{"podcast":{"title":"Dial Emma","slug":"dial-emma-5229217","podcast_index_feed_id":5229217,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/dial-emma/","website_url":"https://dial-emma.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b7c417be-5af5-4592-9ed5-5625277b90e6/3N1xeghE7WeF126v_oQELp2E.jpg","author":"Emma Reed Turrell","episode_count":141,"summary":"If you’ve ever wished you had a therapist in your back pocket, Dial Emma is here. Each week, I’ll be answering your dilemmas with honesty, empathy, and a few therapeutic truth bombs to help you make sense of life’s stickiest moments. Got a tricky situation, emotional tangle, or just need a fresh perspective? I’d love to hear from you. Please do get in contact via my online webform here: forms.gle/gSE8Pa8HnqU2B2c59 For more trusted advice, please do give the show a follow on Instagram @dialemmapodcast (https://www.instagram.com/dialemmapodcast)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:18:04.410551+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-emma-5229217"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Emma Offord: Navigating an autism diagnosis later in life","slug":"dr-emma-offord-navigating-an-autism-diagnosis-later-in-life","published_at":"2026-01-05T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-emma-5229217/dr-emma-offord-navigating-an-autism-diagnosis-later-in-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-emma-5229217","url":"https://dial-emma.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/63abfcea-9b6b-4b2d-89db-84b95000a1a2.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=55a7e298-840a-4d74-83ea-9b2f7b730a36&aw_0_1st.episodeid=63abfcea-9b6b-4b2d-89db-84b95000a1a2","summary":"Welcome back to Dial Emma and a very happy new year to you all! Each week, I'll be answering your dilemmas with honesty, empathy, and a few therapeutic truth bombs to help you make sense of life's stickiest moments. If you've ever wished you had a therapist in your back pocket, Dial Emma is here to help. This week, I'm joined by Dr. Emma Offord, a clinical psychologist, neurodivergence specialist and founder of Divergent Life . We're unpacking a dilemma from a listener who has been diagnosed with autism at 38. The diagnosis initially brought her relief, but now the dust has settled, she has been left with a sense of being unmoored from everything she once knew. How does this listener find her authentic self again, after a life spent blurring her true identity by people-pleasing and masking? In this episode, we discuss the challenges of receiving a neurodivergent diagnosis later in life, the complexities of identity, the societal expectations that contribute to masking, and the importance of self-acceptance and understanding our own sensory needs. Dr. Emma Offord also emphasises the need for a supportive community during the process of unmasking and embracing who we truly are. If you have a dilemma for Emma, please fill out this form.   --- Dial Emma is hosted by Emma Reed Turrell, produced by Lauren Brook. --- Social media: Emma Reed Turrell @emmareedturrell Dial Emma @dialemmapodcast Email: contact@dial-emma.uk","meta_description":"Welcome back to Dial Emma and a very happy new year to you all! Each week, I'll be answering your dilemmas with honesty, empathy, and a few therapeutic tr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2661,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dial-emma-5229217/episodes/dr-emma-offord-navigating-an-autism-diagnosis-later-in-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-emma-5229217/dr-emma-offord-navigating-an-autism-diagnosis-later-in-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}