![[114] S9 E9: Playing on ‘hard mode’: accepting our autistic challenges while anchoring to our brilliance](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Anissa-Ljanta-1080x675.jpg)
by Laura Shakesby | 16 Mar, 2024 | Podcast episodes, Season 9
Anissa Ljanta is a writer, a neurodivergent specialist coach, educator and equity and inclusion advocate living in the remote hills of a wild surf beach in West Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. She grew up in Samoa and South Auckland in Aotearoa New Zealand, where she...
![110 [S9 E5] ‘My autism journey came out of my trans experience’: Navigating gender and autistic identities](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Vic-Weiner-wide-artwork-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 20 Jan, 2024 | Podcast episodes, Season 9
Vic Weiner is a youth justice attorney and lifelong social justice activist in the USA. They were brought up by a college professor mother in an unconventional home without a TV, and as a child they always felt like an outsider. However, as they grew up and continued...
![107 [S9 E2] Autism deep-dive: examining the literature and ourselves, and reflections on burnout](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dr-Alexandra-Johnston-wide-artwork-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 30 Dec, 2023 | Podcast episodes, Season 9
Dr Alexandra Johnston is an academic and social anthropologist from Melbourne, Australia. Now 49, she was diagnosed in March 2023. She lives with her wife, Cherie, who she describes as the first person she ever truly unmasked with. She has several degrees, including...
![[105] Bonus: Eating disorder recovery, autistic self discovery and releasing ourselves from labels that limit us](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Livia-Sara-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 24 Jun, 2023 | Bonus Episodes, Podcast episodes, Season 8
Livia Sara is an eating disorder survivor, mental health coach, autism advocate and author from the Netherlands. Diagnosed autistic at 20, she now helps other neurodivergent people recover from disordered eating through learning to embrace their unique traits. She...
![[102] S8 E10: From ABA to understanding an autism diagnosis as a unique pathway to a fulfilling life](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Maisie-Soetantyo-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 3 Jun, 2023 | Podcast episodes, Season 8
Maisie Soetantyo is the founder of a nonprofit with a mission to improve employment prospects for autistic jobseekers and aspiring business owners. Now an openly autistic advocate and inclusivity trainer, she has been working with neurodivergent people since her...
