Musician and content creator Weston Gardner discusses his experience with ADHD, rejection sensitivity, and the power of failure. Topics include ADHD and gaming, therapeutic benefits of tabletop role-playing games, understanding and managing neurodivergency, and Weston's act of giving to the community through royalty-free music for tabletop games and more.
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Weston's Diagnosis Journey
Weston struggled in school despite understanding concepts well and effort, feeling a constant gap in his learning.
Diagnosis with ADHD and anxiety validated him, removing shame and guilt and fostering self-compassion.
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Use Minimum Viable Tasks
Use small achievable tasks as 'minimum viable products' to overcome creative or work blocks.
Celebrate small victories like tidying a desk to honor your brain's unique needs.
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Honoring Needs Fills Creativity
Recognizing and honoring your unique needs fills your energy cup, essential for neurodivergent creativity.
This replenished energy supports your creative processes and productivity.
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“The cup that is draining.” That’s how musician and content creator Weston Gardner describes ADHD’s effect on him. He’d spent his whole life feeling like he couldn’t do things that came so easily to everyone else. Weston was at his wit’s end. Getting diagnosed with ADHD (along with anxiety and panic disorder) has helped him be kinder to himself and accept his ADHD brain for how it works.
Weston is a musician and content creator who goes by Arcane Anthems (@arcaneanthems). His music sets the scene for podcasts, Twitch streams, tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons, and more.
This episode is guest hosted by ADHD Aha! alum Cate Osborn. Cate, aka @catieosaurus, is a content creator and co-host of Catie and Erik’s Infinite Quest podcast. Listen to this week’s episode to hear Cate and Weston talk about ADHD and gaming, rejection sensitivity, and the power of failure.
Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.
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