070: ADHD and Me: Setting Intentions for a Brighter 2026

ADHD, Creativity, and Building a Sustainable Life Host Introduction and Credentials

In this solo episode, Mica McCook, food photographer and host of The Savory Shot, shares her personal journey with a late ADHD diagnosis. Based in Austin, Texas, Mica has built a successful creative career while navigating the unseen challenges of executive dysfunction, time blindness, and burnout. Her experience blends professional insight with lived truth, making this conversation both grounded and deeply human.

Episode Overview

This episode explores how ADHD shapes creative work, energy levels, and self perception. Mica opens up about years of blaming herself for burnout, missed deadlines, and mental exhaustion. Through learning about ADHD, she reframes those struggles as neurological rather than personal failures. Listeners hear honest stories about hyperfocus, task paralysis, decision fatigue, and distorted time awareness. The episode also offers practical tools that support neurodivergent brains, including external time cues, breaking tasks into smaller steps, and designing workflows that reduce overwhelm. At its core, this conversation is about releasing productivity shame and building systems that honor how your brain works.

Call to Action

Listen to this episode with openness and self honesty. Reflect on where your current systems create harm. Begin identifying supports that reduce mental load and protect creative energy.

Closing Remarks

This episode is a reminder that creativity thrives when it is supported with compassion. Your brain is not behind. Sustainable creativity begins when you stop forcing and start designing a life that works with you.

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