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God Loves your ADHD - A Conversation with Steven Sharp Nelson

Faith Matters

Faith Matters Foundation

Christianity, Ethics, Latter-day Saint, The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints, Mormon, Mormonism, Morality, Lds, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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This week, we got to sit down with someone we’ve long admired and are so thrilled to finally have on the podcast—Steven Sharp Nelson, known to millions around the world as “The Cello Guy” from The Piano Guys. He’s a creative force and a pioneer in "cello-percussion"—where rhythm, melody, and movement come together in such creative and beautiful ways. If you’ve ever seen Steve perform, you know the energy he brings to music is unlike anything else—it’s vibrant, joyful, and instantly captivatin...

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0:00.0

Hey friends, Arthur Brooks here.

0:02.0

September 26th, 2025, I'm going to be in Orem, Utah for the Restore Conference.

0:07.0

It's going to be a great conference, and my part in it is going to be talking about the science of happiness with my Latter-day Saints friends.

0:15.0

Now, I'm a Catholic, but the Latter-day Saints always say I'm your favorite Catholic.

0:19.0

Do you say that to all the Catholics? One way or the

0:22.0

other. We're going to be talking about something that we all share, which is bringing happiness and

0:26.6

flourishing and well-being to people all around the world and doing it in the context of our shared

0:31.8

Christian faith. So be there the 26th of September, 2025, or of Utah at the Restore Conference.

0:38.8

Can't wait to see you?

0:40.6

Hey, everybody.

0:41.4

This is Aubrey Chavez from Faith Matters.

0:43.8

This week we got to sit down with someone we've long admired and are so thrilled to

0:47.7

finally have on the podcast, Stephen Sharp Nelson, known to millions around the world as

0:52.9

the cello guy from the piano guys.

0:55.5

He's a creative force and a pioneer in cello percussion, where rhythm, melody, and movement

1:00.6

come together in such creative and beautiful ways. And if you've ever seen Steve perform,

1:05.5

you know the energy he brings to music is unlike anything else. It's vibrant, joyful,

1:10.7

and instantly captivating,

1:12.2

and we felt all of that in this conversation. But this episode isn't just about music. Today we got to

1:17.5

talk with Steve about ADHD. His diagnosis as a child and the way he's come to understand it,

1:22.7

not as a disorder, but as a spiritual gift that has helped shape his creativity, deepened his connection to God,

1:29.2

and is helping him to live into his divine purpose. Though it began as a source of confusion and shame,

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