Meet Our Podcast Guests
Special thanks go to our wonderful podcast guests who joined us to date.
ADHDifference is on the look-out for guests who are happy to openly share ADHD insights, strategies and learnings in Season 2 of this podcast/video series. Uplifting stories, personal experiences, new perspectives, and research findings are welcomed, to help inform, inspire and engage with adult ADHD listeners worldwide. If you would like to inquire to be a potential guest on the show, please contact Julie.
Angela Raspass | Sydney, Australia | LISTEN: S1E30
Angela Raspass is a self-leadership advocate, mentor, and entrepreneur who has been self-employed since 2003. At 53, Angela’s ADHD diagnosis transformed her understanding of herself and her approach to life and work.
Ashley Cairns | New Zealand | LISTEN: S1E24
Ashley Cairns is a dedicated Mental Health Counsellor originally from New York before relocating to New Zealand in 2012. Ashley moved from community health to establish her own therapy practice, leading to the creation of A Change for Better.
Cali Keating | Barcelona, Spain | LISTEN: S1E56
Cali Keating LCSW-S is a neurodivergent therapist for neurodivergent clients, specializing in ADHD, OCD and autism – the dual/triple diagnosis phenomenon of autism/ADHD/OCD, autism/ADHD, and ADHD/OCD.
Caroline Beresford | NSW, Australia | LISTEN: S1E33
Caroline Beresford is an accredited ADHD coach, facilitator and speaker, trained to help people with ADHD and executive function challenges and aim to realise their goals. She was diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s and has experienced raising ADHD children.
Dana Baker-Williams | San Francisco, USA | LISTEN: S1E46
Dana Baker-Williams is an ADHD and Anxiety Coach who helps parents navigate the chaos, big emotions, and challenges of a neurodivergent family. She combines personal experience with neuroscience-based strategies to help navigate big emotions.
Dani Donovan | Atlanta, USA | LISTEN: SE11
Dani Donovan is an award-winning ADHD creator whose viral comics and TikTok videos helped build an online community of validation and solidarity for neurodivergent adults. She was the closing keynote speaker for the 2021 International ADHD Conference.
Darrin Bull | New Zealand | LISTEN: S1E29
Darrin Bull is a Strategy and Change leader, specialising in guiding organisations to adapt to ongoing trends in the world. His focus on "making the impossible, possible” is delivered through leadership, learning and creativity. Darrin is the spokesperson for ADHD NZ.
Dr Alessandra Wall | San Diego, USA | LISTEN: S1E51
Dr Alessandra Wall, CEO and founder of Noteworthy, international speaker, author, and psychologist, has been coaching top leaders build fulfilling lives. Although never formally diagnosed Alessandra resonates with ADHD traits and utilises strategies to help.
Dr Jaime Raygoza | California, USA | LISTEN: S1E40
Dr Jaime Raygoza, founder of Rainbow Career Coaching, specializes in stress management, burnout prevention, and career development. He blends academic insight with innovative techniques such as Laughter Yoga, assisting ADHDers worldwide.
Dr Nathan Mellor | Oklahoma, USA | LISTEN: S1E37
Dr Nathan Mellor is a thought-leader, two-time TEDx speaker, author, CEO of Strata Leadership, and an experienced executive coach. Diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 30, his life was profoundly reshaped as he embraced his unique strengths.
Emily Cox | North Carolina, USA | LISTEN: S1E38
Emily Cox is a licensed therapist with over 10 years of experience working with kids, families, and adults. She has experience supporting neurodivergent tweens, teens and new adults access their inner tools and strengths.
Garrett Hammonds | Oklohoma, USA | LISTEN: S2E3
Garrett Hammonds, the founder of a digital marketing agency and a self-described high-performing achiever who was diagnosed with inattentive ADHD in adulthood. Today, Garrett builds systems in his agency that support neurodiverse thinkers like himself.
Janine VanStee | Michigan, USA | LISTEN: S1E43
Janine VanStee, at the age of 50, discovered she had been living with ADHD her whole life, after multiple misdiagnoses including depression, anxiety and OCD. She has since founded, J VanStee ADHD Life Coaching, helping others navigate their ADHD traits.
