Understanding Neurodivergence with Katie Rose Guest Pryal

Send us Fan Mail Katie Rose Guest Pryal joins the Writing Your Resilience Podcast to take a deep dive into what neurodiversity is and how it impacts writers. Here are a few questions to ponder as you listen to this episode: What do you know about neurodiversity? Do you consider yourself to be neurodivergent? If you are, how does that impact the way you set up your writing life, what you write about, and how you see the world? Katie Rose Guest Pryal, J.D., Ph.D., is a bipolar-autistic author, keynote speaker, law professor, and expert in mental health and neurodiversity. Her books include Life of the Mind Interrupted: Essays on Mental Health and Disability in Higher Education, the IPPY-Gold-winning Even If You’re Broken: Bodies, Boundaries, and Mental Health, and A Light in the Tower: A New Reckoning with Mental Health in Higher Education. She writes frequently for national magazines and speaks around the country about mental health and neurodiversity. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Episode Highlights 2:00 Defining Neurodiversity 11: 00 The Power of a Diagnosis 15:00 The Problem of Overwhelm 20:00 Reclaiming the Word Selfish 26:00 Learn to Cope 31:00 Fitting into the Narrow Band of “Normal” 34:45 Writing and Neurodiversity Items mentioned during this episode: Katie’s post about overwhelm: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzbTVgJgc5L/ Compton Cowboys: https://www.instagram.com/comptoncowboys/ Contact Katie: Substack: https://krgpryal.substack.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krgpryal/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krgpryal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/krgpryal Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/krpgryal.bsky.social Connect with your host, Lisa: Get Your Free Copy of Write More, Fret Less: https://lisacooperellison.com/newsletter-subscribe/ Website: https://lisacooperellison.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisacooperellison/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColPDzpoQlVktIv7-f7ObRg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisacooperellison/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-ellison-b5483840/ Sign up for Create Your Memoir’s Beat Sheet: https://janefriedman.com/craft-your-memoirs-beat-sheet-with-lisa-cooper-ellison/ Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com Visit https://lisacooperellison.com/yourdesign/ and use promo code RESILIENCE to get 30% off your foundational report. Visit https://lisacooperellison.com/yourdesign/ and use promo code RESILIENCE to get 30% off your foundational report. Building Better Memoir Scenes: https://janefriedman.com/building-better-memoir-scenes-with-lisa-cooper-ellison/ Connect with your host, Lisa: Get Your Free Copy of Ditch Your Inner Critic: https://lisacooperellison.com/subscribe/ Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedIn Produced by Espresso Podcast Production