Viral Urban Gardener: "Get out of the ADHD noise, and into something real"

Urban gardener, TV producer and author Martha Swales shares how
gardening soothes her busy ADHD mind. After
producing MasterChef and Nigella Lawson’s Cook,
Eat, Repeat, she found viral fame inspiring millions to embrace
nature.


In this chat with Ben, Martha explores the contrast of her
powerhouse producer persona who is always on time and in control
VS her messy, sometimes late, fast-moving ADHD mind. She shares
how gardening fosters mindfulness, soothes sensory overload, and
why getting your hands dirty is the ultimate therapy. Martha also
reveals her top beginners tips for budding urban gardeners!


00:00 Introduction


1:50 How Does Martha Describe Her ADHD brain?


2:17 Strengths VS Weaknesses of an ADHD Busy Mind


3:21 Tears of Tiny Pond Joy


4:12 ADHD: Excessive Quietness VS Uncontrollable Babble


4:37 The Beauty of The Tiny Details


5:43 ADHD VS Nature’s Natural Patience


7:00 Unlocking The Potential of Nature


10:22 Martha’s ADHD Diagnosis Journey: Mum Knows Best


12:00 The Voice of ADHD Truths From The Best Friend


13:23 Martha's Post-ADHD Diagnosis Distress


13:39 ADHD Acceptance


14:18 Being Kind to your ADHD Mind


15:40 Peeling Back The ADHD Onion Layers


16:45 ADHD VS Primary School


18:06 How a Neurodivergent Diagnosis Can Affect Our Loved Ones


19:02 The ADHD Girlfriend Laundry Agreement & Reciprocal
Altruistic Bats


21:11 When Martha Is At Her ADHD Best


22:58 The Firecracker Senior TV Producer VS Being Late To Meet
Friends & Getting Lost


27:37 I Need Gardening For My ADHD Brain


29:40 ADHD Sensory Soothing: Ben’s Moment with his Silver-birch
& Martha’s Love of Whittling


32:09 Connecting To The Land


32:53 Martha’s Top Growing Tips For Beginners


35:59 Why Should ADHD’ers Get Gardening?


36:54 Cooking & Gardening for Busy ADHD Minds


38:18 The Perfect Storm: Cooking, Gardening & ADHD


41:16 The Graveyard of ADHD House Plants


41:41 What Martha Would Have Done Differently: The Garden VS The
Allotment


43:43 What Is The Biggest Challenge For An ADHD Gardener?


45:28 Martha’s Book: Give It A Grow


47:12 The ADHD Cucumber Killer


48:37 Praise From The Greats


49:53 Martha’s Badge Of Honour & Gratitude


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On "The Hidden 20%," host Ben Branson chats with neurodivergent
[ADHD, Autism, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourette's etc.]
creatives, entrepreneurs, and experts to see how great minds..
think differently.


 


Host: Ben Branson


Head of Production: Bella Neale


Assistant Producer: Phoebe De Leiburne


Video Editor: James Scriven


Social Media Manager: Charlie Young


Music: Jackson Greenberg


 


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