“I thought I was just quirky.” Plus, ADHD accommodations at work (Mananya’s story)
Executive Mananya Komorowski has been described as “brilliant but chaotic” and “unlike any other executive.” Mananya thought she was just quirky, until she found out she has ADHD.Over the last few yea...
14 Nov 202327min
ADHD doesn’t go away (Johnathan’s story)
ADHD doesn’t go away. Dr. Johnathan Flowers, who specializes in the philosophy of disability, got that message loud and clear when he hit a wall in grad school. Johnathan had been diagnosed with ADHD...
31 Okt 202321min
The noisy ADHD brain — plus ADHD and lying (Oliver Vaquer’s story)
Actor Oliver Vaquer has a “noisy” ADHD brain. Growing up, he had a hard time paying attention to just about everything — and he’d lie to cover it up. His thoughts would all shout at him at once, and h...
17 Okt 202326min
The pressure to be productive with ADHD (Dani Donovan’s story!)
People with ADHD know what it’s like to be called lazy. Is that because they don’t seem “productive”? Who better to talk about this with than the creator of The Anti-Planner: How to Get Sh*t When You ...
3 Okt 202329min
What is executive function?
Executive function comes up all the time in our interviews with people with ADHD. Why is that? Expert Dr. Karen Wilson joins Laura in this episode to explain. She defines executive function and talks ...
19 Sep 202337min
Rejection sensitivity, ADHD drain, and the power of failure (Weston’s story)
“The cup that is draining.” That’s how musician and content creator Weston Gardner describes ADHD’s effect on him. He’d spent his whole life feeling like he couldn’t do things that came so easily to e...
5 Sep 202327min
Depression, relationships, and the myth of the ADHD “superpower” (Max’s story)
Max Willey, an expat living in Norway, often found himself overwhelmed by complex tasks as a kid. There were too many moving parts, and his brain was always racing too fast. A teacher thought he might...
22 Aug 202325min
ADHD, social awkwardness, and ghosting (Allison’s story)
Allison O’Keefe, a UX designer in Detroit, always felt she rubbed people the wrong way. Then, in her early teen years, one of her friends confirmed it when she called Allison “the annoying friend” beh...
8 Aug 202324min
