Podcast Episodes

Escaping MAGA - Your trauma is not an excuse to create more trauma

Episode 10

Well done, you've decided to escape MAGA. Here's the learning moment.

Your trauma is not an excuse to create more trauma

It finally happened. Someone said it out loud. Someone from the inside. Not in …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Find yourself needing to mask at events? Here's how I avoid it.

Episode 9

Have you ever caught yourself rehearsing your 'acceptable' self before walking into a room full of strangers?

You know — slapping on that thin, artificial smile, smoothing out every quirk for the com…

Published on 5 months ago

Autism registry? RFK can suck a lawnmower!

Episode 8

Yep, I'm back, caffeinated and undeterred, ready to take on the swirling mess of “autism registries,” junk science, and that perennial fixture of Twitter meltdowns: RFK Jr. himself.

This week’s episo…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Analytics Anxiety: Why Numbers Make Me Sweat

I’m obsessed with my own podcast stats.

There! I said it.

If the first step is admitting you have a problem, then…well, consider this episode my very public confession.

But here’s the real kicker: I ne…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Behavioral health - why does it have to be so hard?

Episode 7

Why is behavioral health so impossibly hard to access, navigate, and survive—especially if you’re wired a bit differently? Maybe you’ve asked yourself that before. We have too.

Heck, we’ve made a who…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The fear of asking 'stupid questions'.

Episode 6

Why you have to ask the 'stupid' questions. Seriously.

And, Freud's boring. Not opinion. Actual science.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: “But, L2, I’d rather set my hair on fire than look clueless in…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

A paycheck is not a permission slip for abuse

Episode 5

I'm saying it out loud - a paycheck is not a permission slip for abuse.

I added some bullhorn for effect.

Hey, It’s "Different, Not Broken", and I’m Lauren Howard — "L2" if you’re friendly or just pref…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Professionalism - a white supremacist scam for your imposter syndrome

Episode 4

Welcome to "Different, not broken." I’m Lauren Howard—most people call me L2—and I’m here to shake up everything you think you know about 'professionalism'.

In this episode, I’m explaining why profes…

Published on 6 months ago

You're not supposed to be here and other Dad wisdom

Episode 3

The world often feels rigged. And this episode is a wake-up call to recognize the barriers that exist for those who don’t fit the traditional mold.

In this episode, which is a kind of tribute to my d…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The importance of chosen family for building community

I have two cousins. Two. And I didn’t even meet them until we were all adults.

So, yeah—when people talk about the support they get from big, extended families, it’s not exactly the world I know.

The i…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago