The Dyslexia Life Hacks Show

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• Unlocking Confidence, Clarity and Potential with Dyslexia with Natalie Brooks 15.04.2026 42мин

  What if the thing you’ve always seen as your biggest limitation is actually the key to unlocking your potential? After stepping back from the mic for over a year, I returned to the Dyslexia Lifehack Show with a conversation that genuinely shifted my perspective. Sitting down with Natalie Brooks, I was reminded that dyslexia is not the barrier we often believe it to be. It is how we engage with it that defines the outcome. Natalie, founder of Dyslexia in Adults and now author of Dyslexia Unloc...
• Taking a Break: Reflections and What's Next 26.03.2025 4мин

  In this episode of the Dyslexia Life Hacks Show, host Matthew Head announces taking a pause in the podcast's regular schedule as he takes a break to recharge and focus on personal goals. Since launching in June 2021, the podcast has released over 100 episodes, featuring a diverse range of guests, from politicians to educators and advocates within the dyslexia community. Matthew discusses the decision to step back from the podcast for a while, highlighting the mental load of researching, sched...
• Episode 100 - Supporting Dyslexic Students with Michelle Catterson 12.03.2025 45мин

  What if school was a place where dyslexic students felt understood, supported, and empowered to thrive? In this special 100th episode, Matt sits down with Michelle Catterson, a leading voice in dyslexia education and advocacy. As the Executive Headteacher of Moon Hall School, Michelle has spent the last seven years transforming the school, growing student numbers from 85 to 200, and leading it to national recognition for specialist provision and personal development. Beyond her role in educat...
• Dyslexia Festival with Jo Rees 26.02.2025 53мин

  How do you turn your personal journey with dyslexia into a thriving business and social media platform? In this episode, I sit down with Jo Rees, dyslexia advocate, keynote speaker, and social media educator, to talk about how her TikTok explosion led to the evolution of her business. Jo shares the story behind her brand transformation, from Another Way Round Dyslexia Support to Dyslexic Life with Jo Rees, and how she is now dividing her work between two ventures—one focused on education and ...
• Homeschooling Neurodivergent Learners with Jenny Sandler 12.02.2025 45мин

  How do you create an education that truly works for neurodivergent learners? In this episode, Matthew sits down with Jenny Sandler, a specialist teacher and consultant supporting children with dyslexia, autism, and ADHD. Jenny’s journey is anything but conventional, she started in children’s educational television at BBC, then moved into classroom teaching, and eventually transitioned into homeschooling and private consultancy. Matthew and Jenny discuss how home education can be a life-changi...
• Decoding Dyslexia with Dr David Hurford 29.01.2025 50мин

  Did you know that up to 40% of children in the US struggle with reading by the fourth grade? In the UK, that's the same as years 4-5 in Primary School! In this episode, Matthew Head sits down with Dr. David Hurford, a research scientist, professor at Pittsburgh State University, and founder of CARRD, a non-profit dedicated to helping people with dyslexia become confident readers. Dr. Hurford shares his personal journey from aspiring astronomer to leading expert in developmental psycholo...
• Assistive Technology Superstore with Lauren Jeffery 15.01.2025 41мин

  Ever felt overwhelmed trying to find the right assistive technology for your needs or those of someone you care about? The world of AT can be a maze of options, often leaving people unsure where to begin or what solutions are available. In this episode Matthew Head sits down with Lauren Jeffery, Business Development Manager for AT Superstore, a centralised online marketplace for all your assistive technology (AT) needs. This conversation blends Lauren’s passion for neurodiversity, her e...
• A look back over 2024 01.01.2025 32мин

  In this special year-end episode, host Matthew Head takes listeners on a reflective journey through the standout moments and stories from 2024. From CEOs and MPs to former Olympians and tech innovators, Matthew revisits conversations with guests who brought diverse experiences of living with dyslexia. The episode highlights powerful narratives of discovery, resilience, and success—many guests shared how dyslexia shaped their lives, careers, and identities. Matt Hancock MP recounted his Oxford...
• Dyslexia and Tiredness - Reflection on 2024 18.12.2024 24мин

  “I’ve been juggling work, creativity, and burnout in 2024…” For the final episode of 2024, Matthew Head invites you into his personal journey—a year of juggling work, creativity, and burnout, and the lessons he learned to regain balance. It’s early 2024, Matthew is working full-time as a lead engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, where his days are filled with designing complex prototypes for concept cars. Passionate and driven, he spends his mornings at the computer editing podcasts in his pa...
• A Journey of Growth and Imagination with Kirsty Heap 04.12.2024 40мин

  Do people with dyslexia make the best storytellers? There are many strengths which come with dyslexia. One of the more common strengths is our ability to effectively communicate and our typical way of doing that is through the medium of storytelling. Storytelling might come in the form of explaining complex concepts at work, or in the form of telling a joke to friends. Many people with dyslexia take storytelling to the next level by applying it to writing a book. There are m...
• Could this be the ‘cure’ for Dyslexia with Dr. Robert Melillo? 20.11.2024 54мин

