How to Be All of Who You Are with Annie P. Ruggles and Diann Wingert

In this moving episode of Asked and Answered by Soul, guest host Annie P. Ruggles sits down with the incomparable Diane Wingert for a soul-expanding conversation on what it really means to stop shrinking, start healing, and lead with radical self-acceptance. With honesty, fire, and wisdom born from lived experience, Diane shares how her neurodivergence—once hidden and masked—has become her greatest source of creativity, power, and influence. Together, Annie and Diane explore the deep difference between being masking and being who you are. Diane vulnerably names the truth: we’re not all meant to fit in. Some of us are here to stand out. About Annie Annie P. Ruggles is a strategist, showrunner, and value-obsessed mischief-maker who’s spent the past 14 years helping entrepreneurs ditch the sleaze and sell with soul. Through her banner Anniepreneur Presents, she brings together truth-telling experts, unforgettable events, and community-powered transformation — all rooted in instinct, irreverence, and integrity. She’s the creator of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy & Quirk Works Consulting, the host of Too Legitimate to Quit: Growth Strategies with a Pop Culture Spin (a top 2% podcast), the author of strategy novella The Coach Who Would Not Sell, and your fiercely loyal raccoon in the alley of online business. Annie would to love to connect with you on https://www.anniepruggles.com/. About Diann After a twenty-year career as a psychotherapist and serial business owner, Diann pivoted into coaching entrepreneurs with ADHD traits, diagnosed or not. Her passion is helping neurodivergent entrepreneurs, creatives and small business owners create ADHD-friendly, sought-after businesses that balance passion, purpose & profit. On the personal side, Diann loves strong coffee, dark fiction, and laughing out loud. Diann is a practicing Buddhist, a dog lover, and host of the ADHD-ish podcast. You can learn more about Diann at https://www.diannwingertcoaching.com/. The Asked and Answered by Soul podcast is dedicated to helping you understand that your Soul is the answer. To learn more about your soul's answers and purpose, access your free guide at www.themythsofpurpose.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices