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Embracing Neurodiversity in a Square-Peg World: A conversation with Lee Agius
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Lee Agius shares her journey from sculptor to art therapist, revealing how chance encounters and supportive mentors helped her discover her creative path despite early educational challenges as a neurodivergent learner.
• Becoming a sculptor after a chance comment about her expressive hands during her travels in her early 20s
• Art school experience highlighting the difference between creativity for expression versus creativity for external validation
• Late diagnosis of dyslexia and ADHD providing clarity and compassion for her younger self
• Creating Artful Warrior Mental Health Therapy Service to provide accessible art therapy
• Balancing multiple roles and projects as a business owner with neurodivergent needs
• Navigating perimenopause and menopause challenges while questioning why women aren't more prepared
• Finding clarity and self-acceptance in post-menopausal life
• The transformative power of arts allowing her to progress from being unable to write essays to earning a master's degree with 98%
Visit amrapajalic.com/podcast for episode handouts and guides.
Chapters
1. Episode Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Discovering Sculpture as a Calling (00:01:42)
3. Evolution of Creative Understanding (00:05:28)
4. Living Neurodivergently in Education (00:08:18)
5. Building an Art Therapy Practice (00:15:42)
6. Navigating Midlife and Menopause (00:22:40)
7. Finding Positivity and Gratitude (00:25:43)
8. The Transformative Power of Arts (00:27:18)
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