Living with Dyscalculia – with Ivy Rizzo

Psychotherapist Ivy Rizzo has a master's degree, speaks multiple languages, and owns her own business... but she struggles with doing basic math, remembering important dates, and recalling events in chronological order. Dyscalculia is often dismissed as just being "bad at math," but for Ivy, it has a wide-ranging effect on her life. In this episode, Ivy talks about: How the severity of her dyscalculia impacts her math, memory and sequencing skills What it was like for her growing up with dyscalculia in the 1980s-1990s How dyscalculia impacts her adult life, including work, parenting and friendships Her viral post about how she visualizes the months of the year The shame of being misunderstood by educators and supervisors, who misinterpreted her dyscalculia in traumatic ways How her neurodivergence helps her support and strengthen her client relationships Using her strengths and tech tools to help accommodate her dyscalculia To find out more about Ivy and her work, visit her website and follow her on Threads . If you enjoyed this episode about dyscalculia, you may also enjoy my episode about dyscalculia education and advocacy with Elena Chambers (episode 190) . Watch the video of this interview on YouTube. Read the episode transcript. Follow the Beyond 6 Seconds podcast in your favorite podcast player.

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Living with Dyscalculia – with Ivy Rizzo is an episode from Beyond 6 Seconds by Carolyn Kiel.

This episode is 42:59 long.

This episode was published on Mar 9, 2026.

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