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Emergent DivergentsSeason 2: TrailerWe've brought an end to Season 1 after 22 episodes and have some news we'd like to share about the podcast– and more.
Sometimes, just changing things up is also the very thing we need to keep enough motivation to keep on keeping on.
There are a few changes in the pipeline and some bigger offerings coming down the track. So enjoy this short little episode and get in touch.
questions.free2be@gmail.com.au2025-06-1626 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 22: Emotions & How They Suck.Today's episode looks at emotional regulation and ways to help... well, regulate them. But we also explore how we operated as parents when helping our own neurodivergent children develop their emotional regulation. You'll find some helpful bits of information and you'll likely question some of our parenting methods (trigger warning). Of course we speak from personal experience so this is not officially professional advice, but our kids turned out OK. We cover topics from bullying, discipline, internet & connectivity, loss and others.2025-05-281h 32
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 21: Maslow's Divergent HierarchyMaslow's hierarchy of needs is a well known concept in the field of psychology and for good reason. We need to feel secure in our foundations, such as secure housing, adequate finances, or employment, if we hope to attain, let alone secure other fundamental needs like self-esteem, respect or healthy relationships. But Maslow's hierarchy of needs fails to take into account something rather significant– neurodivergence.
Anyone who is neurodivergent knows just how much extra effort is needed to function well in life for too many reasons to list here. How can we hope to achieve the higher tiers of Maslow's hi...2025-05-261h 14
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 20: With Steve Rothwell Pt3.Steve Rothwell is a man of many talents– a writer, a travel journalist, an engineer, public speaker, mental health advocate, and the list keeps going on. Hailing from one of England coal mining town he found his way to the tropical north of Australia where he took to exploring those vast coastlines on a motorbike and a paraglider (spoiler alert, we don't find out if he tried them at the same time).
But as with many of us who take on life with such vigour, the struggles with mental health caught up. So what did Steve do? After finding his fe...2025-05-2332 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 19: With Steve Rothwell -Pt 2.Steve Rothwell is a man of many talents– a writer, a travel journalist, an engineer, public speaker, mental health advocate, and the list keeps going on. Hailing from one of England coal mining town he found his way to the tropical north of Australia where he took to exploring those vast coastlines on a motorbike and a paraglider (spoiler alert, we don't find out if he tried them at the same time).
But as with many of us who take on life with such vigour, the struggles with mental health caught up. So what did Steve do? After finding his fe...2025-05-2238 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 18: With Steve Rothwell -Pt1Steve Rothwell is a man of many talents– a writer, a travel journalist, an engineer, public speaker, mental health advocate, and the list keeps going on. Hailing from one of England coal mining town he found his way to the tropical north of Australia where he took to exploring those vast coastlines on a motorbike and a paraglider (spoiler alert, we don't find out if he tried them at the same time).
But as with many of us who take on life with such vigour, the struggles with mental health caught up. So what did Steve do? After finding his fe...2025-05-2152 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 17: Cormac's Hypothetical ConfessionIf we're all travelling our own path in life, then why do they all seem to basically have the same destination? Have we been sold a dream? You'd think that being neurodivergent would provide us with a unique perspective, one free of the typical cognitive dissonance imbedded in the typical among us. But we have been sold a dream– the dream that once we reach the end of the rainbow and finally get some medication, then our ADHD will simply just float away.
In today's episode we follow Cormac's 'hypothetical' journey as he stumbles over a pot, only to find he...2025-05-191h 16
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 16: Apples And Oranges.Today's episode explores odd facts & random stuff that we don't typically know about ADHD. Grab a note pad and take score– how many do you know? And don't think that because we haven't focused on one specific topic you'll not find useful information in this episode. Far from it. We were both surprised at how much we didn't know beforehand.2025-05-161h 12
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 15: Peeling back the layers.In today's episode we take a look into a therapeutic concept often utilised in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies– Core Beliefs. Our Core Beliefs are the deep seated beliefs we have about ourselves, others, and the world at large. Do we live in a safe world, a fair world? Are people inherently kind or malicious? Are you able, worthy or even loveable? The answer you have is often a reflection of your core beliefs and these beliefs shape not only how we feel, but they also act on how we act. It's fair to say that for the most part, these beliefs ar...2025-05-151h 06
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 14: As the Taillights Fade Away- description needed -2025-03-131h 09
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 13: The Grace to ForgiveIn this episode we discuss forgiveness and how it can play a significant role in living a happy and authentic life. Forgiveness is a difficult virtue for many, which few of us give any meaningful consideration of. It can be an even greater difficulty when we add being neurodivergent to the mix. We take a personal dive into this deeply transformative virtue and look at ways we might help us unlock the door to being able to forgive others, and most importantly, ourselves.
Join us on Facebook at Free2be.au2024-12-2354 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 12: Escaping the Rejection TrapLiving with ADHD is dichotomous experience to say the least and if our brain were a planet, rather than typically having only two poles, north and south, it would likely have several, sending any reasonable compass into all sorts of irregular manic swings- which as it turns out is quite an apt metaphor. The term divergent is generally used to refer how we function differently from our neurotypical kin, but perhaps it is also an apt portrayal of our neurological bandwidth.
From moments when our brain is exceedingly well tuned and firing on all cylinders, ADHD can lift us all...2024-11-051h 25
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 11: The Price of AdvocacySociety today can seem rather illogical or outright bewildering. By and large everyone has a sense that something is amiss, that perhaps we, as a collective, aren’t exactly living up to our full potential. Then add being neurodivergent into the mix and you’ve set the stage for all manner of stumbling blocks to functioning in life.
