Hosted by Jeremy Nagel · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 136 episodes
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Welcome to the Focus and Chill podcast where we discuss productivity tactics that work for AuDHDers and other neurospicy people.Every episode we interview guests with lived experience of neurodivergence who also have a solid productivity and habit game and pass the learnings on to you, our wise and benevolent audience.Podcast sponsored by https://focusbear.io
Jeremy Nagel hosts Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks, a education show with 136 episodes published.
For years, Catherine Lee believed she was lazy, unintelligent, and simply not trying hard enough. An ADHD diagnosis didn't change who she was. It changed the story she'd been telling herself her entire life. In this epis
Is planning becoming a distraction? William Cerdelli spent years building productivity systems, tweaking workflows, and optimizing how he worked, only to realize that sometimes the excitement of building the system was g
Ever realize your ‘normal’ isn’t everyone else’s normal? After being diagnosed with ADHD in college, Pip Scott-Allen later discovered he was autistic too. Looking back, a lot of the things he thought were “just quirks” s
“It’s like being a car on a side street trying to enter a highway… and you just can’t get in.” Elaine Lee shares what it’s like struggling to enter conversations, missing social cues, and feeling out of sync in both work
“I’ve only ever worked full-time for two years… and by the end of it, I was an absolute zombie and I couldn’t function.” Caitlin Hughes spent years trying to meet traditional expectations around work and productivity. Bu
“I think I’ve always felt a bit like an alien… even in preschool I remember watching other kids like curious creatures.” Avalon McWha spent much of her childhood feeling different without knowing why. Behaviours like sti
“My work’s my special interest… it’s just the way it works.” In this follow-up conversation, Gold returns to talk about autistic routines, sensory-friendly travel, evolving productivity habits, and what changes as you ge
“I always felt a bit like an alien… I was different to everyone else and wasn’t really sure why.” Before her ADHD and autism diagnoses, Hannah Baden Hop kept hearing the same advice: just focus. But in the classroom, tha
“ …you internalized that you’re doing something wrong because you don’t feel or act the way other people do. ” In this candid conversation, Reuben Schwartz shares what autistic burnout actually felt like behind the scene
“I used to really get annoyed with myself for not being able to just be up and ready and start the day. Now I know my brain works differently, and I’ve stopped punishing myself for it.” In this episode, Tania Gerard shar
“I don't feel like I can do all the things that I used to do, and I'm still me. So this is very confusing.” Eliana Bravos shares what neurodivergent burnout actually felt like, how it disrupted her sense of self, and why
Calm on the outside. Spiraling on the inside. Dilpreet Buxi shares what it was like to grow up masking anxiety, living with a constantly racing mind, and slowly realizing his nervous system works differently. If you stru
Time isn’t your greatest resource. Focused curiosity is. In this episode, Sridhar Dhanapalan shares how being late-diagnosed with autism and ADHD reshaped his approach to focus, motivation, emotional regulation, and prod
What if your biggest “flaws” were actually invisible load you’ve carried for years? Sam Perkins is the CEO of Cellular Agriculture Australia. He’s a proudly neurodivergent leader with 15+ years across academia, humanitar
Growing up neurodivergent can leave you believing you’re stupid or lazy — even when the real issue is the way school is structured. In this episode we interviewed Dr. Neil Alexander-Passe about the lived experience of dy
What happens when a dyslexic engineer enters venture capital, climate tech, and leadership? In Ep 126, James Stewart shares how neurodiversity shaped his education, career, parenting, and his work at Always Carbon . Jame
What does ADHD actually feel like in your body and mind? Shira Levine was diagnosed in the 1980s — and describes the moment medication helped her feel grounded for the first time. Shira is a Silicon Valley–trained market
What if nothing was ever wrong with you or your child, just misunderstood? In this episode, Laetitia Andrac shares how late autism and ADHD diagnosis reshaped her identity, parenting, and mission to build truly inclusive
“I’ve masked so much. I’m a chameleon. I didn’t even know who I was anymore.” In this episode, Aisling Smith explains how unmasking, self-knowledge, and better workplace design can transform both careers and confidence.
“I’m very good at starting things, then halfway through I ask: why am I doing this?” In this episode, Travis Alexander shares an honest conversation about career confusion, productivity struggles, and the long road to se
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James Stewart
National Leader for Consumer and Retail · Bill Chaser
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Aisling Smith
neurodiversity consultant, Stevie Award winner, Trainer of the Year
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Mike Knapp
ex-Google product lead
1 appearance on this show
Yenn Purkis
advocate, author, presenter, PhD candidate
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Sharon Collon
ADHD educator, coach, speaker, founder · The Functional Family
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Rob Edwards
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Claire Thomas
registered nutritional therapist, NLP Practitioner, phlebotomist
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Andrew Arboe
Self-Advocate
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Ellen Busch
(dis)Empowered: How I Turned an Academic Death Sentence Into My Life’s Greatest Adventure
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Aleasha Bahr
sales strategist, sales coach, keynote speaker · Black Sheep Sales Method
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Jeremy Nagel
neurospicy software developer turned startup founder and PhD researcher · Focus Bear
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