Talking Twaddle with Katie Price

<p><strong>🎹 Episode Title</strong><br><em>Parenting, Burnout, and Finding Justice: Katie Price on Neurodivergence and the Innocence Project</em></p><p><strong>✨ In This Episode</strong><br>This is one of those episodes that sits in your body long after listening. Joanne chats with the passionate, hilarious, and no-BS Katie Price about late diagnosis, parenting four neurodivergent kids, and shifting from burnout to purpose. They unpack everything from the medical model to the prison system—and why Katie&#39;s now helping wrongfully convicted people through the Innocence Project. It&#39;s big-hearted, wide-ranging, and full of truth bombs.</p><p><strong>🧠 What We Talk About</strong></p><ul><li><p>00:02 – Why Katie resisted a diagnosis and what finally changed her mind</p></li><li><p>00:14 – Raising four neurodivergent kids in rural Australia</p></li><li><p>00:30 – Rejection of the medical model and the harm of deficit-based labels</p></li><li><p>00:42 – The complicated relationship with NDIS and service providers</p></li><li><p>01:10 – Burnout, breakdown, and why hospital was the turning point</p></li><li><p>01:28 – How chickens (yes, really) and social justice shaped her career path</p></li><li><p>01:50 – From social work dropout to criminology and the Innocence Project</p></li><li><p>02:05 – Miscarriage of justice, systemic bias, and finding your purpose</p></li></ul><p><strong>💬 Memorable Moments</strong></p><p>“You have to ride your worst day to get help. And even then, they make you prove it.”<br>“We&#39;re allowed to be shit at some things. It doesn&#39;t mean we&#39;re broken. It means we&#39;re human.”<br>“I was trying to fill holes in a bucket that was exploding. And then they gave me a sieve.”</p><p><strong>📚 Resources + Mentions</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieprice2025/">Katie Price on LinkedIn</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/arts-and-humanities/research-and-creative-activity/criminology/criminal-justice-review-project/overview">Edith Cowan University – Criminal Justice Review Project</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://lawsocietywa.asn.au/our-big-stories/the-psychological-impact-of-being-wrongfully-convicted-interview-with-john-button-2022/">Law Society WA: Interview with John Button</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.innocencenetwork.org/">Innocence Network</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://netk.net.au/AMOJOAHome.asp">Australian Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (NetK)</a></p></li><li><p>Joanne&#39;s Program: <a href="https://betterbeingme.com.au/">Be Me Completely</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>🎰 Listen + Subscribe</strong><br>Follow the show for more real, raw, and radically validating conversations.</p><p><strong>📲 Connect With Us</strong></p><ul><li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/betterbeingme_">@betterbeingme_</a></p></li><li><p>Website: <a href="https://betterbeingme.com.au/">https://betterbeingme.com.au</a></p></li><li><p>BBMe Community Group or Program: <a href="https://go.betterbeingme.com.au/bbmecompletely295544" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">BBMe Completely</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>✍️ Share Your Thoughts</strong><br>💭 What part of Katie&#39;s story lit something up in you?<br>👇 Tell us in the comments or DM Joanne on Insta.</p><p><strong>🧡 Support the Show</strong><br>Love this ep? Share it with a friend, leave a review, or subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="https://betterbeingme.com.au/">betterbeingme.com.au</a></p><p><br></p>