Holy Sh*t I Have ADHD

This week Robbie and Jordan catch up, talk about work (surprise!) and reflect on how we've grown in the past 12 months since learning we have ADHD. We also talk about fight, flight, fawn and freeze, and Jordan sums up 9 seasons of the WB's Supernatural in 30 seconds of yelling. Speaking of Supernatural, Jordan mentions Mischa Barton when he means Misha Collins. He apologizes to both Mis(c)has for...

This week Robbie and Jordan get in our feelings and talk touch. We discuss tactile sensitivity, feeling overwhelmed by touch, self-touch as self-care, and the perils of pedicures. We also talk posture, shaving, and rank our top 3 tactile sensations! Thank you so much to our Patreon subscribers Grace K, Jessika-Don M, Carla H, Thomas B, Lindsey B, Dave M, Jill B, Page N and Brianna G. Your support...

This week Robbie and Jordan are back in their respective provinces and catch up on the last week and change. We talk about impostor syndrome and employment, body image and diet, the dawn of the Metaverse and the uncanny valley. Thank you so much to our Patreon subscribers Grace K, Jessika-Don M, Carla H, Thomas B, Lindsey B, Dave M, Jill B, Page N and Brianna G. Your support means so much! Product...

This week Robbie and Jordan finally sit down with photographer, artist and musician Ryan Walter Wagner . Ryan was also an early listener of the show who identified with a lot of our experiences, which ultimately led him down the road to diagnosis.  We talk about working for yourself, impulse control and emotional regulation, the grieving process that accompanies the ADHD discovery, understand...

Live from Vancouver, it's Monday afternoon! Jordan is visiting so this week the show is brought to you from the comfort of Robbie's couch. We chat about Robbie's media appearance , the vulnerability and judgment that can come with "awareness," and being your own PR person. Thank you so much to our Patreon subscribers Jessika-Don M, Carla H, Thomas B, Lindsey B, Dave M, Jill B, Page N and Brianna G...

This week Robbie and Jordan unpack the idea of "awareness" for ADHD Awareness Month. What IS awareness? Can it affect change? What are the limitations of awareness? We also discuss the Facebook outage, media consolidation, and some of our favourite jobs we've had over the years. Awareness chat begins around the 16 min mark. Thank you so much to our Patreon subscribers Carla H, Thomas B, Lindsey B,...

This week HSIHADHD celebrates 20,000 plays! Thanks to everyone who's checked the show out so far and the 300 or so of you who tune in every episode.  Robbie and Jordan discuss the trap of comparing our own career and life paths to other people's, especially those younger than us, and healthier ways to conceptualize and measure success on our own terms.  Thank you so much to our Patreon s...

This week Robbie and Jordan talk about the vagus nerve and its effects on regulating our parasympathetic systems, the gut-brain link, and ways to stimulate the vagus nerve to ease anxiety and find calm. We also chat about the stalemate Canadian federal election, the pressure we put on ourselves to feel productive, and Robbie surprises Jordan with some fan art from listener Susannah ! Check out her...

This week Robbie and Jordan talk about money anxiety, negative thought loops, body doubling, external positive reinforcement, and more! Thank you so much to our Patreon subscribers Lindsey B, Dave M, Jill B, Page N and Brianna G. Your support means so much! Production and music by Jordan Lane. Find HSIHADAD online: anchor.fm/holyshitihaveadhd patreon.com/holyshitihaveadhd HSIHADHD Facebook Twitter...

This week Robbie and Jordan chat about the "always on call" expectations of modern work, the unreliability of memory, building reflection time into your creative process, and the calming effect of grids (?). Do grids chill you out? How do you deal with an anxiety spiral? Let us know in a voicemail! Mentioned in this episode: Dr. Devon Price and their book Laziness Does Not Exist Jennifer Pastiloff...

This week Robbie and Jordan chat about catastrophic thought spirals, anxiety, and some of the strategies we use to snap ourselves out of the self-reinforcing feedback loops where catastrophizing and RSD intersect. Call to listeners: how do YOU deal with an anxiety spiral? Let us know in a voicemail! Mentioned in this episode: Robbie's short film The Spiral Soap Cutting ASMR from The Most Satisfyin...

This week Robbie and Jordan go in without a topic and come out with a great episode. Robbie debriefs about her recent retreat and her new relationship to the Dharma, Jordan gets deep on typography and the new Twitter font, and we discuss our favourite coffee mugs. We also vent some righteous anger about untimely reach suppression on social media, unpack the idea of ADHD people performing well unde...

