Medication, Focus & Creativity Unleashed + guest Angela Harvey

03/11/2025 29 min Temporada 2 Episodio 11
Medication, Focus & Creativity Unleashed + guest Angela Harvey

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Julie Legg speaks with Angela Harvey – a social worker, facilitator, speaker, author, poet, filmmaker, and founder of Let’s Talk University. Angela reflects on her late ADHD diagnosis, the shame she once felt about medication, and how embracing her neurodivergence has sparked a creative explosion in her 50s.Angela shares her evolving relationship with productivity, identity, and purpose, weaving in stories of her award-winning film, her self-help poetry book, and her unapologetic approach to living out loud.Key Points from the Episode:Angela’s journey to a late ADHD diagnosis and the pivotal moment medication changed her self-perceptionWhy shame, not ADHD, was the real obstacle The power of self-embrace and how Angela customises her days to honour her neurodivergent strengthsHow ADHD has fuelled her creativity and led to projects like her documentary Black Rainbow Love and poetry/self-help bookAngela’s mindset of “healing in public” and encouraging others to talk openly about their neurodivergenceThe origin of her identity as a “Growthologist”: someone who helps grown folks grow upEncouragement for newly diagnosed individuals to define success on their own termsLinks:LINKEDIN: Angie Harvey SpeaksWEBSITE: Angie Harvey SpeaksEXHIBITION: Head of StatementsFILM: Black Rainbow LoveINSTAGRAM: AngieHarveySpeaksFACEBOOK: AHarveySpeaksYOUTUBE: AngieHarveySpeaksSend us a textThanks for listening. Visit ADHDifference.nz to find past episodes, videos, links, or to say hello! Get social with us on Instagram Julie Legg is the author of The Missing Piece: A Woman's Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD

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