EP. 279: From Anxious Ground to Blooming Minds: Kendall Platt's Mindful Gardening Revolution
ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka
Tracy Otsuka
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Is it possible that the vibrant energy of ADHD can harmonize beautifully with the serene practice of mindful gardening? Kendall Marie Platt, who was diagnosed with ADHD at 36, is living proof that it can. She shares how this diagnosis transformed her life, channeling her dynamic energy into the calming rhythms of gardening. Throughout our conversation, Kendall and I delve into the unique strengths that ADHD brings—such as creativity, hyperfocus, and resilience—discussing how these qualities enhance our lives and the importance of a supportive community in this journey. We explore not just coping with ADHD, but celebrating it, understanding our neurobiology, and fostering a space where personal growth and acceptance flourish.
Kendall, known as The Mindful Gardening Coach, has seen her transformative approach featured in House Beautiful, Bustle, BBC, The Telegraph, and Metro. She empowers women to embrace their bustling minds and create moments of peace through gardening. Having used mindful gardening to manage her vibrant brain for over a decade, Kendall grew up on the South Coast of England and now lives near Reading with her husband and two daughters. Today, she is revolutionizing perceptions of mental well-being, tearing down outdated stigmas, and encouraging overwhelmed women to join her in a mindful gardening revolution.
Whether it’s crafting a personalized gardening plan, choosing swimming over running, or indulging in other relaxing activities, it’s crucial to find what truly works for you. Identifying activities that resonate with your lifestyle is key to living a balanced and fulfilling life with ADHD.
Resources:
Main Website: https://www.adventureswithflowers.com/
Garden Glow Up: adventureswithflowers.com/gardenglowuprr
Instagram: @kendallmarieplatt
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Tracy. Before we start, I have a request. |
| 0:05.0 | Okay, it's a little weird, maybe even a lot weird, but hello, six and a half million downloads on my podcast, |
| 0:12.4 | and still we haven't chosen a sponsor, right? Yeah, they just haven't been good enough for us and that's a little weird too. |
| 0:20.0 | So I decided I'm going to treat this like a sponsorship spot. |
| 0:25.0 | Many of you know Marcus, my son, who's been the inspiration behind this podcast, |
| 0:30.0 | the book, my programs, anything at all to do with ADHD well he is graduating from |
| 0:36.1 | NYU this may and boy are we happy that he did it in four years. |
| 0:42.5 | So anyway, Marcus loves to travel. |
| 0:45.1 | And so he's spending six weeks by himself traveling to five countries in South America. |
| 0:50.1 | I don't know about you, but there's no way in hell that I would go to even one country alone. |
| 0:56.4 | And so we gave Marcus a very low budget. This trip is a combination of his birthday and |
| 1:01.4 | graduation gift, and he figured it all out himself. |
| 1:05.2 | He speaks some Spanish but he hired a Spanish tutor from Ecuador a couple weeks ago, months maybe, |
| 1:11.3 | who's a professor at a university there, and this professor is helping him with his conversational Spanish. |
| 1:17.0 | Marcus also changed his phone to Spanish only, and all of his apps, and he only watches Spanish TV in preparation for this trip. |
| 1:26.9 | So that gives you a little bit of an idea of what Marcus is like. |
| 1:31.5 | Now, Marcus would ultimately like to earn a PhD in psychology. |
| 1:35.6 | He's fascinated by the brain, learning differences, |
| 1:38.4 | and particularly how dyslexia impacts math. |
| 1:42.4 | For the near future, though, he wants to work for a couple of years in New York |
| 1:46.1 | City. I never thought he'd say that. He was always looking for more nature. So anyway, he's going on this |
| 1:52.2 | trip and what he's trying to do is find a job that he can come back to. |
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