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
ADHD frustration and anger, plus ADHD and tics (Adam’s story)
Lawyer Adam Sosnik was miserable in his job. Miserable when he couldn’t concentrate, which was often. Miserable because it was physically uncomfortable to focus on even a small thing, like writing a s...
25 Jul 202323min
ADHD and depression (Josh’s story)
Pediatrician Josh Maxwell had two “aha” moments that led to his ADHD diagnosis. One came from talking with a teenage patient whose ADHD symptoms were different from what he’d seen in other patients. I...
11 Jul 202328min
5 ADHD labels to let go of (50th episode special!)
Have you ever noticed that people with ADHD say some pretty negative things about themselves? After recording 50 episodes of the ADHD Aha! podcast, we certainly had noticed this. In this special episo...
27 Jun 202341min
