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Chi Chat – are you dyslexic?

Are YOU dyslexic? Current statistics say 1 in 5 of us are!

Most of us were never diagnosed at school, we just knew we were a bit ‘special’.

When I compare my lifetime with my old school friends, it has certainly been quite different! How about you?

What was school like for you? Did you get told off if you dared to daydream in class?
By the way, it was a daydream that inspired Einstein’s theory of relativity and his awareness of e = mc2 – not shabby company! And what about being asked to read out loud to the class? HORRORS??

One of the tricky things about dyslexia is that one size does not fit all. There is a wide spectrum of wiring shifts in the brain which create different patterns.

And how are you at seeing patterns? What about needing the ‘big picture’ to create a frame, so all the details may have a place. This is why a mind map is such a perfect tool for dyslexic.

Chi Chat - Are YOU dyslexic?
Chi Chat – Are YOU dyslexic?

Last week I was interviewed by Jazzy Olive from the Falmouth University and Bryan Clark plus her fabulous students: Oli Betteridge; Vaishnavi Deshpande; Charlie Sewell; Ridhi Nedungadi; Dan Stark; Kalina Surma – about having a ‘hidden disability’ or in my eyes, Ability! Following, over the next weeks, are their questions and my responses.
This first one is about how I have managed with dyslexia. Finally, it builds to a new product… Keep tuned! 

Please let me know your dyslexic stories

How low will you go? 

Chi & I look forward to seeing / hearing from YOU!!!

To request a 15 minute Mind Chi Chat with Vanda to explore how Mind Chi might assist you, your group, team or company build resilience and joy! 
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Help your teen develop resilience

What to do for the back to school wobbles

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Yes, school has started again, and although there is much Covid still about, for most young ones it is much like a cold. This means that students and teachers are returning to the classrooms – after there has been the best part of a 2 year disruption!

If you are 10 years old, that is a whopping 20% or 1/5th of your life!
If you were my age, 1/5th would mean a 15 year hiatus from a ‘normal’ life.

Therefore it is quite likely that people of all ages are feeling a little wobbly as you start to go back to what you used to do.

What to do about it?

A short while back I had the pleasure of making a video series to go with a new book, ‘The unfair student advantage’ with Michael Tipper. Realising that the strains from school related stressors are a major issue, Michael asked me to share some tips for students, parents and teachers.

Michael Tipper author of ‘The unfair student advantage’

Here is the first of these in ‘Help your teen develop resilience’, this is an overview and there are a further nine videos going into depth.

As a launch special it is £8.00 and it is available in the Mind Chi shop now!

Please let me know if you think this may help you, your teen or teachers.

Chi & I look forward to seeing / hearing from YOU!!!

To book a 15 minute Mind Chi Chat with Vanda to explore how Mind Chi might assist you, your group, team or company build resilience and joy!

And for more marvellous Mind Chi blogs:

Want more resilience for your organisation, here:

Here is a short cartoon about ‘Resilience for Change’