Michael’s new book, ADHD Trail Guide for the Creative Human, is now available at TrailGuide.cc
ADHD Trail Guide for the Creative Human is an accessible, highly visual guide designed for both adults and young adults. The book features over 100 photos and illustrations, translating over 20 years of ADHD coaching strategies into an easily digestible format.
A percentage of proceeds goes to supporting organizations that protect endangered species and support biodiversity.
This episode is contains the full audio of the live book launch presentation entitled, “ADHD, Our Ancient Brain in the Modern World.”
We’ll explore the potential roots of ADHD through the lens of evolutionary psychology, discussing how traits like distractibility and hyper-focus served our hunter-gatherer ancestors as essential survival skills.
We’ll delve deep into environmental neuroscience, highlighting how connecting with nature can helps regulate our ancient nervous systems, which are often dysregulated and overwhelmed by the modern world.
And, we’ll also go into detail about the unique layout of the new book, which utilizes a little known concept called “the animacy advantage.”
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Episode Timestamps:
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- (00:00) – Podcast introduction and new book release announcement (ADHD Trail Guide for the Creative Human)
- (02:13) – Start of presentation: “ADHD, our ancient brain in the modern world” and the roots of human creativity
- (04:34) – Human origins, DNA, and the Pinnacle Point caves (160,000 years ago)
- (06:23) – Chauvet Cave art and the early seeds of filmmaking (37,000 years ago)
- (07:54) – The hunter-farmer theory of ADHD and evolutionary mismatches
- (09:19) – The modern benefits of ADHD traits: distractibility, creativity, and hyper-focus
- (10:36) – Columbia University research on the evolutionary benefits of ADHD traits
- (11:40) – What life was actually like for hunter-gatherers (community, art, and survival)
- (12:28) – Evolutionary psychology: Why the modern, connected world dysregulates our ancient nervous systems
- (14:13) – Environmental neuroscience and the essential need for nature connection
- (14:53) – The core modern disorder: Perceiving ourselves as separate from the natural world
- (17:45) – The “animacy advantage” and using animal behaviors to learn and remember
- (18:13) – Book structure breakdown: The Trail Map, Animals, and Checklists (Nature as Life Coach)
- (20:32) – Featured animals in the book: Greater Honey Guide, Galapagos Penguin, and Vogelkop Bowerbird
- (22:54) – Where to buy the book, upcoming calendar/poster, and call for PR/marketing help
- (24:55) – Podcast outro, leaving reviews, and free 5-day mini-course details
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Outro voice over by Lauren Regan.
Presentation background music by Leberch
Outro music by Bahman Sarram
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