Walking The Neurodiversity Path: Our Path in Parenthood & Self Discovery

The holidays can be joyful, but for many ADHD and neurodiverse people, they can also be overwhelming and emotionally draining.
In this episode of Walking the Neurodiversity Path, Coty Walker explores why the holiday season often intensifies overstimulation, disrupted routines, people-pleasing, boundary challenges, executive function struggles, impulsive spending, and rejection sensitivity. Through personal reflection and lived experience, Coty reframes these challenges as neurological realities, not personal failures.
This conversation is an invitation to release perfection, honor your capacity, and approach the season with more awareness, self-compassion, and choice. If the holidays feel harder than they “should,” this episode reminds you that you’re not broken, and you’re not alone.

Being misunderstood comes with an emotional cost — one that many neurodivergent people carry for a lifetime.In this episode, Coty explores the hidden wounds created by misdiagnosis, harsh labels, and years of feeling “too much” or “not enough.” Through compassion and clarity, she helps you recognize how these experiences shape identity, self-worth, and the way we parent and relate to others.
Most importantly, she offers a new narrative, one rooted in acceptance, truth, and healing.If you or your child have ever felt misunderstood, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

Welcome back to Walking the Neurodiversity Path, a space for honest conversations about growth, parenting, and what it truly means to thrive with a neurodivergent mind.
Today’s episode is a special milestone, I’m welcoming my very first guest, Greg Travnicek, better known as Greg T, the owner of The Image Stop, a web design and hosting company here in Calgary.
Greg joins me to share his personal journey of discovering his neurodivergence. Together, we explore his journey of acceptance and self-understanding. Greg opens up about the strategies that support him, how he practices self-compassion and his overall outlook on life and work.
If Greg’s story resonates and you’d like to connect with him, he shares where to find him at the end of the episode.
Thank you for joining us, and for walking this path with us.Remember: every step toward understanding yourself is an act of courage and care.

In this short episode, I open up about perfection, how it shows up in neurodiversity, and how it almost stopped me from making this podcast. We talk about the pressure to “have it all together,” why so many neurodivergent brains don’t begin unless they can do something perfectly, and the power of choosing authenticity over performance. This episode is a reminder that connection doesn’t come from perfection, it comes from being real.

The cost of hiding who we are and the freedom that comes with showing up authentically.
After my car accident, I thought I was just healing from a concussion. Months of therapy later, I realized there was something deeper, the exhaustion of years spent masking, pushing through, and performing to a level it wasn't realistic.
In this episode, I talk about the cost of masking — especially for women and moms who lose themselves behind caregiving, expectations, and perfection. I share the moment I realized it wasn’t just about recovery — it was about rediscovery.
We’ll explore what it means to unmask, to start asking “What do I need?” instead of “What do others need from me?” and why it’s never too late to ask for help, to set aside time for yourself, and to reconnect with your real self beneath the layers of doing.

In this first episode of Walking the Neurodiversity Path, Coty Walker opens up about her family’s journey with ADHD, from advocating for her first son’s diagnosis in Switzerland, to missing the signs in her second son, to finally recognizing her own neurodiversity after a car accident.
Through honesty and compassion, Coty explores how parenting, self-discovery, and changing seasons of life often lead us back to ourselves. 

Walking the Neurodiversity Path is a podcast of honest conversations about parenting, ADHD, and self-care for neurodiverse individuals and caregivers.Each episode shares personal stories, expert insights, and practical tools to help listeners move from surviving to thriving with compassion, clarity, and community.