F them fish! ADHD for grownups

How do you interrupt an ADHD or AuDHD rejection sensitivity (RSD) spiral when your neurodivergent brain has already decided nobody wants you? This week on AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish , Callie and Jayne explore practical RSD coping strategies , cognitive restructuring, reframing, and how asking for clarity can stop rejection from shaping what you do next. Besties, knowing something isn’t person...

Is Halloween the one night of the year when everyone else puts on a mask, and neurodivergent people finally get to take theirs off? In this Halloween special of AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish , Callie Elward-Barrett is joined by a surprise co-host: Troy Heland, affectionately known as Tech Guy! With Jayne unexpectedly unavailable, we're embracing the ADHD chaos and exploring why Halloween can...

Welcome to AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish. This ADHD Awareness Month episode features late-diagnosed ADHD women Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton discussing neurodivergent burnout, self-trust, and resilience when a toxic workplace decides you are the problem. Do you feel like you went from capable to suddenly being considered the problem without actually changing? What does resilience look l...

Do you feel like every conversation about ADHD focuses on what's difficult? For ADHD Awareness Month, we're flipping the script and celebrating what we genuinely love about our ADHD brains. This week we're celebrating ADHD strengths: the joy of tangential conversations, seeing connections others might miss, creative problem-solving, boundless curiosity, empathy, and the audacity to que...

Do you feel like managing a household with ADHD means being the one who remembers everything? Callie is back for House Hacks Part 2, with practical home organisation ideas for a neurodivergent house, from visible chore charts to a last-minute gift box. There’s also an honest look at the mental load when you’re the person keeping the systems running. It’s ADHD Awareness Month, the ADHD is ADHDing,...

Do you feel like you’re constantly low on spoons? Are even the things you want to do feeling like effort? Does working out what might help sound like another job you don’t have the energy for? You’re not alone. Hit play to sit with two friends who get it. This week, Callie and Jayne talk about waking up with nothing in the tank, switching between professional and social roles, and making space for...

Autism, queer identity, ambition, and building a life on your own terms. Author and advocate Yenn Purkis joins us for an honest conversation about their experiences and the expectations they’ve refused to live by. Welcome to AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish, with Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton, your neurodivergent besties talking adult ADHD, autism, and the stuff nobody explains about grown...

Is internet pop-science lying to you? In this episode of AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish, Callie and Jayne dismantle ADHD and the social media neuroscience trap to find out what the research actually says. Does visual clutter actually break the ADHD brain, or is social media overhyping the science? Real scientific studies get twisted into confident, viral social media claims about ADHD, clutter, s...

The answer to forgetting, losing things, laundry chaos, and food going mouldy in the fridge isn't to simply try harder In this solo episode, Callie (a neuroinclusion specialist and coach) takes you inside the practical neurodivergent home systems her family uses to reduce cognitive load, support executive dysfunction, and make a multi-brained household easier to live in. You don’t need a perfectly...

What does AuDHD rage actually feel like? And is anger even the right word for it? In this episode of AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish , Callie and Jayne dive into the reality of emotional intensity in adult ADHD, autism, and AuDHD. If your neurodivergent nervous system goes from completely fine to ABSOLUTELY NOT due to sensory overwhelm, a meltdown, or sudden anger, you’re not alone. This isn’t an...

Are Neurodivergent People More Intuitive? Why do so many autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD people describe simply knowing something before they can explain why? In this episode of AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish , Callie and Jayne dive deep into the neuroscience and lived experience behind neurodivergent intuition. We unpack the thin line between a true gut feeling and trauma-informed hypervigilance, expl...

Why can you spend hours doomscrolling, but still feel completely unable to reply to a text or pay a bill? In Episode 62 of AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish , hosts Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton unpack digital overwhelm through an adult ADHD and autism lens. They dive deep into the swing between compulsive tech use and total tech avoidance, the crushing shame of ghosting people you love, do...

Ever feel like your executive function completely packed its bags and left? If you are an AUDHD adult riding the hormonal rollercoaster, you are not losing your mind. Your hormones are just messing with your brain chemistry. This week, we are diving into the chaotic intersection of ADHD, AuDHD, and perimenopause. Spoiler alert: this is not a dry medical lecture. We are talking real, lived-experien...

In this special in-person episode recorded in Melbourne’s CBD, Jayne sits down with author Sarah Rosse to discuss her debut memoir, So, Who Are You Anyway? Sarah shares the raw, keep getting up reality of supporting her son through a mental health crisis and suicide attempt at age 16. This is a conversation about the surreal days that follow a crisis, the family members often forgotten in the chao...

Why can a positive change you planned and genuinely wanted leave you dysregulated, exhausted, and desperate to get back to normal? In this episode of AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish , your neurodivergent besties Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton unpack why late-diagnosed adults crave novelty and freedom but desperately rely on structure, systems, and predictable anchor points to prevent neuro...

What does neuroinclusive leadership actually look like, and can empathy, active listening, adaptability, and emotional intelligence be learned? In this solo deep dive, Jayne translates the findings from her Master of Leadership research into practical, plain-English lessons for leaders, workplaces, and neurodivergent employees. Hello, hello, and welcome to AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish with your...

In this short podcast update, Callie explains why we are taking a week off, asks for listener feedback, and gives ADHD and AuDHD grownups permission to rest, be present, and do a little bit less. This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung, and Dja Dja Wurrung Peoples. Hello, hello, and welcome to AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elwa...

Why can everyday noise feel impossible to ignore when you have AuDHD? In this episode of AuDHD for Grownups, your neurodivergent besties Callie and Jayne talk about noise sensitivity, unexpected change, justice sensitivity, and what happens when something affecting your nervous system sits firmly outside your control. This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung, and Dja Dja...

Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. This is the podcast where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me.’ We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not inter...

What is adult PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance), and what does neurodivergent demand paralysis feel like from the inside? In this episode of F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups, your neurodivergent besties Callie and Jayne dive deep into the PDA cycle, burnout, and why everyday tasks can trigger a nervous system shutdown. This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung, and Dja D...

Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. This is the podcast where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me.’ We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not inter...

Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. This is the podcast where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me.’ We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not inter...

Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. This is the podcast where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me.’ We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not inter...

Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. This is the podcast where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me.’ We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not inter...

AuDHD for grownups: honest, funny, neurodivergent conversations about work, relationships, sensory overload, identity, and the stuff nobody explains after diagnosis. This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung Peoples. Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties , Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. T...