Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham

From dogs to isolated cabins, graveyards to comedy, late diagnosed ADHDer and Wayward Women co-author, Tracey Davies, was an absolute delight to chat to for episode 130 of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD. If you're a late diagnosed AuDHDer (autism and ADHD), autistic or ADHDer, did your school report cards help in the process? I only had one school report to hand over and it was very helpful. I hope you enjoy this episode and thanks again for being here. le grá (with love), Ev3 #waywardwimmin #waywardwomen #traceydavies #solestosoulcarefortraumaandaudhd #adhdsupport CHAPTERS 3:00 Welcoming Tracey Davies 3:23 Wayward Wimmin and their publisher finding them through Substack 6:23 ADHD late diagnosis 11:49 Tracey’s ideal and actual self-care 13:42 Three days off-grid in a cabin 15:42 Finding pockets of time alone 19:37 Rest, menopause and doing less 21:39 Connecting with your truest self 23:54 The comfort of graveyards 28:23 Finding community through comedy and sea swimming 32:11 The cardamom pod question 39:59 What would you tell your younger self? LINKS www.traceydavies.co.uk Wayward Wimmin Substack Wayward Women: Sex, Friendship and the Midlife Reset (available at Waterstones etc) If you enjoyed this, check out: Episode 32: Author and podcast host, Joanne Mallon https://solestosoul.ie/podcast-feed/author-podcast-host-and-coach-joanne-mallon-shares-her-ideal-and-actual-daily-self-care-routines/ Episode 83: Community as self-care with Elizabeth Potts https://solestosoul.ie/2025/11/04/community-as-self-care-with-elizabeth-potts-episode-83-of-the-feel-better-every-day-podcast/ Episode 129: AuDHD Flourishing’s Mattia Maurée https://solestosoul.ie/2026/09/22/audhd-flourishings-mattia-mauree-episode-129-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham/ Choose your own adventures: https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/ Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads

Am beyond delighted to share this conversation with the magnificent Mattia Maurée of AuDHD Flourishing. I can’t believe I’ve gone from literally sobbing on my kitchen floor a few years ago (when I came across their podcast when I was going through my own late diagnosis. Listening to all the episodes, I felt like they were inside my head) to sharing their ideal and actual self-care. Mattia shares their love of camping, awe-inspiring nature and more. le grá (with love), Ev3 #audhdflourishing #audhd #neuroqueer #lgbtq+ #mattiamauree CHAPTERS 00:00 Mattia on the restorative power of camping 04:03 Mattia created AuDHD Flourishing 07:45 Mattia’s ideal and actual self-care 11:07 Learning to listen to the body 14:05 Finding connection through nature and awe 18:08 Combining nature, movement and connection 19:21 The communities that help Mattia feel held 23:48 The power of group somatic work 25:10 Who Mattia would throw cardamom for 27:40 Sending love to a younger self 30:04 What Mattia needed to hear when they were younger 33:09 Grounding and listening to what you need LINKS https://www.audhdflourishing.com/ https://linktr.ee/mattiam https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about https://www.tiktok.com/@audhdflourishing https://www.youtube.com/@MattiaMauree https://www.rewilding.cc/ If you enjoyed this, check out: Episode 83: Community as self-care with Elizabeth Potts https://solestosoul.ie/2025/11/04/community-as-self-care-with-elizabeth-potts-episode-83-of-the-feel-better-every-day-podcast/ Episode 111: Survival for Sensitive Souls with Zeenat Ahmed-Peto https://solestosoul.ie/2026/05/19/survival-for-sensitive-souls-with-zeenat-ahmed-peto-episode-111-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham/ Episode 126: Trauma, AuDHD (autism and ADHD) and Your 9 Senses https://solestosoul.ie/2026/09/01/trauma-audhd-autism-and-adhd-and-your-9-senses-episode-126-of-the-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham-podcast/ Choose your own adventures: https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/ Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads

Happy Autumnal Equinox and International Day of Peace! However you’re honouring either or both on Monday 21st, Your Autumn Equinox Balance Audit: Episode 128 of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham offers some ideas to help. This solo episode includes some: *breathwork to balance the nervous system *yoga to support physical, mental, emotional and spiritual balance *journal prompts to help you audit your entire life and more To let me know how you’re getting on (and what you’d like more of), email me at [email protected] le grá (with love), Ev3 #autumnalequinox #autumnequinox #internationaldayofpeace2026 #balanceandpeace #solestosoulcarefortraumaandaudhd CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to the Autumn Equinox 03:18 Connecting with your breath 05:30 The FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework 06:22 Finding physical balance 08:44 Auditing your life for balance 09:20 Giving yourself grace 10:55 From self-care to Self care and collective care 12:27 Finding balance through community 13:49 What brings you into balance? 14:23 Sending love to your younger self 15:05 Grounding and listening to what you need LINKS If you enjoyed this, check out: Episode 83: Community as self-care with Elizabeth Potts https://solestosoul.ie/2025/11/04/community-as-self-care-with-elizabeth-potts-episode-83-of-the-feel-better-every-day-podcast/ Episode 108: Bhangra Joy with Aakriti Kaushik https://solestosoul.ie/2026/04/28/bhangra-joy-with-aakriti-kaushik-episode-108-of-the-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham-podcast/ Episode 126: Trauma, AuDHD (autism and ADHD) and Your 9 Senses https://solestosoul.ie/2026/09/01/trauma-audhd-autism-and-adhd-and-your-9-senses-episode-126-of-the-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham-podcast/ Become an Adventurer: https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/ Other Autumn Equinox resources: https://solestosoul.ie/?s=autumn+equinox Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices: https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads

