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Stepping Off Now: Support for Neurodivergent Creatives

Hello, and welcome to the Stepping Off Now podcast. I'm Kendra, an AuDHD writer, and this is my safe space for talking about the challenges of being a neurodivergent creative and the lessons I'm learning along the way. It's a little bit dark and a little bit visceral, but always honest. I hope that it can be a safe space for you too, where you feel seen and validated wether or not you identify as neurodivergent yourself. All gentle souls are welcome, and my goal is to provide solace and support. The world at large may not understand or appreciate...

Interlude: My Cat Lucy

7 mins; May 13, 2022

E73. What, Exactly, Is the Creative Life?

22 mins; May 06, 2022

E72. Why I Don't Seek Balance and What I Do Instead

25 mins; April 29, 2022

E71. Writing a Novel Without a Plan (The Intuitive Approach to Writing)

36 mins; April 22, 2022

E70. Interview! Pete Mosley Discusses Being Quiet and His Work as an Advocate for Quiet Inclusion

72 hours 10 mins; April 15, 2022

E69. How to Write an eBook: The Indefinitive Guide

26 mins; April 08, 2022

E68. Interview! Sophia van Hees Discusses Growing Up Shy in Australia and Her Life as an Artist

61 hours 46 mins; April 01, 2022

E67. Dealing With Writer's Block

30 mins; March 25, 2022

E66. Becoming a Knight of Faith in Yourself

20 mins; March 18, 2022

E65. In Which I Read One of My Short Stories

37 mins; March 11, 2022

E64. How to Judge the Value of Your Creative Work

27 mins; March 04, 2022

E63. Let's Normalize Complex Feelings, Shall We?

23 mins; February 25, 2022

E62. Interview! Matthew Bellringer on Neurodiversity (ADHD & HSP) and Creativity

77 hours 25 mins; February 18, 2022

E61. Life as a Continuous Intentional Return to the Self

19 mins; February 11, 2022

E60. The To-Do List Experiment

22 mins; February 04, 2022

E59. How I Manage My Depression Through Creative Practice

34 mins; January 28, 2022

E58. Think You Need More Self-Discipline? You Probably Actually Need Less

32 mins; January 21, 2022

E57. Interview! Frances Khalastchi on the Many Meanings and Uses of Art

97 hours 59 mins; January 14, 2022

E56. It's Never Too Late, aka What Would Betty White Say?

16 mins; January 07, 2022

E55. An Anti-Resolution New Year

18 mins; December 31, 2021

E54. Making Friends With Your Ultradian Rhythm

32 mins; December 24, 2021

E53. The Challenges of Creative Entrepreneurship as an Introverted HSP

37 mins; December 17, 2021

E52. Doing Procrastination the Right Way (for Enhanced Creativity)

32 mins; December 10, 2021

E51. Recognizing and Managing Burnout BEFORE It Gets Bad

43 mins; December 03, 2021

E50. How Do We Know What We Really Want in Life?

28 mins; November 19, 2021

E49. Interview! Jas Hothi Talks the Empowerment of Self-Publication and Taking the Downtime You Need as an Empath/HSP

70 hours 46 mins; November 12, 2021

E48. Dealing With Creative Rejection as an HSP Part 2

40 mins; November 05, 2021

E47. Dealing With Creative Rejection as an HSP Part 1

27 mins; October 29, 2021

E46. The Benefits of Seeing Creative Practice as Sacred

26 mins; October 22, 2021

E45. Interview! Carlos Saba Talks Combining Creativity with Entrepreneurship

88 hours 47 mins; October 15, 2021

E44. The Uses of Irrationality. Or, What Listening to Your Feelings Really Looks Like

37 mins; October 08, 2021

E43. Everyone Is Creative and Creativity Is for Everyone

36 mins; October 01, 2021

E42. How I Went From Thinking Networking Is a Dirty Word to Loving It

30 mins; September 24, 2021

E41. The One About Writing: My Writing Journey and Path Toward Publication

43 mins; September 17, 2021

E40. Interview! Samara Powers Talks Ministry as a Non-Theist, Alternative Family/Relationship Models, and So Much More

111 hours 31 mins; September 10, 2021

E39. How Anti-Productivity Practices Help With Burnout Recovery and Creativity

37 mins; September 03, 2021

E38. A Craving for Solitude + A Report From My Summer of Solitude

38 mins; August 27, 2021

E37. How to Survive Periods of Inertia in a Transformation-Driven Life

32 mins; August 20, 2021

E36. Interview! Chrissa Trudelle Talks Personality Typology (Myers-Briggs & Enneagram) and the Cognitive Side of Flow

