In this episode, neurodivergent advocate, educator, and founder of My Spirited Child and the National PEKE Centre, Rebecca Challoner, joins Peta to explore what it really means to live and parent, with ADHD.

Rebecca shares her journey from discovering her own diagnosis after her children’s, to founding two groundbreaking organisations built on neurodivergent-affirming principles. She unpacks the myths surrounding ADHD, how stigma still shapes everyday experiences, and why traditional “discipline” doesn’t work for neurodivergent kids.

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Rebecca Challoner:

Facebook: facebook.com/rebeccalchalloner

Instagram: instagram.com/rebeccalchalloner

Peta Hooke:

Instagram: @petahooke

Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com

Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

Episode Transcript: https://www.icantstandpodcast.com

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Trans artist Oliver Ayres and his partner, producer Kaite Head, join Peta Hooke to discuss their new Melbourne Fringe show No Seasons. The performance explores Oliver’s experience freezing his eggs at nineteen, living with disability and chronic illness, and the couple’s ongoing conversations about parenthood, love, and choice.

Together, they share how turning such a personal story into theatre has helped them reflect on identity, access, and inclusion. Peta connects with their journey through her own experience of IVF, as they discuss what it means to make art that’s emotionally honest, authentic, and accessible.

No Seasons runs at the Melbourne Fringe Festival from 7–18 October.

Find out more and book tickets:

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/no-seasons

Connect with Ollie and Kaite:

Website: https://www.skintproducing.com/no-seasons

Instagram: @ogcayres @skint.producing

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Instagram: @petahooke

Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com

Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

Episode Transcript:https://www.icantstandpodcast.com

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In this episode of The I Can’t Stand Podcast, Peta Hooke speaks with disability advocate, entrepreneur, and author Tiffany Yu. Tiffany is the founder of Diversability and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, a powerful guide that evolved from her viral TikTok series. Together, they explore how social media can be a gateway to deeper conversations, how to confront internalised ableism, and why disability pride and disabled joy are essential in the fight for inclusion.

Episode Highlights:

• Why Tiffany started her advocacy on TikTok

• The power and persistence of microaggressions

• How guilt and shame can both hinder and help allyship

• Disability pride, disabled joy, and unlearning internalised ableism

• The challenges of representation and inspiration tropes

Listen now to hear how Tiffany is using art, storytelling, and social media to change how we talk about disability, one mind at a time.
Buy the The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: https://www.tiffanyyu.com/book

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Instagram: @petahooke

Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com

Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

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