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Managing the work/shambles balance | Mark Holborow
In this episode of Neuroshambles, Mark Allen is joined by devoted dad and fellow Neuroshambler Mark Holborow, for a refreshingly honest look at the difficulties of holding down a job, while raising neurodivergent kids and trying (often unsuccessfully) to keep those two worlds from colliding.
They discuss naked Zoom call interruptions and the emotional labour of school drop-offs, as well as the guilt, the resilience, and the accidental skillsets parents of ND kids develop.
It’s a cathartic, relatable deep dive into the realities of navigating employment when your home life is anything but typical – with plenty of laughs, rants, and candid talk about autism, ADHD, PDA and neurodivergent parenting.
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CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS (Estimated):
00:00 – Intro & Listener Survey Feedback
05:30 – Meet the Guest: Mark Holborough
10:00 – The Challenges of working parents
16:30 – Working from Home with neurodifferent Kids
25:00 – Background chaos, interruptions and client calls
33:00 – The emotional guilt of being the breadwinner
40:00 – Supporting the non-working Parent
53:00 – How open can you be at work?
1:00:00 – Hiding a child at work: Real life stories
1:07:00 – Why parents of neuro-exceptional kids make great employees
1:13:00 – The economic cost of caring
1:26:00 – The Positives
1:29:00 – Neurodiversity Champions
1:33:00 – Tiny Epic Wins
1:37:00 – What the Flip? Moments
1:41:00 – Wrap-up and thanks
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LINKS TO STUFF WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE:
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CONTACT US
🌐 Website: www.neuroshambles.com
📧 Email: [email protected]
📸 Instagram: @neuroshambles
🎵 TikTok: @neuroshamblespod
📘 Facebook: Neuroshambles
🧵 Threads: @neuroshambles
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CREDITS
🎶 Theme music by Skilsel on Pixabay: pixabay.com
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By Mark Allen
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In this episode of Neuroshambles, Mark Allen is joined by devoted dad and fellow Neuroshambler Mark Holborow, for a refreshingly honest look at the difficulties of holding down a job, while raising neurodivergent kids and trying (often unsuccessfully) to keep those two worlds from colliding.
They discuss naked Zoom call interruptions and the emotional labour of school drop-offs, as well as the guilt, the resilience, and the accidental skillsets parents of ND kids develop.
It’s a cathartic, relatable deep dive into the realities of navigating employment when your home life is anything but typical – with plenty of laughs, rants, and candid talk about autism, ADHD, PDA and neurodivergent parenting.
⸻
CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS (Estimated):
00:00 – Intro & Listener Survey Feedback
05:30 – Meet the Guest: Mark Holborough
10:00 – The Challenges of working parents
16:30 – Working from Home with neurodifferent Kids
25:00 – Background chaos, interruptions and client calls
33:00 – The emotional guilt of being the breadwinner
40:00 – Supporting the non-working Parent
53:00 – How open can you be at work?
1:00:00 – Hiding a child at work: Real life stories
1:07:00 – Why parents of neuro-exceptional kids make great employees
1:13:00 – The economic cost of caring
1:26:00 – The Positives
1:29:00 – Neurodiversity Champions
1:33:00 – Tiny Epic Wins
1:37:00 – What the Flip? Moments
1:41:00 – Wrap-up and thanks
⸻
LINKS TO STUFF WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE:
⸻
CONTACT US
🌐 Website: www.neuroshambles.com
📧 Email: [email protected]
📸 Instagram: @neuroshambles
🎵 TikTok: @neuroshamblespod
📘 Facebook: Neuroshambles
🧵 Threads: @neuroshambles
⸻
CREDITS
🎶 Theme music by Skilsel on Pixabay: pixabay.com
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