A walk-and-talk conversation on ADHD, creativity, and the reality of balancing work, parenthood and identity. We explore time blindness, burnout, being present, and what it really means to build a creative life without losing yourself along the way.

On this episode of Where Are We Heading?, Dan and Kim walk through Hilly Fields with DJ, producer and cultural tastemaker Raji Rags to explore what it really means to live a creative life in the real world.

This is an honest, unfiltered conversation about ADHD, time blindness, and the tension between ambition and wellbeing. From juggling multiple creative projects to navigating parenthood, Raj shares how he’s learning to be more present—both in his work and with his son.

They dive into:

• The hidden challenges of ADHD in creative industries

• Why “being busy” can mask deeper burnout

• The struggle between providing and being present as a parent

• How identity shifts when you become a parent

• Why creativity needs structure (even if you resist it)

• The importance of community, music, and human connection

There’s no perfect answer here, just three people figuring it out in real time.

🎧 If you’re navigating creativity, mental health, or trying to balance ambition with life, this one’s for you.

1. ADHD & Creative Life

• Time blindness, hyperfocus, and overwhelm

• Diagnosis as validation—not just treatment

• Learning to ask for support and structure

1. Presence vs Productivity

• Being physically present ≠ being mentally present

• Full attention transforms stress into enjoyment

• “When you’re present, it’s the most calming thing”

1. Parenthood & Identity

• No perfect balance between work and family

• “Happy parent = happy child” dynamic

• Avoiding resentment by staying connected to self

1. Creative Energy & Burnout

• Some people are energised by chaos and community

• Others need recovery and stillness

• Energy changes across life stages

1. Friendship & Adulthood

• Presence matters more than constant contact

• Adult friendships shift but don’t weaken

1. Structure vs Inspiration

• “Inspiration needs to find you working”

• Creativity benefits from discipline (even if it feels unnatural)

🔑 Key Takeaways / Themes

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This week on Where Are We Heading?, we explore what it really means to train your creativity. Inspired by an Olympic comeback story, we talk about rest as discipline, learning your craft instead of outsourcing it, and whether AI is helping or slowly replacing human creativity. A walk-and-talk about resilience, burnout, artistry and the future of work.

Can creativity be trained like an Olympic sport?

On this week’s walk-and-talk, Kim shares the story of Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and how stepping away — and returning on her own terms — changed everything. That sparks a bigger conversation about discipline, rest, and whether creativity should be treated as play, practice, or performance.

From “dating your creativity” to resisting the temptation to outsource skill-building to AI, this episode explores what it means to truly develop your craft in a world that rewards speed over depth.

We also dive into:

• AI replacing creative work

• Human connection vs holograms

• Job interviews run by algorithms

• Ownership of voice and identity

• Whether technology is serving humanity — or replacing it

This episode is raw, reflective, and very much unfolding in real time — just like the path we’re walking.

📍 Recorded outdoors, in motion, as always

🔑 KEY THEMES / TAKEAWAYS

• Rest is not weakness — it’s strategic.

• Creativity needs structure, but not punishment.

• “Dating your creativity” vs forcing productivity.

• Learning your craft matters more than speed.

• AI is a tool — but craft builds depth.

• Human imperfection creates connection.

• Work, purpose and identity are deeply linked.

• Tech is accelerating faster than regulation.

• Community matters more than automation.

#creativitypodcast #AIandcreativity #wellbeingforcreatives #futureofwork #ADHDcreativity

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Alysa Liu https://youtu.be/AdUCcU8P24s?si=g0oSG5dCdjqEE7Rz

Sam Altman https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaTech/comments/1rbdmcu/sam_altman_people_talk_about_how_much_energy_it/

A walk-and-talk on fitness, burnout, identity, and why discipline doesn’t work for everyone. Dan and Kim explore motivation, representation in movement, ADHD-friendly structure, and how redefining “training” can unlock joy, creativity, and sustainability in both work and life. walk in the park louder

In this episode of Where Are We Heading?, which was filmed at the end of 2025; Dan and Kim head out for a slow walk - sore legs, tired bodies, and full minds - to talk honestly about motivation, burnout, and what it really means to look after yourself as a creative person.

They unpack why traditional ideas of discipline often fail ADHD brains, how reframing structure as training or fun can change everything, and why representation in fitness and movement matters more than we realise. Kim shares a powerful reflection on seeing her body reflected in the people she trains with - and how that unlocked motivation she didn’t know she was missing.

The conversation moves through grief, work, energy, money, and value - including Dan’s evolving approach to artist management, mentoring, coaching, and sustainable creative careers after burnout. There’s no fixed roadmap here - just two friends thinking out loud, finding their footing, and reminding each other (and you) that it’s okay to go slow.

