Jennifer Crawford is a chef, pro-wrestler, and feeler of big feelings. They grew up in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley, and after more than a decade in Toronto and winning MasterChef Canada in 2019, they're home again. When they’re not weaving challah in the kitchen, you might find them as Moon Miss in the wrestling ring at the Lion’s Club Arena, cooking for their experimental pro-wrestling supper club, or giving themselves brain freeze at the local ice cream stand.  At 40, they...

In this bonus episode of Season one we have compiled all the compassionate messages our guests would want to tell their younger selves, and we have new music by Allora from their new EP 'Don't Feel it All' with 'Mother'. We're back with Season 2 on 5th May. 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠coffee.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rate & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen...

In our final episode of Season one we have Catherine and Caty, the mum & daughter duo together on the podcast for the first time where they: Unpack season one Talk about the impact it had on them  Their stand out moments What it was really like editing and interviewing BTS of the podcast  Hopes for season 2 Key takeaways  Where we are and what next  3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠member⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠coffee.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rate...

Our guest on Episode 15 is Hazel Lim - a leading advocate in the campaign against the stigma associated with autism, with a focus on the cultural stigma within the Chinese community in the UK. Living as a late discovered autistic minority in the UK, Hazel understands the struggles. She moved with her husband and three children to Swansea to study for an MSc in Autism and related Conditions at Swansea University, she then decided to make Wales a permanent home.  Hazel founded the Chinese...

Our guest on Episode 14 is Ed Jenneson - a leading UK Employment Lawyer and Partner at GunnerCooke. The focus in this episode is a theme that has come up repeatedly in season one, and in our group support circles and in our community, and that is the need for neurodivergent affirming and inclusive workplaces. Workplaces that feel safe places in which to self-disclose and request adjustments. Because without psychologically safe workplaces, we mask, and masking leads to burnout, and burnout...

Our guest on Episode 13 is Kate Laine-Toner - an autistic trainer, speaker and author, she is also mother to an amazing neurodivergent child.  In 2012, Kate founded the parent support charity Bristol Autism Support when she struggled to find support for her own daughter, and over the following 10 years helped to guide over 3,000 parents and carers on their autism journey, as well as navigating her own autistic self-discovery during that time. We talk on the podcast about her journey over the...

Our guest on Episode 12 is Eliza Fricker The first ever JKP instant Sunday Times bestseller with her new book ‘Can’t Not Won’t’ - which is a story about a child who couldn't go to school. Eliza's blog, Missing the Mark began 3 years ago as an illustrated blog to help process all those difficult times of navigating the education system and everyday life with a child who can’t go to school - the shame, the upset, the confusion. Her work is clearly focused on her family experience, and her...

Our guest on Episode 11 is Krystle McGilvery Krystle McGilvery is the award-winning Founder of Mind Over Money, a finance training and education consultancy, a Behavioural Finance specialist, Podcaster, Mentor and Coach.  She combines finance and psychology to improve financial decision-making, confidence, and wellbeing. Krystle has worked with the likes of Equifax, Moonpig, and AllBright, appeared on ITV, featured in several papers such as the Telegraph, on Refinery29, and on BBC...

Our guest on Episode 10 is Charlotte Bergslien, AKA 'The Spectrum Girl'. Trigger Warning: This episode discusses self-harm, suicide, abuse, and trauma After hitting a massive autistic (and ADHD) burnout at the age of 36, Charlotte started sharing about her experiences leading up to her burnout and of her current life since being diagnosed at 38. Charlotte always felt different from those around her, and remembers always being very confused about how she could fit in among her peers. She...

Our guest on Episode 9 is Laura Kerbey, Co-Founder of NEST Laura received a diagnosis of ADHD in her forties, and comes on the podcast to talk about her autism self-discovery - this being the first time she has spoken publicly about what she’s slowly discovering about herself. She describes herself as a “work in progress” of identifying herself and the realization that her neurodivergence includes autism as well. Laura has been working with autistic children and young people for over 21...

Our guest in Episode 8 is Morgan Harper Nichols, an acclaimed artist, poet and Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly best-selling author. With nearly 2 million followers on Instagram, Morgan uses her art, her platform, and her experiences to connect with her community. Morgan joins our host Catherine Asta to talk about her late autism discovery, the barriers to accessing an assessment, and her perseverance to finally getting a diagnosis at 31. We talk about what Morgan describes as the...

Tee Cee joins our host Catherine Asta for a compassionate conversation to shine a light on her Late Discovered Autism.  A presenter, writer, and filmmaker - Tee Cee is known for her colourful style, youthful nature and passion for Caribbean heritage.  Diagnosed autistic aged 27, Tee Cee publicly revealed her diagnosis for the first time in her most recent documentary ‘Too Autistic for Black’.  Commissioned by Warner Bros. Discovery as part of their Black British Unspoken series for...

Becky Davies joins our host Catherine Asta to shine a light on her late autism discovery at 38. As a Detective Inspector, Becky has the privilege of looking after the people who deliver a public protection service to some of the most vulnerable members of our society. Also a single mum with two beautiful children, it  was her experience of #postnataldepression that ignited her passion for improving the mental health landscape for others. It was these co-occuring experiences of anxiety and...

Victoria Matthews-Patel talks to our host Catherine Asta about her experience of years of mental and physical ill health, which all culminated in a breakdown in 2018, and how, with professional help she uncovered layers of hidden trauma, followed by her late discovered autism and ADHD aged 51. Why her 25 years of work in the education and charity sectors as an early years teacher and a literacy and dyslexia specialist, working with people who were struggling and had low self-worth, along...

Andrea Anderson talks to our host Catherine Asta about her late discovered autism aged 45, just as the world was turning on a pandemic axis - what followed were two years of her carefully constructed world unravelling. How her many bouts of burnout during her 10 + years working in fast growing, dynamic fashion and digital businesses saw her leave her career at ASOS severely burnt out, and devoid of any belief in herself at all. And how a lifelong curiosity about identity and understanding...

Our guest on Episode 3 is Toni B, creator and host of the podcast 'Autistic at 40'.  After a lifetime of existential confusion, wondering if there was any place for her in this world, along with the pain and shame of knowing that she was different but never understanding *why* Toni stumbled by chance upon a YouTube video about autistic masking, just around the same time she was wondering whether it was possible to carry on living.  It was in this way that Toni, a health policy professional,...

Our guest on episode 2 is ex-Olympic Rower and Founder of Neurodiverse Sport, Caragh McMurtry.  Caragh talks to host Catherine Asta about her late discovered autism diagnosis, how she was misdiagnosed as having bipolar disorder during what should have been the peak of her athletic career, and why she is now fiercely focused on changing the narrative around neuroinclusion and neurodiversity in sport through education, so that other neurodivergent athletes don’t suffer in the way she...

Our guest today on our first ever episode is me, Catherine Asta, the Founder of The Late Discovered Club. Having always been the champion of other peoples stories, I thought it was time to champion some of my own story. In this first episode, it’s just me, bravely and vulnerably sharing some of my late discovery story with you. Because I want to lead this podcast by example AND it turns out I have quite a lot I want to say! Head to my website www.catherineasta.com Follow me on...