The Whole Professional with Alice Irving: Work That Fits Real Brains & Bodies https://aliceirving.podbean.com Career Strategist for complex, brilliant minds building sustainable success.

You’ve already built a successful career, now you need it to be sustainable. Alice Irving is a Career Strategist helping complex minds build careers that fit their actual brains, bodies and lives, not the rigid templates they’ve been trying to squeeze into.

Autistic, ADHD and Dyspraxic, with late diagnoses in her 40s, Alice brings lived experience and over 15 years of strategic expertise to help ambitious professionals optimise success, achieve more and work less, without burning out.

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:49:48 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Education:Self-Improvement 1440 episodic Alice Irving Alice Irving No false https://feed.podbean.com/aliceirving/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21318565/Alice_Irving_-_Career_Strategist_u5ujpf.png The Whole Professional with Alice Irving: Work That Fits Real Brains & Bodies https://aliceirving.podbean.com 144 144 How to Find the Right People to Support Your Career How to Find the Right People to Support Your Career https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/how-to-find-the-right-people-to-support-your-career/ https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/how-to-find-the-right-people-to-support-your-career/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:49:48 +0100 aliceirving.podbean.com/ed6d0f66-8f36-3239-be31-30220035b8a9 Alice talks about how to find the right people to support your career. She explains why focusing on your strengths can also create gaps, how to spot the skills and strengths you need around you, and why test projects and gentler networking can help you build a more sustainable support system. Find out more at aliceirving.com

]]> Alice talks about how to find the right people to support your career. She explains why focusing on your strengths can also create gaps, how to spot the skills and strengths you need around you, and why test projects and gentler networking can help you build a more sustainable support system. Find out more at aliceirving.com

]]> Alice Irving false No 1609 4 full The Ecosystem You Need for Peak Performance The Ecosystem You Need for Peak Performance https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/3/ https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/3/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:22:44 +0100 aliceirving.podbean.com/bf66a3e7-f5cb-37ec-b4b6-7318364e4075 What kind of people do you need around you to do your best work? Alice explores how to build your ecosystem for peak performance: the colleagues, collaborators, support staff, mentors and peers who help you stay strengths-focused instead of trying to be good at everything. For neurodivergent or chronically ill professionals, this is part of designing work that fits your actual brain, body and life. Visit aliceirving.com.

]]> What kind of people do you need around you to do your best work? Alice explores how to build your ecosystem for peak performance: the colleagues, collaborators, support staff, mentors and peers who help you stay strengths-focused instead of trying to be good at everything. For neurodivergent or chronically ill professionals, this is part of designing work that fits your actual brain, body and life. Visit aliceirving.com.

]]> Alice Irving false No 1035 3 full How to Apply Product Design Thinking to your own Career. How to Apply Product Design Thinking to your own Career. https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/the-three-pillars-of-product-design-thinking-for-your-career/ https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/the-three-pillars-of-product-design-thinking-for-your-career/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:08:57 +0100 aliceirving.podbean.com/ba4029f2-f7c1-3bbe-b938-5e6a225eea4b Most people start career planning by asking what employers or clients want. Alice explains why senior neurodivergent professionals should start with feasibility: what your brain and body do well, what drains you, and what conditions help you work best. She then maps viability and desirability into a clearer way to reduce overwhelm and choose better next steps. For coaching options with Alice, visit aliceirving.com

 

]]> Most people start career planning by asking what employers or clients want. Alice explains why senior neurodivergent professionals should start with feasibility: what your brain and body do well, what drains you, and what conditions help you work best. She then maps viability and desirability into a clearer way to reduce overwhelm and choose better next steps. For coaching options with Alice, visit aliceirving.com

 

]]> Alice Irving false No 1472 2 full A Product Design Approach to Career Development A Product Design Approach to Career Development https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/1/ https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/1/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 13:01:08 +0100 aliceirving.podbean.com/984d91e8-3328-31f5-9fde-5306b6847719 Are you building your career around what someone else decided you should be doing, or around what you actually do best? Alice explores why taking a product design approach to career development changes everything, from how you think about your strengths to how you position yourself in the market. For coaching with Alice, visit aliceirving.com.

]]> Are you building your career around what someone else decided you should be doing, or around what you actually do best? Alice explores why taking a product design approach to career development changes everything, from how you think about your strengths to how you position yourself in the market. For coaching with Alice, visit aliceirving.com.

]]> Alice Irving false No 1522 1 1 full Overwhelm Series: 1 - Do this when you hit a wall Overwhelm Series: 1 - Do this when you hit a wall https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/overwhelm-series-1-do-this-when-you-hit-a-wall/ https://aliceirving.podbean.com/e/overwhelm-series-1-do-this-when-you-hit-a-wall/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:19:51 +0100 alice9w.podbean.com/9d0fad43-9cce-3a80-ad21-f2ea8a1a50f5 Overwhelm happens to the best of us: too much on your plate, curve balls, lost sleep, illness—and suddenly you can’t think straight. This episode is your Overwhelm 101: a link to save and return to whenever you hit a wall. Perfect if you’re emotionally exhausted, burning out, Highly Sensitive, or neurodivergent.

]]> Overwhelm happens to the best of us: too much on your plate, curve balls, lost sleep, illness—and suddenly you can’t think straight. This episode is your Overwhelm 101: a link to save and return to whenever you hit a wall. Perfect if you’re emotionally exhausted, burning out, Highly Sensitive, or neurodivergent.

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