This one’s for anyone trying to build a creative life that doesn’t cost them their body or their wellbeing. walk in the park louder

Key Themes & Takeaways

• Reframing discipline: why “training” or “fun-structure” works better than punishment

• ADHD & motivation: why timing, energy, and enjoyment matter more than willpower

• Representation in movement: seeing bodies like yours changes everything

• Burnout recovery isn’t linear: and sometimes takes a year, not a month

• Fitness as regulation: movement as meditation, not productivity

• Creative sustainability: valuing your time, energy, and experience properly

• Hybrid working models: mentoring, coaching, consultancy as a flexible alternative to traditional management

• Choosing your hard: creative work is hard - but not doing it is hard too

  
  

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In this episode of Where Are We Heading?, Kim and Dan walk with Zoë Carassik, CEO of Pie Factory Music.

Zoë reflects on her own journey through youth arts spaces and how those early experiences shaped her confidence, creativity, and sense of belonging. What starts as a conversation about music soon opens out into a wider discussion about youth work, community, and why spaces that centre creativity and care matter more than ever - especially at a time when youth services across the UK continue to disappear.

As we walk, Zoë shares what it’s really like to lead a charity in the current climate, and why she believes joy, playfulness, and silliness aren’t distractions from the work, but essential to sustaining it. We talk openly about responsibility, burnout, and how creativity can exist alongside leadership and accountability without losing its humanity.

This episode is a reminder that creativity isn’t a luxury - it’s infrastructure. That small moments of validation can stay with a young person for life. And that community is built not through grand gestures, but through consistency, care, and shared creative experiences.

Zoë Carassik is CEO of Pie Factory Music, a music and youth work charity based in a busy youth centre in Ramsgate, East Kent. With a background in community music engagement and music education, Zoë’s work has predominantly focused on supporting social justice causes and has taken her from immigration removal centres, women’s refuges and community centres to world-class cultural institutions and strategic charitable organisations.

Zoë is a passionate advocate for young people’s rights, ensuring young people are front and centre of the cultural regeneration of Thanet and other areas of high deprivation.

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Credits

Hosts: Kim and Dan

Logo Design: Jane Hogan Illustrates

Music & Production: Kim

Recorded in: Margate, UK

A Christmas Day walk-and-talk reflecting on burnout, grief, ADHD, alcohol, ambition, and learning to live more gently. This special episode of Where Are We Heading? is a quiet, honest reflection on the year that’s been — and how to move forward without burning out.

Dan and Kim talk about grief, first Christmases after loss, sobriety, ADHD, anxiety, burnout, and the pressure we put on ourselves to “be further along.” Instead of setting big resolutions, they explore what it looks like to slow down, listen to the body, and let life be enough — even when things aren’t perfect.

Kim shares how burnout has reshaped her relationship with work, ambition, and self-worth, and how practices like meditation, exercise, and compassion have become essential tools rather than optional extras. Dan reflects on grief, reflection without regret, and finding meaning in presence rather than productivity.

As always, the conversation unfolds while walking, grounded in the landscape, the moment, and the reality that none of us have it figured out.

This episode is for anyone ending the year feeling tired, reflective, or quietly hopeful and for those who want to enter the next chapter with more kindness and less force.

Key Takeaways

• Letting go of New Year’s resolutions in favour of compassion

• Burnout as a turning point, not a failure

• ADHD, anxiety, and the body’s memory of trauma

• Grief and first Christmases after loss

• Sobriety, alcohol, and changing relationships with celebration

• Meditation and exercise as regulation, not optimisation

• Learning to say no without guilt

• Measuring life by presence, not productivity

• Why slowing down can actually create space for better things

  
  

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  Credits

  Hosts: Kim and Dan

  Podcast: Where Are We Heading?

  Logo Design: Jane Hogan Illustrates

  Music & Production: Kim

  Recorded in: Margate, UK

In this episode, we walk with sound artist and producer Brian d’Souza to explore the power of deep listening, nature, and sound as tools for creativity and healing. Brian shares the story behind his work with bio-sonification, field recording and Ambient Flo, and opens up about losing his father during lockdown. A grounded, thoughtful conversation about sound, grief and how nature helps us reconnect.

In this reflective walk through London’s Alexandra Palace grounds, we’re joined by Brian d’Souza — award-winning sound artist, DJ and founder of A State Of Flo and Ambient Flo.

Together, we explore how nature, sound and creative practice can become lifelines during overwhelming moments in life.

Brian shares:

• How lockdown shifted his awareness of the seasons, soundscapes and the natural world

• The origins of Ambient Flo, and why listening became essential during a time of global uncertainty

• How field recording and “deep listening” changed his relationship with creativity and presence

• The science and art behind bio-sonification — turning the electrical signals of plants into music

• What nature teaches us about interconnectedness, sound, and attention

• His experience of losing his father during lockdown, and how walking and nature became part of navigating grief

• The role of responsibility, lineage and “stepping up” after loss

This episode beautifully weaves together creativity, sound, ecology, grief and healing — all through the lens of a walk outside.

KEY THEMES / TAKEAWAYS

• Nature as lifeline: How walking and open space helped Brian through lockdown and loss.

