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The Business Oddcast

The Business Oddcast

By: Stuart Morrison & Hannah Logan
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Weird? Odd? Different? Running a Business? Self-Employed? ND? Join the neurodiverse business owner conversation! Unmask, relax & explore. No small talk… Guaranteed!

Hello, welcome to the Business Oddcast! We’re Hannah & Stu, two late-diagnosed, neuro-spicy humans figuring out how to run businesses without pretending to be “normal.”

We’re so excited to share stories, insights, & laughs with you as we celebrate the business brilliance of the ASD, ADHD, AuDHD and neurodiverse community.

This is where we unmask, swap real stories, and dive into the gloriously odd side of entrepreneurship without any corporate “small talk” and forced networking smiles, just honest, weird, and wonderfully creative conversations.

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  • The 12 Neurodiverse Traits of Christmas Special 2025 - Business Oddcast S01E16

    The 12 Neurodiverse Traits of Christmas Special 2025 - Business Oddcast S01E16
    Dec 24 2025
    In words of social commentator, philosopher and glam rockstar Noddy Holder "IIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttts CHRISSSSSSSTMASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" Welcome to Episode 16 of the Business Oddcast! This week is a big seasonal bumper edition and we’re diving headfirst into the sensory overload, social pressure, and chaotic brilliance that is Christmas when you’re neurodivergent. From overwhelm disguised as “festive spirit” to food droughts, coat-goblin strategies, and the annual terror of Secret Santa, we’re breaking down the 12 traits that make this season feel… a lot. Stuart shares his elite spreadsheet engineering (including kitchen re-wiring for roast logistics), tactical party-napping, and why he’s entering his “Christmas turtle” era. Hannah confesses her hard limits around catch-ups, communal peanuts, and being manhandled onto a dancefloor by Anne from Accounts (justice for Hannah). Together, we explore routines dissolving into chaos, pressure to “see everyone,” gifting spirals, and why boundaries matter more than ever in December. Expect honesty, hilarity, and a whole sleigh-load of neurodiverse coping strategies. If the holidays leave your brain crying in a corner wearing noise-cancelling headphones, this one’s for you. Please share with anyone you think this topic might resonate with. Send any questions or suggestions to or contact us here: hosts@businessoddcast.com Don't forget to like and subscribe or follow along on the socials, see below timeline for details. Together we can build a healthier, happier way to work! ------------------------------------- TIMELINE 00:00:00 - Introduction. 00:00:35 - Hannah's Christmas jumper reveal 00:02:45 - End of the episode tease... 00:03:43 - TOPIC OF THE WEEK - The 12 Neurodiverse Traits of Christmas 00:04:53 - FIRST Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - The Annual Review 00:06:58 - Top Tip - New Year's resolution; "aim low" 00:09:01 - Bad habits & nostaligic inflation 00:12:12 - Stuart's big crisp confession - SNIPPET 00:15:47 - SECOND Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - Small Talk 00:17:34 - Oh, hang on... I've got a picture on my phone... 00:18:24 - Top Tip - Revolutionise party small talk, GUARANTEED Results 00:20:00 - The small talk high-wire juggling act now with added pop quiz 00:21:48 - THIRD Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - MAX Sensory Assault 00:24:02 - Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttts CHRISTMASSSSSSS!!!! 00:25:11 - Party Season: full of over-processed food and bad decisions 00:26:04 - Spending time in the shed and other avoidant behaviours 00:28:08 - FOURTH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - The Xmas Spreadsheet 00:32:30 - Shout out to my daughter and her octopus arms 00:33:20 - How to wreck your relationship with Stu at Xmas 00:34:01 - Late diagnosed, but always known... 00:34:21 - FIFTH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - The Work Party 00:36:12 - Hannah, come and dance... SLAP! 00:36:58 - TOP TIP - permission to haunt the exit like a Victorian ghost 00:38:08 - THe terror of the "Secret Santa"! 00:38:45 - SIXTH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - Present Demand Avoidance 00:41:20 - Stu's Mum's rage inducing ball of string 00:42:38 - Let me help you open the present... 00:43:26 - SEVENTH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - Let's meet up... NO! 00:45:09 - TOP TIP - How to avoid socially obligated meet ups... 00:46:14 - and... the other side of the coin... wait, what? 00:47:25 - BONUS TIP - Local event = target rich environment 00:47:48 - Stu's life goal - be rich enough to hire a body double 00:49:10 - EIGHT Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - The Christmas Turtle 00:51:10 - The no decision day... 00:51:26 - TOP TIP - The Party "Holiday" 00:52:56 - TOP TIP TWO - The Zero Day 00:54:58 - NINETH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - The Routine Shuffler 00:56:32 - and yet feels like "One long, hideous festive groundhog day" 00:56:49 - TOP TIP - Divide the day into these three sections... 00:57:25 - Fancy a drink? Erm... It's 8am... 00:59:56 - TENTH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - The Food Drought 01:01:06 - Stu's Rant about Ready Salted Crisps 01:03:45 - Question: Stu... Communal grazing? 01:04:57 - Stu's story, it's nuts... 01:06:50 - ELEVENTH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - Buying Pressure 01:09:43 - TOP TIP - The beauty of the "regifting box" 01:12:57 - Hannah's friends brutal gift giving session 01:15:00 - Reuse, recycle, regift, revisit the Charity Shop... 01:16:35 - Gift exhaustion - when you got everything you want... 01:17:14 - TWELFTH Neurodiverse Trait of Christmas - Gormless Guests 01:18:35 - STOBBIT WITH THE FOOD QUESTIONS!!! 01:19:43 - Wrapping up the episode... 01:20:25 - A tease of what's to come in 2026... Our new studio Logo 01:22:08 - Next Weeks Topic - Neurodiverse New Year's Resolutions and Goal Setting. 01:23:00 - LENGTH ------------------------------------- RESOURCES https://bigmoosecharity.co - Emergency mental health support, Big Moose provides fast and effective therapy for people who are struggling. ...
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Reunions: Life’s Unwelcome Performance Review - Business Oddcast S01E15

