Art Class, Sensory Issues & Making Friends as an Adult | #211

In this episode, Caitlin reflects on taking their first in-person drawing class in years and accidentally stumbling into a bigger realization about creativity, friendship, perfectionism, and neurodivergent self-worth. What starts as a story about pencils, charcoal, and sensory nightmares slowly unfolds into a conversation about being perceived, finding safe people, and realizing that maybe making friends isn’t about performing correctly after all.💜
💬“Apparently all you have to do is just be yourself, and the people that like that will come sit by you.” - Caitlin Liz Fisher
What We Explore in This Episode

• Perfectionism and the fear of “wasting” good art supplies
• AuDHD work experiences and supportive workplaces
• Friendship, authenticity, and accidental community-building
• Letting hobbies exist without monetizing or mastering them
• Reconnecting with the crafty, playful parts of yourself

Gentle Reminders From This Episode

• Your hobbies do not need to become productive to matter.
• Warm-ups count.
• Tiny creative crumbs count.
• You do not have to earn the right to use nice materials.
• Friendship is often less complicated than trauma taught us it would be.
• Accommodating yourself is not failure.
• Your human experience is worthy of the paper.