Writing WITH Your Brain with Kit Caelsto
Kit Calesto (The Author Yogi) introduces the concept of the “creative nervous system” for authors, especially those who are neurodivergent or managing mental health concerns, with the goal of helping them stop feeling broken and avoid burnout from “writing against” their minds. Calesto shares their background as a multi-genre author with 200+ human-written works, a registered yoga and certified meditation teacher, and a late-diagnosed multiply neurodivergent writer. They explain basic nervous system functions (sympathetic vs. parasympathetic) and define the creative nervous system as the physical nervous system plus inspiration, influenced by neurotype, overwhelm, trauma, and publishing experiences. Practical guidance includes tracking writing patterns, experimenting, practicing radical acceptance, questioning one-size-fits-all author advice, and using regulation tools (e.g., breathwork, movement, stimming, rest) to become receptive to inspiration. They invite viewers to take a free creative nervous system quiz and learn more at autheryogi.com.
00:00 Welcome and Purpose
02:02 Meet Kit Calesto
03:28 Sacrifice and Creativity
05:43 Nervous System Basics
07:42 Defining Creative Nervous System
09:51 Neurodivergent Spectrum
13:01 Write With Your Brain
17:20 Tracking Your Patterns
19:53 Regulate Your Nervous System
24:15 Quiz and Final Encouragement