JM Shaw | Alberta, Canada | LISTEN: S1E36
JM Shaw (Alberta, Canada) is a fantasy fiction writer, celebrated for her Callum Walker series. She has a background in x-ray technology, psychology, and personal training. Jennifer was diagnosed with ADHD and autism in adulthood.
Julio Angel Rivera | New York, USA | LISTEN: S1E57
Julio Angel Rivera is a writer, self-defense coach and mental health advocate. The Brazilian jiu jitsu, judo, and Japanese jiu jitsu black belt shares how his training helped shape his fighting philosophy, trauma recovery, mindset, and emotional regulation.
Laurence Pratt | London, UK | LISTEN: S1E19
Laurence Pratt is a certified ADHD coach. After discovering his own ADHD later in life, Laurence transitioned into coaching to help others harness the strengths of ADHD through personalised coaching, practical strategies, and his ADHD Goals podcast.
Leonie-Ruth Acland | NSW, Australia | LISTEN: S1E07
Leonie-Ruth Acland is an internationally experienced advocate and mentor with a unique perspective on neurodiversity. She identified with ADHD at 68, following a journey of self-discovery sparked by conversations with family, friends, and professionals.
Michael W Allison | Florida, USA | LISTEN: S1E47
Michael W Allison, diagnosed with ADHD, is a renowned keynote speaker, best-selling author, and resilience expert who has inspired thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide to overcome adversity. He is a Purple Heart U.S. Marine Combat Veteran.
Nicola Knobel | New Zealand | LISTEN: S2E2
Nicola Knobel is an autistic ADHDer (AuDHD) and one of New Zealand’s leading voices in health, safety, and strategic risk. She blends experience in human centred design, systems thinking, and lived neurodivergent experience to humanise safety, making it more inclusive and practical in people’s realities.
Noemi Platania | The Netherlands | LISTEN: S2E1
Noemi Platania, is a clinical psychology researcher and PhD candidate based in the Netherlands at the Expertise Center Adult ADHD in The Hague, Noemi is focused on improving the DIVA-5 diagnostic interview to better reflect the experiences of women and girls with ADHD.
Raewyn Heays | New Zealand | LISTEN: S1E25
Raewyn Heays is the National Coordinator of ADHD NZ, an organization dedicated to supporting individuals with ADHD and their families. She oversees a wide range of initiatives including online forums, and webinars designed to educate and empower.
Romy Graichen | Manchester, UK | LISTEN: S1E32
Romy Graichen from Therapy Advances is an advocate for neurodivergent inclusion, drawing on her own experience as a multiple neurodivergent individual (ADHD, Autistic, Dyslexic, and Dyspraxic) to inform her work as therapist, trainer, and consultant.
Stephon Brown | Los Angeles, USA | LISTEN: S1E42
S. Stephon Brown was diagnosed as neurodivergent (ADD) at a very young age and constantly struggled with traditional education techniques and communication styles. That changed in 1993 when he began to study improvisation & improv therapy through a school program.
Theresa Lear Levine | USA | LISTEN: S1E54
Theresa Lear Levine is an EFT Master Practitioner, Certified Hypnotherapist, and the Founder of Becoming More Me. After years of battling trauma, high-functioning anxiety & ADHD, Theresa found herself stuck in a cycle of exhaustion, distraction & dissatisfaction.
Tina Hazen | Houston, USA | LISTEN: S1E45
Tina Hazen has been helping individuals and families create order and balance. Author of "LIFE IS MESSY: Organizing Strategies for Your Head and Home", Tina blends her expertise in mental health with practical organizational systems to tackle anxiety and ADHD.
Upton Rand | Ohio, USA | LISTEN: S1E41
Upton Rand is an author, business owner, and the visionary founder of Gay Mens Field Guide LLC. Diagnosed with ADHD at the age of six, Upton’s life has been a vibrant tapestry of creativity, resilience, and adventure.