Talking Twaddle with Amelia Wright

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Better Being Me

Joanne Hatchard

32 episodes

5 days ago

Welcome to the Better Being Me Podcast, a celebration of finding the EASE… an essential life pillar for host Joanne Hatchard. Our bodies can often be a temple of stress, seeking tension release through unhealthy and unproductive ways - it is here that Jo uses her incredibly canny and candid awareness of living life awkward, to gift you permission to leave behind the things that aren’t serving you and explore the seriousness of life’s big cosmic body slams. Discover how our executive functioning, neural pathways and brain mapping open up new, innovative ways of BE-ing that will forever change the way you relate to yourself and the world around you. This neurodivergent Mum with her infectious chuckle, self-deprecating humour and sarcasm will help you create a better connection to self and cut through the shitshow of life to uncover the simplest workaround!

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Talking Twaddle with Amelia Wright

Better Being Me

1 hour 3 minutes 48 seconds

7 months ago

Talking Twaddle with Amelia Wright

From Burnout to Belonging: Amelia Wright on Late Diagnosis, Self-Acceptance + Neurotopical Therapy

✨ In This Episode

Joanne sits down with the beautifully insightful Amelia Wright (@neurotopicaltherapy), a late-identified autistic ADHDer and social worker who's carved a neuro-affirming path through therapy and lived experience. Together, they unpack what it really feels like to go from “something’s wrong with me” to full-blown self-understanding—and how that led to the creation of *Neurotopical Therapy*. If you’ve ever felt like you were faking being human, this one’s for you.

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🧠 What We Talk About

- 00:05 – The COVID-era collapse that led to Amelia’s diagnosis

- 12:30 – “What’s actually wrong with me?” – navigating misdiagnoses and the search for clarity

- 25:40 – Autism, ADHD and identity: from compartmentalising to integrating

- 39:50 – What it’s like to mask while being the “chatty” twin

- 46:15 – Starting Neurotopical: building a practice that *feels* right

- 01:06:00 – Wisdom for the next gen of neurodivergent folk (spoiler: fight back!)

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💬 Memorable Moments

> “I just felt like I’d been pretending to be human—and the pandemic broke the mask.”

> “You’re not a struggling neurotypical. You’re a perfectly fine autistic person.”

> “Nothing isn’t autistic. You are autistic—and that’s a good thing.”

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📚 Resources + Mentions

- Amelia’s Practice: [neurotopicaltherapy.com.au](https://www.neurotopicaltherapy.com.au)

- Instagram: [@neurotopicaltherapy](https://www.instagram.com/neurotopicaltherapy/)

- Joanne’s 8-week program BBMe Completely for late-identifying women: [betterbeingme.com.au](https://betterbeingme.com.au)

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📲 Connect With Us

- Instagram: [@betterbeingme_bbme](https://www.instagram.com/betterbeingme_)

- Website: [https://betterbeingme.com.au](https://betterbeingme.com.au)

✍️ Share Your Thoughts

💭 What part of Amelia’s story mirrored yours?

👇 Drop us a DM or tag @betterbeingme_bbme on Insta—we love hearing your reflections.

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