The Neurodivergent Creative Podcast

Have you ever said “um” one too many times, forgotten a basic word, mixed up two sounds, or completely abandoned a sentence because your brain and mouth stopped cooperating? In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, Caitlin dives into the fascinating, funny, and surprisingly complex world of filler words, speech disfluencies, spoonerisms, verbal mix-ups, and the tiny linguistic detours our b...

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative , Caitlin explores the psychology of secrecy, honesty, rumination, and the very neurodivergent pressure to be “fully transparent” all the time. Because sometimes keeping secrets is not dishonest. Sometimes, it is safe. Sometimes, it is healthy. Sometimes, it is necessary. Inspired by a Psychology Today article and research from Michael Slepian and Ale...

In this Pride Month episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, Caitlin Fisher dives into bisexuality, queer history, compulsory heterosexuality, and the social systems that taught us to treat straightness as the default. 💬" Heterosexuality as norm is a social construct. Without hierarchy, it's all just neutral behavior." - Caitlin Liz Fisher They also explore the Kinsey Scale, its hist...

It’s Pride Month, and Caitlin is kicking things off with a very queer, very passionate, very neurodivergent deep dive into Heated Rivalry—the gay hockey romance that has officially become a hyperfocus. 💬"If we didn't have the hetero patriarchal state that we live in that just assumes straight is the norm, people would be so much more fluid and open and just not scared of their own sexual...

In this episode, Caitlin reflects on nervous systems, shame, emotional safety, and what happens when we finally experience relationships where we don’t have to suppress ourselves to be loved. 💬"If somebody's shaming you and telling you to, like, 'Shut that up and get a handle on it,' I don't think they have your best interests at heart. I think they have their best interests...

In this episode, Caitlin Fisher reflects on trauma responses, people-pleasing, relationship conditioning, compulsory heterosexuality, polyamory, patriarchy, and the surreal realization that maybe… not everything is her fault. 💬"I'm constantly blaming myself for emergencies and problems that have not even occurred yet. I'm just walking around with a little sign above my head that says...

In this episode, Caitlin reflects on taking their first in-person drawing class in years and accidentally stumbling into a bigger realization about creativity, friendship, perfectionism, and neurodivergent self-worth. What starts as a story about pencils, charcoal, and sensory nightmares slowly unfolds into a conversation about being perceived, finding safe people, and realizing that maybe making...

Attention is not just about being seen. It’s about being known. The people closest to us are close because they notice us.  They pay attention to our needs, our moods, our patterns. Giving our attention says: This matters to me. And when that’s missing, it can shape how we show up in relationships—whether that looks like avoiding needs altogether or longing to be noticed without knowing how to ask...

In this super short episode, Caitlin reflects on masking, honesty, and the complicated relationship many neurodivergent people have with truth, safety, and self-expression. 💬" You can't just academically study yourself, right? You're still living a life. So it's very hard for me to like be able to talk about the effects of masking if I am like constantly demanding of myself that...

It's Caitlin's Birthday Month and we are celebrating with an episode that talks about enjoying your special day, asking for what you want, and finding delight in being the kind of person other people feel safe to share their wants and needs to. 💬" I'm allowed to do things I like without having to earn it or qualify it or justify it." If you've ever felt like you had to d...

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative Podcast, host Caitlin Liz Fisher (they/them) shares a deeply personal update on their burnout recovery journey—what happens when you slow down, stop forcing productivity, and start letting yourself want things again. From writing 18k words in a romance draft to redecorating their home for joy instead of necessity, this episode explores what it really...

What if your creativity didn’t have to come from burnout? In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative Podcast, Caitlin Liz Fisher reflects on safety, burnout, and the quiet, radical act of stepping away from work that no longer feels aligned. Through an oracle card pull and honest storytelling, Caitlin explores what it means to choose rest, reconnect with desire, and unlearn the belief that suf...

