Spicy Brain Season Two kicks off with Anna Archer!
Host Lara Sullivan sits down with vlogger, business owner, investor and running community favourite Anna Archer, who spent 24 years not knowing she was autistic and ADHD.
From the outside, Anna's life looked sorted. The vlogs, the running community, the friendships, the business. Underneath it was a very different story. Anna opens up about growing up online, rewatching her old videos for signs she missed, and what it's been like looking back at her whole life through a completely new lens.
The episode explores:
🌶️ Growing up online, work-life balance and female friendships
🌶️ Getting diagnosed with both autism and ADHD
🌶️ Social stigma, telling friends and going quiet on social media
🌶️ Being vulnerable with an online audience and showing up as yourself
🌶️ The push and pull of being AuDHD
🌶️ ADHD medication, the hormonal cycle and lifestyle regulation
🌶️ Skill regression, unmasking and taking steps before you feel ready
This conversation is an honest look at post-diagnosis self-doubt, what's still hard, and why not having it all figured out is a normal part of the process.
Tune in for a real conversation about late diagnosis, identity, and what life actually looks like after finding out you're AuDHD.
Timestamps
00:00:00 How Lara and Anna Met
00:06:07 Rewatching Old Videos for Signs of Autism and ADHD
00:09:45 Growing Up Online, Work-Life Balance and Female Friendships
00:24:42 Getting Diagnosed with ADHD and Autism
00:37:34 Autism Stigma, Telling Friends and Going Quiet on Social Media
00:46:05 Vulnerability Online and Being More Yourself
00:56:28 The Opposites of Being AuDHD
01:03:01 ADHD Medication, Hormonal Cycles and Regulation
01:14:24 Regression, Unmasking and Starting Before You Feel Ready
01:24:42 Spicy Fire Round
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