  Could this be the ‘cure’ for Dyslexia? Do you know what is going on inside your dyslexic brain? Until you listen to this episode… you have no clue! In this episode Matthew Head meets with the brilliant Dr. Robert Melillo from New York, USA as they discuss how understanding the brain’s neuroanatomy and how if is different in dyslexic brains from neurotypical brains, is the key to understanding how to get the most out of our brains and practically eliminate the challenges of dyslexia whil...
• Beating Dyslexia through Neuro Linguistic Programming with Lou Barnes 06.11.2024 48мин

  What if it was possible to beat dyslexia? Maybe Neuro Linguistic Programming can help? In this episode, host Matthew Head sits down with Lou Barnes as they explore how Lou’s experience as a teacher led her to seeking alternative ways to help children (and adults) with dyslexia. As a primary school teacher for 20 years, Lou loved teaching, being in a classroom, and watching children flourish. However, Lou always met children who simply couldn't get to grips with reading, writing and spel...
• Finding your Rhythm with Dyslexia with Aakash Odedra 23.10.2024 39мин

  “Life was dance, and dance was life…” Telling your story of life with dyslexia isn't always expressed through the written word. Our guest in this episode, Aakash Odedra, shares his experience of the challenges with dyslexia through dance. In Aakash’s currently touring production ‘Little Murmur’, he shares his story of never fitting in at school, being cast aside by teachers and being moved from school to school, never finding his feet and never getting the support with the challen...
• The Dyslexic Edge with Jamie Waller 09.10.2024 46мин

  35% of entrepreneurs have dyslexia. Up to 50% of people in prison have dyslexia. It's clear that, for people with Dyslexia, the path between success and ending up on the wrong side of the law can be narrow. So what's different between these groups of people and what's the thing that sets them head on the right path? For entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author, Jamie Waller, it all comes down to the support from people in your early years of your life. Jamie is ...
• Founding a Dyslexic Community with Philip Long 25.09.2024 37мин

  If you're an adult just having been diagnosed with dyslexia, if you're a parent whose child has been diagnosed with dyslexia, there is often a lot of confusion and questions that need answers. It can also feel so isolated and lonely. Where do you turn? How do you know the advice you're getting is legitimate? Who can you trust to talk to to seek answers? Our Guest in this episode of the podcast is that person who, as a person with dyslexia, has seen it all. He was written off...
• Endurance Running Across the World with Jared Blank 11.09.2024 41мин

  7 Marathons, 7 Continents, in 7 Days! This is the World Marathon Challenge, the ultimate endurance running competition! Our guest in this episode, Jared Blank, shares with us his amazing journey with dyslexia and how running became his outlet for escaping and coping with the stress and challenges from dyslexia at school and college. Jared completed the World Marathon Challenge in aid of raising awareness and money for Dyslexia charities. What goes into preparing for the ulti...
• Mental Fitness and Digital Detox With Neil Jones 28.08.2024 51мин

  Have you ever been on a ‘digital detox’? Do you think you could do it? Would you know what to do? Well, in this episode of the podcast, Host Matthew Head is joined by Neil Jones, a coach from Lincoln, UK. Neil has had a varied career over his life and has spent some of that living abroad in Switzerland. Throughout Neil’s career, Neil has become specialised in Mental Health, and more so Mental Fitness, describing mental fitness as something you do with intention so that you don’t have to...
• Being a Neurodiversity Advocate with Akua Opong 14.08.2024 44мин

  “I’ve been helped and supported so much through my life, I want to give and help as much as I can to give back.” We’re going to share with you a story of a person who is so incredibly willing to want to help others with so much drive, enthusiasm, empathy and passion it is infectious. This story is about Akua. Akua is a Senior EUC Engineer at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and whilst she is a very accomplished Engineer, this is just one of the many things that Akua does and...
• Anthropology and Doing Things Your Own Way with Roxanne Varzi 31.07.2024 46мин

  Meet Roxanne Varzi, an Anthropologist, Artist, writer, Professor, filmmaker, playwright, and this episode's guest on the Dyslexia Life Hacks Show! Roxanne's interest in anthropology started when she wanted to study something that would pay and still allow her to enjoy her passion for writing. What she found was that she had this huge passion for people and what made people tick. Now a professor in Anthropology, Roxanne shares her passion with her students. Alongside being a full time An...
• Dyslexia and Mind Mapping with Chris Collier 17.07.2024 49мин

  In this episode of the podcast, we’re talking again about Assistive Technology, this time about mind mapping and how it can help people with dyslexia organise and make sense of all the ideas flowing through their heads. People with dyslexia typically have lots of great ideas and can sometimes link seemingly unconnected topics or themes to one another. The challenge that we face is getting those ideas down in a coherent way which makes sense. Mind mapping those ideas can help...