ADHD Beyond The Label

In this powerful episode of ADHD Beyond the Label , Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds sit down with rising music artist Liv Harland for an honest conversation about creativity, confidence, self-doubt, and discovering ADHD in the music industry. With over 50 million streams and a career built independently from busking on the streets to performing for audiences around the world, Liv opens up about...

In this episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds are joined by entrepreneur and architect Martina Tararuj, who shares her powerful journey from late ADHD diagnosis to leading a global community of over 850 female CEOs. Diagnosed as an adult, Martina reflects on growing up in a time when ADHD in girls was largely misunderstood or overlooked. Despite academic success and...

In this deeply moving episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds and Dr Phil Anderton sit down with documentary-maker Emily Victoria, whose powerful film A Pedophile in My Family: Surviving Dad has reached number one on Netflix. Emily bravely shares her story of surviving severe childhood abuse, navigating motherhood, and recently receiving an ADHD diagnosis that reshaped her understandi...

From an art-school project at 50 to one of the UK's fastest-growing beauty brands, meet Maxine Laceby, CEO and co-founder of Absolute Collagen. This week on ADHD Beyond the Label, Maxine Laceby joins hosts Phil Anderton and John Reynolds to share how a kitchen-table experiment became Absolute Collagen, the award-winning marine collagen brand founded by women, for women. Maxine shares how her A...

In Episode 6 of ADHD Beyond the Label, former England Rugby Captain and RugbyWorks founder, Lawrence Dallaglio joins Dr Phil Anderton, PhD and John Reynolds to share his powerful perspective. With diagnoses on the rise, Lawrence speaks out about what the system is getting wrong. He exposes the lack of teacher training and a culture that still mistakes conditions like ADHD for misbehaviour. A champ...

Francesca James is the founder of the Great British Entrepreneurs Award and Ideas fest. She's built a career around championing entrepreneurs and creating space for bold ideas. Just four days after receiving her ADHD diagnosis, she joined Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds in Episode of 12 of ADHD Beyond the Label to explore how long-standing traits behind her success are finally starting to make...

Diagnosed with ADHD at 44, Elizabeth Hatton OBE shares how a lifetime of being labelled “scatty” and disorganised suddenly made sense, and how menopause brought her hidden symptoms to the surface. In this powerful episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds speak with Elizabeth about late diagnosis in women, raising a neurodivergent child, navigating surgical menopause, an...

In this episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, hosts Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds sit down with neuroscientist and bestselling author TJ Power to explore the science behind attention, motivation, and mental wellbeing in a hyper-digital world. Together, they unpack how modern lifestyles are reshaping our brain chemistry, especially dopamine and what that means for people living with ADHD. TJ intro...

Radio presenter Pandora Christie joins Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds for a vibrant and deeply personal conversation about curiosity, creativity, and the possibility of ADHD.From thriving in the fast-paced world of live radio to reflecting on friendships, focus, and self-understanding, Pandora explores what it means to recognise neurodivergent traits later in life. The conversation goes far be...

In this powerful episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds are joined by Marie Weidlich, a fintech marketing professional, fashion creator, and ADHD advocate whose journey spans continents, challenges, and transformation. Born and raised in Brazil before moving to London, Marie spent years feeling like she didn’t belong. From severe bullying at school and the loss of her...

“You kind of live in an oxymoron when you’ve got ADHD.” In this powerful and deeply honest episode of ADHD: Beyond The Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds sit down with Emily, hospitality leader and founder of the sober-curious community Sober & Social to explore the addictive patterns that can quietly shape an ADHD life. From drinking at 12 to thriving in nightlife culture, Emily shares...

Marisa Poster is a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, GBEA Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and co-founder of PerfectTed. Diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager, she turned to matcha as a replacement for coffee. When she moved to the UK and couldn't find it anywhere, she built the solution herself. Today, PerfectTed is Europe's largest matcha brand and the second biggest importer of matcha globall...