Robbie and Jordan talk about how ADHD affects our perception of time. Chronic lateness (or earliness in our cases), losing time in hyperfocus on simple tasks that allow our mind to wander, strategies for time management, and our rendition of a 1964 Stones hit . On this episode we also discuss: Dusty Chipura 's recent thread on time perception . Learn more about Francesco Cirillo's Pomodoro Techniq...

This week Robbie and Jordan catch up, chat about accessibility, socializing, friendships, noise and more! Production and music by Jordan Lane. Find HSIHADAD online: anchor.fm/holyshitihaveadhd patreon.com/holyshitihaveadhd HSIHADHD Facebook Twitter: @hsihadhd Instagram: @holyshitihaveadhd Robbie: twitter.com/robertadinvan Jordan: linktr.ee/thefresheye

In this short but sweet (and a touch befuddled on what day it is) minisode, Robbie talks about an audio project she created that invites people into her inner soundscapes.  As a person who is deaf in the left ear and with diminished hearing capacity in the right ear, she experiences the world in a much different way than a person with access to full sound. So she made an audio story about it....

This week is pretty loosey-goosey. Robbie and Jordan celebrate 10,000 downloads, catch up a bit, and talk about navigating "openness" in their public and private lives. Thank you so much to everyone who's checked the show out, sent us an email or voicemail with their feedback, and especially those who have appeared as guests on our show so far. Here's to 10,000 more! Production and music by Jordan...

This week Robbie and Jordan are joined by Dominic Maggiolo, an educator who works as a vice-principal in the Vancouver area.  We talk about his experiences in the education system growing up, discovering he has ADHD about a year ago, and how much the educational landscape has shifted since the three of us were in school.  Suffice it to say, a lot has changed in the past 20-30 years with...

Anna T stops by with a listener voicemail about her experiences, recent diagnosis and new understanding of herself. Thank you so much for sharing with us, Anna, and thank you for supporting the show. Find HSIHADAD online: anchor.fm/holyshitihaveadhd patreon.com/holyshitihaveadhd HSIHADHD Facebook Twitter: @hsihadhd Instagram: @holyshitihaveadhd Robbie: twitter.com/robertadinvan Jordan: linktr.ee/t...

This week Robbie and Jordan are joined by award-winning editor, author, photographer and director John Schaidler . We talk about his career as a creative professional, the double-edged sword of having an ADHD brain in these environments, self-doubt and Impostor Syndrome, and much, much more. You can follow John on Twitter and Instagram , or check out his photography website . Production and music...

This week Robbie and Jordan talk about some of the ways we understand ourselves and other people differently since figuring out we have ADHD. We also talk about the difficulty and tension navigating relationships where you suspect someone in your life may have ADHD but aren't sure how to broach it.  We refer to René Brooks ' Guard Your Yes in this episode, check out her store with GYY merch a...

**Content warning**  This is a conversation about Canada's oppression and brutal treatment of Indigenous peoples and the recent discovery of 215 children's bodies in Kamloops, BC. Since taping this episode, there have been more discoveries in Brandon, MB and the list is growing.  This is a time of deep grief for First Nations and a national tragedy. Saying nothing would be an act of comp...

This week Robbie and Jordan talk about belief systems, the lenses that colour how we see the world around us as well as our internal world. We discuss religion, philosophy, ethics and magical thinking, and how our own belief systems and our attitudes toward other systems have changed over our lifetimes. Find HSIHADAD online: anchor.fm/holyshitihaveadhd patreon.com/holyshitihaveadhd HSIHADHD Facebo...

This week Robbie and Jordan pat ourselves on the back.  We talk about our creative outlets, our successes and failures, and how important it is as ADHD people to recognize and give ourselves credit for all the things we've done. We also introduce the Self-Esteem Sizzle Reel and invite our listeners to join us in celebrating themselves and their accomplishments. Thanks to our friend Ryan Walte...

Josh stops by with a listener voicemail 2 days into his recent ADHD diagnosis. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us, it's really validating to hear that the show is helping people. I mentioned the ADHD Men's Support resources from Marc Almodovar and John Hazlewood , you can check out their podcast and Facebook group . Find HSIHADAD online: anchor.fm/holyshitihaveadhd patreon.com/holysh...

Last week we hit 5,000 total streams on our little mental health podcast, Holy Shit I Have ADHD. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened, who has commented or reached out over email or voicemail to share their experiences or their feedback, and especially thank you to everyone who's come on the show to share their stories with us and you. -Robbie & Jordan Find HSIHADAD online: anchor.fm...