In this episode Laura Gowers talks with Angie Mays, a mindset coach and disability work coach. The conversation explores the challenges of dyslexia in education, the impact of dyslexia on daily life and the importance of self-compassion and self-advocacy for dyslexic individuals. Angie Mays shares her personal experiences and insights, highlighting the need for understanding and support for dyslexic individuals in various aspects of life.

More about the guest:

Angie Mays is a mindset coach and disability work coach. She works with neurodivergent individuals in her job an exhausted women in her business. Her knowledge of her own dyslexia has allowed her to go from overwhelmed to calm. Supporting other individuals to understand their own needs through one to one coaching enabling to have more clarity and direction in their lives by putting their needs first through her You First method.

You can connect with Angie:

Instagram- @angiemaysmindsetcoach
Facebook- @angiemaysmindsetcoach

More about the host:

Laura Gowers is an award winning dyslexia assessor, neurodivergence coach, former teacher and SENCo with over 23 years of experience in education. She is the founder of This is Dyslexia - Dyslexia assessments & coaching and runs a specialist dyslexia assessment centre in Canterbury, Kent, supporting children and adults locally and across the UK through in person and online assessments.

Her work is strengths based, focusing on clarity, confidence and wellbeing, helping people move beyond labels and understand how their brain truly works.

Website: www.thisisdyslexia.co.uk

Instagram: @thisisdyslexiauk

Facebook: @LauraGowersUK

Facebook Page:@this.is.dyslexia.uk

Takeaways

• Dyslexia challenges in education
• Impact of dyslexia on daily life
• Self-compassion and self-advocacy for dyslexic individuals