What are the hidden gifts of your neurodivergent brain? OCD, ADHD and more - with Jess Urlichs

About this episode

In this episode, Jess Urlichs discusses her journey with neurodivergence, creativity, and motherhood.

You have probably seen Jess Urlichs’ beautiful poems on motherhood in your Instagram feed but you might not know much about the woman behind the words. In this episode, we speak to Jess (@jessurlichs) and dive into everything from pursuing creativity to both her and her son’s neurodivergence diagnoses. We discuss… Jess’ current journey navigating her eldest son’s neurodivergence and how that looked for him as a baby How Jess began writing poetry and the poems that went viral Tips for turning your thoughts into poems Jess’ recent diagnosis of OCD and how this differs from the ‘OCD’ cliches thrown around casually in conversation Intrusive thoughts and when they started to control Jess’ behaviour How her ADHD and OCD look now she is outside of the newborn era Jayde shares some of the positives of ADHD, especially through the lens of motherhood Jess shares some excerpts from her latest book - hot tip, you will need tissues! You can grab a copy of Jess’ latest book of poetry, They Bloom Because of You, here. Check out The positive side of having ADHD as an adult, here. This episode is proudly sponsored by OnePass. During Easter, when you sign up for a $40 annual membership, you get a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jayde Couldwell, Sophie Pearce

Guest: Jess Urlichs

Topics covered

• neurodivergence
• OCD
• ADHD
• creativity
• motherhood
• poetry

Keywords

• poems
• diagnosis
• intrusive thoughts
• positives of ADHD

Sponsors

OnePass

Mentioned in this episode

Products: OnePass, They Bloom Because of You

Books & works: They Bloom Because of You, The positive side of having ADHD, Beyond the Bump

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