In this episode Laura Gowers talks with Angie Mays, a mindset coach and disability work coach. The conversation explores the challenges of dyslexia in education, the impact of dyslexia on daily life and the importance of self-compassion and self-advocacy for dyslexic individuals. Angie Mays shares her personal experiences and insights, highlighting the need for understanding and support for dyslexic individuals in various aspects of life.

More about the guest:

Angie Mays is a mindset coach and disability work coach. She works with neurodivergent individuals in her job an exhausted women in her business. Her knowledge of her own dyslexia has allowed her to go from overwhelmed to calm. Supporting other individuals to understand their own needs through one to one coaching enabling to have more clarity and direction in their lives by putting their needs first through her You First method.

You can connect with Angie:

Instagram- @angiemaysmindsetcoach
Facebook- @angiemaysmindsetcoach

More about the host:

Laura Gowers is an award winning dyslexia assessor, neurodivergence coach, former teacher and SENCo with over 23 years of experience in education. She is the founder of This is Dyslexia - Dyslexia assessments & coaching and runs a specialist dyslexia assessment centre in Canterbury, Kent, supporting children and adults locally and across the UK through in person and online assessments.

Her work is strengths based, focusing on clarity, confidence and wellbeing, helping people move beyond labels and understand how their brain truly works.

Website: www.thisisdyslexia.co.uk

Instagram: @thisisdyslexiauk

Facebook: @LauraGowersUK

Facebook Page:@this.is.dyslexia.uk

Takeaways

• Dyslexia challenges in education
• Impact of dyslexia on daily life
• Self-compassion and self-advocacy for dyslexic individuals

In this episode, Laura Gowers speaks with Danielle Cudjoe-Michalski, founder of Thinking Light Coach, about her late identification of dyslexia and ADHD. Danielle shares what it was like growing up without the language to understand her differences, the impact of masking in school and corporate spaces, and how this shaped her confidence and career.

She explores the role of coaching in supporting neurodivergent adults and discusses the need for genuinely neuro-inclusive workplaces, advocating for practical changes that allow people to thrive rather than just cope.

More about the guest:

Danielle Cudjoe-Michalski is the founder of Thinking Light Coach, a practice centred on rest, access and sustainable success for neurodivergent adults, with lived experience of dyslexia and ADHD. After 20 years in corporate STEM roles and co-founding a Neurodiversity Network, she now works as a neurodiverse coach, consultant, trainer and TEDx speaker, supporting people to understand their patterns, ease long-held self-blame and build practical tools into everyday life, while helping organisations take practical steps towards genuine neuro-inclusive cultures.

You can connect with Danielle:

Instagram- @thinkinglightcoach
Facebook- @thinkinglightcoach

LinkedIn - Danielle Cudjoe-Michalski

More about the host:

Laura Gowers is an award winning dyslexia assessor, neurodivergence coach, former teacher and SENCo with over 23 years of experience in education. She is the founder of This is Dyslexia - Dyslexia assessments & coaching and runs a specialist dyslexia assessment centre in Canterbury, Kent, supporting children and adults locally and across the UK through in person and online assessments.

Her work is strengths based, focusing on clarity, confidence and wellbeing, helping people move beyond labels and understand how their brain truly works.

Website: www.thisisdyslexia.co.uk

Instagram: @thisisdyslexiauk

Facebook: @LauraGowersUK

Facebook Page:@this.is.dyslexia.uk

In this episode, Laura Gowers speaks with Maddy Alexander-Grout, a neurodivergent entrepreneur and author, who shares her journey as an ADHD money and business coach. Diagnosed with Dyslexia as a child and ADHD at 37, Maddy discusses the challenges she faced with money management, impulsive spending, and the impact of her neurodivergent conditions on her life and career. She emphasises the importance of understanding your own brain to manage finances effectively. Maddy also addresses misconceptions about dyslexia and the media's portrayal of neurodivergent conditions, advocating for a more nuanced understanding and support for those affected.

More about the guest:

Maddy Alexander-Grout is a multi award winning entrepreneur , and best selling Author of Mad About Money- Managing finances and life with ADHD , she is a disability advocate as well as being a business and money coach for neurodivergents.

You can connect with Maddy:

instagram- @maddytalksmoney

Instagram - @maddyversecommunity
TikTok- @madaboutmoneyofficial

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More about the host:

Laura Gowers is an award winning dyslexia assessor, neurodivergence coach and former teacher and SENCo with over 23 years of experience in education. She is the founder of This is Dyslexia - Dyslexia assessments & coaching and runs a specialist dyslexia assessment centre in Canterbury, Kent, supporting children and adults locally and across the UK through in person and online assessments.

Her work is strengths based, focusing on clarity, confidence and wellbeing, helping people move beyond labels and understand how their brain truly works.

Website: www.thisisdyslexia.co.uk

Instagram:@thisisdyslexiauk

Facebook: @LauraGowersUK

Facebook Page:@this.is.dyslexia.uk