Meet Katherine - an expert in inclusive innovation and wizard of thriving with physical and neurodiversities! 🎉 In this episode, we talk about knowing thyself and building a life that supports your thrive. This episode was such a blast to record and Katherine is officially one of my new favorite people, I hope you enjoy! 🎉💜
MEET KATHERINE MCCORD ~
Katherine, a physically and neurodiverse woman herself, built her career on inclusive innovation as an entrepreneur in People Operations and HR Tech. She lives by the motto that different is not a deficit.
CONNECT WITH KATHERINE
On the web: https://www.kmccordspeaking.com
On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-mccord-093bb343/
On the TikToks: @KatTheHRTitan
FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~
some of my favorite lines of conversation that came up in this episode:
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Understanding the biology underlying neurodiversity can be a superpower
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Building the habit of paying attention to our personal rhythms
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Boundary setting! And the kind act of being clear with others
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Letting the pain of our mistakes really sink in with us 💜
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Feeling grateful for the times in our lives when we’ve made mistakes
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~
DETAILED EPISODE BREAKDOWN ~
0:00 - 10:00 ish:
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Meet Katherine! and a quick overview of today’s episode 💜
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How to train virtually with Caroline!
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A moment about hair 🎀
10 - 20:00 ish:
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Katherine’s childhood journey with OCD and Bipolar
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Tracking behavior and mental health to support oneself in each season
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Menopause and neurodiversity
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Understanding the biology underlying neurodiversity can be a superpower
20 - 30:00 ish:
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Knowledge as a tool to combat the spiraling stories of the brain
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Paying attention to our bodies and the signals they’re sending us
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Building the habit of paying attention to our personal rhythms
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The gift of supportive environments and supportive people
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Giving honest support to those in your life with neurodiversities
30 - 40:00 ish:
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Neurodiversity and dialed in bullsh*t radars 😂
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Boundary setting! And the kind act of being clear with others
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Katherine’s jerk theory and poop emoji scale for human jerkiness 😂
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Boundaries as a two-way opportunity for growth
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Sometimes the best choice is to walk away
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Making the hard choice of walking away from the things and people that aren’t for us
40 - 50:00 ish:
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Evolving as a jerk 😂
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Honoring our past asshole selves
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Letting the pain of our mistakes really sink in with us 💜
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Communicating through painful experiences and mistakes
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Feeling grateful for the times in our lives when we’ve made mistakes
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More boundaries! 🎉
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