Emergent Divergents

About Emergent Divergents

Greetings and salutations to all you secretly enlightened beings out there and welcome to the podcast for us Emergent Divergents. How is it we can be our divergent selves in a world so typical? With the ever increasing awareness of neurodivergence, a plethora of podcasts out there to help us manage and work our way through whatever challenges we might be facing has followed, which is a great thing. Yet as much as knowing about neurodivergence and discovering new methods to manage is undeniably crucial, there is so much more to who we are than neurodivergence alone. Join us in a conversation about life, the universe and everything in between from a neurodivergent point of view. After all, as we come to manage our lives and learn to function better with the conditions we have, we still find ourselves emerging into a troubled and pathologically sick society. How might we be able to truly embody our best, most authentic selves and maybe even bring a little medicinal spice into the world. We cover many topics that feels relevant as we explore specific neurodivergent issues in that eclectic ADHD/ASD fashion, with conversations covering everything and anything to do with neurodivergence. Along with the usual strategies, tips and tricks to live well, you’ll hear a broad perspective on the whats, hows and whys in a manner you can tailor to fit as we explore what it even means to be neurodivergent today. Coming into our own as Emergent Divergents means we all have unique perspective on life and neurodivergents. Our range of guest cover many facets of living but your point of view is as valuable as any other and we would love you to share it with the world. If you would like to join us for an episode yourself, get in touch. Email us at questions.free2be@gmail.com or join us on Facebook at Free2be.au

Publisher

Darren Monsiegneur & Cormac Champion & Rob Searle

Category

health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Aug 2024

Latest episode

15 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Jul 2025

   Episode 26: Aphantastic Mind

   In today's episode, we look at the neurological condition known as 'aphantasia'- the inability to conjure mental images. For the vast majority of the human population, picturing an image in mind is just a normal thing. So normal in fact that it probably hasn't even occurred that there are those of us who are, by and large, cognitively blind. The surprising reality is that many people who are cognitively blind, or aphantasic, don't even know it themselves. We rarely question how our 'internal' experience may differ from other people. We may have asked ourselves questions like whether we see the same colours as each other or know that words might have different meanings to different people, but rarely do we consider how varied our ability to visually imagine might be. For some people, imagining something does not include an internal visual image, which means they are aphantasic, and this can have striking implications on many of their cognitive functions, such as memory and learning. Aphantasia has only recently begun to receive attention in the fields of research, even though it has been known about for over a century. But what does it mean if you are cognitively blind? Well, a lot really. It may affect a number of things, but that doesn't normally equate to being a problem, for those who are, have usually found various alternative strategies to manage. More often than not, these alternatives aren't even recognised as alternatives, but rather just the way they've always been. Take memorising directions, for example- where one person might picture the directions, someone with aphantasia might memorise the street names or rely on GPS. Aphantasia changes the way we think, learn and create and all this we explore in today's episode. Enjoy the show.

2. 

   6 Jul 2025

   Episode 25: Amen to That! Pt3

   This episode examines Anxious ADD as described by Dr Daniel Amen, recaps the seven types of ADD, and explores coaching, therapy, exercise, diet, and medication.

3. 

   30 Jun 2025

   Episode 24: Amen to That! Pt2

   This episode explores Dr. Daniel Amen's fifth and sixth types of ADD, Limbic ADD and Ring of Fire ADD, which are categorized using SPECT scans to identify neurological differences.

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3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Social presence

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YouTube

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Engagement

32

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