Luce With ADHDitude

This podcast episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod BEEP! BEEP! I AM SCARED OF DRIVING! I am not scared of maths, tying my laces, riding my bike or swimming but driving scares me. My mind when driving scares me it is like garlic to me, I am an ADHD vampire. So, l...

Tune into part two of my interview with Lois as we delve in deeper into the world of being a girl with ADHD and emotional dysregulation struggles. Although it is difficult we attempt to expel some myths and let people know that it is nothing to be ashamed of. We also share some personal stories and laugh and almost cry along with some tips. Music & Editor: Trent Tucker More Lucie Pod here: htt...

This podcast episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod Being ADHD and/or having OCD is bloody complicated (see what I did there?)! Especially when you throw periods and PMS into the mix. Well, Claire, Lois and I are here to de-stigmatise Periods/PMS and neurodiverge...

This podcast episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod ADHD Decoded is back! Today’s episode is nostalgic and musical! I am going to be discussing the wonderful Maria von Trapp from the musical/movie The Sound of Music. I regard her as a female ADHD icon with her en...

This podcast episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod Trigger Warning: Depression, Anxiety, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, Eating Disorders & Sexual Assault. Part three of my conversation with my girl Claire…..We get into the nitty gritty of the OCD and...

This podcast episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod Trigger Warning: Depression, Anxiety, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, Eating Disorders & Sexual Assault. Part two of my conversation with my girl Claire…..We get into the nitty gritty of the OCD and A...

This podcast episode is sponsored by Betterhelp Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod Trigger Warning: Depression, Anxiety, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, Eating Disorders & Sexual Assault. Not this, but that…But sometimes OCD and ADHD mimic each other…. And sometimes people with ADHD...

This podcast episode is sponsored by Betterhelp Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod If I were a rich ADHDER, I would access medication and therapy for free ♩ Haven’t heard that song, yeah for some reason a lot of people just forget that being ADHD is very expensive and difficult. This episode i...

Part 2 of my interview with Ms Lois who is also known as @itsnursingparastudentlo on Instagram. We continue our joyous and sometimes distracted conversation about the ADHD diagnosis process, stimming, Tik Tok, dyscalculia, black girls and neurodiversity and the importance of community. Music & Editor: Trent Tucker More Lucie Pod here: https://linktr.ee/theluciepod Get in touch with Trent- Port...

Today’s episode is with a very special guest….Ms Lois who is also known as @itsnursingparastudentlo on Instagram. She is a nursing and paramedicine student and recently diagnosed ADHDer who is passionate about empowering young women, especially black women in the medical field. She is very passionate about having conversations surrounding mental health in the black community. In today’s episode we...

Today’s episode is from my new series “ADHD Decoded: Decoding ADHD Characters” where we explore ADHD characters in the media and why neurodiversity in media is crucial. The character is Ms. Henriette Hubble from the iconic 2007 series ‘The New Worst Witch’ a show ahead of its time full of phenomenal representations of girlhood and womanhood, especially when it comes to their ADHD coded protagonist...

You know what would be an amazing way to kick off 2022? Contracting COVID-19! Yes, that’s right, your girl Lucie had COVID-19 and is now fully recovered (hooray) but it was no easy feat. Being ill with ADHD is hard, it is in fact a sensory nightmare and deeply hellish and uncomfortable. So let’s talk about it: ADHD & Illness, some tips and tricks to make your experience more bearable. We then...

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2022. The Lucie Pod is still here, I am still ADHD, however, with the New Year comes new updates and new series. Today's episode is a celebratory one, a check in to keep you dear listeners up to speed and to announce my new series on ADHD Characters. If you have suggestions for this series click the Lucie Pod link below and send me your delightful feedback. More Lucie...

Work, work, work, ADHDers work and they work incredibly hard. Therefore, in the spirit of the holiday season of no work let’s talk about ADHDers and employment. Today’s episode is all about how ADHDers are an asset to the workplace as they are problem solvers, innovative, born producers and naturally creative. ADHDers can and do have careers in every realm possible whether it be in the world of sc...