    Reunions: Life’s Unwelcome Performance Review - Business Oddcast S01E15
    Dec 17 2025

    Welcome to Episode 15 of The Business Oddcast! This week we dive into reunions — the good, the bad, and the painfully awkward.

    We unpack why reunions can feel like an unwelcome, unpaid performance reviews for your life: “Are you married? Happy? Winning?”. We talk intentional vs. accidental reunions, school-specific trauma, bullying, masking, sensory overwhelm, and the aftershock of rumination. Stuart shares the story of finally facing a school reunion (and levelling up his armour), while Hannah admits she’s heroically dodged every official invite, but has had a few healing run-ins in supermarket aisles.

    Expect tangents (obviously), tips on pacing, boundaries, alcohol (or not), and planning a recovery day. Also featuring: the “staircase wit” problem, Facebook unfriending weirdness, tequila-Stu lore, and a teaser for our Christmas special. Come for the catharsis, stay for the honesty (and the chaos).

    Please share with anyone you think this topic might resonate with. Send any questions or suggestions to or contact us here: hosts@businessoddcast.com

    Don't forget to like and subscribe or follow along on the socials, see below timeline for details.

    Together we can build a healthier, happier way to work!

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    TIMELINE

    00:00:00 - Introduction. 00:00:40 - Hannah's update 00:02:51 - TOPIC OF THE WEEK - Reunions - unwelcome performance reviews of your life 00:03:48 - Outlining the topic of reunions 00:04:50 - Diving into the topic, full immersion, GO! 00:05:10 - Looking at the comparison Olympics... 00:08:55 - Stu's two types of reunions... 00:09:40 - Oh, and the F*ckin' school reunion 00:10:30 - Hannah's flashback moment - winning at life 00:12:40 - Let them (small unpaid shout out to Mel Robbins) 00:13:58 - Unpacking the challenging nature of a renuion 00:16:39 - The social expectation & baggage around school reunions 00:19:01 - Stu's memories of his school reunion 00:20:05 - TANGENT ALERT - Stu's redundancy story 00:21:55 - ...and back to Stu's school reunion trauma 00:26:20 - Staircase wit... 00:27:50 - TANGENT ALERT - Hannah's musing on school 00:30:40 - Has social media made reunions redundant or not a "big reveal"? 00:31:40 - The particular set of ND challenges with a reunion 00:35:44 - Including your partner can soften the experience 00:36:23 - Social anxiety, overwhelm abd rumination after the event 00:38:50 - TANGENT ALERT - Facebook unfriending 00:40:24 - Should you go to reunion if you're anxious? 00:41:10 - Your day after the reunion plan 00:42:23 - Rounding up the episode & a top tip! 00:45:40 - Conclusions and catharsis 00:48:29 - Outro and goodbyes 00:46:47 - Next Week: The Christmas Special 00:49:33 - The End

    ------------------------------------- RESOURCES https://bigmoosecharity.co - Emergency mental health support, Big Moose provides fast and effective therapy for people who are struggling.

    https://embrace-autism.com/autism-tests - if this topic responates perhaps you might want to look into the subject a little more. Use these tests to have a clearer understanding of your own neurotype profile.

    https://businessoddcast.com/help - our range of resources for Neurodiverse business owners, helping you thrive, survive and live more fulfilling lives.

