The Paragraph Challenge Podcast .Specialist on all things Dyslexic

The Identity Edge — Where women explore who they are beneath the noise.

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:18:38 GMT

“Hi, I’m Anne-Marie, and I’m here with Lucy — and this is The Identity Edge.

This is a brand-new female hub created by the two of us, born from lots of conversations about identity, confidence, and the pressure women feel to be everything for everyone.

Together, we’re talking about the stuff that sits underneath it all — how identity shapes our mental health, learning, neurodiversity, work, relationships, and the way we see ourselves.

The Identity Edge isn’t about fixing or changing who you are.

It’s about understanding yourself more deeply, reconnecting with your strengths, and finding clarity in a world that can feel noisy and overwhelming.

If you’re a woman who’s curious, questioning, or simply craving more honest conversations — we’d love you to join us here and be part of this growing community.”

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Anne-Marie talks to Donna Guerin

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:08:06 GMT

In this episode I talk to Donna about working in the area of neurodiversity, how as a teacher she likes to blend music and art into the curriculum. We discuss the foundation of her business"" what inspired this venture and where the name came from.

we caht about how she has spread to 150 classrooms around the world and they impact she and investors are having in communitites.

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Anne Marie Talks to Justina Asafu-adjaye

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:18:08 GMT

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Session #3 Practical Strategies for Real Inclusion with Mark Beggs and Anne Marie Beggs

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:00:00 GMT

Hi, one of the biggest challenges employers have
is making sure to stop your neurodiverse a safe and
and proactive in the workplace. That's a huge challenge. And that's what I want to talk about today in this workshop.

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Session #2: Identifying Barriers to Inclusion in the Workplace with Mark Beggs and Anne Marie Beggs

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:55:11 GMT

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Session #1: Understanding Neurodiversity with Mark and Anne Marie Beggs

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:25:58 GMT

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Anne Marie Talking with Carl Nigi part 3

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:48:05 GMT

This is our final episode speaking with Carl Nigi it's been enlightening, and refreshing. If you or someone you know is dyslexic and is not flourishing please reach out to a Davis facilitator near you. for more information on Carl go to https://www.overcomingdyslexia.ca/ youtube: Carl Nigi for myself Anne-Marie Beggs go to https://theparagraphchallenge.com/ socail media : Anna-Marie Beggs /the paragraph challenge

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Anne Marie Talks to Carl Nigi Part 2

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:28:28 GMT

In this second episode of season 3 Anne-Marie continues her conversation with Carl who talks about why at times his journey with dyslexia has been difficult. this is a very honest and forthright description of living with dyslexia.

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Anne-Marie talks to Carl Nigi Part 1

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:08:25 GMT

Carl Nigi is a Davis facilitator based in Ottawa in Canada. Carl was born and lived in the UK until he was a young adult. over three episodes Carl shares his journey with dyslexia from a young child to an adult. He explains the hurdles he faced on the way; the solutions he tried before eventually coming across the Davis method.

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Anne Marie talks to Rebecca O'Brien

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:16:58 GMT

Today I spoke to Rebecca O 'Brien whom I met in June at the Nina suicide awareness day. Rebecca immediately struck me as a very kind understanding and empathetic young lady. in the course of our conversation, Rebecca told me a lot about her life and how she struggled with mental health. This conversation will open your eyes and provide insights for parents into Autism, mental health, and a lot more.

If you would like to contact me you can do so on all social media platforms as Anne-Marie Beggs or the paragraphchallenge. my website is www.theparagraphchallenge.com or mindseyeeducation.com

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Anne Marie and Lucy Cronly Talk about 6th year student holidays

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:58 GMT

As the leaving cert and college exams finish young people are heading off on exciting holidays. for many this is their first time abroad without parents. This is a hugely exciting time for them and a great opportunity to grow both emotionally and physically, as well as expanding their horizons and their experience of the world.

Myself and Lucy chat about how to equip your children with tools that they need to embrace this opportunity safely. We discuss some simple steps to discuss with your teens and young adults about how they can safely make the best of their holidays.

This includes these young adults having conversations together and coming up with a set of agreements that will work for them as a group, so they can have a wonderful holiday

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Anne Marie talks to Lucy Cronly about The Right Shoes

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:39:23 GMT

"The Right Shoes" what are the right shoes! did you know that shoes can provoke connections and conversations. have a listen and find out how you can connect with others with a pair of shoes.

