Episode notes
I am joined in this podcast by Joanne Hedger to discuss her lifelong experience of aphantasia, something she has written about in her memoir titled Aphantasia: Journeying Through Mind Blindness and Embracing Our Unique Neurodiversity with Passion and Purpose. Our conversation delved into how she discovered she had aphantasia when she alone was unable to understand a joke with friends in a camp site. We also explored the emotions this discovery evoked in her, from loneliness and regret to relief and understanding.
Beyond her inability to imagine visually, Joanne also reflected on other lifelong characteristics, such as with dreaming and memory. Other themes we covered in the conversation are the history of our understanding of aphantasia, its acquired and familial causes, its impact on her perception of herself and on her relationships, and ...
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