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title: Neurodiversity Resources | The Divergent Leader | Podcast
description: Podcast | Explore neurodiversity resources, podcast conversations, and practical articles on leadership, masking, and the working conditions that shape work.
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## Conversations for people who lead differently at work
The Divergent Leader is a neurodiversity podcast for people who feel misread at work and leaders questioning the rules around them. Hear candid conversations about what individuals carry and what organizations can change.
## All episodes
- 15
[Workplace Dynamics & Self-Trust](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/workplace-dynamics-self-trust)
Explore pattern recognition, boundaries, and self-trust when neurodivergent ways of working are misread in workplace power dynamics.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · Jul 31, 2026
- 14
[Self Accountability and the Reset Blueprint Matrix](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/self-accountability-and-the-reset-blueprint-matrix)
Explore self-accountability, self-regulation, task paralysis, masking, and practical reset strategies for protecting energy and sustaining leadership.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · Jul 10, 2026
- 13
[How Advanced Pattern Recognition Predicts the Future](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/how-advanced-pattern-recognition-predicts-the-future)
Explore how advanced pattern recognition shapes relationships, community, and careers for neurodivergent leaders who process the world in high detail.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · Jun 23, 2026
- 12
[Zero-Mask Environments: Helping Our Kids Find 'Safe Friends'](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/zero-mask-environments-helping-our-kids-find-safe-friends)
A parent reflects on quiet exclusion, masking, and helping children find friendships where they can feel safe without changing who they are.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · Jun 19, 2026
- 11
[The Divergent Advantage: How I Outsmart Executive Paralysis](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/the-divergent-advantage-how-i-outsmart-executive-paralysis)
Jesse Flores explores executive paralysis, cognitive overload, and how to work with a freeze response rather than treating it as a personal failure.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · Jun 5, 2026
- 10
[Field Notes: The Cognitive Cost of Data Surcharge & Burnout](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/field-notes-the-cognitive-cost-of-data-surcharge-burnout)
Wendy Rochon reflects on mental processing capacity, sensory exhaustion, decompression routines, and the cognitive cost of a high-load workweek.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · May 28, 2026
- 09
[Field Notes: How Empathy and HCD Show Up at home and in the field.](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/field-notes-how-empathy-and-hcd-show-up-at-home-and-in-the-field)
Jesse explores how empathy and human-centered design thinking appear across personal experiences, workplace reflection, and everyday leadership.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · May 28, 2026
- 08
[Hyper-Empathy & Human-Centered Design (Part 2)](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/hyper-empathy-human-centered-design-part-2)
Wendy and Jesse explore hyper-empathy and human-centered design, turning emotional insight into practical approaches to leadership and strategy.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · May 22, 2026
- 07
[Live from a high sensory corporate environment](https://thedivergentleader.org/resources/live-from-a-high-sensory-corporate-environment)
Jesse and Wendy debrief from a high-sensory corporate event, discussing networking expectations, sensory fatigue, micro-breaks, and energy management.
Wendy Rochon and Jesse Flores · May 21, 2026
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## About the hosts
Jesse Flores brings a systems and strategy lens. Wendy Rochon brings a leadership and coaching lens. Together, they ask what people carry at work and what organizations can change.
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