77 hours 14 mins; August 13, 2021

E35. Oops, I Went and Made a Manifesto: Thoughts On Doing Creative Entrepreneurship My Way

27 mins; August 06, 2021

E34. The One About Mental Health: All About My Struggles With Depression As a Creative Sensitive Type

33 mins; July 30, 2021

E33. What I've Learned About Maintaining a Consistent Creative Practice

35 mins; July 23, 2021

E32. Interview! Ann Wainscott Talks the Alchemy of Teaching and Creativity as Transformation

57 mins; July 16, 2021

E31. Using Active Flow in Your Creative Practice: Here's How I Do It

46 mins; July 09, 2021

E30. Do You Remember When You Stopped Having Fun?

36 mins; July 02, 2021

E29. Are You Ready to Feel Proud That You're an Introvert? Here's How to Start Seeing Our Deficit as Our Advantage

31 mins; June 25, 2021

E28. Interview! Lauren Sapala Talks Intuitive Writing, Guarding Your Creative Energy, and Alcohol Abuse Among Creatives

63 hours 50 mins; June 18, 2021

E27. Breaking Into the Chocolate Factory (or Hogwarts, If You Prefer)

30 mins; June 11, 2021

E26. Demystifying Flow: Active vs. Passive Flow and How They Work for Creativity and Life

41 mins; June 04, 2021

E25. Experimental Types Are Especially Prone to Creative Impasse. Here's How I'm Dealing With Mine

30 mins; May 28, 2021

E24. Interview! Jill Patterson Talks Being a Competitive Cyclist and Living Life Experimentally

64 hours 24 mins; May 21, 2021

E23. Insecure About Your Creative Product? Have Imposter Syndrome? Me Too. Here's How I Deal With It

33 mins; May 14, 2021

E22. The One About Money! All About My Finances, My Creative Business, and Being a Creative Trying to Earn a Living in 2021

36 mins; May 07, 2021

E21. Why Burnout May Be an Inevitable - and Positive! - Developmental Stage for HSPs

36 mins; April 30, 2021

E20. Interview! Andy Mort Talks Working As an Undertaker and Being an Experimental Creative

63 hours 1 min; April 23, 2021

E19. This Episode's Topic Is the Most Exciting Yet: Boredom! Oh, and There's Some Neuroscience, Too

34 mins; April 16, 2021

E18. It's Maladaptive to Be Gentle but I Don't Care, I'm Gonna Be Me Anyway!

34 mins; April 09, 2021

E17. The Place Where Time Isn't Linear (Stop Bullying Your Creative Self)

30 mins; April 02, 2021

E16. Interview! Manuel Cordero Talks Building Haunted Houses for a Living and the Creative Process in Fine Arts Painting

61 hours 29 mins; March 26, 2021

E15. I Almost Ruined My Life Using Reasoning to Make Decisions, But You Don't Have To!

37 mins; March 19, 2021

E14. How to Be a Late Bloomer

33 mins; March 12, 2021

E13. This One Skill Can Be a Secret Superpower for Creatives During Times of Turmoil

34 mins; March 05, 2021

E12. Cultivating a Generalist Mindset for the New Era, aka I Love Being a Generalist!

34 mins; February 26, 2021

E11. My Experience With Severe Burnout and How I Got Through It

34 mins; February 19, 2021

E10. Does Rational Cognition Impede Creativity? (Spoiler: Yep, It Definitely Can)

36 mins; February 12, 2021

E9. How to Steal Fire from the Gods (The Radical Rebellion of Living a Creative Life)

36 mins; February 05, 2021

E8. We Have a Societal Addiction to Goal Setting and It's Draining Our Joy

32 mins; January 29, 2021

E7. Let's Stop Playing to Our Strengths

33 mins; January 22, 2021

E6. Feel Like a Late Bloomer? This May Explain Why

32 mins; January 15, 2021

E5. Embracing the Ugly to Increase Creativity and Banish Judgy Voices

30 mins; January 08, 2021

E4. Being a Gentle Soul (HSP/Intuitive/Empath) in an Ungentle World

34 mins; January 01, 2021

E3. Anti-Productivity and My Intentional Practice of Wasting Time

30 mins; December 25, 2020

E2. Using Generative Energy to Tap Into Your Creative Potential

34 mins; December 18, 2020

E1. One Thing I Got Wrong About "Follow Your Bliss"

32 mins; December 11, 2020

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