TAKING CONTROL: THE ADHD PODCAST
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Plant Yourself in the Right Garden: Environment as Strategy
The "disciplined" people you compare yourself to may just be planted somewhere easier. This week, we dig into why changing your surroundings might do more for your ADHD than trying harder ever could.
What It Means to Be “Good Enough” With ADHD
"Good enough" can sound like permission or accusation — and ADHD brains often hear both. This week, Pete and Nikki untangle the difference between settling, ending, and finishing on purpose.
Permission Slips You Keep Waiting For
What are you waiting for permission to do — and who, exactly, are you waiting on? This week, we look at the permission slips ADHD adults keep stalling on, where the habit comes from, and what it takes to finally write your own.
From Shame to Strategy: Alan Brown on Advocacy After Diagnosis
A doctor once told Alan Brown that ADHD was a media myth and he should just do more crossword puzzles—so he did, for five years, becoming a near-expert while his ADHD remained completely uncured. Now the ADD Crusher returns to reveal why the hardest part of ADHD isn't the diagnosis—it's learning to ask for what you need without apologizing for existing.