Divergently Married
de James Carter & Sonay Erten
Divergently Parenting
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Join Sonay and James as they invite us into their unique world as an autistic and ADHD married couple. Using their lived experiences of ADHD and autism, they talk about life, love and everything in between. Sonay is a lawyer, ADHD coach and speaker and James is an early 40s techie and part-time geology student. Join them for an authentic journey through life as Divergently Married. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Divergently Parenting · 1 h 9 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 3We've managed to put out another episode! This time round we discuss what neurodivergent parenting looks like nine months in, including motivation, task initiation, the maternal…
- Babies, Elections and Changes. Lots of Changes. · 59 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 2We're back once again, but not with the ill behaviour. Sorry for the hiatus, we seem to have a lot of these. It's a big update of an episode, where we talk about parenthood…
- Pregnancy, mental health and looking forward · 53 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 1Sorry again for the intermittent nature of this podcast, but with the year we've had, can you blame us? Redundancy, pregnancy... yeah, it's a lot. Either way, we're getting off…
- Baby Stuff, more Baby Stuff, and our Regular Features · 54 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 16Sorry, we know, it's been a hot minute or two, but life is life and we do these as best we can. In our latest episode, we're talking scans, more news, self-advocacy, and what…
- Divergently Being Goes on Holiday... Again! · 1 h 22 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 15Sorry we've been so quiet of late, a lot's been going on. And we'll tell you all about it in this latest episode where we talk about our Italian holiday, talk some more about…
- We Have an Announcement - Huge, the Biggest! · 25 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 14In this episode, Sonay and James discuss James' recent trip to Morocco for his degree, and tell you all why they've been kind of quiet of late... Hosted on Acast. See…
- Registries, RSD, and Rhubarb: Fighting Ableism and Finding Joy · 30 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 13In our latest episode, we expose ableist policies in the US and UK, from RFK Jr’s registry proposal to Amnesty International’s report on the DWP’s cruelty. We discuss RSD for…
- Autism in Girls, ADHD Intuition, and RSD: Diagnosis, Burnout & Breaking the Mask · 44 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 12In this episode, Sonay & James dive into the underdiagnosis of autism in girls, explore the blurred lines between RSD and intuition, and share personal insights on burnout…
- Fake News, Welfare Blues, and the Fear of Speaking Up: Navigating RSD & Self-Advocacy · 47 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 11Sonay and James tackle damaging anti-neurodivergent rhetoric, dissect concerning UK welfare reforms impacting disabled communities, take their usual RSD dive, particularly the…
- Birthdays, Benefits, and Battling Bravely: Welfare Cuts & the Reality of RSD · 56 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 10Sonay and James discuss controversial welfare cuts affecting disabled communities, celebrate personal milestones, explore people-pleasing as a trauma response, and share exciting…
- PIP, Politics & People Who Just Don’t Get It · 47 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 9In our latest episode, we discuss working from home, Sonay's PIP assessment, what we think of Kayne West's autism diagnosis, and other things besides. We've also got our usual…
- Will We Ever Stop Talking About RSD? · 38 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 8In this eighth episode of season 2, we dive into the latest (depressing) ADHD life expectancy research, question whether RSD is actually CPTSD, and uncover the shocking truth…
- Beeping means I’m happy, and I'll have the same table, thanks · 46 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 7In this seventh episode of season 2, we tackle the joy of echolalia, the misery of RSD, and the absurdity of object permanence (yes, it’s real). We also unmask a little, rant…
- Recaps, RSD & Unmasking: Wrapping Up 2024, Looking Ahead to 2025 · 58 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 6In this sixth episode of season 2 and the final episode of the year, we look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025, discuss some good news, unpack some more RSD and unmasking moments…
- Why boundaries matter and how to deal with burnout · 56 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 5In the fifth episode of the second season, we're taking a look at boundaries and burnout. This time, we've only got the tiniest mention of politics, we talk about good news for…
- It’s Not Me, It’s Definitely You: RSD Strikes Again · 55 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 4In the fourth episode of the second season, we take another look at RSD. James wanted to call it RSD 2, Electric Boogaloo, but this was outvoted by Sonay and Sylvie. James…
- The week everything changed · 49 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 3In the third episode of the second season, it's all politics again. Over seven days, seemingly everything changed, and not for the better. We've got the budget, the US election…
- Let's talk about... talking · 41 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 2In the second episode of our new season, we're talking all things communication. Communication styles, verbal and written, as well as talking about transactional analysis. Plus…
- Let's get emotional! · 48 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 1It's a new season! We're talking emotions, our usual RSD segment, and The Circle. Also, what sets James off this time? Can you find where the dog interferes with our recording?…
- Happy birthday to us!! · 43 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 17It's our birthday! In this episode, we take a look back through our earlier episodes, listen to each other getting the giggles, and think about what the future hold for…







