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“ADHD for Smart Ass Women” host Tracy Otsuka!
Episode 81
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 h…
2 years, 2 months ago
Toxic productivity, remembering to remember, and rejection sensitivity (Jesse Anderson’s story)
Episode 80
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 …
2 years, 2 months ago
ADHD hacks with William Curb
Episode 79
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 w…
2 years, 3 months ago
An ADHD coach on being a defiant teen, ADHD overwhelm, and self-care (Caren Magill’s story)
Episode 78
ADHD coach and creator Caren Magill was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020, during the pandemic. Caren gets real about her experience as a teen girl with un…
2 years, 3 months ago
Pushing boundaries, breaking norms, and the ADHD brain (Casey McQuiston’s story)
Episode 77
Casey McQuiston, best-selling author of Red, White and Royal Blue, grew up in a neurodivergent family and was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. Sti…
2 years, 3 months ago
A personal conversation about being a mom (and woman) with ADHD
Episode 76
What makes being a mom with ADHD so hard? Navigating executive functions and emotional labor, for one. And feeling burned out when burnout isn’t an o…
2 years, 4 months ago
The pain of struggling with basic tasks: ADHD in the pandemic (Ellyce Fulmore's story)
Episode 75
Ellyce Fulmore had structures in place her whole life that kept her ADHD hidden. When the pandemic hit, those structures disappeared. Doing basic dai…
2 years, 4 months ago
An ADHD coach on burnout (Jaye Lin’s story)
Episode 74
ADHD coach Jaye Lin is no stranger to ADHD burnout. As an Asian American former gifted kid with undiagnosed ADHD, her parents thought she was just be…
2 years, 4 months ago
Impulse buying, negative bank balances, and the ADHD tax (Paulette Perhach's story)
Episode 73
In 2016, Paulette Perhach wrote a piece proclaiming that all women need an emergency fund — what she calls an “f-off fund.” But when she struggled to…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why “just try harder” is a myth (David Flink’s story)
Episode 72
As a child, David Flink was told to “just try harder.” But David wasn’t lazy. He was trying as hard as he could.
After being diagnosed with ADHD a…
2 years, 5 months ago