People Skills Don’t Come Naturally To Me with Kendall Mariah

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

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Christianity, Talk Radio, Default, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

What happens when you don’t fit into the social norms? What happens when the social skills that are “supposed to” feel “easy”, feel like an incredibly difficult challenge? This is a glimpse of what it’s like to live with neurodivergence, and a diagnosis that impacts your social skills, such as ADHD or Autism. Today on the show Kendall Mariah, Instagram influencer and content creator, opens up to me about the burden and struggles of living with social challenges in a relational world. She never felt like she was “normal” growing up, and she couldn’t figure out why friendships were so hard for her. It’s been a long journey for her, and one that’s not finished yet, but she’s learned how to steward her differences and see the blessings in her diagnosis – and you will too. If you or someone you know struggles with being “different” or having some type of neurodevergence, this episode is for you! Learn more and go deeper by ordering my new book People Skills anywhere books are sold. The Debra Fileta Counselors Network: Book a counseling session at the Debra Fileta Counselors Network and get started on your healing journey from the inside out TODAY! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She is the bestselling author of eight books including Choosing Marriage, Are You Really OK?, RESET, and Soul Care. Debra is the host of the popular podcast and nationally syndicated radio show Talk To Me where she facilitates on-air authentic counseling-style sessions with notable pastors and leaders. You may also recognize her voice from her appearances on national television and radio, including Better Together, The Kirk Cameron Show, Focus on the Family, The 700 Club, and many others. She reaches millions of people each year with the message of mental, emotional, and relational health. Connect with her on Instagram or at DebraFileta.com.

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0:00.0	Access more.
0:10.4	I've been so consumed my whole life with trying to figure myself out for someone to finally
0:15.5	give me a diagnosis or a label.
0:18.3	It feels like a whammy.
0:19.6	You know, it feels like a, what do you mean this can all be explained?
0:23.9	You know, what do you mean that I can go get some genetic testing done here soon?
0:28.5	And all of these medical problems that have plagued me my whole life may be able to come
0:34.2	down to one genetic mutation.
0:36.6	You know, it's almost like it's so much information.
0:39.3	How do I take that from me trying to process it myself, which has been the journey of
0:43.4	the last six years, to then sharing that to this community of now by the most a million
0:49.5	people and have to prepare for being vulnerable to something that I have barely recognized and reconciled
0:58.8	for them to question and tear apart.
1:06.9	Are you ready to talk to me?
1:09.1	My name is Deborah Felata and I'm a licensed professional counselor,
1:13.2	national speaker, and author. Through my blog, books, and podcast, I have the privilege of
1:18.5	helping millions of people get healthy mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
1:24.6	The purpose of this podcast is to have on-air, authentic, counseling-style sessions
1:30.5	where we talk about how people are really doing and give my guests and callers an opportunity
1:36.3	to talk to me as a licensed professional counselor. Each of these episodes is meant to show you
1:42.4	that we are all on the journey of healing, mentally,
1:46.1	emotionally, spiritually and relationally, together. None of us are immune to the challenges
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