536 - Rest and Retreat as a Neurodivergent Creative with Katherine May

Creative Pep Talk

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🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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This is a special HOLIDAY episode featuring the chat I had on Katherine May’s Podcast “The Clearing” where guests explore their ideal real or fantasy retreat. Here’s what Katherine said about the episode: The ADHD and autistic tendency to rest in motion is fully realised in American author and illustrator Andy J. Pizza’s vision of the ideal retreat. Choosing an extraordinary fictional setting which incorporates an ingenious method of traveling the world, this episode showcases the wonder of a brilliantly creative, neurodivergent brain. Along the way, and with many fascinating tangents, Andy and Katherine discuss the power of Miyazaki films, their shared love of Fraggle Rock and longing for direction from the universe. A meticulously thought out and fully realised world that accommodates his own personal experience of ADHD, Andy unveils the most beautifully zany and imaginative dreamscape. An absolute treat. SHOW NOTES: Fraggle Rock Last of the Summer Wine Wiki The Master and his Emissary book about left and right brain The Little Prince Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com SPONSORS:SQUARESPACEHead to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK AEROPRESSCheck out Aeropress and use my code PEPTALK for a great deal: https://aeropress.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, y'all. I'm just popping in here to tell you this episode is a special, a very, very
0:06.9	holiday-ish special episode where I was asked to be on Catherine May, writer Catherine May's
0:16.3	podcast. She has a new podcast series called The Clearing and it's very appropriate because she's
0:25.7	the author of Wintering to do this for the holiday season. We did this cozy chat. This new podcast
0:32.5	series is all about retreat and rest and stepping away.
0:38.3	And it's basically she invites guests on to talk through their dream retreat.
0:45.8	How do they fill up?
0:47.6	How do they rest?
0:49.0	How do they relax?
0:49.9	And that's what this is.
0:51.0	And I get into all mine.
0:52.7	Half of my stuff is kind of fantasy. And then the other half is real. And I get into all mine. So half of my stuff is kind of fantasy. And then the other
0:56.3	half is real. And we get into also what it means to rest and relax and recoup as an ADHD person
1:04.3	or a divergent person and a creative person. And I think it is a good one to listen to while you're cooking and doing things over the holidays
1:14.0	and hopefully you get some rest and retreat yourself.
1:17.3	All right, we'll be back in the new year.
1:19.0	We're going to take the next week off.
1:20.7	But until then, I will see you soon and stay pepped.
1:24.7	And massive thanks to Catherine May for having me on her lovely podcast speak soon
1:30.2	y'all on the creative journey it's easy to get lost but don't worry you'll lift off sometimes you just need
1:40.5	a creative pep talk you're A creative PEPTA You probably know running is a big part of how I try to keep my brain sharp and creative.
1:55.4	So I'm in that creative runner van diagram, and so is Vanderjacket. Why? Because it's the only running apparel
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