Episode Description:

This week on the podcast, Andrew meets actor, writer, and content creator - Dayna Halliwell. In their conversation, Dayna explains how she started her massive tiktok channel. They also discuss the the pitfalls and challenges of being on social media when you’re neurodivergent. And Dayna shares the story of when she accidentally texted her date a message he really wasn’t meant to see.

About the host:

The Invisible Gift is hosted by entrepreneur and dyslexic, Andrew Kitley. With twenty years experience, Andrew Kitley has worked his way up the metaphorical and literal ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: an engineering firm.

Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. In each episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew seeks the advice and inspiration of a fellow trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning the challenge of dyslexia into a gift.

About the guest:

Dayna Halliwell, otherwise known as Dyslexicdayna on social media, is a disabled actor, writer, theatre practitioner and content creator. In 2021, she started to upload comedy sketches to TikTok, to try and raise awareness for how poorly the dyslexic and dyspraxia community are treated in society - particularly in the education system. In less than a year she managed to grow her channel to 100,000 followers. In her videos Dayna talks about her story and experiences with dyslexia and dyspraxia, how she dealt with school life - bullies, classes and tests.

Resources:

https://www.tiktok.com/@dyslexicdayna?lang=en

http://theinvisiblegift.com/

https://www.kitall.co.uk/

https://www.onefineplay.com/