Today on Pockets of Joy my guest is Jody O’Neill, writer of the award-winning play “What I don’t know about Autism”.

Dive into this pocket of Joy as we discuss our shared neurodivergence, our experiences of labour and birth as women on the spectrum, how Jody makes time for self-care, her writing process, creating accessible experiences in the arts, and the social model of disability. The video version of this podcast is available on YouTube.

Make sure to catch her play Grace in the Dublin Theatre Festival. I have set up a Resources page on The Wellness Clinic’s website with all my favourite neurodivergent content creators, so check that out if you need some support, or you can email me through my website.

See Jody’s play “Grace” in Dublin theatre festival. https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/grace/

See “Grace” in Galway https://tht.ie/4359/baboro-2024

Follow Jody on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oneill.jody

You might like to join my Inner Circle Members Club for a free monthly Zoom designed to help reconnect you with yourself, your joys and set realistic goals for your self-care. More information on my webpage here: https://thewellnessclinic.ie/inner-circle/

Niamh's links:

https://www.linktr.ee/thewellnessclinicireland/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:20 Where we sit on the spectrum

05:50 Flawed model of diagnosis / labels

08:30 Birthing and pregnancy on the spectrum

12:30 Learning to listen to our intuition

14:00 Jody's self-care

15:50 Self-care is not selfish

17:30 Burnout

20:00 The little moments

20:30 In an ideal world

21:30 Accessible theatre experiences

23:00 WFH during the pandemic

25:10 Social media

29:38 Relaxed performances

40:49 Identifying as "disabled"

45:55 Where to find Jody

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