NeuroSpicy At Work

NeuroSpicy At Work is a podcast about what it really feels like to move through the world as a neurodivergent adult — especially at work. No clichés. No corporate varnish. No patronising “awareness.” Just honest conversations about masking, burnout, communication gaps, disclosure, identity, and the invisible barriers autistic and ADHD people still face in modern workplaces.Hosted by Duena Blomstrom — author of People Before Tech, creator of the Human Debt concept, and a late-diagnosed autistic/ADHD founder — the show brings together ND professionals, educators, advocates, leaders and thinkers to explore the emotional and structural realities of ND life. Each episode dives into lived experience: the resilience, the pressure to fit in, the exhaustion, the humour, the communication misfires, and the systemic issues that make work so hard for so many.This is not a podcast about “fixing” neurodivergent people. It’s about understanding them — and understanding how our workplaces, schools

NeuroSpicy At Work is a society podcast hosted by Duena Blomstrom, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Duena Blomstrom hosts NeuroSpicy At Work, a society show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Autistic Models of Success, Identity & Education — with Lara Schaeffer

  Nov 14, 202542 minS1

  <p>In this episode, Duena speaks with Lara Schaeffer — autistic educator, advocate and creator of Neurodivergent Learning — about why real-life autistic role models are essential for ND children, teens and adults who are trying to understand themselves in a world that still gets autism profoundly wrong.</p><p>Lara shares her journey from struggling through school without support, to discovering her autistic identity as an adult, to building spaces where autistic kids can learn in ways that match their wiring. They explore why autistic young people desperately need role models who look, think and live like them — and how the absenc...

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  Episode #11

  Neurodivergence, Kindness & Radical Acceptance — with Nick Dean

  Mar 11, 202542 minS1

  <p>In this episode, Duena sits down with Nick Dean — autistic/ADHD executive coach, speaker and creator of “The Kindness Revolution” — to explore what radical acceptance really looks like for neurodivergent adults.</p><p>Nick shares his journey through late discovery, autistic burnout, emotional overload, rejection sensitivity, internalised shame and the long road toward self-kindness. Together they discuss why ND people struggle with boundaries, why masking corrodes identity, how RSD narrows a life down to survival, and what happens when neurodivergent adults finally stop performing and start living as themselves.</p><p>This is a gentle, compassionate and deeply grounding conversa...

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  Episode #2

  Becoming Happier (While NeuroSpicy) at Work — with Aoife O’Brien

  Feb 10, 202538 minS2

  <p>What does it actually take for neurodivergent adults to feel safe, supported and happier at work? In this episode, Duena sits down with Aoife O’Brien — autistic/ADHD founder, workplace culture expert and host of Happier at Work — to explore the emotional reality behind ND wellbeing in modern organisations.</p><p>Together, they unpack the difference between autistic burnout and general burnout, masking and identity collapse, ADHD impulsivity, impression management, and why ND people are so often misunderstood at work. They look at belonging vs inclusion, corporate trauma, the cost of “performing professionalism,” and what it really means for ND people...

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  Episode #1

  Education, Misdiagnosis & ND Career Journeys — with Craig Cockburn

  Jan 16, 202541 minS2

  <p>Growing up autistic in a system that didn’t understand, and how that shaped career choices, confidence and the courage to self-advocate.</p><p>In this episode, Duena speaks with Craig Cockburn — autistic advocate, technologist, author and creator of “high-performance autistic” frameworks — about what happens when you grow up undiagnosed in an education system that misunderstands everything about your brain.</p><p>Craig shares his lived journey from early school struggles, sensory overwhelm, misinterpretation by teachers, and repeated failure in rigid learning environments — all the way through to discovering his autistic identity in adulthood.</p><p>Together, Craig and Duena explor...

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  Episode #8

  Continuous Improvement, ADHD & Nonlinear Careers — with Chris Stone

  Dec 3, 202429 minS1

  <p>How ADHD shapes careers, self-worth, failure cycles, and the philosophy of continuous improvement.</p><p>In this episode, Duena is joined by Chris Stone — agile coach, ADHD adult, continuous improvement practitioner, and the creator of The Coaching Culture Club.</p><p> Together they explore what it really means to build a life, career and identity around an ADHD brain that never stops moving.</p><p>Chris shares his journey through school failures, exam panic, inconsistent performance, burnout cycles, and the constant tension between “high potential” and “self-destruct mode.”<br> hey discuss rejection sensitivity, spirals of self-doubt, hyperfocus traps, and the way ADH...

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