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17. Burned Out by Ableism: For Neurodivergent CEOs and Newly Diagnosed Women When Your Team or Therapist Doesn’t Get It
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Kate Bailey dives deep into the emotional labor and frustration of navigating subtle and systemic ableism — in business, in therapy, and in everyday relationships. Whether you're a newly diagnosed neurodivergent woman, a CEO leading a team, or someone who's just tired of constantly having to explain your needs, this episode offers language, validation, and powerful boundaries to hold onto.
Kate shares two anonymized conversations from her community: one with a neurodivergent woman whose therapist invalidated her needs, and another with a CEO overwhelmed by an assistant who didn’t understand accessible communication. This episode is both a resource and a rallying cry to stop carrying the burden alone.
Keywords: neurodivergent leadership, invisible disability, ableism in therapy, ADHD entrepreneur, RSD, accessible business, neurodiversity advocacy, trauma-informed coaching, ND communication, burnout recovery, masking, executive dysfunction
Takeaways:
✔️ What ableism looks like when it’s subtle, polite, or disguised as “help”
✔️ Scripts for what to say when your therapist or team misses the mark
✔️ Why ND people often carry the emotional weight of educating others and how to stop
✔️ How to reframe boundaries as inclusion, not conflict
✔️ The power of sisterhood that centers invisible disabilities and lived experience
✔️ A celebration of Kate’s appointment as Sisterhood Director of Delta Sigma at ASU
#PlayBigQueenPodcast #ADHDWomen #NeurodivergentCEO #InvisibleDisability #BurnoutRecovery #AbleismAwareness #NeurodiversityAdvocate #RSDSupport #NDLeadership #AccessibilityMatters #TherapyAndDisability #DeltaSigmaSisterhood
✨ Private Mentorship is OPEN:
👉 Book a 30min Connection Call to see if private mentorship is right for you: Book Now
✨ Step into your Play Big Queen energy:
Unlock confidence and business embodiment strategies with the Play Big Queen Confidence & Embodiment Exercises at playbigqueen.com
🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
©2025 Kate Bailey LLC | xxxkatebailey.com
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, Kate Bailey dives deep into the emotional labor and frustration of navigating subtle and systemic ableism — in business, in therapy, and in everyday relationships. Whether you're a newly diagnosed neurodivergent woman, a CEO leading a team, or someone who's just tired of constantly having to explain your needs, this episode offers language, validation, and powerful boundaries to hold onto.
Kate shares two anonymized conversations from her community: one with a neurodivergent woman whose therapist invalidated her needs, and another with a CEO overwhelmed by an assistant who didn’t understand accessible communication. This episode is both a resource and a rallying cry to stop carrying the burden alone.
Keywords: neurodivergent leadership, invisible disability, ableism in therapy, ADHD entrepreneur, RSD, accessible business, neurodiversity advocacy, trauma-informed coaching, ND communication, burnout recovery, masking, executive dysfunction
Takeaways:
✔️ What ableism looks like when it’s subtle, polite, or disguised as “help”
✔️ Scripts for what to say when your therapist or team misses the mark
✔️ Why ND people often carry the emotional weight of educating others and how to stop
✔️ How to reframe boundaries as inclusion, not conflict
✔️ The power of sisterhood that centers invisible disabilities and lived experience
✔️ A celebration of Kate’s appointment as Sisterhood Director of Delta Sigma at ASU
#PlayBigQueenPodcast #ADHDWomen #NeurodivergentCEO #InvisibleDisability #BurnoutRecovery #AbleismAwareness #NeurodiversityAdvocate #RSDSupport #NDLeadership #AccessibilityMatters #TherapyAndDisability #DeltaSigmaSisterhood
✨ Private Mentorship is OPEN:
👉 Book a 30min Connection Call to see if private mentorship is right for you: Book Now
✨ Step into your Play Big Queen energy:
Unlock confidence and business embodiment strategies with the Play Big Queen Confidence & Embodiment Exercises at playbigqueen.com
🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
©2025 Kate Bailey LLC | xxxkatebailey.com