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Anne Marie and Lucy talk about Listening

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:35:14 GMT

"There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking" Today myself Anne-Marie Beggs and Lucy discuss this why this statement is true. How is that particularly relevant to students starting exams tomorrow and why they are their own best friends.

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Anne Marie talks to Lucy Cronly about exam stress

Wed, 15 May 2024 10:51:47 GMT

For mental health awareness week I wanted to share some insights into the world of teenagers. todays podcast with Lucy Cronly we discuss Exam Stress this is one of the biggest causes among teens. Myself and Lucy share tips on how you can support our teenagers to allow them to grow and flourish during exams and beyond. #mentalhealthawarnessweek

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Anne Marie talks to Lucy Cronly Discuss "the Essence of Adolescence

Tue, 14 May 2024 12:16:22 GMT

In this podcast Anne-Marie and Lucy discuss how we can support adolescent as they start to make their way into the world. Why their way of thinking and viewing the world is very different than ours, and why at times this can cause conflict. But that if we can find a bridge between their thinking, and our own, we can step into their wisdom and they can learn to appreciate ours.

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Anne Marie talks to Lucy Cronly WIN Professional Life Coach

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:35:08 GMT

Lucy and Anne Marie discus why teenagers are struggling in todays world and talk about how they can help.

Lucy is Accredited Life Coach. Her mission is to listen with heart, head and gut so that your wisdom can be accessed, gaps can be bridged and you can be your best self. She work with individuals and groups to enable them to understand themselves better and move forward in their lives with clarity and purpose.

Lucy has worked in Social Care for over 30 years and as a Social Care Manager (from 1996) in residential care and in a community setting. Creating a culture of respect, understanding, compassion and empathy to support young people and their families was her goal. In seeking to understand the development of culture and empathy she wrote her dissertation on mapping the emotional system of residential care. She subsequently wrote a paper which was published based on the findings of my dissertation.

This is Lucy's website https://lucycronlycoaching.ie/

To find her on linked in just go to linkedin.com/in/lucy-cronly-86a66a9

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Anne Marie talks to Sophie from Spikes Sight Words

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:01:15 GMT

Anne Marie talks to Sophie from Spikes Sight Words. Sophie is a mum of two, with a background is in film and television and in Qatar I worked for a global news channel.

Sophie talks to Anne Marie about why she developed a board game for her son who had no interest in reading and how Spikes Sight Words was board.

If you want more information on Sophie just go to https://spikessightwords.com/

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Anne Marie and Mark talk to Donna Martin - The Goodlife Coach

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:40:28 GMT

Donna Martin - The Goodlife Coach & Creator of The Goodlife Approach. Anne Marie and Mark were delighted that she came on our podcast

Donna is a coach, speaker and No 1 Best Seller co-author of 'The Awakened Warrior Toolkit' & mammy to 3 x fab boys.

As she said herself "I created this business because I felt stuck, frustrated & at a crossroads in life, then I found a solution that works, transforming me, my life & how I live today, along with the clients I now serve around the world.

I discovered through my own journey, that so many of us don't realize the true power that we hold within, & it's this lack of knowledge that led to my anxiety, burn out & stress.

Something had to change, & that something was me and my mindset!"

So sit back and listen to what Donna has to say.

Do you want MORE? Than why not book a call with Donna

Book a call, https://calendly.com/thegoodlifeapproach/complimentarycall

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What do I actually do when i comes to the areas of dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Add, ADHA

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:35:08 GMT

People ask me what I do as a Davis facilitator working in the areas of dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Add, ADHA

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Why I work with dyslexic individuals and why I love my job

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:08:44 GMT

What you experience as a child informs your future as an adult These experiences are not always positive find out how my lived experience brought me into an educator role.

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Is Alexa doing your children's home work

Thu, 25 May 2023 11:02:21 GMT

Has your child suddenly got great at doing their how work and the teacher is now very happy? Well, maybe Alexa is doing their home work.

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Is your Teen struggling to choose to choose a career ? Anne Marie talks to Helen Dillion

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:18:32 GMT

Today I am speaking to Hellen Dillon of your path coaching. Helen coaches teenagers to find their strengths, values, and life aspirations and then guides them through the myriad of education or work pathways. The outcome is that teenagers find their self-confidence and parents find relief from the stress of their teen's career uncertainty.

If your teen is struggling to choose their career or you are wondering how to support your teen through the Leaving Cert Year, click/copy the link to see how I can help:
https://yourpathcoaching.ie/links

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7 Year old talking about his new hotel

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:18:43 GMT

Anne Marie is talking to one of her 7 year students and he is explaining about the plans for his new hotel

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Home Schooling Myths

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:04:40 GMT

What are the myths about home schooling and what is it really like. Anne Marie and Mark have a chat about home schooling.

