Life is full of ‘How To’ for ADHD, or any Neurodivergence. I’m not being rude, I can only speak personally of ADHD, and personal is what you get.

It’s a great thing that there is so much information available. Help & guidance is much easier to access, but what are we doing, if ultimately, it isn’t to simply be making a better life for ourselves? Of course this includes a better life for those we love, or even those we merely tolerate. God forbid we might want for a better life for our enemies. They’d be less likely to attack if they were happy.

But were we aware of how these subconscious influences underpin our thoughts, beliefs and actions? it’s an unavoidable factor in the natural process of living and nothing inherently wrong with that but it does lead to the question; ‘what are the unknown factors shaping my thoughts, feelings or beliefs?’

‘How To’s’ of ADHD are essential in your toolkit if you wish to have any mastery of your environment. But as we navigate our way through life, we at least want to have an idea of which port we’re aiming for, because they’re not always the one we are heading towards.

Through greater awareness we can see more objectively, and in that space, the magic happens.

Join us as we explore our emerging selves through practical ways to also address our ADHD.

So wherever you may be listening, keep stimming & enjoy the show.

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We’re very excited to present a conversation all the way from Missouri in the United States of America with ADHD Empowerment Coach, founder of Legacy Liberation Coaching & host of Living Limitless Retreat:

Andrea Luzon Coates- Legacy Liberator!

Andrea brings a much needed energy to the neurodivergent community with her authentic, warmth and empathic demeanour; such that she naturally conveys a sense of validation and safety much needed by those of us who seek to look at the stuff that gets in the way of us creating ease and success in life- those of us wishing to reconnect to our true legacy- and live it.

As listeners to this podcast will know, we look to explore more than just ADHD symptomology as we discuss what it means to be our authentic neurodivergent selves, not only in a neurotypical world, but an ill world at that.

Andrea stands out as she works on a truly humanistic level, looking deeper than mere symptoms and seeing the ‘whole’ person beneath. With the view that we are disconnected, rather than broken, she helps us reconnect with ourselves.

Our discussion today follows an article she wrote titled “Unlocking Masculine Empowerment: How do we support men we love?” After read it I knew we would have so much to discuss, and we are blessed that she agreed to do so on our podcast.

We begin our conversations on masculinity and neurodivergence today on what will be a number of discussions exploring themes of ‘changing roles’, ‘economic pressures’, ‘spirituality’, ‘media & political influences’ and more, all pertaining to living with ADHD.

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Although we don’t always give much attention to intersectionality, if we even know what it is, how we see ourselves in relation to our others has a significant role in shaping our lives. Intersectionality covers many of societies broader diversities from race, religion, ethnicity, gender and of course, neurodivergence and how issues of power and inequality might be advantageous to one whilst a disadvantage to the other. Today’s episode has us diving into what many perceive as the primal category of intersectionality, gender, and we will be doing so from the position of men. After all, being men ourselves we can hardly speak for those who aren’t.

The roles of men are shifting rapidly, and as a result, men often find themselves at odds with traditional narratives and without knowing what is expected of them many are really struggling. The evolution of the feminist movement has been a significant contributor to this shift and as such, is as much a part of the topic as masculinity is. Like both sides of a coin, exploring masculinity, or femininity are different aspects of the same issue.

What does it mean to be a man today? How are we managing to cope, let alone find our calling, our personal story, and what happened to our clans, the places where men gather together.

As we immerse ourselves in this critical topic through the window of our personal, neurodivergent experience we share with you our own evolution of one of our society's more pressing matters. So, wherever you might be listening to this podcast, we know you'll enjoy the show.

Wherever you are and whatever you’re up to, we welcome you to Emergent Divergents.

Thankfully, with all the research of late and the growth in public awareness, it’s not hard at all to find out what ADHD is. Yet, for the many of us who align with the older demographics, that’s right, you know who you are, listening to what the professionals tell us ADHD is, doesn’t exactly help us in knowing what ADHD isn’t.

Perhaps more significantly for the older generations, being open or outspoken about living with ADHD may not always be the best option. Even those of us who are blessed to be surrounded by supportive or sympathetic people, ‘coming out’ as neurodivergent might logically go against all our instincts, especially after a whole life of ‘holding it in’, a whole life of hiding it as best we can, just to get by.

