Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest: An ADHD Adventure

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In this long-awaited episode, Catie and Erik start the (very, very raw and vulnerable) process of unpacking their ADHD-high-performing-burnt-out-gifted-and-talented-kid experiences with music, rehearsal and performance. They offer (a few) insights on how to effectively rehearse and manage with ADHD, but...honestly y'all, this one is just a lot of strong, important feelings and vulnerability about...

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After narrowly escaping from the harrowing confines of an anomaly detector, Blumken and Helvetica venture deeper into the ADHD headquarters in search of answers. Spoiler #1: they don't find many, but we do learn just *how* much thought Chris put into this.  Spoiler #2: It's a whole, whole bunch. Also Catie's new favorite character MOD shows up ... a whole bunch more, so that's fun. We're also...

Welcome to a new Infinite Quest feature called Fan Girl Friday, where we fangirl over folks we think you should know. This week, Catie and Erik sit down with historian, author, researcher and Knower Of Things Ruth Goodman, who, we cannot stress this enough, is just The Coolest. We talk about the history of doing the washing up, learned cultural differences, time travel and Catie finally settles a...

**Warning** This episode is a particularly vulnerable one and we get into some pretty intense discussions about the struggles and frustrations of living with executive dysfunction and ADHD. In particular, Erik and Catie both talk about the pitfalls and frustrations of the ideas behind "fixing it", and they share their raw, honest in-the-moment emotions about the lack of accuracy and specificity in...

In this episode, Catie and Erik...er... Helvetica and Blumken, fresh off of their Big Reveal about Havenloft, venture from Gnucklegnuts' humble abode to someplace...much, much more interesting. Welcome to the Next Level, y'all. Things are getting much, much more interesting...and Blumken learns that sometimes, eating shiny rocks has repercussions. We're also on twitch! Find us at https://www.twitc...

Whelp. This was supposed to be an episode **about** executive dysfunction, but instead it became an episode **of** executive dysfuntion. It's been a really hectic couple of weeks and it's starting to catch up with us. In this episode, we talk about the logistics of sending a flying teacup into orbit, and then move on to what was supposed to be a conversation about executive dysfunction but devolve...

In this episode, Catie and Erik talk about life in school with ADHD, particularly Catie's experience of being amazing at school while struggling in so many other areas. We talk about being a "gifted kid" and the pitfalls and dangers of that academic label and also Erik makes Catie cry. Erik talks about the resentment and anger of NOT having a "gifted" label, and we set the stage for our upcoming s...

OH BOY ITS FINALLY HAPPENING. After fighting their way through a bundle of vineblights, Helvetica and Blumken are about to learn something (literally) earth-shattering about the mysterious goings-on on Havenloft and what that means for them and the A.D.H.D. There is also a very challenging puzzle. We're also on twitch! Find us at https://www.twitch.tv/catie0saurus https://www.twitch.tv/heygude htt...

In this episode, Catie sits down with one of her personal heroes, Jeffrey Marsh. They talk compassion, kindness, self-acceptance with Catie, and we cannot stress this enough, she has absolutely zero chill the entire time. Jeffrey talks about their journey to self-acceptance, their TED talk, becoming the first non-binary author to be offered a major publishing deal- and they even drop some SUPER EX...

*Warning! This episode contains honest and open conversations about sex, kink and sexuality. If that's not your bag, maybe skip this one!* In this episode, Erik and Catie continue their conversation from Kink Part One (We recommend you listen to that episode first if you haven't yet).  We talk more about neurodiversity in Kink/BDSM and expand on our previous conversation to talk more about ou...

In this episode of ADHDnD, Blumken and Helvetica find themselves on the next stage of their adventure and also we do an entire bonus episode of the podcast as a close on accident because we got distracted. Gnucklegnuts and TU:NE pull their formidable weight and also we learn that Vineblights can be very tricky opponents in the right circumstances. Also Chris does some very impressive DMing. Like t...