What do you like about The Lucie Pod? What would you like more of? What questions do you have about ADHD? What assumptions do you have about ADHD? Well, this episode is a grant, a grant to you lovely listener to ask, ask, away and feedback away. As The Lucie Pod grows, the content must grow and I would love to answer your questions so please, ask away…..Oh and you can enjoy my life update while yo...

So you’re ADHD, great! Oh….and you’re dyscalculic? Oh double great! Double the problem….The thing is…you don’t know what doubling is, you cannot recognize those patterns as they’re invisible to you…Yeah, thanks dyscalculia. Dyscalculia is mathematical dyslexia/number blindness and numeracy learning difficulty that affects many, many ADHDers. It is ADHD’s not so fun cousin but it is something that...

It is almost the end of ADHD Awareness Month, so it is important that we go out with a BANG and a brand new episode of The Lucie Pod! Let’s talk about the strengths & challenges I and some ADHDers face…To hyperfocus, or not to hyperfocus? Music & Editor: Trent Tucker Get in touch with Trent: TRENT TUCKER (myportfolio.com) t.tucker.business@gmail.com More Lucie Pod here: https://linktr.ee/theluciep...

Part two of my conversation with my dear friend Jasmine. We delve deeper into ADHD struggles, ADHD accessibility and why ADHD medication is lifesaving. We need to remove all stigmas surrounding ADHD diagnosis and treatment because stigmas stifle ADHDers from accessing care and mental health is public health and accessible equitable public health is a right. Let’s talk about it! Music & Editor: Tre...

It can be scary, shocking, and exciting to be diagnosed with ADHD, but it is a whole other experience when you are diagnosed late. For some it’s a relief, an answer to all of their questions and worries but it can also be a huge shock to one’s system. It is not all sunshine and squirrels, and it is important that we discuss this . Today’s episode features my dear friend Jasmine, a young student wh...

Lockdown sucks… There is no other way of putting it. Lockdown is crap, crap, crap for everyone. Nobody is having a good time and those with ADHD are finding it hard because neurodiverse people experience challenging, stressful and daunting situations very differently to neurotypicals and this can heavily impact them. It is time to hold the ADHD community with some love, vent, and let them know tha...

Wanna hear a joke? Hello, I’m ADHD, Hi ADHD, I’m Lucie. Get it? Because I am ADHD? Not funny. Okay… Anyways, today’s episode is all about ADHD and identity: How much of your personality can you base on your ADHD? Should you define yourself through your ADHD? Is ADHD something you have or something you are? To be or not to be, that is the question that I am going to address. There are no right or w...

It is time for some admin and housekeeping! Are you ADHD? Are you at University? Then you’re probably eligible for special consideration. Therefore, today’s episode will cover how to get special consideration at university and what is available to you as an ADHD student. I also touch on some accommodations you can get as an ADHD VCE student. This episode is full of valuable information for ADHD pe...

It is not Valentine’s Day, but love is in the air, especially for those with ADHD! People with ADHD are capable of having loving, healthy and long-lasting romantic relationships, however, you wouldn’t know this because of the negative data and discourse surrounding ADHD and romantic relationships. Of course, relationships are hard no matter what, add ADHD it can be harder but also incredibly wonde...

The world of ADHD diagnosis is complex and fascinating and there is no one better to talk about it than my amazing mother! She is the reason behind my diagnosis and is a wise neurotypical parent of an ADHD child. In today's episode we discuss the ADHD diagnosis process, my diagnosis, schooling an ADHD child and how parents of ADHD children can support themselves and their child. We also dispel the...

This topic is very close to my heart as a young girl with ADHD who had a rocky time in her early school years. In this episode I explore the criminal under diagnosis of ADHD in girls and how the education system and medical world can better understand girls with ADHD so they do not slip through the cracks in terms of education, receiving a diagnosis and being able to excel in life. Furthermore, I...