Divergent Paths
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<p><strong>Neurodivergent Strategies for Late-Diagnosed Adults</strong> is the podcast for people with ADHD, autism, and other late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults ready to unmask, heal from burnout, and build a life that works with their brain, not against it.</p><p>Hosted by Dr. Regina McMenomy, Ph.D., this show offers real talk and practical strategies for navigating executive dysfunction, rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), perfectionism, emotional regulation, masking, PDA, and more. Each episode explores how unspoken expectations, internalized ableism, and cultural myths about productivity keep neurodivergent people stuck and what we can do to shift the narrative.</p><p>Whether you’re newly diagnosed, self-discovered, or still figuring it out, you’ll find insight, compassion, and tools to help you find your divergent path. </p><p><strong>Sign up for </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/nerd-notes"><strong>N.E.R.D. Notes</strong></a><strong>! </strong></p><p><strong>Book a </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/clarity-call"><strong>Free Discovery Call with Regina</strong></a></p><p><strong>About the Host:</strong></p><p><strong>Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D. (she/her)</strong> is a neurodivergent coach, educator, and host of the Divergent Paths podcast. With a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies and over 20 years of experience in higher education and instructional design, she blends academic depth with lived neurodivergent insight. Regina was diagnosed later in life and like many of her clients, spent decades masking, overworking, and wondering why burnout always came back.</p><p>Now she helps late-diagnosed people with ADHD and autism unmask safely, rebuild their self-trust, and embrace rest as a radical act of self-support. The Divergent Paths podcast offers empowering conversations, practical tools, and hard-won wisdom for those ready to live more authentically.</p><p>You’ll often find her talking about nervous system regulation, perfectionism, emotional honesty and, occasionally, oatmeal.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 26, 2026
Late Diagnosed and Done Performing: Who Neurodivergent Coaching Is For
<p>Most neurodivergent coaching will sell you a three-month transformation and a tidy finish line. For late diagnosed adults doing genuine unmasking work, that promise can do real harm. This episode is about why your path is divergent by design, and why curiosity about yourself matters more than any checklist.</p><p>Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D. describes the people she loves working with: late diagnosed, late identified, late realized neurodivergent adults who are approaching their neurodivergence with genuine curiosity, not just collecting a label. These are people who are done outsourcing their self-concept to their work, their hobbies, or relationships that never really supported them. She also gets honest about why her coaching looks nothing like the tidy three-month transformation arc most of the industry sells, and why that framing can actively harm someone doing real unmasking work.</p><p><strong>Sign up for </strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/nerd-notes"><strong>N.E.R.D. Notes</strong></a><strong> and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!</strong></p><p><strong>Chat with Regina on Instagram </strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/drreginaphd/"><strong>@drreginaphd</strong></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/clarity-call"><strong>Book a Make it Make Sense Call with Regina</strong></a></p><p><strong>About Dr. Regina McMenomy, PhD</strong></p><p>Regina is a neurodivergent coach and educator who helps late-diagnosed adults unmask, heal from burnout, and build lives aligned with how their brains work. She founded Divergent Paths Consulting to provide the type of coaching and support that late-diagnosed nerdy neurodivergent folks need after receiving their late diagnoses.</p>
June 19, 2026
Unmasking and Relationship Repair: When the New You Looks Like a Villain
<p>You started doing the work. You've begun understanding how your brain actually works, and you began peeling back the mask you built to survive. So why is everything suddenly harder with the people closest to you?</p><p>Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D. shares in this episode the part nobody warns you about: what happens to your relationships after you start unmasking. When you cancel plans without guilt, hold firmer boundaries, and stop spending your executive function smoothing every sharp edge, people notice. Some read it as you becoming mean or distant. That tension isn't proof your relationships are broken. It usually means they need renegotiation.</p><p>Unmasking isn't about becoming someone new. It's about becoming visible, including to yourself, and not everyone will be ready for that. You're not the villain here. You might just be the antagonist to someone else's comfort, and you're allowed to be okay with that.