This episode of ADHD Beyond the Label features Alex Partridge, founder of UniLad and LADBible, and host of ADHD Chatter, where he speaks with experts, psychiatrists and public figures about the many sides of ADHD. Alex was diagnosed with ADHD at 34. By that point, he had built two of the UK's biggest media brands, but still didn't feel settled in himself. In this conversation, he speaks wi...

‘Neurodivergence isn't a brake on progress - it might actually be the engine behind it.’ In this episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton & John Reynolds talk with Dex Hunter-Torricke. Dex has worked directly with some of the biggest names in tech, Eric Schmidt at Google, Elon Musk at SpaceX, Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook. He's seen up close how innovation accelerates when neurodiverge...

This week on Beyond the Label we're joined by Darcus Beese OBE - trailblazing music executive, former President of Island Records, and the force behind artists including Amy Winehouse, Jessie J, and The Killers. From growing up in 1970s West London to shaping global music culture, Darcus shares his late ADHD diagnosis, the pivotal role it played in his life, and the lessons he's carrying forward....

In this episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds discuss ADHD and inflammation with leading Professor Dan Nicolau Jr. Dan is a mathematician, engineer and physician. He completed his DPhi in mathematics at Oxford and his medical degree at Green-Templeton College, Oxford. He was a Miller Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley in the laboratory of MAR Koehl. Dan's research fo...

This week on Beyond the Label, we were joined by none other than Heston Blumenthal OBE - the world-renowned chef, innovator, and pioneer of multi-sensory gastronomy. Known for pushing the boundaries of food at his three Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck, Heston has redefined how we experience flavour, memory, and emotion through food. But behind the culinary genius is also a story of neurod...

This week, Ore Oduba, TV/radio presenter, actor and Strictly Come Dancing winner, joins Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds to share his powerful story of life before and after being diagnosed with ADHD. "I spent years trying to fit in, shapeshifting like a chameleon into whatever I thought people wanted me to be. But that is exhausting." Known for his work on the BBC, This Morning and in...

In Episode 3 of ADHD: Beyond The Label, adventure Jordan Wylie MBE and ADHD specialist Rebecca Whelan share their personal journeys from hidden struggles to life-changing clarity after diagnosis. In this insightful series, Dr. Phil Anderton and John Reynolds challenge common misconceptions, speaking with high achievers from business and media about their real-life experiences with ADHD. Together,...

In episode 19 of ADHD Beyond the Label, Sarah Ann Macklin joins Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds for a conversation about self-awareness, masking, and what it means to finally have language for something you've felt your whole life. Sarah shares how ADHD shaped her success in ways she didn't recognise at the time - how perfectionism, burnout, and constant overthinking became normal. She...

In this powerful and uplifting episode of  ADHD Beyond the Label , Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds sit down with ADHD coach and mum Charlie Faulkner for a candid conversation about integrity, identity, and the importance of doing things properly. Charlie shares her journey from navigating her daughter’s ADHD diagnosis at a time when support felt like a closed book, to completing a year-long acc...

In this powerful episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds sit down with Jess Rad, to explore what happens when neurodiversity is no longer hidden, but celebrated. Jess shares the deeply personal journey that began with her daughter’s late neurodivergent identification and led to her own exploration of ADHD. What started as navigating EHCPs and education systems became a...

What if the way we describe ADHD and neurodivergence as a whole is already out of date? In this episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton & John Reynolds explore a radical and deeply human reframe: that being “wired differently” isn’t a deficit to be managed, but a vital part of creativity, resilience, and even our survival as a species. Joined by clinician, trauma specialist, and min...

Join hosts  Dr Phil Anderton  and  John Reynolds  as they sit down with entrepreneur, philanthropist and podcast host, Brogan Garrit-Smith for a candid conversation about life with ADHD beyond the stereotypes. In this powerful episode, Brogan reflects on her personal journey, the resilience she’s developed through life’s challenges, and how embracing neurodiversity has reshaped her sense of purpos...

In this episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton & John Reynolds talk with James Hansen. James offers a vision of hope to those he works with. He has over 13 years of experience in the addictions counselling field and studied Addictions Counselling for six years at the University of Bath. He is in recovery himself, with over 20 years free from substances and alcohol. His journey with ADH...