As another year closes, we’re taking a gentler approach to New
Year’s thinking. In this special episode, Ben is joined by
familiar voices from across the year and a hint of who’s to come
in 2026 - as he sits down with clinicians, creators, advocates
and friends of The Hidden 20% to talk about goals, not
resolutions.
From Dr Renata Fialho to Shahroo Izadi, Céin McGillicuddy, Dr
Alison Lennox, Dr Josephine Neale and Tony Lloyd, each guest
reflects on what they’re carrying forward into 2026 and what
they’re intentionally leaving behind.
Together, we unpack why “resolutions” can feel loaded,
deficit-focused and unrealistic for neurodivergent brains, and
why goals rooted in compassion, flexibility and self-trust tend
to work better.
This is a calm, grounding end-of-year listen - focused less on
fixing yourself, and more on meeting yourself where you are.
From all of us at The Hidden 20%, thank you for your support
this year - we’ll see you in 2026. 🟢
Join us at hidden20.org/donate.
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Host: Ben Branson
Production Manager: Phoebe De Leiburné
Video Editor: James Scriven
Social Media Manager: Charlie Young
Music: Jackson Greenberg
Head of Marketing: Kristen Fuller
00:00 Introduction
1:15 A Neurodivergent Rethink of New Year’s
Resolutions with Dr Renata Fialho
4:25 Sam Branson on Realistic ND Goals &
Letting Go of Pressure
5:50 Shahroo Izadi: Neurodivergence, Money &
Rewriting Financial Goals
7:40 Céin McGillicuddy on ND Creativity, Balance
& 2026 Intentions
10:13 Dr Alison Lennox’s New Year Goals as an
Autistic Psychiatrist
12:19 Dr Alison Lennox: Hopes for
Neurodivergence in 2026
22:10 The Hidden 20% Team: Community Goals for
2026
26:10 Dr Josephine Neale: Why “Goals” Work
Better Than Resolutions for ND Brains
41:42 Tony Lloyd: How I Set ND-Friendly Goals
Across Life, Work & Purpose
47:07 Tony Lloyd’s Three Wishes for
Neurodivergence in 2026
48:25 Ben’s Personal New Year Goals for 2026
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Dr Renata Fialho
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Dr Alison Lennox
Dr Josephine Neale
Céin McGillicuddy
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