On this episode, Erik and Catie welcome podcaster extraordinaire and generally all-around excellent human being Em Schulz, co-host of hit true crime and paranormal podcast "And That's Why We Drink". They speak with us about their experience of learning about ADHD, their diagnosis and their journey from clown college through Marvel movie prop making...honestly, maybe just listen to this episode bec...

**WARNING! This episode contains frank discussion about sex and kink, so if that's not your bag, maybe skip this one**. In this episode Erik and Catie sit down to start an open and honest discussion about kink, neurodiversity and ADHD. We discuss the pros and cons of being a neurodiverse entity within the kink community, discuss some of the most common forms of sexual disfunction in folx with ADHD...

In this episode, we take more questions from Catie's ever-growing list of Tiktok Q&A options. We discuss keeping your doors locked, how to tell a friend you think they might have ADHD (consensus:...maybe don't? Or do? We're still sort of torn) and offer a few pieces of advice and suggestions for ADHD brains. The Announcement Stuff: As a reminder, we have an Infinite Quest Patreon available! Si...

In this episode, Erik and Catie sit down to do a Q&A and immediately get distracted and record an entire podcast about an entirely different subject because that's about as on-brand as it gets. We discuss systems and strategies for keeping your life (moderately) together, and get weirdly in depth about post it notes. The Announcement Stuff: As a reminder, we have an Infinite Quest Patreon availabl...

Warning: This episode features an exceptionally candid discussion about depression and, to some extent, suicide. Catie also cries which tends to freak people out, but here we are. Erik and Catie open up about their own experiences in dealing with depression. We talk a little about the rates of ADHD and depression and offer some [maybe] slightly helpful solutions on how to support your partners or...

In this episode, we take a few more excellent questions from our audience and get weirdly invested in Catie's alarm sound. CW/TW: This episode contains discussions of self-harm. Erik and Catie open up about their struggles with keeping and maintaining friendship, the struggle of diagnosis, keeping jobs, and more.    The Announcement Stuff:      As a reminder, we have an Infinite Quest Patreon avai...

We are so excited to debut our favorite character in all of literature: TU:NE the Talking Unicorn! Warning: He swears a lot....  The Announcement Stuff: As a reminder, we have an Infinite Quest Patreon available! Sign up to get insider information, exclusive content and behind the scenes stuff.  We just dropped some new cool content that patrons get exclusive access to, so check it out!...

In this episode, by an overwhelming amount of requests, Catie and Erik start talking really openly and honestly about sex and the struggles that many people with ADHD face in the bedroom. (If we didn't get to the topic you wanted to hear us talk about, don't worry-- we'll be visiting this topic A LOT in the future). The Announcement Stuff: As a reminder, we have an Infinite Quest Patreon available...

By popular demand, we're here to talk about how often we shower. In this episode, Catie and Erik get Very Honest about the frequent struggles and frustrations of caring for oneself when your brain just doesn't want to cooperate. It's a real thing that a LOT of people with ADHD struggle with, and we're here to low-key assure you that not only are you not alone, but also that this is something that...

Warning: This episode gets A Little Real towards the end. In this episode, we take an excellent question from Tiktok and discuss our experiences with hyperfocus, hyperfixation -- and what happens when that good, good dopamine wears off, and you're on to the next thing, the next idea, the next Netflix binge-- but what do you do with that anger, that resentment, that feeling that you just can't stic...

In this episode, Catie and Erik sit down to talk more about ADHD relationships and partnerships and the pitfalls and frustrations therein. Later, we're joined by Tiktoker, longtime knower of Catie in real life and professional therapist Alex Hogg, AKA Alosaurolophus. We talk relationships, tigers, sushi, therapy and more and discover just how ridiculous of an idea it was to bring three outspoken A...

In this episode, Catie finally gets the opportunity to vindicate over three days of useless academic research while Erik desperately tries to follow what the hell she's talking about. We talk about Christmas, Charles Dickens, a WEIRD amount about the size of the average Dickensian street urchin and, ultimately, Catie gets to share one of her FAVORITE useless pieces of knowledge. Plus, an extra spe...