What if the most important turning point in life is learning to move from autopilot to conscious choice?

In this episode of Beyond Turning Points, Ash Perrow sits down with psychologist, musician, skateboarder and creator of the Breadcrumbs and Alarm Clocks framework, Adam Walker.

Adam shares the turning points that shaped his life, from spending much of infancy in hospital and witnessing his grandfather die suddenly as a child, through to discovering skateboarding, coding and music as powerful pathways to agency, creativity and self-discovery.

Together, Ash and Adam explore sovereignty, nervous systems, parts work, ADHD, creativity, parenting and the difference between living on autopilot and consciously choosing your path.

At the heart of the conversation is a simple but profound question:

How do we move from autopilot into sovereignty?

• The early experiences that shaped Adam’s nervous system
• Witnessing his grandfather’s death at three years old
• Discovering skateboarding, coding and music as pathways to growth
• What sovereignty really means
• Moving beyond autopilot
• Internal Family Systems and parts work
• Why anxiety is often multiple signals happening at once
• Adam’s research exploring skateboarding and ADHD
• Creativity, pattern recognition and nervous system regulation
• Why creative practices can support children with ADHD
• Walking away from an abusive environment and reclaiming personal power
• The lessons Kung Fu and meditation taught him about resilience
• Parenting, presence and what matters most
• The turning point Adam is living through right now

00:00 - Introduction

05:12 - Childhood turning points and nervous system patterns

10:00 - Discovering skateboarding, coding and music

15:36 - What sovereignty really means

19:42 - Addiction, habits and conscious choice

22:56 - Internal Family Systems and parts work

23:24 - Why anxiety is often multiple signals

33:56 - A major turning point and reclaiming personal power

41:01 - What Adam discovered about skateboarding and ADHD

46:48 - Creativity, learning and healing

49:27 - Creativity, choice and sovereignty

51:15 - The turning point Adam is living through today

57:04 - Love, fear and following your path

Website:
https://innersensepsychology.com/

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https://www.facebook.com/AdamWalkerCairns

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https://ashperrow.com

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Beyond Turning Points explores the pivotal moments that shape our lives and, more importantly, what happens afterwards.

Each episode explores the choices, insights, healing, courage and transformations that emerge after life’s defining moments, offering practical wisdom listeners can apply in their own lives.