well known and proud dyslexic, Matt Hancock. Most people in the UK will know Matt Hancock as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and he became a very familiar face during the COVID -19 pandemic. What most people may not know is that Matt Hancock is a very proud dyslexic person.  In this episode of the podcast ..read more

What is it like working in the government? What is it like working in the front bench of the government? What is it like leading a major government department through a deadly pandemic? What is it like doing all that, with Dyslexia?  Well, that was the job of the well known and proud dyslexic, Matt Hancock. Most people in the UK will know Matt Hancock as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and he became a very familiar face during the COVID -19 pandemic. What most people may not know is that Matt Hancock is a very proud dyslexic person.  In this episode of the podcast ..read more

Do you find that, because of your dyslexia, you are interested in loads of different things which seemingly don't go together!? Our host is an Automotive Engineer turned Dyslexic Podcaster, not an obvious link. Well, this is the theme of this podcast. This is a truly amazing life story of navigating dyslexia, travelling around Europe, writing, teaching and Eating Psychology Coaching!  In this episode we meet an amazing person, Kathy Elkind! Kathy has lived a full and exciting life all while navigating the challenges of dyslexia. I think you can agree that, on the face of it, writing a boo ..read more

When Nathan was diagnosed with dyslexia at 35, he couldn’t believe that this is what he had battelling with all through school and university and then in the workplace. And then finally with the diagnosis of dyslexia was able to access the support needed to thrive in work.  Later, Nathan set-up as a coach to help others with neurodiveristies like dyslexia and ADHD so that they too can thrive in the workplace. In this episode of the podcast, Nathan shares with Matthew Head his journey with Dyslexia and gives insights of techniques he uses with his coaching clients to help them find solutio ..read more

What is Dyscalculia?  Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty in understanding numbers which can lead to a diverse range of difficulties with mathematics. It will be unexpected in relation to age, level of education and experience and occurs across all ages and abilities.  (BDA Guidance on Dyscalculia)  In this episode of the podcast, Matt Head speaks with the founder of the Dyslexia Show, Arran Smith ahead of the 2024 event which brings Dyscalculia into the show to help raise awareness and help people find the support they need in this area of neurodiversity not oft ..read more

It's a topic not often talked about, the pressure  fathers feel to be both successful at work or as an entrepreneur AND be a great dad.  For fathers, it can often feel like you get pulled in opposite directions by others but also by themselves to want to be a great dad and a successful career. Historically, fathers have been the bread winners whose role it is to financially support their family by bringing in a secure income to protect the family. Today it is also common that fathers should (and want to) be more involved at home with the children. This can often be a conflict between ..read more

Back in the 1990’s dyslexia was not seen in the same way it is today! A lot has changed in the past 30 years (outside dial up internet, mobile phones, wide screen TVs, DVD’s, and interesting haircuts) the way dyslexia is seen in schools and workplace has changed significantly.  But there is still more to do! This episode’s guest Donna Stevenson tells us how, today companies want to learn more about dyslexia and other neurodiversities and even appoint more into roles within their organisation. Donna tells us that this wasn’t quite the case in the 90’s when she started working with the Brit ..read more

In this episode, we step beyond dyslexia and dive into the psychology of humans and how we’re born with characteristics and how experiences shape how we approach life.  You will remember that we spoke with Lee Povey in episode 58 as Lee discussed with host Matthew Head; Men's Mental Health, Dyslexia, Athletics, and the Journey to Self-Acceptance. In this episode, we discuss coaching and human psychology and how that shapes who we are and how we respond to situations.  When you layer dyslexia over human psychology, it is easy to see how experiences in younger life affects how adults w ..read more

Technology which helps many dyslexic people throughout the world started life in a place you might not expect! In this episode we meet the CEO and founder of texthelp whose aim is to help everyone to understand and be understood!  texthelp creates assistive technologies software to help people with dyslexia in many computer applications.  A life of assistive technology started out with Martin writing code to help his father communicate after suffering a stroke leaving him unable to talk. Today Martin, winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 award, is committed to helping dysle ..read more