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Losing My Autistic Husband To Brain Cancer - Holly Matthews

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In 2017 Holly’s husband Ross (who was also neurodivergent) died of brain cancer. Since becoming a widowed single Mum at just 32 Holly has worked tirelessly to help people to feel ‘more happy and less crappy’ using her brand The Happy Me project.


She works hard to breakdown any stigma around autism and ADHD (her oldest daughter is autistic and she has ADHD) & tries to create an inclusive and accessible space in all that she does.


00:00 Intro

01:27 Your early memories of feeling different

09:45 Your two daughters

19:18 Ross

24:37 When did you find out Ross was unwell?

31:37 Ross and autism

38:49 Did the girls understand why dad was unwell?

46:06 Grief

56:19 Your ADHD assessment

01:04:13 Your ADHD item (tea spoon)

01:12:44 Washing machine of woes

01:22:11 Your most impulsive thing


Follow Holly on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/iamhollymatthews/?hl=en


Visit Holly's website 👉 https://www.iamhollymatthews.com


Support ADHD Chatter:


LinkedIn 👉 https://bit.ly/3m1qm8Q


Instagram 👉 https://bit.ly/3KuNXIr


TikTok 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZxZNGd


This episode has been produced for entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to be taken as medical advice or advice in any way.



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In 2017 Holly’s husband Ross (who was also neurodivergent) died of brain cancer. Since becoming a widowed single Mum at just 32 Holly has worked tirelessly to help people to feel ‘more happy and less crappy’ using her brand The Happy Me project.


She works hard to breakdown any stigma around autism and ADHD (her oldest daughter is autistic and she has ADHD) & tries to create an inclusive and accessible space in all that she does.


00:00 Intro

01:27 Your early memories of feeling different

09:45 Your two daughters

19:18 Ross

24:37 When did you find out Ross was unwell?

31:37 Ross and autism

38:49 Did the girls understand why dad was unwell?

46:06 Grief

56:19 Your ADHD assessment

01:04:13 Your ADHD item (tea spoon)

01:12:44 Washing machine of woes

01:22:11 Your most impulsive thing


Follow Holly on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/iamhollymatthews/?hl=en


Visit Holly's website 👉 https://www.iamhollymatthews.com


Support ADHD Chatter:


LinkedIn 👉 https://bit.ly/3m1qm8Q


Instagram 👉 https://bit.ly/3KuNXIr


TikTok 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZxZNGd


This episode has been produced for entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to be taken as medical advice or advice in any way.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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