⚠️ Coming soon to your favorite podcast player:

The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Coach Kristin Marts, LCSW! 

Check out more at https://theADHDCreativesPodcast.com 🎉 

Who is Kristin Marts?

The host of The ADHD Creatives Podcast, Kristin Marts, is a multi-talented individual who works as a licensed social work therapist and ADHD coach. She discusses how ADHD affects creativity, drawing from her experience in the arts world. Kristin also shares her journey from being a dancer to becoming a therapist and her passion for working with children and adults with ADHD. She introduces her podcast, which will feature conversations, guests, and entertainment such as parody songs. Kristin invites listeners to join her on Fridays for new episodes.

Want more from Kristin?  Check out these links:

• ADHD reWired Episode 514 | Introducing: The ADHD Creatives Podcast with Kristin Marts! (click here)
• ADHD reWired's Coaching & Accountability Groups: About Kristin (click here!)

This week, Eric is joined by Donavan Robinson! 🍁 Donavan is a father, a husband, and is a proud member of the Red River Métis.  He has embarked on a diverse entrepreneurial journey, founded a marketing agency called “Vantage”, ventured into hospitality with A Little Pizza Heaven and The Good Will Social Club, and supported local artisans through Made Here. 

Diagnosed with ADHD later in life, Donavan now focuses on providing tailored resources for entrepreneurs, advocating for personalized approaches to business success.  His career reflects his passion and involvement in the community, emphasizing that success varies for each person.  Donavan champions neurodiverse entrepreneurs, encouraging them to find their unique path in business and in life. 

Get in touch with Donavan!

• Learn more at joinkonekt.com (click here!)
• Podcast: Shingles at 40 Podcast https://www.sa40podcast.com 
• Instagram: @donavanrobinson (click here!)

More notes on this amazing episode coming soon!  In the meantime, checkout these resources mentioned on today’s show! 

Resources & Honorable Mentions:

• Book: A Little Spot of Anger: A Story About Managing BIG Emotions by Diane Alber (on Goodreads) (official website)
• Website: Vantage at vantagemarketingcanada.com (click here!)
• Website: Made Here (in Manitoba) (click here!)
• Visit: A Little Pizza Heaven (website) (Facebook)
• Visit: The Good Will Social Club (website) (Instagram) 
• App: Motion AI  https://www.motion.ai 

🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

This week, get to know Coach Kristin Marts a little more as Eric and Kristin share a one-on-one conversation about the role and importance of creativity in her life, her history in dance and musical theater, her journey through ADHD reWired’s Coaching & Accountability Groups, what sparked her to become an LCSW, and how she became a coach!  You’ll also hear about her joy of performing, life as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent mom with neurodivergent kids, and so much more! 

And, coming soon: Look out for the FULL trailer of The ADHD Creatives Podcast in your favorite podcast player on or before December 29th!  

Find Kristin:

• On her website at TheADHDCreativesPodcast.com (click here!)
• As an ADHD reWired Coach at adhdrewired.com (click here!)
  • And get in touch with Kristin at kmarts@possibilitiestherapycenter.com

Questions/Topics:

• [00:01:22] Introducing Kristin and sharing her story
• [00:03:52] Finding coaching and getting involved 
• [00:07:24] Learning about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
• [00:09:20] Thriving in a crisis, improvisation, and perfectionism 
• [00:11:53] Creativity is “impulsivity gone right” - Dr. Ned Hallowell 
• [00:12:19] Kristin reflects on her first year of coaching: perfectionism and being yourself
• [00:16:18] “We are our harshest critics.” 
• [00:21.44] How the idea of The ADHD Creatives Podcast was born
• [00:23:23] Introducing a teaser of The ADHD Creatives Podcast trailer
• [00:24:28] Eric asks about Kristin’s process and experience to create her podcast
• [00:30:15] Songs, shows, commercials, and a sense of timing 
• [00:31:56] The experiences Kristin integrates into coaching 
• [00:36:28] Masking, persona, creativity, forgiveness, and patience 
• [00:40:53] Thoughts on gifts and superpowers
• [00:43:34] What inspired Kristin to become an LCSW 
• [00:50:54] Favorite things about coaching, more about the upcoming new podcast, and closing thoughts  

Resources & Honorable Mentions:

• Book:  The One Thing (Official Website) (on Goodreads)
• Join ADHD reWired’s ADHD-friendly online coworking community at adultstudyhall.com! (click here!)

🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

Join the ADHD reWired Team every second Tuesday of the month for our monthly Live Q&A!  If you want to join us live on Zoom, go to adhdrewired.com/events to register!  

You’ll also find the bonus questions & answers from this recording and can listen in ad-free on Patreon when you become a Patron at $5.00 a month or more by going to adhdrewired.com/Patreon! (click here!) 

Resources / Topics / Honorable Mentions

• Article: “Sailboat Metaphor” on scottbarrykaufman.com (click here)

• Article: “Why we Need to Evolve Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs from a Pyramid to a Sailboat Metaphor” by Kyle Kowalski (click here)

• Book: “No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model” (on IFS) (on Goodreads)

• Topic: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (on SimplyPsychology) (on Wikipedia) 

• Topic: Sailboat of Needs (on Psychology Today)

• Topic: Motivational Interviewing (on VeryWellMind) (on Psychology Today) (on Positive Psychology)

• Website: Chat GPT at chat.openai.com (click here)

• Website: IFS Institute (Internal Family Systems) at ifs-institute.com (click here)

• Website/App: Goblin Tools at goblin.tools (click here!)

🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information so you can join us for our upcoming winter season of Coaching & Accountability groups in January 2024!

This week, Eric is joined by Melissa Seldon! Melissa is an artist, librarian-for-hire, and nature lover.  Creating is a predominant part of her mental health and healing process that she is currently working through.  Her art pieces can represent emotions and ideas that the deep and dusty corners of her brain offer up, as well as traits and behaviors that she is attempting to embody. The majority of Melissa’s art has an illustration bent to it and is inspired by nature.  The execution can range from the representational to the fantastical, as well as more stylized designs.  Watercolor is Melissa’s medium of choice, but lately, she has been revisiting metal jewelry, handbuilding with clay, and collage.  

• Find Melissa on Instagram @apoideastudio (click here!)
• Check out Melissa’s website at apoideastudio.wordpress.com (click here!)

Questions/Topics: 

• [00:01:06] Introducing Melissa
• [00:02:50] Melissa recaps a tough year at work, advocating, and dealing with anxiety
• [00:05:29] Asking for accommodations and flexible deadlines 
• [00:08:07] “Middle school is hard for everyone.” 
• [00:08:37] ADHD in the workplace and coming out of the pandemic 
• [00:12:39] Opening up about crippling generalized anxiety
• [00:18:43] Recovering from burnout and aching for creativity 
• [00:21:03] “I bought an anvil” 
• [00:22:50] Art and connecting with a creative longing 
• [00:24:36] Creativity to cope with and manage anxiety 
• [00:25:56] Executive functions and barriers to get started on creative work
• [00:28:25] Connecting creating with feelings 
• [00:29:55] The role of subject matter in personal creativity
• [00:32:17] A discussion on music and albums 
• [00:39:34] Selling a painting, a gathering gallery space, and The Veiled Crow
• [00:42:06] The importance of community and choosing ‘now’ to speak up about burnout 
• [00:45:12] Life in the middle of burnout and recovery
• [00:47:53] “I’ll do that later” 
• [00:49:14] Melissa shares her thoughts on success
• [00:51:57] “If you could change one thing…”
• [00:55:25] “We have to listen to our bodies.” 
• [00:58:58] Closing thoughts & getting in touch with Melissa

Resources & Honorable Mentions:

• Shop: The Veiled Crow (click here!)
• Music: Nightfall in Middle Earth (click here!)

🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community!

🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!