{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Focus Trap","title":"103: The Origin of Focus Trap","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1e0c54e6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3232,"description":"What if two people from completely different worlds were actually talking about the same thing all along?\nIn this episode of The Focus Trap, Amy and Casey talk about where they came from, how they each ended up teaching in completely different fields, and how a conversation about email somehow turned into a photography podcast.\nAmy shares how she went from math and physics teacher to photographing dog sports professionally, building a custom system to sort thousands of dog photos, and accidentally creating a business around solving problems nobody else was paying attention to yet.\nCasey talks about being wounded in Iraq at 19, navigating life with PTSD and a brain injury, and eventually building a coaching practice around helping other people untangle the same kinds of overwhelm and identity shifts she had to figure out herself.\n\nThey also talk about:\nThe overlap between creativity and nervous system regulation\nADHD, late diagnosis, and identity shifts\nProblem solving as a shared language\nWhy both of them became teachers\nThe origin of the name “The Focus Trap”\nAlong the way, there are stories about floppy disk cameras, dog shows, CrossFit coaching, TikTok algorithms, bird photography workshops, and the realization that maybe the email was never actually about the email.\n\n00:00 Welcome\n00:37 How Did This Partnership Even Happen?\n08:04 Film Cameras, Dog Shows, and Building a Photography Business\n22:48 It Was Never About the Email\n25:22 PTSD, ADHD, and Learning Yourself the Hard Way\n44:35 Photography, Nervous Systems, and Learning to Be Curious\n51:17 Why the Show Exists\n-------------------\n📸 Find Amy and learn more about her photography coaching: www.greatdanephotoadventures.com\n🧠 Find Casey and learn more about what she's up to: www.caseyjourdan.com\nAnd follow The Focus Trap @thefocustrap on Instagram and TikTok","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i9-t6bWJUqtrhE7cw5SbHysIc3-qKUQLGJnjtYCHCGA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iOGI5/NDA3NDdhOGVmNjRj/MmZmNmU2NjQ4Nzdk/ZGRlNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}