It may simply be a generalised feeling of isolation as we scratch our heads trying to fathom how the general population can carry on as if everything was dandy, or perhaps we grapple, shell-shocked or burnt-out after imitating normal but with little long...2024-10-251h 17
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 9: Andrea Luzon Coates- Legacy Liberator 2/3Interview with Andrea: pt2
In today’s episode we carry on from our conversation in Episode 8 with the fabulous Andrea Luzon Coates.
Although our conversation with Andrea has aimed at focussing on the issues neurodivergent men face in today’s ill society, what we do explore is still relevant to anybody.
Sometimes in life we hit rock bottom. And for those of us living with neurodivergence, that might be more frequent than just sometimes, but this might not be the worst place to be. For one thing, all the best come-back stories begin at rock bottom.
Finding our true path in l...2024-10-1434 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 10: Andrea Luzon Coates- Legacy Liberator 3/3So today’s episode is the final instalment of our three part conversation with Andrea Luzon Coates- Legacy Liberator.
We continue learning of Andrea’s personal journey towards reconnecting with her Legacy as she exemplifies the spirit of self-liberation and empowerment, and all in the positive and nurturing manner which she naturally exudes.
Andrea offers 1 on 1 coaching in a manner that we know is sorely missing in our world today. In kinship with Emergent Divergent and Free2be, Andrea knows that we are not broken people, but rather, disconnected to our full potential. We don’t need to be fixed, but we...2024-10-1421 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 8: Andrea Luzon Coates - Legacy Liberator - pt1/3We are thrilled to be talking again with Andrea Luzon Coates- Legacy Liberator.
Andrea is the founder of Legacy Liberation Coaching in Missouri, USA, offering private 1 on 1 coaching with an emphasis on ADHD. In addition to this Andrea is also an intuitive energy healer, author, public speaker and an all-round inspiration, especially for those of us who feel we may not be getting the best out of life; or ourselves.
Far too many of us living with neurodivergence have experienced childhood trauma in some form or another, negatively impacting our life for much too long and it is often only...2024-10-1339 min
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 7: Journey to the Centre of the SelfLife is full of ‘How To’ for ADHD, or any Neurodivergence. I’m not being rude, I can only speak personally of ADHD, and personal is what you get.
It’s a great thing that there is so much information available. Help & guidance is much easier to access, but what are we doing, if ultimately, it isn’t to simply be making a better life for ourselves? Of course this includes a better life for those we love, or even those we merely tolerate. God forbid we might want for a better life for our enemies. They’d be less likely to at...2024-10-051h 12
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 6: Unlocking Masculine Empowerment w/ Andrea Luzon CoatesWe’re very excited to present a conversation all the way from Missouri in the United States of America with ADHD Empowerment Coach, founder of Legacy Liberation Coaching & host of Living Limitless Retreat:
Andrea Luzon Coates- Legacy Liberator!
Andrea brings a much needed energy to the neurodivergent community with her authentic, warmth and empathic demeanour; such that she naturally conveys a sense of validation and safety much needed by those of us who seek to look at the stuff that gets in the way of us creating ease and success in life- those of us wishing to reconnect to our tr...2024-09-241h 15
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 5: From the Mouths of MenAlthough we don’t always give much attention to intersectionality, if we even know what it is, how we see ourselves in relation to our others has a significant role in shaping our lives. Intersectionality covers many of societies broader diversities from race, religion, ethnicity, gender and of course, neurodivergence and how issues of power and inequality might be advantageous to one whilst a disadvantage to the other. Today’s episode has us diving into what many perceive as the primal category of intersectionality, gender, and we will be doing so from the position of men. After all, being men ours...2024-09-171h 21
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 4: Misconceptions & Introspections of Adult ADHDWherever you are and whatever you’re up to, we welcome you to Emergent Divergents.
Thankfully, with all the research of late and the growth in public awareness, it’s not hard at all to find out what ADHD is. Yet, for the many of us who align with the older demographics, that’s right, you know who you are, listening to what the professionals tell us ADHD is, doesn’t exactly help us in knowing what ADHD isn’t.
Perhaps more significantly for the older generations, being open or outspoken about living with ADHD may not always be the best optio...2024-09-101h 26
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 3: Parenting Solo as a Divergent DadThis week’s episode was recorded back in June but given that it was Father’s Day here in Australia, it seems more relevant now.
We began this conversation with the intent on exploring the topic of masculinity in our pathologically ill, modern world; of how masculinity has evolved over the generations and what masculinity even means or looks like nowadays. Masculinity is a broad topic in dire need of reflection and re-examination and it wouldn't be unreasonable to assert that many men are struggling to find their place in today's society. Our role models of old are, rightly or wron...2024-09-031h 19
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 2: Wrestling with MotivationHello and welcome to our second episode. We want to say thank you to those who gave us feedback on last week’s episode. We’re taking your comments on board as we wish to bring you a podcast that helps you find better ways to live with ADHD or any other neurodivergences. We ranked 191st in Apple podcasts Mental Health category and we are very proud to be on the list and we look forward to slowly climbing the ranks as we build a show with an ethos of community, sharing and support.
Our aim is to inspire us all...2024-08-271h 32
Emergent DivergentsEpisode 1: The EmergenceThe topic of neurodivergence has finally reached the stage where it is at least in everybody’s field of awareness though, there is still a long way to go before it is truly accepted as a genuine condition that can cause those of us who are neurodivergent, all manner of challenges as we try to fit into a neurotypical world.
The journey is made way more complex given that we are continuing to learn so much more about it. Whether that be in regard to the numerous specific conditions that fall under the category of neurodivergence or in regard to ou...2024-08-181h 05