Hello Sunshine! Let's talk about burnout as a function of our modern society. We should be working LESS and vibing/resting/playing MORE due to technological advancements, efficiency, etc. but the bottom line of capitalism needs us to keep working, producing, and being wrung out. Burnout is something that HAPPENS TO US, that we are forced into, and it takes a lot of effort to get out of that cycle and start to recover.

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Do you get frustrated by small talk and subtext? Me too. I want to get right into things, because my brain is already ready for new input and action. You don't have to warm this motor up, it's annoyingly on all the time. So just tell me what Linda did and let's go. This episode is all about being DIRECT and the fact that having to navigate people's subtext and passive communication takes away YOUR energy for your own creative pursuits, work, and life.

I mentioned a past episode with Petra Vega where we talked about conflict as a means of building and strengthening connection. Listen to that here!

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Join AuDHD coach Mattia Maurée in this episode, talking about their decision to shift from "neurodivergent" to specifically serving AuDHD (autistic and ADHD) creatives. We talk about the cosmic humor of putting these two operating systems into the same brain and the special ways to work around task and habit building without getting too bored.

Find Mattia online at @audhdflourishing (Instagram) and at mattiamauree.com! And don't miss their podcast The Longer Road (especially my episode! Shameless self promo: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aHlsscukGdLfdyACDazON?si=Nar8pzX8RxO9m2SFgSdApw

Have you ever been STUCK and unable to do anything at all, until you get one tiny little domino task out of the way that opens the functional floodgates? Yeah. That's the impossible task. In this episode I'm joined by Ash Powers and we talk about ways to get through the impossible task so you can get things done without banging your head against the wall.

Content warnings: Poop. Minor mention of sui ideation.

Here's some links! Hang out with Ashton on IG at @WitchyWatercolors or check out Ashes Grimoire Guild!

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First -- Ashton Powers made my intro jingle and outro music! I forgot to shout them out in the recording so they get first dibs on the show notes!

Now the big question. If you and I have the same 24 hours in the day as Beyonce, why aren't we as successful as her? The answer is because that's ridiculous. Intersections of financial privilege, health, ability level, and a whole bunch more factor into this "24 hours" discussion. Let's unpack it a little!

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WE ARE BACK, BABY! Allow me to reintroduce myself: I am Caitlin Fisher, a neurodivergent, disabled, queer, fat author and creative coach -- here to help YOU reconnect with your creative passions in a capitalist hellscape of productivity culture and obsession with hustling. This episode includes my story of realizing my neurodivergences and how having a name for them helped me feel like I BELONGED instead of like I had things all wrong. I also talk a bit about how I became a creative coach (and one major kicked-myself-years-later mistake I made in the process). 

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Before you set a bunch of AMAZING creative resolutions and goals this year, STOP!! Think about them and how to ground them into your already busy life. This is how you'll set yourself up for success and avoid the sneaky shame spiral of feeling like you failed. Creative intentions are 100% recommended - after you listen to this episode to make sure they're aligned and balanced. 

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Diet and exercise are the top two New Years Resolutions year after year. Because they do not create lasting results and there is a multibillion dollar diet industry driving the belief that thinness is the ideal.

You think you are setting weight loss resolutions for your health, but this is factually untrue. Because dieting is actually bad for your health. All the health issues culturally assumed to be associated with fatness (heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc.) are not significantly linked to BMI. Truly.

What is significantly associated with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and death? Yo-yo dieting.

The pursuit of thinness is literally killing people.

I beg you to just stay fat this year. It's better for you.

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This one is not for the Dave Ramsey fans, sorry. Let's talk about why hustling your life away to get out of debt is maybe not the most supportive and compassionate way for you to live your life. K? K. Love you. 

We're talking about debt, and how it's not actually morally bad! We're talking about common money resolutions and why they'll fall apart if you don't have a deep emotional connection to the RESULT of your goal. We're talking about the fact that you deserve nice things, right now. Put down the rice and beans. 

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I see your bullet journal holding the weight of all  your hopes and dreams, and I raise you a hustle-free INTENTION instead. It's time to stop acting like the right notebook is all that separates us from our dreams. Your productivity hacks won't work unless they actually meet your needs and fit the way your brain works. Give yourself permission to try multiple things in order to find the method that makes YOU feel the best. 

Don't forget to get the workbook at bit.ly/fnyr!