Trailblazing a community-led National Inquiry into ADHD with Senator Jordon Steele-John & Joana Partyka

Today on the podcast I'm speaking with a politician, but definitely not your average politician. Jordon Steele-John is the second youngest Senator in Australia, and shares the incredible story of how he was elected into the Senate at 23, and how, in the 6 years since then, he continues to use his unique lens as a disabled politician to advocate for the disabled community in a way Australia hasn't seen before. Jordon's office has a strong current focus on ADHD reform and this year prompted a radical community-led national inquiry into ADHD, medicare and support services.   Joana Partyka also joins me on this weeks conversation. Joana is Jordon's Communications Advisor, a woman with a lived experience of ADHD, and is working closely with Jordon & his team on their current ADHD campaign in Australia.     Jordon, Joana & I talk about:   - why the Greens party and Jordon's office in particular has a current focus on ADHD and easier access to support & medication    - how to make a submission to the ADHD inquiry (closes June 9th 2023 - links below)   - how important it is to centre the lived experience of ADHDers when creating change movements and policy change at a governmental level   - how Jordon has helped to create an inclusive and supportive environment in his office for disabled people, and in particular people with ADHD   HELPFUL LINKS:    Submission: https://greens.org.au/campaign/adhd/make-a-submission   Submission template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hn4NWV3Hfag_uT1FI9ypTQRDAGlDOV2GGglIZn-x3xs/edit    

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Future ADHD is a podcast hosted by Grace Koelma, Founder & Educator at Future ADHD. Future ADHD exists to serve neurodivergents who have a deep sense that — while they struggle with self regulation and executive functioning on a daily basis — they’re not flawed or disordered, but rather living in a fast-paced world that wasn’t designed for their brain. Being diagnosed with combined type ADHD at 33 helped make sense of my entire life — and while I wholeheartedly support an empowered and strength-based approach to ADHD, I also hold space and honour the daily complexity and difficulty of being neurodivergent in a world that isn’t designed for us. Over decades, we have accumulated layered self-beliefs and negative messages that plague us — after a lifetime of feeling misunderstood and simultaneously too much, and not enough. Know this... There is so much that can be done to help you find balance, clarity and homeostasis (and no, your ADHD is not something that needs to be cured - it’s the key to unlocking your greatest wholeness and potential). I know, because I’m walking that journey alongside you. If this resonates for you, and you want to join a community of brilliant, like-minded people, and learn more about your neurodivergent mind, then come along. Join me for a new episode or interview each week, as I explore methods backed by science, including polyvagal theory & nervous system nourishment, breathwork and self care, planning & organisation, neural plasticity & unconscious programming, mindset and self-perception, and habit forming. Come check out my science-based planners and other resources at futureadhd.com.