Episode 31 In Conversation with Angela Kirwin

The one where we get into talking about ADHD and neuro-diversity. This is a fascinating conversation with non-fiction author, Angela Kirwin, who has known she has ADHD from her late teens.

After working for years in social care in prison, Angela left to write 'Criminal - How Our Prisons Are Failing Us All' which was published in 2022 with Orion Trapeze - the paperback came out in May 2023. She is now away on her new book which is all about ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and how the condition has both helped and hindered her life. Angela blogs about the subject on Substack under the name Hyperactive Living.

In this episode of the podcast we cover a raft of subjects linked to ADHD:
At 15:20 - keeping the chaos contained so that the creativity can come
At 21:00 - how non-fiction is a story your invested and interested in, that just happens to have facts and data to back up the stories of people
At 26:00 - using the voices in our head in our writing
At 29:00 - finding peace in the writing process
At 32:00 - vulnerability and Brené Brown, and doing the work on ourselves

You can find Angela here:
AngelaKirwin.com
Twitter
Instagram
Hyperactive Living on Instagram
Substack

Angela's book Criminal is available here:
Criminal

People Angela mentioned to follow on Twitter:
Harriet Tyce

Books Angela mentioned
Rick Rubin : The Creative Act

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