"Beyond The Breakdown" by Underdog Crew Studios

🔥 Beyond the Breakdown is a podcast that dives beneath the surface of neurodiversity - beyond the labels, beyond the assumptions and beyond the silence. This is where we unpack the real stories.

Lived experiences from people who navigate it every day. Who carry the scars, are still fighting and those finding strength in the struggle to be heard and understood.

We explore what it truly means to be neurodivergent in a world that doesn’t always understand - breaking stigma, challenging misconceptions and presenting the honest conversations that matter.

No filters. No pretending. Just real voices, real journeys, and real connection. No masks. No filters. Just real voices.

Hosted by multi award winning Underdog Crew Studios (The Underdog Crew CIC). Where misunderstood youth find their voice, their tribe, and their power through the creative arts. www.underdogcrew.org

Contributors

Host

Assunta Jones

Assunta Jones is the originator and regular host of Beyond the Breakdown, where she shares honest, unfiltered conversations about life, creativity and navigating the world as a neurodiverse individual.

A professional filmmaker with Underdog Crew Studios, Asunta brings both lived experience and creative insight to the mic, exploring the misunderstandings she’s faced alongside the highs, lows, and everything in between.

Off set, she’s fuelled by Costa coffee, a love of travel, singing, and a healthy dose of silliness… all delivered with a famously iconic resting bitch face.

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Host

Claire Morris

Claire is a powerful advocate for neuro diversity, breaking stigma and raising awareness. She is founder of 'Starz Academy' Stage School and a lifelong lover of drama and the performing arts. A passionate singer and dedicated educator, Claire spent many years working within secondary school inclusion departments, where she witnessed firsthand the gaps in support for those who think and experience the world differently.

Claire is a healing and empowerment mentor at UCS, helping individuals build confidence and a sense of belonging through the arts. Claire brings honesty, humour and insight to conversations around neurodiversity, education & personal growth.

Outside work, Claire's greatest loves are performing and enthusiastically hypothesising the most wonderfully ridiculous scenarios imaginable.

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Host

DB

DB is a multi award-winning filmmaker and founder of Underdog Crew Studios, leading bold, creative projects that blend storytelling with real-world impact. Alongside his filmmaking, he delivers multi award-winning youth empowerment workshops, helping individuals find confidence, purpose, and voice through creativity.

A passionate advocate for the neurodiverse, the misunderstood, and those too often unheard, DB is a vocal champion against bullying and a relentless supporter of personal transformation. Drawing from lived experience, including overcoming addiction and navigating PTSD, he brings honesty, intensity, and authenticity to everything he creates.

Known for his unfiltered perspective and powerful storytelling, DB Morgan stands as a driving force behind a movement built on resilience, creativity, and belonging.

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