⚠️TW: Quick content note before we start, this episode includes discussion of abusive relationships, trauma, and healing. Please listen with care and take breaks if you need to. In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative , Caitlyn explores what it means to want something, and why that can feel so complicated when you’ve been shaped by trauma, control, and fear. Starting with an Oracle card pul...

⚠️Trigger Warning: This episode discusses past abusive relationships, stalking/harassment by an ex-partner, trauma recovery, family estrangement, and mental health topics including anxiety and OCD. Please listen with care and take breaks if needed. In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, Caitlin shares how romance novels have unexpectedly helped her heal from relationship trauma and emotio...

⚠️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of abusive relationships and trauma recovery. If these topics are difficult for you, please listen with care. --- In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, Caitlyn explores Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stage of Intimacy vs. Isolation, the developmental stage that typically happens in our twenties. Through the lens of psychology, trauma reco...

⚠️Trigger Warning: This episode is about burnout, trauma anniversaries, abusive relationship recovery, productivity shame, nervous system regulation, romance novels as harm reduction, and redefining success on your own terms. My OCD brain tells me I am a better person if I am constantly stressed about the news. It says: “If you’re not spiraling, you’re not caring enough.” That’s not true. Being in...

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, we keep rolling through Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development! We’ve officially reached the stage where everything feels dramatic, your body is doing weird stuff without your permission, and adults suddenly want you to “be yourself” while also punishing you for it. Welcome to Stage 5: Identity vs. Role Confusion (roughly ages 12–18) 💬&qu...

Imposter syndrome isn’t always about not being good enough. Sometimes it’s about believing: “If I don’t know everything, I won’t be safe.” For some of us, the way we survived this stage was by becoming “the smart one.” High-achieving. High-performing. Teacher-approved. If your identity becomes “the smart one,” then not knowing something becomes dangerous. In this episode, Caitlin continues their d...

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, Caitlin shares a real-time update from her burnout recovery journey—what happened when she took January completely off from her business, why she’s extending that break, and what she’s learning about rest, usefulness, creativity, and nervous system repair. Caitlin talks about stepping away from selling and marketing, rediscovering hobbies (hello knit...

In this episode, Caitlin continues the psychology mini-series on Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. The focus is on Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt—the developmental era where kids try things, make up games, ask why a thousand times, and learn whether their creativity is safe or shameful. We talk about how discouragement and criticism can create guilt, how neurodivergent kids get puni...

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, Caitlin goes full “spicy brains, unpacking all the shame” and dives into why childhood development has its own pace, and why trying to rush it creates more stress for everyone. Using Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages (Trust vs. Mistrust + Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt), Caitlin connects toddler “purple cup chaos,” risky play, and messy learning to...

In this episode, Caitlin makes a heartfelt case for grumpiness, sadness, anger, and all the emotions we were taught to rush past or hide. Starting with a surprising realization about the purpose of Oscar the Grouch, Caitlin unpacks why children’s media gets emotional regulation right in ways adults often forget—and why we desperately need permission to have our “Oscar,” “Eeyore,” and anger moments...

Welcome to 2026, neurodivergent creatives! In this first episode of the year, Caitlin offers a gentle but powerful reset: you are not your productivity, your output, or your job title. You are who you are, and that matters more than anything you do. 💬"I need to reconnect with the stuff that makes me who I am, not the stuff that is just what I do. So if you also need that in 2026, there's...

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Creative, Caitlin—an avowed autistic anti-subtexter—unexpectedly makes the case for small talk. What starts as a ranty love-hate relationship with “talking about the weather” turns into a surprising reflection on community, nervous system safety, and how micro-connections (yes, even elevator weather chat) are part of how we build a village that can actually ho...

Mistakes are an integral part of the human experience. They help us learn, grow, and ultimately become better versions of ourselves. The systemic failure loop here is that we've been programmed to equate our self-worth with our successes and dread being labeled as failures. In this episode, Caitlin challenges the concept of failure and calls for a ban on the word 'failure' in 2026. The...