</p><p><strong>Sign up for </strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/nerd-notes"><strong>N.E.R.D. Notes</strong></a><strong> and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!</strong></p><p><strong>Chat with Regina on Instagram </strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/drreginaphd/"><strong>@drreginaphd</strong></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/clarity-call"><strong>Book a Make it Make Sense Call with Regina</strong></a></p><p><strong>About Dr. Regina McMenomy, PhD</strong></p><p>Regina is a neurodivergent coach and educator who helps late-diagnosed adults unmask, heal from burnout, and build lives aligned with how their brains work. She founded Divergent Paths Consulting to provide the type of coaching and support that late-diagnosed nerdy neurodivergent folks need after receiving their late diagnoses.</p>
June 12, 2026
Neurodivergent Secure Attachment and Unmasking: The Paradox of Being Seen
<p>It is a terrifying thing to stand in a spotlight you never agreed to walk into. When you're a late-diagnosed neurodivergent adult you might have heard dropping the mask brings instant freedom, but nobody warns you about the deep ache of finally being seen for exactly who you are. When someone looks past your carefully constructed, people-pleasing performance and embraces your messy, genuine self, your nervous system might actually scream danger instead of feeling relief.</p><p>In this deeply personal episode, Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D. explores the emotional reality of the "visibility gap"—the awkward, liminal space between who you used to be and who you are becoming. For late-diagnosed adults, their mask wasn't just a habit; it was a protective system built brick by brick. This episode unpacks why unmasking is a relational event, why being misread hurts so much more once you are trying to be authentic, and how your nervous system gradually calibrates to accept true belonging and secure, safe connections.</p><p><strong>Sign up for </strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/nerd-notes"><strong>N.E.R.D. Notes</strong></a><strong> and get weekly nerdy neurodivergent insights!</strong></p><p><strong>Chat with Regina on Instagram </strong><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/drreginaphd/"><strong>@drreginaphd</strong></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/clarity-call"><strong>Book a Make it Make Sense Call with Regina</strong></a></p><p><strong>About Dr. Regina McMenomy, PhD</strong></p><p>Regina is a neurodivergent coach and educator who helps late-diagnosed adults unmask, heal from burnout, and build lives aligned with how their brains work. She founded Divergent Paths Consulting to provide the type of coaching and support that late-diagnosed nerdy neurodivergent folks need after receiving their late diagnoses.</p>
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- What is Divergent Paths?
<p><strong>Neurodivergent Strategies for Late-Diagnosed Adults</strong> is the podcast for people with ADHD, autism, and other late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults ready to unmask, heal from burnout, and build a life that works with their brain, not against it.</p><p>Hosted by Dr. Regina McMenomy, Ph.D., this show offers real talk and practical strategies for navigating executive dysfunction, rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), perfectionism, emotional regulation, masking, PDA, and more. Each episode explores how unspoken expectations, internalized ableism, and cultural myths about productivity keep neurodivergent people stuck and what we can do to shift the narrative.</p><p>Whether you’re newly diagnosed, self-discovered, or still figuring it out, you’ll find insight, compassion, and tools to help you find your divergent path. </p><p><strong>Sign up for </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/nerd-notes"><strong>N.E.R.D. Notes</strong></a><strong>! </strong></p><p><strong>Book a </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drreginaphd.myflodesk.com/clarity-call"><strong>Free Discovery Call with Regina</strong></a></p><p><strong>About the Host:</strong></p><p><strong>Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D. (she/her)</strong> is a neurodivergent coach, educator, and host of the Divergent Paths podcast. With a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies and over 20 years of experience in higher education and instructional design, she blends academic depth with lived neurodivergent insight. Regina was diagnosed later in life and like many of her clients, spent decades masking, overworking, and wondering why burnout always came back.</p><p>Now she helps late-diagnosed people with ADHD and autism unmask safely, rebuild their self-trust, and embrace rest as a radical act of self-support. The Divergent Paths podcast offers empowering conversations, practical tools, and hard-won wisdom for those ready to live more authentically.</p><p>You’ll often find her talking about nervous system regulation, perfectionism, emotional honesty and, occasionally, oatmeal.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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