• Deep listening: Using attention and presence to reconnect with the natural world.

• Soundscapes & ecology: Understanding the layers of sound — geological, biological, human — and their impact on wellbeing.

• Bio-sonification: Turning plant bioelectricity into musical expression.

• Grief & responsibility: Processing the death of a parent through nature, movement and reflection.

• Creativity & healing: How sound, attention and ritual connect us to ourselves.

Brian d’Souza is an award-winning sound artist, DJ, producer and live performer known for blending field recording, global influences and electro-acoustic techniques. Through his work as Auntie Flo, A State Of Flo and Ambient Flo, Brian explores the psychological, ecological and healing potential of sound. His innovative work has been featured by the BBC, Tate Modern, Glastonbury, New Scientist, The Guardian and more.

http://www.briandsouza.in/

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www.soniferous.app

https://www.instagram.com/auntie._.flo/

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Credits

Hosts: Kim and Dan

Guest: Brian d’Souza

Podcast: Where Are We Heading?

Logo Design: Jane Hogan Illustrates

Music & Production: Kim

Recorded in: Alexandra Palace, UK

In this honest and open walk-and-talk podcast episode, Where Are We Heading? co-host Kim reflects on releasing her new EP after years away from music. She and Dan dive into what it really feels like to return to something you love - the nerves, the pressure, the data, the burnout, and the quiet joy of simply creating again.

Across the conversation, Kim opens up about the realities of coming back after a long break: rebuilding confidence, setting boundaries, protecting your wellbeing, and learning to make work that fits your energy rather than pushing against it. Together, she and Dan explore what it means to define “success” on your own terms, reconnect with your craft in a healthier way, and find a rhythm that actually supports your life.

A reflective, grounded episode for anyone navigating a return - to creativity, to music, or to themselves.

They talk about:

• Releasing music in an age of metrics, data, and algorithms

• The pressure to perform online and how to release at your own pace

• How the body signals burnout (and why it often hits right after a big creative milestone)

• Finding a balance between ambition and rest

• Redefining what success means when you no longer fit the industry mould

• Building connection through smaller, slower, more intentional art experiences

• Why sometimes “starting again” is the bravest creative move you can make

Recorded while walking through Canterbury, this conversation captures the mix of reflection, laughter, and real talk that defines the show.

🔑 Key Takeaways / Themes

• Creative growth is cyclical — it’s okay to pause, restart, and do it differently.

• Burnout often shows up in the body before the mind catches on.

• Metrics don’t define meaning - creativity is about connection, not numbers.

• Building slowly and sustainably is a radical act in a culture of urgency.

• There are no rules anymore - and that can be both freeing and frightening.

• You can’t make your best work in survival mode.

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CreditsHosts: Kim and DanPodcast: Where Are We Heading?Logo Design: Jane Hogan IllustratesMusic & Production: KimRecorded in: Canterbury, UK

In this episode of Where Are We Heading?

We walk with Tara Austin, co-founder of PAR – Psilocybin Access Rights, to explore the science, stigma and political barriers surrounding psilocybin. Tara shares why she believes legal access to psilocybin-assisted therapy is not just a medical issue, but a human one - especially for people living with depression, PTSD and end-of-life distress. A grounded and thought-provoking conversation on healing, policy and hope.

We walk and talk about:

• Why psilocybin is still a Schedule 1 substance in the UK despite growing medical evidence

• The science behind psilocybin therapy and how it works in the brain

• Breakthrough results in treating depression, trauma and PTSD

• Why policy change matters — and what stands in the way

• Harm reduction, set & setting, and why context is everything

• Shifting from fear and stigma to education and compassion

• The global movement toward psychedelic reform - and where the UK sits now

This episode explores not just the politics of psychedelics, but the human stories behind them - people searching for hope when nothing else has worked.

🔑 Key Takeaways / Themes

• Psilocybin shows strong clinical potential for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD and end-of-life anxiety

• Current drug scheduling laws block research access and patient treatment

• Rescheduling (not legalising) psilocybin would allow regulated medical use

• Psychedelics aren’t risk-free — set and setting make all the difference

• The campaign for access is science-led and compassion-driven

• Healing shouldn’t be limited by outdated policy and stigma

  
  

Guest Bio – Tara Austin (PAR)

Tara Austin is a behavioural scientist, activist, and co-founder of PAR – Psilocybin Access Rights, the UK’s grassroots campaign calling for psilocybin to be rescheduled so it can be prescribed for therapeutic use. PAR has mobilised thousands of citizens, delivered 89,000 campaign leaflets, run the UK’s first psychedelic billboard campaign, and taken psilocybin reform to Parliament.

Tara is also a Partner at Ogilvy Consulting, working at the intersection of behavioural science, psychology and systems change. She co-hosts Nudgestock, the world’s largest festival of behavioural science and creativity.

🔗 PAR links:
Instagram: @‌par.global
Website: www.par.global

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