Such a delight to chat to the fantabulous Louise Lucas about her brand new book (out next week!). From finding compassion for herself through pandas to her Two Spiral Model for working with neurodivergent clients, I loved every moment and hope you will too. Le grá (with love), Ev3 CHAPTERS 00:00 Values-based intentions instead of goals 05:54 Ideal self-care vs actual self-care 09:40 The panda pause: what do I need right now? 12:17 Reconnecting with the ever-present Self 13:04 The healing power of the sea 18:58 Community, connection and co-regulation 22:01 Finding the right community for what you need 24:02 Who would you throw cardamom pods for? 28:52 What I’d tell my younger self 30:01 Why pandas mean so much 31:33 A Therapeutic Workbook for Neurodivergent Clients 35:32 Grounding and asking what you need LINKS Louise Lucas’s book published on 21st September and if buying direct from the publisher, viewers/listeners can use the code %LUCAS20 to get a 20% discount. https://uk.jkp.com/products/a-therapeutic-workbook-for-supporting-the-wellbeing-of-neurodivergent-clients https://www.curiosityspot.co.uk/ https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/curiosityspot Curiosity Spot Louise Lucas is a queer, neurodivergent counsellor, trainer & author who supports professionals to work with ND clients through curiosity, compassion & kindness. By Louise Lucas https://www.linkedin.com/in/curiosityspotuk http://www.facebook.com/curiosityspotuk https://www.instagram.com/curiosityspotuk Zena Nicholas https://www.zenanicholascounselling.co.uk/ https://www.counsellors-staffroom.co.uk/ https://www.counsellors-staffroom.co.uk/copractice-community/ If you enjoyed this, check out: Episode 25: “My needs are high” says Louise Brown https://solestosoul.ie/podcast-feed/my-needs-are-high-says-louise-brown-the-delightful-queer-neurodivergent-therapist-supervisor-and-trainer/ Choose your own adventures: https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/ Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads

Ever wondered why certain sounds feel unbearable while others soothe you instantly (cats purring, maybe?)? Or why a scented candle can wreck your whole day? (Or a steam cleaner revolutionise your entire LIFE?) In this solo episode of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD, I explain all nine senses (yes, nine!) as part of the FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework, exploring how sensory sensitivity shapes life with AuDHD and trauma. Owning your sensory differences, rather than fighting them, can be genuinely life-changing. We’ll cover vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, intuition, interoception, proprioception, and neuroception (with a little Polyvagal Purrs cat wisdom thrown in), plus practical ways to soothe what’s overwhelming and amplify what feels good. 🎧 Grab free meditations and downloads: solestosoul.ie/free-downloads 🐾 More on Polyvagal Purrs: solestosoul.ie/feline 💌 Get in touch: [email protected] Le grá (with love), Ev3 #AuDHD #TraumaRecovery #SensoryProcessing #Neurodivergent #PolyvagalTheory CHAPTERS 0:00 Proprioception and the joy of movement 3:25 Working with sensory differences 5:06 Using sensory acuity (and NLP) to get more of what you want 6:54 Auditing your nine senses 8:02 Vision and hearing 10:57 Touch and taste 12:38 Smell, sensory overwhelm and the steam cleaner 15:01 Intuition and the sixth sense 16:56 Interoception and reconnecting with the body 18:00 Proprioception, movement and balance 20:35 Neuroception, safety and connection 21:52 Love, acceptance and sensory differences 22:54 Community, co-regulation and collective care 24:12 Grounding and listening to what you need LINKS https://solestosoul.ie/feline/ If you enjoyed this, check out: Episode 48: Cattitude: Purr! Hiss! Freeze! Polyvagal informed self care for trauma and/or ADHD. With cats https://solestosoul.ie/podcast-feed/cattitude-purr-hiss-freeze-polyvagal-informed-self-care-for-trauma-and-or-adhd-with-cats/ Episode 102: Navigating Dental Treatment with Sensory Differences https://solestosoul.ie/2026/03/17/navigating-dental-treatment-with-sensory-differences-episode-102-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham/ Episode 105: SuPURR! Cats Are Divine and So Are You https://solestosoul.ie/2026/04/07/supurr-cats-are-divine-and-so-are-you-episode-105-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd/ Episode 100: Dr Miguel Toribio Mateas on ADHD Body and Mind: https://solestosoul.ie/2026/03/03/dr-miguel-toribio-mateas-on-adhd-body-and-mind-episode-100-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd/ Choose your own adventures at https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/ Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads Find out more about trauma-informed and neurodivergence affirming yoga, yoga nidra and meditation (and book for the Living and Working with Neurodivergence Conference next month) at https://solestosoul.ie/yoga Find out more about using NLP to support yourself at https://solestosoul.ie/nlp