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510 | Asexuality, Grief, and Community - with Emily Karp

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This week, Eric is joined by Emily Karp! Emily is a 33-year-old entrepreneur, asexuality activist, and fan-work creator! She embraced her ADHD around age 30 and quit her tedious job to become self-employed as a funeral celebrant and memorial slideshow editor who crafts personalized funerals and celebration-of-life events for non-religious individuals. Emily went through the ADHD reWired coaching program in spring of 2021 and became a peer mentor in 2022.

Emily is also one of the authors of the book Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing your Asexual or Aromantic Identity, and is a lead organizer of the Washington DC Metro Area Ace and Aro meetup group!

Questions/Topics:

  • [00:01:39] Introducing Emily
  • [00:02:41] Diving into the start of Emily’s ADHD journey
  • [00:03:37] The stakes of getting an ADHD diagnosis
  • [00:04:47] Life as an administrative professional before treatments
  • [00:08:47] Burnout, becoming an entrepreneur, sleep struggles, and coaching
  • [00:10:30] The “why” behind becoming a non-religious Funeral Celebrant
  • [00:13:24] Helping others grieve and heal, family estrangements, memorial gatherings, and closure
  • [00:17:17] Grief to acceptance with ADHD
  • [00:24:07] The basics of asexuality and aromantics
  • [00:26:04] Nuances of ace relationships, significant others, attraction, and more
  • [00:28:25] Physical desire, libido, and other statistics in the asexual community
  • [00:30:44] A discussion on dysfunction, orientation, sexual trauma, and gatekeeping
  • [00:33:20] ADHD and neurodivergence in the Ace community
  • [00:42:07] The positive impact of community and relationships
  • [00:45:01] Emily’s facilitated sessions in the ADHD reWired community spaces
  • [00:46:54] Sharing more wins
  • [00:48:43] Emily’s work, website, and closing thoughts

Resources & Honorable Mentions:

  • Podcast: Aceterpretations (click here!)
  • Website: TAAAP - The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project @ taaap.org (click here!)
  • Book: Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity (on Goodreads)
  • Want to go to CHADD this year? Go to chadd.org to learn more! (click here!)

🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community!

🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

  continue reading

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Manage episode 407478411 series 3563039
Content provided by Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP, Eric Tivers, and LCSW. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP, Eric Tivers, and LCSW or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

This week, Eric is joined by Emily Karp! Emily is a 33-year-old entrepreneur, asexuality activist, and fan-work creator! She embraced her ADHD around age 30 and quit her tedious job to become self-employed as a funeral celebrant and memorial slideshow editor who crafts personalized funerals and celebration-of-life events for non-religious individuals. Emily went through the ADHD reWired coaching program in spring of 2021 and became a peer mentor in 2022.

Emily is also one of the authors of the book Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing your Asexual or Aromantic Identity, and is a lead organizer of the Washington DC Metro Area Ace and Aro meetup group!

Questions/Topics:

  • [00:01:39] Introducing Emily
  • [00:02:41] Diving into the start of Emily’s ADHD journey
  • [00:03:37] The stakes of getting an ADHD diagnosis
  • [00:04:47] Life as an administrative professional before treatments
  • [00:08:47] Burnout, becoming an entrepreneur, sleep struggles, and coaching
  • [00:10:30] The “why” behind becoming a non-religious Funeral Celebrant
  • [00:13:24] Helping others grieve and heal, family estrangements, memorial gatherings, and closure
  • [00:17:17] Grief to acceptance with ADHD
  • [00:24:07] The basics of asexuality and aromantics
  • [00:26:04] Nuances of ace relationships, significant others, attraction, and more
  • [00:28:25] Physical desire, libido, and other statistics in the asexual community
  • [00:30:44] A discussion on dysfunction, orientation, sexual trauma, and gatekeeping
  • [00:33:20] ADHD and neurodivergence in the Ace community
  • [00:42:07] The positive impact of community and relationships
  • [00:45:01] Emily’s facilitated sessions in the ADHD reWired community spaces
  • [00:46:54] Sharing more wins
  • [00:48:43] Emily’s work, website, and closing thoughts

Resources & Honorable Mentions:

  • Podcast: Aceterpretations (click here!)
  • Website: TAAAP - The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project @ taaap.org (click here!)
  • Book: Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity (on Goodreads)
  • Want to go to CHADD this year? Go to chadd.org to learn more! (click here!)

🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community!

🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

  continue reading

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