The Big Bears Podcast: A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach To Neurodiversity

About The Big Bears Podcast: A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach To Neurodiversity

Mission: To explore the intersection of neurodiversity through a Two-Eyed Seeing lens, blending Indigenous and Western perspectives to share 30 minute stories of challenges, resilience, and growth. The "Two-Eyed Seeing" approach is a concept originally developed by Mi'kmaq Elder Albert Marshall. It refers to combining the strengths of both Indigenous knowledge (often holistic, relational, and interconnected) and Western scientific or academic knowledge (which tends to be more analytical, reductionist, and linear). In the context of neurodiversity, a Two-Eyed Seeing approach would involve integrating both traditional knowledge about neurodivergence (perhaps from Indigenous worldviews on differences in cognition, brain function, and personhood) and contemporary Western science-based understandings of conditions like ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, and co-occurring mental health challenges. Through the power of story telling, I will be exploring how neurodiversity impacts youth and adults through their lifespan, so there will be something that everyone can relate to: High School Students College/University Students Trades People Career Entrepreneurship Ageing Parenting Life Episode format: 2.5 minute intro 10 minutes - Invite guest to talk about a challenge they have had in their life 10 minutes - Guest talk about how they have got through or are getting through that challenge and share strategies and stories of resilience that others can learn from. 10 minutes - Guest talk about their goals and dreams for the future 2.5 minutes - We summarize the nuggets of learning and close the show

Publisher

Chad "Grizzly Bear" Bunker

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 Sept 2025

Latest episode

16 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jun 2026

   Faith, Empathy, And ADHD Scott MacLeans story part 2

   Send us Fan Mail What if the beliefs that shaped you were never really yours? We trace a raw, human journey from fear-based religion to a daily practice of grounded prayer, gratitude, and intentional mindset. Along the way, we take on a bigger challenge: extending empathy not just to the obviously wounded, but to the people who hurt others—seeing them as products of their circumstances without excusing harm. It’s uncomfortable, necessary work that changes how we show up at home, at work, and ...

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   2 Jun 2026

   Facing ADHD, Fatherhood, And Forgiveness Scott MacLeans story part 1

   Send us Fan Mail Ever had your brain pitch a hundred worst-case scenarios before you even dial a number? We sit down with a comedian and construction equipment salesman who found out he had ADHD years into adulthood—and finally felt the volume drop on catastrophic thinking. That quiet gave him enough space to act: make the call, do the work, and stop losing the day to imagined disasters. Then life threw a curveball that no planner could forecast: meeting a partner and becoming a father to twi...

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   19 May 2026

   Healing Out Loud: Poetry, Trauma, And Growth joshes story

   Send us Fan Mail Two big guys on a couch talk about the soft parts most of us hide. Josh—nine years in the military and now a downtown bouncer—opens up about how childhood abuse stayed quiet until his twenties, then cracked open during COVID alongside a bad role fit, a fading relationship, and numbing habits. He describes the moment a workplace blow-up could have ended his career, and how a good leader chose mercy with a mandate: make the call and we’ll start fresh. That call led to regular c...

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