You've Landed at Spark Launch

You’ve landed at Spark Launch — the guide star for embracing what it means to be neurodiverse.

Hosted by Chaya Mallavaram (the artsy ADHD brain behind Spark Launch) and Mike Cornell (a peer support specialist who reminds us that imperfection is where the magic happens), this podcast dives deep into the messy, beautiful, and often challenging realities of neurodivergent life.

Each episode blends personal stories with expert insights to tackle issues affecting our community, such as mental health, parenting strategies, emotional regulation, workplace dynamics, executive function hacks, and neurodiversity advocacy.

Whether you’re navigating life with ADHD, Autism Spectrum, or other neurodevelopmental conditions — or supporting someone who is — this is a space where neurodivergent voices can unmask, embrace their weirdness, and celebrate human diversity.

Subscribe now to ignite your mind, elevate your essence, and spark something extraordinary.
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About your hosts

Chaya Mallavaram

Chaya Mallavaram, Founder & CEO of Spark Launch, brings a deeply personal and authentic perspective to support and advocacy, having lived with ADHD throughout her life. Her journey, marked by both triumphs and challenges, has offered profound lessons along the way. A pivotal moment in her mission came when her son was diagnosed with ADHD at age 15, bringing clarity and renewed purpose to her efforts.

With a background in Accounting, a successful 22-year career in technology, and a life as a self-taught professional artist, Chaya's entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem-solving skills, and deep social commitment have shaped Spark Launch's philosophy and values. Her artistic journey reflects her dedication to creativity and self-expression. Her life now dedicated to fostering support for neurodivergent individuals, their families, and society as a whole.

Mike Cornell

Mike's a believer that harmony lies in imperfection and impermanence - he's equally a believer that Daffy Duck is better than Bugs Bunny and Metallica's St. Anger is actually decent. A geeky, straight edge, introverted, rough-around-the-edges creative who found purpose in peer-support, Mike strives to utilize his lived experiences with suicide, depression, anorexia, and late-diagnosed autism to arm others with the tools he so desperately lacked; acting as a walking marquee to the importance of shared stories and that the capacity for betterment exists within the individual.

In particular, he's a devotee to the potential art and media hold in mental recovery and connecting to the existential parts within yourself.