510 | Asexuality, Grief, and Community - with Emily Karp

ADHD reWired

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

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4.7 • 919 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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This week, Eric is joined by Emily Karp! Emily is a 33-year-old entrepreneur, asexuality activist, and fan-work creator! She embraced her ADHD around age 30 and quit her tedious job to become self-employed as a funeral celebrant and memorial slideshow editor who crafts personalized funerals and celebration-of-life events for non-religious individuals. Emily went through the ADHD reWired coaching program in spring of 2021 and became a peer mentor in 2022. Emily is also one of the authors of the book Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing your Asexual or Aromantic Identity, and is a lead organizer of the Washington DC Metro Area Ace and Aro meetup group! Learn more about Emily at griefpictured.com! Questions/Topics: [00:01:39] Introducing Emily [00:02:41] Diving into the start of Emily’s ADHD journey [00:03:37] The stakes of getting an ADHD diagnosis [00:04:47] Life as an administrative professional before treatments [00:08:47] Burnout, becoming an entrepreneur, sleep struggles, and coaching [00:10:30] The “why” behind becoming a non-religious Funeral Celebrant [00:13:24] Helping others grieve and heal, family estrangements, memorial gatherings, and closure [00:17:17] Grief to acceptance with ADHD [00:24:07] The basics of asexuality and aromantics [00:26:04] Nuances of ace relationships, significant others, attraction, and more [00:28:25] Physical desire, libido, and other statistics in the asexual community [00:30:44] A discussion on dysfunction, orientation, sexual trauma, and gatekeeping [00:33:20] ADHD and neurodivergence in the Ace community [00:42:07] The positive impact of community and relationships [00:45:01] Emily’s facilitated sessions in the ADHD reWired community spaces [00:46:54] Sharing more wins [00:48:43] Emily’s work, website, and closing thoughts Resources & Honorable Mentions: Podcast: Aceterpretations Website: TAAAP - The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project @ taaap.org Book: Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity Want to go to CHADD this year? Go to chadd.org to learn more! 🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community! 🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

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0:00.0	Hey welcome back to another episode of ADHD Rewired and I want to give a quick summary of what you can expect on today's show
0:08.0	Today we are diving into a conversation that bridges two seemingly different worlds with our guest, Emily Carp.
0:16.0	Emily's turning point came at around 830 when her ADHD diagnosis led her from the
0:21.4	confines of a mundane government job to the independence of
0:25.2	entrepreneurship as a funeral celebrants.
0:28.4	Her unique approach to memorializing lives is not just about the end of one journey, but the celebration of the collective
0:36.3	path we share. In this episode, we also unravel the threads of asexuality and a romanticism.
0:44.3	Emily brings clarity to these orientations with the ease of someone who's not just an advocate,
0:50.1	but someone who's also a storyteller, inviting us to broaden our perspectives on attraction and connection.
0:57.5	For those of you intrigued by the entrepreneurial leap spurred by ADHD, or if you're curious about the intricacies of sexual orientation and identity
1:06.5	this episode is where you will find these worlds collide it's about finding your
1:12.4	people understanding yourself, and the power of the community in all aspects of life.
1:18.0	So whether you're here for the business insights or to deepen your understanding of human connection,
1:24.1	asexuality, a romanticism, or sexuality as a whole,
1:28.4	there is something in this episode for you.
1:31.8	So let's get started.
1:35.0	Welcome back to another episode of ADHD rewired.
1:39.0	Today's guest is Emily Karp.
1:42.0	Emily is a 33 year old entrepreneur, asexuality activist, and fan work creator.
1:49.0	She has embraced her ADHD around age 30 and quit her tedious job to become self-employed as a funeral
1:56.4	celebrant and memorial slideshow editor who crafts personalized funerals and
2:01.5	celebration of life events for non-religious individuals.
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