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Lets talk confidence

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:00:38 GMT

Some of our listeners wanted us to talk more about confidence and how it can affect their future and their children's future

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Why learning with sounds do not work for dyslexics

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:51:16 GMT

Have YOU a picture for the word WHY or ANY ? You don't! That's not surprising! most people don't! but if you or a family member are dyslexic you need a picture for the words to make sense Intrigued! have a listen

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Don’t let anyone destroy your children confidence

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:00:17 GMT

Did you know teachers get a crystal ball when training? So the question is how does this effect your child's confidence in they class room and later life?

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Did you know some teachers, not all but some get a crystal ball when training

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:13:03 GMT

Did you know some teachers get a crystal ball when training? So the question is how does this affect your child's confidence in the classroom and later life?

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Do you understand the difference between spelling and sounding

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Do you understand the difference between spelling and sounding

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The Importance of been able to understand simple maths

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:50:48 GMT

Anne Marie and Mark talk about why it is important that children and adults understand the simple concept of maths like what change you get from buying a bar of chocolate for €1.50 if you give the shopkeeper €2. Is the drive to a cashless society making us maths dumb?

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Anne Marie and Mark discuss order and how he is bad at order

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:25:34 GMT

What happens when we all have a different version of order and what order is all about

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Anne Marie and Mark have a chat about their school life

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:51:56 GMT

Anne Marie and Mark talk about the different experience they had at school.

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Anne Marie and Mark

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:26:48 GMT

Anne Marie and Mark have a chat about being diagnosed with dyslexia and how that affected him and how it may or may not effect others and the plus and minis on been diagnosed.

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Granny Bonds Book Reviews

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:21:52 GMT

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Mark Beggs Talks to Anne Marie

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:26:00 GMT

How far would you go to get out of going to school? Well Mark wanted to join the priesthood to leave school because he did not realize he was dyslexic and hated school.

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Ava read The Girl and The Cabbage Part 2

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:06:54 GMT

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Ava reading The Girl and the Cabbage

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:28:48 GMT

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Jude McMurry of Clever Kits Talks to Anne Marie

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 21:03:14 GMT

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Author James Burnell talks to Anne Marie

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 19:35:11 GMT

Before James Burnell started his author's journey, only three people knew he had dyslexia. He was always embarrassed about it and didn’t like to admit he needed help. Now, he has learnt that no matter how much he hides from dyslexia, it is part of him.James explains, “My biggest fascination with words really is how a single word, or a single letter, can completely change the meaning of a sentence or change the context. While it wasn’t my intention, I realise now I wrote about my experience with dyslexia. I sometimes find myself living in Zeeber’s no rules world when I am reading, mixing words up and taking a different meaning from a book, email or text message. Frequently, I misunderstand an innocent message as something offensive or aggressive and react to it, only to come back and read it again to realise it didn’t mean what I initially thought it did. I feel like I am Zeeber and the Zuckle represents readings. As a child I tried to avoid reading when I could. Rather than getting help, I locked my Zuckle away. This caused more confusion later in life when I did have to read. Now as an adult, I am embracing reading. I have sought out my Zeeper to find the answers. I have unlocked my Zuckle to read more.”James is first and foremost a father and husband. With a degree in Nautical Science and eight years in the Merchant Navy, James has relocated to Scotland, where he currently works as a Performance Analyst. James loves to be creative and is an avid lover of all things fantasy, sci-fi, and anime. He and his son enjoy creating stories together.Read less

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Janine McDonald of the gobal business Clear the Clutter talks to Anne Marie

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:58:34 GMT

A mum-of-two is on a mission to help people live in a home free from clutter after she lost her job and battled depression.Janine McDonald, 51, from Swinton, Salford realised that she was letting standards slip after she was made redundant and started struggling with her mental health back in 2016.She had suffered a marriage breakdown, lost her family home and had spent years scrambling to find a flexible job that would work around her duties as a single mum.It was a turbulent time that made her 'lose all self-worth and confidence'.Janine realised that stress and trauma was linked to the mountain of clutter that began forming around her and began helping busy friends with their own mess.But it was attending a business course in 2019 that was the turning point for mum Janine, leading her to set up her home organisation business ‘Clear the Clutter Now’.Janine Talks to Anne Marie about her journey

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