In this solo intro episode, host Vicki Peterson introduces herself, the show, and the question she's sitting with this season: how do I create again — in a way that actually honors who I am — after spending decades doing it in a way that was slowly taking me apart?
Vicki is a screenwriter, educator, late-diagnosed autistic person, and recovering perfectionist living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and its many comorbidities. This episode is her origin story — the Hollywood years, the diagnoses, the collapse, the grief, and the decision to rebuild. Out loud. Imperfectly. On generator power.
It's also a note on process: why this show uses scripted monologues alongside interviews, why AI tools are part of the workflow, and why the best this host can do today is enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Lindsey Mackereth — therapist, researcher, and founder of the neurocomplexity framework. The term \"neuro complex\" comes from her work.
Lindsey's Substack: https://lindseymackereth.substack.com/
The Ehlers-Danlos Society — for more information on EDS and its comorbidities:
EDS Society: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/
Hat on a Hat on a Hat (Substack): https://ahatonahatonahat.substack.com/
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