Episode 93 with Izzie Chea
“There are families that don’t want to think of the idea that their child might be different. It makes it very hard to be yourself or to be an authentic person.”
Izzie is a Dominican-Mexican-American creative, music educator, storyteller, and mental health advocate. After a late diagnosis of ADHD at age 35, she took her talent of content creation to Instagram, where @izzieandadhd has experienced tremendous growth through her Reels, expressing with incredible relatability and honesty what it is like to be a newly-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. 
As a music educator, Izzie operates a very successful YouTube channel providing engaging virtual piano lessons for all ages. She is currently pursuing her alternative certification to teach music in Texas public schools.
We talk about the stigma around mental health in the Latino culture, as well as the concept of masking in society, at work, and among family.
We also talk about being lifelong students and the importance of creating communities for ADHD women where they can be our weird, wonderful selves together without any feelings of shame or guilt.
Website: IzzieandADHD/links
Instagram: @izzieandadhd
 
 
Episode edited by E Podcast Productions
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