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Alexandra Bellitter
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Joanne Lockwood
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Welcome to Inclusion Bites, your sanctuary for bold conversations that spark change. I'm Joanne Lockwood, your guide on this journey of exploration into the heart of inclusion, belonging and societal transformation. Ever wondered what it truly takes to create a world? Remember, everyone not only belongs, but thrives. You're not alone. Join me as we uncover the unseen, challenge the status quo and share stories that resonate deep within. Ready to dive in? Whether you're sipping your morning coffee or winding down after a long day, let's connect, reflect and inspire action together. Don't forget, you can be part of the conversation too. Reach out to jo.lockwood@seechangehappen.co.uk to share your insights or to join me on the show.
Joanne Lockwood
00:01:03 - 00:01:50
So adjust your earbuds and settle in. It's time to ignite the spark of inclusion with Inclusion Bites Billard. And Today is episode 163 with the title Unlocking Neurodivergent Potential. And I have the absolute honour and privilege to welcome Alex Bellitter. Alex is the operations manager and lead at Shimmer ADHD Coaching, pioneering neuro inclusive coaching approaches to support the ADHD community in achieving their goals. And when I asked Alex to describe her superpower, she said it is a lifelong love of learning and a commitment to advancing neuro inclusive coaching. Hello, Alex, welcome to the show.
Alexandra Bellitter
00:01:51 - 00:01:54
Thank you so much for having me. Very excited to be here.
Joanne Lockwood
00:01:54 - 00:02:02
Yeah, pleasure. We were chatting away just now and you're joined with you at your end in Texas somewhere by a couple of dogs. Is that right? You've got your dogs with you?
Alexandra Bellitter
00:02:03 - 00:02:07
Yes, I do. I got Freddie and Bella right with me. They're ready to chime in at any moment.
Joanne Lockwood
00:02:08 - 00:02:16
Yeah. So. Well, we're looking forward to. If they want to join in, if they. If they got something to add on the topic of Neuro inclusive coaching, we can involve them. So. Yeah, absolutely. So, Texas.
Joanne Lockwood
00:02:16 - 00:02:17
Whereabouts in Texas?
Alexandra Bellitter
00:02:18 - 00:02:28
I am located in Dallas. It is Dallas. I always feel bad during the winter, saying I'm complaining about the cold when I'm very much in warm weather. But it's still pretty chilly here.
Joanne Lockwood
00:02:29 - 00:02:39
So what's chilly for Dallas, is it. Where are we? 32 Fahrenheit, 0 Centigrade, UK. So where are we in the 60s or 70s?
Alexandra Bellitter
00:02:40 - 00:02:57
It does get down into the. Usually there's a week where it does snow, which I think is the. You're allowed to say it's cold at that point. If it's snowing outside, it's usually for only a few days out of the year. So right now it's in the the 40s phase, which quite frankly I have a hard time translating into Celsius.
Joanne Lockwood
00:02:57 - 00:03:08
Yeah, that's probably low 10, 10ish degrees Celsius, something like that. Was it 00:32? So it's got to be 10, 10 or 15, something like that. So nippy, but not freezing.
Alexandra Bellitter
00:03:08 - 00:03:10
I'll trust you on that.
Joanne Lockwood
00:03:10 - 00:03:22
Yeah, well, I had a lady on the other day from Atlanta in Georgia and she was saying that had snow forecast there, which is kind of unheard of. So the weather in the States at the moment is all over the place.
Alexandra Bellitter
00:03:23 - 00:03:33
Very much so. This February has had really large swings to very, very hot weather, like 15 degrees over the average to very, very low weather. So it's been a bit unpredictable.
Joanne Lockwood
00:03:33 - 00:03:45
Wow. So your superpower and what you do is all around neuro inclusive, coaching around adhd. So how isn't traditional coaching neuro inclusive?
Alexandra Bellitter
00:03:45 - 00:04:56
So there's a lot of different elements to that, but I think you can kind of summarise it with whether or not it is in the forefront of what you're thinking about when you're working with your members of how am I expecting this member to present? Am I expecting them to adopt my style? Am I really meeting them where they are at? So a couple examples will be just first, starting the coaching session as it's very common to do very wide questions of how have things been since I've last seen you? All of a sudden there's a lot of different factors to be thinking about when you can narrow down the scope, make it a little easier for the person to focus on what's most meaningful for them. So asking about the topic from the last time we spoke, asking about a particular goal that you had set, those are a way that you can already start the energy in the conversation without widening it so far that the person really has to think about all the different variables. And we know that from divergent thinking that can be very common. So even just from the initial start of the session, that's one way you can make it more neuro inclusive. But there's several points actually the entire session that you can be adopting your own practise to make it most impactful for your member.
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