Living Life With A Helmet

This episode starts with front porch sitting, back patio sitting, and a full-blown ADHD rabbit hole about building a home gym — because apparently installing a light was too boring. Belushi and Wiggins unpack the ultimate ADHD Catch-22: wanting structure, wanting organization, wanting to do the thing… and then immediately fighting your own brain when it’s time to actually do it. From home gyms and...

What happens when someone tells an ADHD brain, “You can’t do that”? Apparently, it enters god-like productivity mode . In this episode, Wiggins and Belushi dig into the weird, hilarious, and painfully accurate way ADHD brains can suddenly activate when doubt, criticism, or being underestimated hits the nervous system just right. What looks like spite from the outside might actually be emotional ac...

ADHD is usually framed as chaos, distraction, and struggle. And sure, some of that is true. But there’s another side that doesn’t get talked about enough. In this episode, Belushi and Wiggins dig into the hidden strengths that can come with ADHD — empathy, loyalty, kindness, emotional awareness, and the ability to stay weirdly calm when life gets loud. This isn’t about pretending ADHD is easy or t...

In this episode, Wiggins and Belushi talk about masking from the only perspective they can: lived experience. With personal stories, laughs, and The Truman Show as a backdrop, they explore the emotional weight of pretending, the pull toward authenticity, and practical ways to start unmasking and showing up as your real self. If this hits with you, drop a comment and give us a follow.

Helmet on. Walls up… or are they? This week, Wiggins and Belushi crack open the invisible barriers that quietly run the show. You know the ones—the mental speed bumps that turn simple tasks into full-blown side quests. We dive into ADHD, parenting, and the wild gap between wanting to do something and actually doing it. (Motivation says “let’s go.” Activation says “yeah… maybe later.”) Along the wa...

At some point, adults trade in curiosity for calendars… but every now and then, something cracks it back open. This episode is what happens when two friends chase that crack. We bounce through parenthood, mental health, career pressure, and the tiny, ridiculous joys that somehow carry more weight than they should… old hats, bunk beds, purple weeds… the real pillars of society. Along the way, we un...

We start with a beard check and a loaded “How are you?”… and immediately spiral into ADHD hyperfocus mode. From restringing lacrosse sticks and chasing the perfect dad moment, to gardening heartbreak (RIP bug-filled red pepper), to the existential dread of planning dinner every single night for the rest of your life. Somewhere between seals barking, mullets making a comeback, and a heated debate a...

his episode is basically what happens when two grown adults try to explain why the dishwasher still isn’t fixed… but somehow end up unpacking the human condition. Wiggins and Belushi dive headfirst into procrastination, parenting chaos, and the shadowy corners of ADHD. We talk about the home maintenance tasks that haunt you from across the room. The emotional spiral of “Why am I like this?” The gu...

We pick up right where we left off and fall straight into two big themes: new interests and music. We talk about the thrill of discovering something new, whether it's go-karts or guitars, chasing that dopamine spark, and the all-too-familiar moment when the spark fades a few months later. From there, the conversation drifts into music, the artists who shaped us, and the different ways we pay respe...

With Belushi banished back to the basement, we drop straight into this episode with Wiggins carving out a much-needed safe space to put all her things… which somehow becomes the first ten minutes. Along the way, she continues to casually unlock new ways to make Belushi cry laughing, whether she means to or not. From there, we wander into a series of side quests that ping from weather talk and nost...

We dive right back in with sharks having human teeth, early YouTube, and “drinking out of cups”… then it hits: ADHD time paralysis. We unpack “waiting mode” (one thing later = your whole day is toast), the clock-watching hyperfocus, and how that same wiring turns appointments into avoidance and spirals into worst-case thinking. Helmet on. We land it by tee'ing up a future episode on conspiracy the...

Belushi is LIVE from a hostel somewhere in North Carolina, which honestly tells you everything you need to know about the episode. Fueled by caffeine and awesome metaphors, we accidentally fall into a real conversation about the voice in our heads. You know, the one that shows up at the gym, yells unhelpful things, and somehow thinks it’s being motivational (and… we might kind of like it?). In thi...

This episode takes a deeper dive into the Helmet Universe. Before we even get into technology, we accidentally uncover Wiggins’ Disney alter ego and establish a very important safe word. From there, we tighten our helmets and spiral through pre-2005 tech, digital overload, and whether ADHD brains actually thrive… or barely survive… in today’s always-on world.

One of us is imprisoned in the basement. The other has commandeered a spouse’s office. From there… it goes exactly how you think it would. This episode opens with a shocking confession before spiraling through shows vs. movies, a conversation about resolutions vs. intentions with the ADHD mind, and an unplanned detour through planners that somehow lands on Wiggins favorite American Gladiator. Tigh...

Ever listen to two friends spiral from one topic to the next and somehow make it work? Tighten your helmets and buckle up. This episode rabbit holes through naming our inner monologue, thermostat wars, pet stories, and parenting. No script. No guardrails. Just the ride.

In Episode 2 of Living Life With A Helmet , we dive headfirst into the chaos that is the holiday season. From keeping things magical for the kids to holiday overwhelm, favorite movies, past grief, and a very serious conversation about Oreos, nothing is off limits. If this one hits close to home because you or someone you love is going through it, drop us a comment. We’re in this together....right?

This is our first time hitting record, and we’re not pretending otherwise. In this pilot episode of Living Life With A Helmet , Belushi and Wiggins ease into the conversation the only way they know how: bouncing ideas, stories, and reflections back and forth while figuring out what this show is going to become. We talk life, growth, parenting, sobriety, friendship, and the strange realization that...