Episode #58 Will Wheeler ”You Are Not The Only One”

This episode is filled with so much banter as Shannan and Will get into such a good conversation about how Will suffers from ADHD. He takes your along his journey from childhood to his adult life of how ADHD played such a role and how he was brought to his addiction of alcohol, substance abuse and sex. Will learned a lot on this journey and it was a pleasure to hear his story as you will learn so much from him sharing.

 

Will's Information:

Will Wheeler is a proud neurodistinct person with dyslexia and ADHD, who has worked with people and organisations all over the world. Will is also the founder of Neurodiversity Academy and host of the OpenHearted Podcast. Will works closely with other community leaders to help promote and encourage organisations to develop neuro-inclusive working environments. This includes areas like recruitment, career progression, leadership, training and education. Failing school, Will thought he was destined for a life of nothing and used drugs/alcohol to cover his depression and anxiety for the best part of 15 years. Growing up was a weird time for him and making friends was confusing. Often he was easily influenced and would get mixed up with the wrong people. Because of this, he was very vulnerable and this cause him to get sexually abused by 2 older boys in his neighborhood. Having to deal with this at a young age, he often felt it was his fault and keep most things bottled up as was afraid of getting in trouble. Once Will got older he has seen the affects of what failing school, being told you won't amount to much in life, and what being sexually abused does to a person. Besides the fact he was addicted to drugs and alcohol, he's also learnt that he is a sex addict (Hypersexual), which is common for people who are ADHD or have been sexually abused as a kid. Will's goal is to talk more openly about his experience in life and help others to feel comfortable opening up about theirs.

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