But we are not ‘bad’ people. We are not broken and we are not incapable, but we are different and our brains ‘do’ operate differently to the majority of the population.

Of course knowing what ADHD is helpful, but knowing what it isn’t can set us free. It can do so by helping us shift the misconceptions we may have inherited in our youth.

And why does this matter, you might ask. Well, perhaps we might ask ourselves what draws us to be listening to this podcast, and we’re glad you are, because in this week’s episode we are exploring many of the misconceptions and introspections of adults living with ADHD.

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This week’s episode was recorded back in June but given that it was Father’s Day here in Australia, it seems more relevant now.

We began this conversation with the intent on exploring the topic of masculinity in our pathologically ill, modern world; of how masculinity has evolved over the generations and what masculinity even means or looks like nowadays. Masculinity is a broad topic in dire need of reflection and re-examination and it wouldn't be unreasonable to assert that many men are struggling to find their place in today's society. Our role models of old are, rightly or wrongly, being removed from their pedestals leaving us to languish as we search for a meaningful path. As a result, far too many men are in crisis.

But try as we might to stick to stay on topic, with us both being gifted with ADHD we will typically go where the wind will take us. And today was one of those days. Our exploration of masculinity leads us to speaking on parenting, and in particular, Fatherhood.

This episode is quite a special one as Cormac shares his personal experience of raising twins as a single father with the additional challenges that came as a result of his gender. From adverse attitudes grounded simply in ignorance to outright discrimination, whether that came from the public, work or government departments, he has had to face many unique hurdles, which he openly shares with us. So open that we even had to bleep out names here and there.

Life can be tough, and I hope that this episode inspires anyone who might feel the need, to reach out.

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Hello and welcome to our second episode. We want to say thank you to those who gave us feedback on last week’s episode. We’re taking your comments on board as we wish to bring you a podcast that helps you find better ways to live with ADHD or any other neurodivergences. We ranked 191st in Apple podcasts Mental Health category and we are very proud to be on the list and we look forward to slowly climbing the ranks as we build a show with an ethos of community, sharing and support.

Our aim is to inspire us all to be living our best lives regardless of our neurodivergence and what better way to do that than share our knowledge and experiences so no matter how our divergence gets in the way, you know that you are not alone and nor are you broken in any way.

In today’s episode we are Wrestling with Motivation- a very common issue for neurodivergents. One that has more layers than an onion as well as bring tears to our eyes. Our struggles with motivation can be incredibly debilitating to our productivity and perhaps more significantly, to our sense of self-worth. Motivation is one of those issues of neurodivergence that is severely misunderstood, leaving us being labelled as lazy, uncaring, thoughtless, or unsympathetic. Worse still, how do we defend ourselves when sometimes motivation is so easy?

We shine some light on motivation, what it is and why we might struggle with it. We share our own personal experiences with motivation as we explore various methods that can give us a better chance of, well, motivating ourselves when needed.

We recorded this conversation back in March of this year while we were still finding our feet in recording podcasts though as always, we welcome your feedback on how we can continue to improve the show. So wherever you are and however your listening, we hope you enjoy the show.

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The topic of neurodivergence has finally reached the stage where it is at least in everybody’s field of awareness though, there is still a long way to go before it is truly accepted as a genuine condition that can cause those of us who are neurodivergent, all manner of challenges as we try to fit into a neurotypical world.

The journey is made way more complex given that we are continuing to learn so much more about it. Whether that be in regard to the numerous specific conditions that fall under the category of neurodivergence or in regard to our own personally experience of it and how it affects our lives.

The topic is huge and deserving of the attention we give it here on this podcast.

After many months of trial and error that has left us ankle deep in edited tape on our studio floor, we have a show that is worth listening to. The journey has finally begun and we are delighted to be presenting it to you.

On this, our inaugural episode, we look at many of the traits and characteristics of neurodivergence along with some facts. We unmask ourselves in a ‘no-holds-barred’ approach as we share our own experience with neurodivergence in the hope that it may resonate with yours, and hopefully re-enforce the fact that we are not broken people, we simply operate differently.