2209: Living with ADHD: Stories From Our Listeners • Part Three
Even after talking about these issues for more than a decade, we’re still incredibly moved by stories of our community members adapting to the world around them with ADHD in tow. This series is dedicated to them — and all of you — as we explore each unique journey for lessons that might inform our own.
2208: Living with ADHD • ADHD Stories From Our Listeners - Part Two
Our series continues with stories from parents, writers, and engineers, each living and learning through their experience with ADHD.
2207: Living with ADHD • You can have struggles and still have success with Dr. Kalaki Clarke
Dr. Kalaki Clarke joins us to talk about her journey with ADHD to becoming a physician, her work as an advocate for ADHDers everywhere, and her side gig as an award-winning in-car singer!
2206: You Can't "Fix" ADHD
ADHD is part of us. You’ll hear a lot of people talking about how they can help you “fix” your ADHD but they always seem to forget that first part. This week on the show, a meditation on fault, blame, and what it really means to fix ADHD.
2205: Acceptance and the Paradox of Change with Dr. Dodge Rea
You might have heard of the stages of denial. But have you heard of the stages of acceptance? Dr. Dodge is back with us this week to share the similarities and differences between the two models and illuminate just how powerful it can be when discussing our relationship to ADHD.
2204: Divorce, ADHD, and the Law with Seth Nelson
Divorce is one of the greatest challenges we face. Even the best of divorces brings an emotional cost. Living with ADHD, the costs that come from disorganization and distraction can be so much higher.
2203: To Our Old Friend, Anxiety ...
Today, we take a stroll down anxiety lane to talk about how it relates to ADHD and how you might find calm after an anxiety storm.
2202: Move On.
"Move on,” you say to yourself. And yet, you perseverate. You left work incomplete, you let someone down, you missed a deadline… you’re feeling the burden of those losses and yet, the world continues to spin. How do you maintain composure enough to be able to say with confidence that it’s time to move on, move forward, tackle a new challenge tomorrow and free your mind from the losses of today?
2201: 2021 Q & A with Pete & Nikki
New season, new questions! It’s been too long since we took on your fantastic submissions so we’re clearing the deck this New Year with discussion on ADHD paradoxes, health, ableism, and so much more.
460: The 2020 Memory Lane with Pete & Nikki
This week, we’re taking a bit of time to reflect. No, 2020 hasn’t been the best year in recent memory. But does that mean we didn’t learn, grow, and change? Of course we did! Today, we talk about it.
459: ADHD & Self-Compassion: Learning to Speak to Ourselves with Love
We’re not always the friendliest narrators of our own lives. Sure, everyone makes mistakes. Everyone is late to a meeting or call from time to time. Everyone has rough days. But if you’re living with ADHD, there’s a good chance you’ve taken the practice of celebrating your perceived failures to an art form.
458: Breaking Down ADHD Challenges
You know what it takes to break down tasks… we talk about that all the time. But what happens when you investigate the underlying ADHD challenge associated with it? You become an ADHD super-sleuth!
457: Parenting, Anxiety, and COVID at Home with Dr. Sharon Saline
As we move into the winter months, the wake of the pandemic always just ahead of us, Dr. Sharon Saline is here to talk about ADHD Parenting under stress, particularly when COVID comes home.
456: Procrastinating with Lynne Edris
We all let things slide. But procrastination with ADHD can lead to a set of behaviors that are tough to reset. This week on the show, ADHD coach Lynne Edris joins us to talk about her work with clients to do just that.
455: Taking Care of YOU is Taking Care of Your ADHD
We’re back from The 2020 Virtual International Conference on ADHD and this year, the big message of the conference was about taking care of your bod, so we’ve got some takeaways that you can use to get inspired to get moving and not feeling overwhelmed in the process!
454: At the Corner of ADHD Avenue and Panic Street
We’re on the edge around these parts, pressured by the environment, the overwhelming weight of politics in the US, and all the associated symptoms that come with it. What happens when your ADHD symptoms run into your healthcare requirements and spark panic? That’s this week on The ADHD Podcast with a personal story from Pete.
453: Growing Up with Undiagnosed ADHD with Tara Koch
It's not easy being missed, especially when you know you're not quite relating to the world the same way your peers are. This week, ADHD coach Tara Koch joins us to talk about her experience growing up missing the ADHD diagnosis.
452: Inattentive ADHD Misdiagnosis with Dr. Michelle Frank
Dr. Michelle Frank is a clinical psychologist specializing in providing diagnostic and treatment services to individuals with ADHD. She joins us today to talk about inattentive ADHD and the struggles that come along by way of misdiagnosis.
451: In the Shadow of the Haunt List: Productivity with Dr. Marilyn Paul
Dr. Marilyn Paul is a coach and organizational change consultant. She joins us today to talk about how to break the addiction to productivity without shame, free to own our ADHD brains and get things done our way.
450: ADHD Stresspectations
We’re stressed! Clients are stressed. Kids are stressed. We’re all stressed. Why? Because when you’re living with ADHD, you’re getting more negative messages thrown at you like so many darts than those without. And because we set such high expectations for ourselves, those negative messages leave us feeling so much more deflated!