Unmasking Dyslexia with Carleen Ross, M.Sc.
Unmasking Dyslexia explores the lived experience and untold strengths of dyslexic minds.
Hosted by Carleen Ross, Positive Psychology Practitioner and coach, each episode blends personal stories with science-backed insights from psychology and neuroscience.
Discover practical tools, reframe the narrative, and reconnect with what it truly means to thrive with dyslexia.
Unmasking Dyslexia with Carleen Ross, M.Sc.
You Are Not Just One Thing: The Science & Spirit of Identity - Ep 8
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In this episode, we dive deep into the idea that none of us are only one identity—not even our strongest ones. I share why I say “I am dyslexic” rather than “I have dyslexia,” and how my dyslexic brain filters everything I see, feel, understand, communicate, and create.
Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, positive psychology, spirituality, and shamanic practices, we explore how our identities function like lenses—shaping the way we experience relationships, emotions, safety, communication, and meaning.
You’ll learn:
✨ Why identity is a constellation of many “little i’s” under one “big I”
✨ How dyslexia can be a processing identity, not just a learning difference
✨ How trauma, gender, culture, and spirituality shape how we filter the world
✨ Why the word AND (A-N-D) is essential for self-understanding
✨ The “starburst” exercise for mapping your multiple identities
✨ Why positive experiences matter (4:1 ratio) for balancing negative ones
✨ How collecting your “ands” strengthens wellbeing, resilience, and clarity
This episode is an invitation to honour the many parts that make you you.
You are not just one identity—you are a starburst.
Thank you for listening to Unmasking Dyslexia. This podcast is dedicated to reframing how we understand dyslexia—shifting the narrative from deficit to difference.
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