ADHD Gathering

On this episode, the host, Ying Deng, interviews Born I / Ofosu Jones-Quartey, a meditation teacher, hip hop artist, and author whose work blends music, mindfulness, and radical self-compassion, including his album Komorebi and book Lyrical Dharma. Discussing how he’s meeting the current moment, Ofosu describes shifting emotions—sadness, rage, hope—and frames them within a Buddhist view of relativ...

Host Ying Deng launches a mini-series on “how do we face this moment?” and interviews Ash Lounsbury, an ecopsychologist and enrolled citizen of the Osage Nation with ecotherapy training, meditation experience, and research on bird divination. Ash describes holding spring’s renewal alongside political and climate “polycrises,” reflects on privilege, neurodivergence, and “autistic joy,” and explains...

Ever feel like ADHD advice is just an endless list of productivity hacks that never quite address why everything still feels hard? That’s because most frameworks focus narrowly on attention and task completion—missing the full picture of what it’s actually like to live in an ADHD brain. In this episode, award-winning ADHD coach and meditation teacher Ying proposes a different lens: ADH...

Ever feel like mainstream success advice – wake up at 4am, run marathons, host constantly – sounds exhausting? That’s because it’s most likely provided by people with endless physical energy. In this episode, award-winning ADHD coach and meditation teacher, Ying shares the concept of overexcitability from Polish psychologist Dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegrati...

Join meditation teacher and ADHD coach Ying, aka me, for a grounding mindfulness practice that uses nature as your anchor. This gentle, sensory-rich meditation is perfect for ADHD brains seeking a concrete way to experience and practice non-judgmental awareness. I first learnt this practice from my good friend, also a great meditation teacher, Lisa Pedscalny. What You’ll Need: Any natural ob...

🧘‍♀️ Figure 8 Breathing: ADHD-Friendly Mindfulness Practice Join meditation teacher and ADHD coach Ying for a unique twist on traditional breathing meditation. This figure 8 breathing technique combines mindful breathing with gentle hand movements, making meditation more accessible for ADHD brains Timestap: 00:00 Intro to the Practice 01:46 Guided Meditation What You’ll Learn: ✨ How to pra...

Feeling overwhelmed, stuck in shame, or hard on yourself? This short self-compassion meditation is designed to help you soften those spirals and reconnect with kindness — especially for ADHD brains. I’m Ying, a meditation teacher and ADHD coach. In this practice, I’ll guide you through 3 science-backed steps to cultivate self-compassion — especially when you’re feeling behind, rejected, asha...

Looking for a mindfulness meditation that’s actually ADHD-friendly? 🧠 ✨ Join ADHD coach and meditation teacher Ying for this gentle Lotus Breathing practice—a movement-based, somatic breathing meditation designed to calm your nervous system, anchor your focus, and ease your mind without forcing stillness. What is Lotus Breathing? Lotus Breathing pairs simple hand movements (open + close) with yo...

Looking for a mindfulness meditation that’s actually ADHD-friendly? 🧠 ✨ Join ADHD coach and meditation teacher Ying for this gentle Lotus Breathing practice—a movement-based, somatic breathing meditation designed to calm your nervous system, anchor your focus, and ease your mind without forcing stillness. What is Lotus Breathing? Lotus Breathing pairs simple hand movements (open + close) with yo...

In this episode of ADHD Gathering, host Ying interviews Dr. Rebecca Jackson, a positive psychology coach and fellow ADHD and autistic individual. They discuss Dr. Jackson’s journey from recognizing her ADHD symptoms to receiving a diagnosis, the challenges she faced, and the strategies she uses to manage her condition. Key topics include energy management, somatic and sensory practices, and...

In this episode of ADHD Gathering, host Ying interviews Sydni, a prominent ADHD creator known for her online presence and educational content. Sydni shares her personal journey with ADHD, detailing her experiences from childhood struggles to her eventual diagnosis in her mid-twenties. She discusses the impact of ADHD on her life, including her roles as a mother and a science communicator. Sydni al...

In this episode host, Ying, interviews James Douglas Jr., an African American male therapist and ADHD coach, about his experiences living with ADHD. James shares his journey from being diagnosed at six years old to struggling with ADHD in college while balancing Division I basketball, and eventually becoming a therapist. They discuss topics including the importance of metacognition, the value of a...

In this episode of ‘ADHD Gathering,’ host Ying, also known as ADHD Asian Girl, interviews Dr. Mariely Hernandez, a licensed clinical psychologist and postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University Medical Center. They discuss Dr. Hernandez’s journey from researching bipolar disorder to focusing on ADHD, her personal ADHD diagnosis in her twenties, and how she navigates life...

In this episode, Meghan Brown-Enyia, founder of ADHD at Work, shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with ADHD at age 38 and explores how her experience has shaped her career. Meghan provides coaching to women with ADHD to help them thrive in their professional and personal lives. She discusses the importance of understanding one’s strengths and weaknesses via executive functioning a...

In this episode of ADHD Gathering, host Ying (ADHD Asian Girl) engages with Dr. Zoe Smith (Dr. Z) to explore culturally responsive ADHD care, focusing on Black and Latine youth. The discussion covers the complexities of ADHD diagnosis, including symptom masking and comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, and trauma. The importance of detailed clinical interviews and a neurodiversity- and trauma...

The episode features insights from Rach Idowu (Adulting ADHD), who was diagnosed with ADHD combined type at 26. Rach shares her journey, from suspecting early on set dementia to becoming an advocate for ADHD awareness and inclusion. She created ‘ADHD Flashcards’ and the ‘Adulting ADHD’ Substack newsletter to aid others. The discussion covers the intersectionality of being a...

In this episode of ADHD Gathering, host Ying talks with Linda Yi, a Sichuanese American artist and ADHD advocate, about her journey through creativity, identity, and mental health. Linda shares her experiences growing up in an Asian household where mental health topics were often taboo, how she unexpectedly established her PandaCub Story, and how she manages the various challenges she faces in man...

In the inaugural episode of ADHD Gathering, host Ying Deng, an ADHD coach and meditation teacher, shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with ADHD as a first-generation Asian immigrant woman in the U.S. Ying opens up about how her discovery of ADHD reshaped her self-understanding after years of battling depression and anxiety. She explains how her diagnosis became the key to unlocking new...