#228: Crafting with Neurodivergence with Kim Witten

Zoe Edwards· Host0:00

Whether or not you identify as neurodivergent, you're gonna want to hear this episode. In episode 222, Kim Whitten and I requested submissions about people's experiences of neurodivergence and craft. My goodness, did we receive a fascinating selection of submissions. If you are at all interested in people, how they think and move through the world, you're gonna love this episode. So please stick around a couple of minutes and we'll get stuck in. Welcome to Check Your Thread, the podcast that will help you sew more sustainably. [upbeat music] My name's Zoe and I'm obsessed with sewing. I've been blogging about it for over 18 years and I'm the creator and host of the popular handmade wardrobe challenge, Me Made May, which just wrapped up. But like many people, I've become increasingly concerned about the climate and ecological crises, and I'm looking at the way that my lifestyle contributes to them. So in this podcast, I'll be nerding out about making clothes whilst exploring how to minimize the negative impact that it may have, and I really hope you'll join me in this journey. Hello. How are you doing? So someone once told me that every time I ask that in the intro to the podcast, they use it as a prompt to actually check in with themselves and see how they're feeling in that moment. So I'd like to encourage you to start doing the same. Have you had any sustainability wins of late? So I was volunteering at the Brighton Repair Cafe this weekend. My goodness, so many bags and busted zips came through. It was a really lovely session, and again, I was reminded just how cool it is that I get the opportunity to meet people from my