{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks","title":"Episode 93: Swantje Lorrimer","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2519,"description":"Welcome to episode #93! We’re thrilled to be joined by Swantje Lorrimer today.\n\nSwantje Lorrimer has built a career spanning multiple industries, including academic research, film productions (Star Wars, The Fall Guy), and ADHD coaching. After struggling to fit into traditional job structures, she embraced freelancing, creativity, and adventure as the key to thriving with ADHD.\n\nIn this episode, we explore dopamine-seeking behavior, unconventional careers, ADHD-friendly productivity strategies, and why neurodivergent people often struggle with traditional routines.\nWelcome to the show, Swantje!\n\nQuestions\n\nJN: When did you first realize you were neurodivergent?\nRealized later in life after seeking ADHD coaching for her children\nInitially dismissed the ADHD coach’s comments—until she recognized her own patterns\nDiagnosis made everything in her life make sense\nJN: What was it like growing up undiagnosed with ADHD?\nLeft home at 16 to move to Finland with no prior knowledge of Finnish\nSought big, high-stimulation experiences—milking goats in a hippie commune, working in hospitals, etc.\nAlways chased dopamine hits—leading to an adventurous but unpredictable career\nJC: What was your career path before becoming an ADHD coach?\nWorked as a costume designer on major film productions like Star Wars\nFreelanced in theater, opera, and academic research in philosophy\nStruggled with structured, repetitive jobs, always seeking new challenges\nJN: How did getting diagnosed with ADHD change things for you?\nStopped feeling like a failure—realized her brain just worked differently\nUnderstood that she needed flexibility, novelty, and control over her work\nLearned to embrace her ADHD instead of fighting against it\nJC: What led you to ADHD coaching?\nSaw her own children struggle with neurodivergence and wanted to support others\nRealized her background in academia and creativity gave her a unique coaching perspective\nStudied ADHD coaching in New York and now runs Doing, Doing, Done\nJN:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}