I have been in the world of work for over 35 years and have had many roles. I learned how to embrace early mornings and changeable weather in my very early teens as a papergirl before the school day started, and worked on a market stall at weekends. In my late teens I made drinks as a barista and bar manager in the evenings while learning secretarial skills. By day I was selling bow ties, folding curtains, and bagging large quantities of nuts and bolts, juggling multiple jobs and sleeping little. I then did admin work and moved to a legal secretarial role, I’m now just 21 and discovering the glittering loveliness and nightlife of Manchester. I managed to secure a role in one of the world’s largest consultancies setting up a centre of excellence and running a finance department. A few years later, mid-20s, I’m setting up my own small companies and consulting with large organisations in the fabulous heart of London and working and living across Europe. It was during my late 20s when I had my two fabulously neurodivergent children and during my 20s, 30s, and 40s when I undertook 5 degrees whilst juggling a busy work life (and of course my sons) – it was probably at this point when I realised I may be different! I then spent many happy years consulting in the Middle East before returning to live in the UK. I studied further and became a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist, which enabled me better understand myself, and help to improve the diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, practices, and workspaces of some of the world’s largest organisations.