Podcast Guest: Angie Dixon and Profound Creativity
Angie Dixon joins Every Day Genius to pull the curtains back on neurodivergence, often attributed to people with diagnoses of Autism, ADD, ADHD, and others, but one that may apply to all of us. After all, who is really "typical?"
Every Day Genius Podcast with guest Angie Dixon
Angie Dixon is an author, artist and all-around creator. Her website Profound Creativity claims to be where The Unmanageable Brilliant Come to be Seen!
She calls herself a profoundly creative troublemaker, an author, artist, lifelong multipassionate, and the original human behind The Leonardo Trait, a book now out in its 4th edition. The Leonardo Trait is a concept she coined nearly twenty years ago to describe people whose minds refuse to sit quietly in one box. (Link to book is not an affiliate link.)
After decades of believing she was “too much”—too curious, too scattered, too intense—Angie eventually discovered that everything she’d been told to tone down was actually the engine of her genius.
A delayed autism diagnosis finally connected the dots: the way she thinks isn’t a flaw. It’s a creative superpower with a mischievous twinkle.
(Bio adapted from Angie's About page)
She joins Every Day Genius to pull the curtains back on neurodivergence, often attributed to people with diagnoses of Autism, ADD, ADHD, and others, but one that may apply to all of us. After all, who is really "typical?"
[102] Creativity & The Leonardo Trait
Introducing my guest Angie Dixon of Profound Creativity and author of the soon-to-be-released fourth edition of The Leonardo Trait.
Angie's message is poignant. And not just for people who consider themselves neurodivergent, not just for people diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, autism, or other things. Her message is profoundly poignant for all of us.
[103] Neurodivergence and Unmasking
In today's episode I ask Angie to dig deeper into neurodivergence and what she means by masking and unmasking. She says we all have personas, and we all mask and unmask, but the experience is different for those who aren't neurotypical because they've had to mask in ways the rest of haven't. Her advice is timely for all of us.
[105] Addressing Neurodivergent Differences
Angie Dixon is the author of the book The Leonardo Trait, founder of Profound Creativity and diagnosed ADHD and autistic. She joins Every Day Genius to talk about creativity for neurodivergents but her advice seems poignantly accessible for all of us. Today she discusses the idea of accommodation in physical spaces for differently abled people. No easy answers but easier answers, she says.
[106] Curiosity and Fascination
Angie Dixon says life is made up of sparks and swerves, among other things. She tells how curiosity and fascination led her through the maze of her life, not entirely without direction, but full of flexes and pivots.
[109] Spirals, Sparks, and Swerves
Continuing our conversation from episode 106, Angie Dixon and I explore the idea of chaos and controlled chaos, riding the spirals, sparks, and swerves of life. And being amazed and satisfied at the same time at where we are continually arriving.
[110] The Alternative to Finishing
Many of us grew up hearing that we needed to finish the food on our plates and check off all the items on our to do lists. When is finishing not as advisable as we are led to believe? Angie Dixon of Profound Creativity delights with some flip thinking about managing our to-do lists.
[112] Neurodivergent vs Neurotypical Performances
Angie Dixon says we're all performing being people. While we all do it, there are nuances for the neruodivergent, only for the sheer fact that they haven't fit the "typical" label, which Angie and I both agree is merely a concept!
[113] The Power of Pivoting
Is changing your mind flaky or is it a pivot? Only you know. Angie Dixon talks about her creative ability to pivot in this episode, showing how it enriches her life and her creative output.
[116] The Pursuit of Interesting
Joseph Campbell says, "Follow your Bliss." While Campbell meant something quite profound, his words are often erringly simplified to mean "just do what's fun." Angie Dixon of Profound Creativity says we fare much better if we follow what's interesting. That way when things aren't fun, and they aren't always fun, we can sustain activity and push through some of the less exciting moments.
[117] Wombats Poop Cubes
We bring to a close this series of episodes with guest Angie Dixon of Profound Creativity with a brief but fun discussion of useless facts like Wombats Poop Cubes. Interesting and maybe not as useless as we think.
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