Welcome to Neurospicy & Navigating

Smiling blonde woman wearing headphones at desk with books, host of Neurospicy and Navigating neurodivergent parenting podcast

“This is for the overthinkers. The unmaskers. The emotionally fried.”

Hosted by Paige, Neurospicy & Navigating shares real talk about ADHD, sensory needs, masking, living everyday life in a world not meant for the neurodivergent, and the messiness of healing.

Episode One

In this first episode, Paige opens up about why Neurospicy & Navigating

exists—and why she almost didn’t start it at all. From being diagnosed with ADHD at five to unmasking in adulthood, she shares what it means to finally feel what you’ve spent years avoiding.

This episode is for the ones who’ve always been “too much” or “not enough.” For the people who’ve known they were neurodivergent for decades—but are still learning how to process, feel, and heal.

It’s raw. It’s real. And it’s a soft place to land in the swirl.

Episode Two

What does it really mean to “mask”?

In this episode, Paige unpacks the many ways neurodivergent adults hide their true selves—often without even realizing it.

From faking eye contact to smiling through shutdowns, masking becomes a survival skill… until it doesn’t.

Episode Three

Emotions are confusing enough—but add neurodivergence, trauma, and years of masking, and suddenly it’s hard to tell:

Am I feeling this? Or am I just… frozen?

In this episode, Paige dives into the nuance of emotional regulation and dysregulation in neurodivergent adults. We talk about:

Why shutdown isn’t the same as calmWhat “emotional freeze” actually looks likeThe difference between numbing out vs. feeling safeWhat to do when you're overwhelmed but can't explain why

If you’ve ever gone nonverbal in an argument, shut down at the grocery store, or stared at the wall while your brain screams, this episode is for you.

About The Host

Hey, I'm Paige.

I've known I had ADHD since I was five.

What I didn't know—what took decades to unravel—was that masking, sensory seeking, and emotional overwhelm weren't flaws. They were survival.

I'm a mom of two littles, an educator, a trauma survivor, and a sensory-seeker who used to think "being too much" was something I needed to fix. I'm also learning to break cycles while still healing myself.

Now? I'm learning to feel. To unmask. To show up messy and whole and still worthy of belonging.

Neurospicy & Navigating was born out of that swirl—the one where healing, identity, and neurodivergence collide. This podcast isn't polished. It's not prescriptive.

It's a place for us to land, vent, feel, and figure things out together.

If you've ever been told to "calm down," "try harder," or "stop being so sensitive," you belong here.

Welcome to the swirl. I'm so glad you found it.