Two adult ADHD diagnoses, opposite reactions (Sam Pittis and Katie Breathwick’s story)
Sam Pittis and Katie Breathwick — best friends and co-hosts of You’re Wrong About ADHD — compare their very different reactions to being diagnosed with ADHD. Katie came to her ADHD diagnosis through h...
26 Mai 29min
Isn’t that every busy mom? Emotional dysregulation and ADHD (Kim Holderness’ story)
ADHD symptoms can be easy to miss — even when you’re someone who knows a lot about ADHD. Kim Holderness shares her adult ADHD diagnosis and the complicated feelings that came with it. Kim felt embarr...
12 Mai 22min
The voice in my head said “You’re stupid”: ADHD and negative self-talk (Carla Ciccone’s story)
Carla Ciccone, author of Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of ADHD’s Lost Generation, shares what it’s like to grow up thinking you’re the problem. She talks about learning to mask when she was just 6 ye...
28 Apr 23min
“Mom rage,” sensory overload, and shame (Kaitlin Soulé’s story)
Marriage and family therapist Kaitlin Soulé shares her story and expertise. She opens up about rage — especially “mom rage” — and the sensory overload and shame that often come with it. Kaitlin and La...
14 Apr 24min
Recovering perfectionist, no longer a martyr (Kim Tran’s story)
Kim Tran spent years chasing perfection: a high achiever who believed struggle wasn’t an option. As an Asian American woman raised with the pressures of the model minority myth, asking for help felt l...
31 Mar 25min
Something felt off: ADHD, depression, and slow processing speed (Matt Klein’s story)
Matt Klein thought he was dealing with depression. After a job change and the arrival of a new baby, he found himself in a fog. Listless. Unmotivated. And vaguely “off.” He just didn’t want to do anyt...
17 Mar 17min
Adult ADHD, perfectionism, and soft productivity (Fellisia Robinson’s story)
When Fellisia Robinson was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, everything started to make sense. In this episode, she talks with Laura about what it was like to finally get answers later in life. For yea...
3 Mar 21min
The ADHD symptom I can’t explain away (Andrea Jones-Rooy’s story)
Andrea Jones-Rooy — data scientist, comedian, and fire-eating acrobat — talks candidly about feeling like a failure even when all evidence points to the contrary. With sharp humor and vulnerability, s...
17 Feb 23min
