Excuse My ADHD

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode started out as a 5-10 minute check in on everyone that became a 20 minute Sunday drive through the country complete with rambling err rolling hills, speed bumps and babbling brooks, or just babble.  I have gone completely unscripted and un-edited per the advice of a friend....well mostly I broke down and edited a few breaths and pop sounds that I just couldn&a...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is more about how COVID-19 is affecting me and my life and my ADHD.  Lastly I want to talk about the things that are helping and what I am doing to help my self to not fall into the realm of what is feeling like a perpetual weekend of slacking off. What I really want to know is what are you doing to help yourself stay focused and to stay structured? Support th...

Send us Fan Mail Don't get too excited I only marked it explicit because I got just a little free with my cursing I just didn't want to get in trouble with anyone.   I just want to start and say that I am sorry I flaked on you guys for the last episode but I am making it up to you now.  I am posting this episode tonight and another one in 2 days so Wednesday night.   I wasn't going...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is choc full of information.  I do a quick review of the difference between the Authorized Generic and Generic drugs then delve into the rabbit hole with questions like: why should I care about the difference?  how do I find who makes/sells the authorized generic? how do I ask my doctor for the authorized generic? how do I request approval from my insurance? how do I...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first of a potentially 3 part episode (mostly because putting it all in one would bore you to death).  In part one I recap all of the medications I have tried, what they are, how they work, etc.  followed by the definitions of an Authorized Generic and Generic and yes they are different.  In the next episode I will tell you more about how these terms have proven to be...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode I talk about how ADHD and overwhelm can wreak havoc on your life or really how it is wreaking havoc on mine.  It is the burning the candle on both ends, sensory overload, over stimulated, systematic shutdown of your brain that turns us into walking vegetables that can’t really function fully.  I also talk about how it can happen and some tips on how to get out o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak with Julie who is a therapist for trauma and pain but has also experienced it herself.  With this unique perspective Julie helps her patients heal through understanding and compassion that only someone who has experienced trauma can.  Julie and I discuss how her experience affects her practice, what to look for when trying to find a trauma therapist and muc...

Send us Fan Mail Michelle E Dickinson is a key note speaker, author, and mental health advocate.  Michelle and I talk about how and when to approach a supervisor about your ADHD or other mental health issues.  Some key points are 1.) having a trusting relationship with your supervisor, 2.) not playing the victim and taking ownership, 3.) come to the meeting with specifics as to what you need and h...

Send us Fan Mail As we all make our resolutions for 2020 we also reflect back on 2019 and what we have or have not done from our previous resolutions.  This can leave us depressed or discouraged.  What we really need to do is look at all of the things we did that we didn't put on that list and just keep swimming as Dory says. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Holiday season and for me I celebrate Christmas.  I love snow, the decorations, the singing, the smells, the reminder of why and who we are celebrating, the generous spirit, time with family and friends (Chandra if you are listening, we have to seriously make plans girl! It has been too long) This holiday season we love so much comes with...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is simply me giving thanks to the good things about ADHD and to those who have made it possible for me to be here and for those who have shown their support.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that something as simple as being grateful could actually change your brain?  Neither did I.  Listen as I speak to Heather Vickery author of Gratitude Journal: Shift Your Focus the new book Grow Grateful: A Gratitude Family for Kids and Families, and the executive producer and host of The Brave Files Podcast to discover how living with gratitude can change your brain...

Send us Fan Mail To follow last weeks episode about my grief after diagnosis Shelby Forsythia and I discuss her book Permission to Grieve and what that means.  Grief affects us all in different ways and in different times of our lives.  We need to stop fearing the grief and learn to accept and live with it as a part of what makes us who we are.  Shelby Forsythia is the author of Permission to Grie...

Send us Fan Mail When you get diagnosed later in life or at least later than most people with ADHD how it makes you feel and how it affects your life is profoundly different then someone diagnosed as a child and treated or even a teenager or while in college.  It is still early enough to make changes and corrections to your path because you haven't really started it yet.  For me and I am gues...

Send us Fan Mail Member of Scottish Parliament Daniel Johnson is a husband, father, and former business owner.  Mr. Johnson was diagnosed with ADHD almost 6 years ago after his wife brought the subject up.  He discusses how those with inattentive type that have flown under the radar for years begin to almost hit a crisis point once the structures of being at home and in school are no longer there....

Send us Fan Mail Rejection, Criticism, People Pleasing, Flooding, over excitement, flash rage, deep sadness, these are all words that describe or at least start to describe Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD).  If you are reading this and you have ADHD the chances are pretty high that you also have RSD.  Were you ever told you were too dramatic, a cry baby, too whiny, quick to anger, or that it ju...

Send us Fan Mail  As promised this episode is all about my experience with Pharmacogenomic testing and also the rest of my diagnosis and treatment to this point.  The title pretty much says it all.  I waited, and waited, then waited some more.  I got results and waited again.  Having ADHD and going down the medication road is a crap shoot you don't know what will work what won't and what...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I will explain a little bit about why I am doing this and why you should listen. I will also cover the what, a description of the layout and format you can expect. Enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In the episode 'Everything I am' I discuss my major ADHD symptoms that make me, me.  I talk about what it was like going through school with ADHD and how it affected my grades, how my college career was affected and then finally work.  There are many more symptoms and stories I have but here are the few that I discuss in this episode; impulsivity, emotional dysregulation...

Send us Fan Mail "When the devil is on your back you have to Shake him off" Florence and the Machine 'Shake it out' Shake it Out is about shaking out my fears and getting on this crazy roller coaster.  I discuss what drove me to finally see a doctor and how I went about getting my diagnosis. Learning to manage my ADHD has been interesting to say the least.  Starting with medica...