Chickbook Creative Weekly MindSweep Postcast

Jamie Chapman

The Weekly MindSweep is a space where creativity meets clarity. Each week, we explore a single theme that matters to heart-centered and neurodivergent entrepreneurs—breaking it down into approachable insights you can actually use. Every month follows a rhythm: Week 1: Define the concept and why it matters. Week 2: Explore its impact on entrepreneurship and daily business life. Week 3: Dive into the neuroscience behind it. Week 4: Wrap up with personal reflections, key takeaways, and thought-provoking questions. The goal of the blog isn’t just to share ideas, it’s to create a roadmap for managing your mind, building trust in yourself, and navigating business with both strategy and heart. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, practical tools, or a new perspective, the Weekly MindSweep is your invitation to pause, reflect, and take the next step forward with intention.

  1. Weekly MindSweep Podcast No. 207

    12/29/2025

    Weekly MindSweep Podcast No. 207

    🧠 Weekly MindSweep No. 207 | Curator’s Perspective | Belonging Belonging, Without Translation. This Is What Safe Feels Like “This is the first room where I don’t have to translate myself.” In this episode of Weekly MindSweep, Jamie looks at the neuroscience of belonging and explains why it’s not just a feel-good idea for entrepreneurs, but a real source of stability for both the mind and the business. Entrepreneurship can feel lonely, especially for creative, ADHD, and neurodivergent founders who have spent years masking, bracing, or trying to fit into systems that don’t suit them. When people feel safe, seen, and understood, their nervous systems relax. This makes clarity, creativity, and steady growth possible. In this episode, we explore: Why belonging is a hard-wired human need How social safety affects decision-making and resilience What happens when community is designed for how brains actually work Why you don’t earn belonging through productivity or performance This conversation is about building businesses and communities where you can belong without having to change who you are. Grab your coffee, press play, and start your week feeling more grounded. You belong here. I can help. Sign up to receive the Weekly MindSweep email and an invitation to Curated Conversations: https://bit.ly/MindSweep Read past Weekly MindSweeps at https://chickbookcreative.com/weekly-mind-sweep Visit www.chickbookcreative.com to learn more about Jamie Chapman.

    12 min
  2. Weekly MindSweep Podcast No. 206

    12/22/2025

    Weekly MindSweep Podcast No. 206

    🧠 Weekly MindSweep No. 206 | What’s On Mind | Belonging Your Brain Is Tired of Auditioning Belonging doesn’t arrive loudly.It hums. In this episode, we explore belonging not as a mindset or a metric—but as a nervous-system experience. The kind you feel in your body when your shoulders drop, your breath deepens, and you realize you don’t have to perform to stay. Drawing from real moments inside Curated Conversation, this episode reflects on the last four weeks of Weekly MindSweep and what creative and ADHD entrepreneurs are truly craving right now: safety, permission, and spaces where unfinished thoughts are welcome. You’ll hear reflections on: Why belonging isn’t the same as being wanted How performance and masking exhaust ADHD nervous systems What happens when mistakes don’t lead to shame Why internal safety can’t be outsourced How to recognize belonging by how your body responds—not how impressive you feel This is an episode for entrepreneurs who are tired of auditioning, done with bracing, and ready to build their work and relationships from a place of honesty and regulation. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Where do I feel safe enough to be real?”—this conversation is for you. Listen in. You belong here. I can help. Sign up to receive the Weekly MindSweep email and an invitation to Curated Conversations: https://bit.ly/MindSweep Read past Weekly MindSweeps at https://chickbookcreative.com/weekly-mind-sweep Visit www.chickbookcreative.com to learn more about Jamie Chapman.

    11 min
  3. Weekly MindSweep Podcast No. 204

    12/08/2025

    Weekly MindSweep Podcast No. 204

    🧠 Weekly MindSweep No. 204 | Mind Your Business | Belonging In this episode of Weekly MindSweep, Jamie Chapman unpacks the real, lived experience of re-entering the entrepreneurial world during a global pandemic—and the frustration, exhaustion, and quiet heartbreak of trying to “fit” into spaces that never felt safe, inclusive, or aligned. If you’ve ever entered a networking group, mastermind, or online community and instantly felt your chest tighten… If you’ve ever wondered why you shrink, mask, or monitor every word you say… If you’ve ever left a Zoom room thinking, “Maybe I’m too much—or not enough”… This episode will help you understand why. Through the lens of creative neurodivergence, pattern-spotting nervous systems, and Jamie’s own story of not fitting in (and then building the Chickbook Creative Community), you’ll learn: Why belonging is a biological experience before it’s a social one How creative neurodivergent entrepreneurs sense safety—and danger—so quickly The 3 layers of belonging in business communities What great hosts do to create safe, inclusive spaces How to discern if a room is “wrong for you” or simply “new for your nervous system” Five practical tools to evaluate whether you should stay or go The truth about building rooms where you—and your whole mind—belong This episode is an invitation to stop auditioning for rooms not designed for your brilliance, and to start recognizing the power, clarity, and confidence that emerges when you finally find—or create—the room that sees you. Listen now and discover why belonging isn’t something you earn; It’s something you build. Sign up to receive the Weekly MindSweep email and an invitation to Curated Conversations: https://bit.ly/MindSweep Read past Weekly MindSweeps at https://chickbookcreative.com/weekly-mind-sweep Visit www.chickbookcreative.com to learn more about Jamie Chapman.

    14 min

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The Weekly MindSweep is a space where creativity meets clarity. Each week, we explore a single theme that matters to heart-centered and neurodivergent entrepreneurs—breaking it down into approachable insights you can actually use. Every month follows a rhythm: Week 1: Define the concept and why it matters. Week 2: Explore its impact on entrepreneurship and daily business life. Week 3: Dive into the neuroscience behind it. Week 4: Wrap up with personal reflections, key takeaways, and thought-provoking questions. The goal of the blog isn’t just to share ideas, it’s to create a roadmap for managing your mind, building trust in yourself, and navigating business with both strategy and heart. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, practical tools, or a new perspective, the Weekly MindSweep is your invitation to pause, reflect, and take the next step forward with intention.