“You can’t have ADHD” (Farah Jamil’s story)
Farah Jamil had to stand up for herself when two health care providers told her she couldn’t have ADHD. The reasons cited? One thought she was too smart, charming, and cared for to have ADHD. The othe...
3 Sep 202431min
Jessica McCabe (!!) on motherhood, social anxiety, and ADHD medication
How to ADHD creator Jessica McCabe has been the source of many ADHD “aha” moments — so what were her ADHD “aha” moments? Jessica was diagnosed when she was 12 years old but didn’t start to look into w...
20 Aug 202434min
ADHD and trauma
Dr. Monica Johnson joins Laura to talk about a topic that comes up a lot on ADHD Aha!: ADHD and trauma. She explains how trauma and ADHD can look alike and whether ADHD can lead to trauma. Dr. J, as s...
6 Aug 202432min
ADHD in marriage: How it changed a relationship (Breon and Dan’s story)
Breon and Dan Gummel are a mixed-neurodiversity married couple. After about 5 years of marriage, Breon was diagnosed with ADHD. The conflicts they’d been having as a couple took on a new shape. The mo...
23 Jul 202426min
Career tips and starting a business with ADHD. Plus ADHD and PTSD (Phoebe Gavin’s story)
Leadership and career coach Phoebe Gavin was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. Phoebe’s mom was her number one advocate. She never made Phoebe feel like there was something wrong with her, and that’...
9 Jul 202432min
“ADHD for Smart Ass Women” host Tracy Otsuka!
As women, it can feel like we have to do it all, yet not be “too much.” Add ADHD stigma and shame on top, and it can feel impossible. Good thing we have Tracy Otsuka to remind us that no one has ever ...
25 Jun 202428min
Toxic productivity, remembering to remember, and rejection sensitivity (Jesse Anderson’s story)
Jesse Anderson wishes he’d had an ADHD manual when he was first diagnosed as an adult, so he wrote one. Before he was diagnosed, he never considered having ADHD himself. After his wife encouraged him ...
11 Jun 202429min
ADHD hacks with William Curb
When William Curb learned he had ADHD (and wasn’t just lazy), he felt empowered to build coping skills. Now, he hosts the Hacking Your ADHD podcast where he talks about ADHD supports, workarounds, and...
4 Jun 202416min