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    OUR WEBSITE & CONTACT https://businessoddcast.com/help - Our resources

    hosts@businessoddcast.com - Email us

    OUR SOCIALS youtube.com/BusinessOddcast facebook.com/BusinessOddcast instagram.com/BusinessOddcast
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    50 mins
  • Neurodiverse Holidays - Packing, Panic & Pretending to Relax - Business Oddcast S01E14

    Neurodiverse Holidays - Packing, Panic & Pretending to Relax - Business Oddcast S01E14
    Dec 10 2025

    Welcome to Episode 14 of the Business Oddcast! This week we get brutally honest about holidays — the so-called “relaxation myth” and why they can be anything but restful for neurodivergent brains.

    From the social script of “Going anywhere nice?” to packing panic, airport queues, security pat-downs, and the existential crisis of the wrong mustard, we unpack how novelty, noise, and lost routines turn “time off” into full-body admin.

    We talk control, safe exits, sensory landmines, and why some of us need a toolkit, a multi-tool (…and apparently a scalpel) just to stay calm. We share family-trip war stories (Center Parcs wins, enforced fun loses), why solo recharge time matters, and how “doing” holidays tied to special interests beat “being” holidays on a beach.

    Takeaways: plan outs, protect routine anchors, design trips around genuine interests, and remember — rest isn’t a location, it’s a condition you create.

    Please share with anyone you think this topic might resonate with. Send any questions or suggestions to or contact us here: hosts@businessoddcast.com

    Don't forget to like and subscribe or follow along on the socials, see below timeline for details.

    Together we can build a healthier, happier way to work!

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    TIMELINE

    00:00:00 - Introduction. 00:00:43 - Hannah's update 00:02:22 - TOPIC OF THE WEEK - The Neurodiverse Hell of Holidays 00:04:24 - Lets look at what a "Holiday" actually is? 00:06:10 - Looking at our past holiday traumas 00:09:20 - Preparing to go on holiday and the packing conundrum 00:10:19 - What clothes do you pick? 00:11:03 - The stress of the airport, flying, security interrogations & queues 00:13:32 - Stuart's Disney story and airport security breach 00:19:25 - Why you need a scalpel in Disneyland 00:20:02 - How holidays remove your control and affect your regulation 00:22:17 - Hannah's French holiday overwhelm story 00:23:50 - Level of prep and stuff that you need to know 00:25:10 - Coping with the vastly altered routine 00:26:05 - Dealing with your partners differing holiday expections 00:27:06 - Cognitive load and how that shows up on a holiday 00:29:04 - The FAMILY holiday... 00:29:54 - The pressure & stress to fit in and look "normal" 00:31:50 - Stuart's childhood holiday story 00:34:03 - Hannah's family holiday story 00:35:57 - Centre Parcs - Stu'd brief review of family holidays 00:37:47 - Changing routines on holiday 00:39:12 - Stu's meltdown, small issues magnified by being on holiday 00:40:40 - What does holiday look like for Hannah & her family? 00:44:30 - A week in hospital 00:45:48 - Diffeing needs for Stu and his wife on holiday 00:47:10 - The hell of "relaxing" and "doing nothing" 00:48:40 - Stu's recollections of globetrotting 00:50:55 - After the holiday, returning to routine on your return 00:52:15 - Does the problem start when you choose a "standard" holiday? 00:56:18 - Holidays used as a measure of success 00:57:02 - Round up and conclusions... 00:57:44 - Send us your holiday stories 01:01:30 - Next Week's Topic - Reunions

    ------------------------------------- RESOURCES https://bigmoosecharity.co - Emergency mental health support, Big Moose provides fast and effective therapy for people who are struggling.

    https://embrace-autism.com/autism-tests - if this topic responates perhaps you might want to look into the subject a little more. Use these tests to have a clearer understanding of your own neurotype profile.

    https://businessoddcast.com/help - our range of resources for Neurodiverse business owners, helping you thrive, survive and live more fulfilling lives.

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    OUR WEBSITE & CONTACT https://businessoddcast.com/help - Our resources

    hosts@businessoddcast.com - Email us

    OUR SOCIALS youtube.com/BusinessOddcast facebook.com/BusinessOddcast instagram.com/BusinessOddcast
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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