EPISODE · May 27, 2025 · 44 MIN
Episode 86 - ADHD and Creativity
from ADHDville Podcast - Let's chat ADHD · host Martin West
Welcome to ADHDville – the podcast where two gloriously unfiltered ADHD brains, Paul and Martin (aka your ‘co-ex mayors’), turn chaos into conversation!This week, we’re diving into ADHD and creativity: Why our brains are idea factories (with very irregular operating hours), how rejection sensitivity can hijack a brainstorm, and why faxing yourself art counts as a hyperfocus win.Spoiler: Creativity isn’t just ‘painting pretty pictures’ – it’s survival mode for neurospicy minds. Also featuring: Why Roald Dahl was secretly an ADHD icon The trauma of client-led brainstorms Our brilliant (and very unfinished) novelsHit subscribe so you don’t miss the chaos – and drop a comment: What’s your ADHD brain’s weirdest creative hyperfocus? 🔥See our beautiful faces on YouTubePut quill to paper and send us an email at: [email protected]/Focus music from Martin (AKA Thinking Fish)Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West.Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.
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Welcome to ADHDville – the podcast where two gloriously unfiltered ADHD brains, Paul and Martin (aka your 'co-ex mayors'), turn chaos into conversation! This week, we're diving into ADHD and creativity: Why our brains are idea factories (with very irregular operating hours), how rejection sensitivity can hijack a brainstorm, and why faxing yourself art counts as a hyperfocus win. Spoiler: Creativity isn't just 'painting pretty pictures' – it's survival mode for neurospicy minds. Also featuring: * Why Roald Dahl was secretly an ADHD icon * The trauma of client-led brainstorms * Our brilliant (and very unfinished) novels Hit subscribe so you don't miss the chaos – and drop a comment: What's your ADHD brain's weirdest creative hyperfocus? 🔥 See our beautiful faces on YouTube [https://youtube.com/@ADHDville?si=Y0V4LLDiUPcWH-mA] Put quill to paper and send us an email at: [email protected] ADHD/Focus music from Martin [https://thinkingfish.bandcamp.com/] (AKA Thinking Fish) Theme music was written by Freddie Philips and played by Martin West. All other music by Martin West. Please remember: This is an entertainment podcast about ADHD and does not substitute for individualized advice from qualified health professionals.
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