Me and ADHD Podcast

A conversation with Nina Jones about her journey with ADHD and the mental health implication that can occur whilst dealing with everyday life living with this Neurodevelopmental Disorder. We talk about the links of being undiagnosed and poor mental health and how things should change to give children a better chance at life without mental health struggles. If you wish to follow Nina on her ADHD jo...

A conversation with late diagnose Tik Tok content creator and ADHD support group creator Scott Moore. In today's episode we are talking about how suffering with severe impulsivity that is a part of ADHD and hightened by other life experiences can affect the world around you. Scott speaks candidly about his past and how that affected his education and relationships and also how he feels people perc...

This final episode of season 2 will be relatable to so many ADHDers and people on their journey prior to being diagnosed. A conversation with Lianne Grist about her traumatic journey to get help with her struggling mental health. In this emotional episode, Lianne talks candidly about how her life was quickly turning into chaos and the reason she went to her GP.....Was it a coincidence that it was...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Therapist Bethany Ashley-Smith about how the process of being assessed should look like and the argument about ADHD being over-diagnosed. Beth uses her own experience with the ADHD journey and also from her background as a Mental Health Nurse and Psychotherapist. We discuss how the process could possibly be improved, how we feel about the increasing numb...

A conversation with Mindfulness coach Jeorgia Spencer about how overwhelm can affect our ADHD lives and what we can look at doing to reducing the negative effect it has on us. Many ADHDers will get overwhelmed regularly and by more things and more frequently that neurotypical brains do. So it's not real surprise that around 50% of ADHDers also have a co-existing anxiety disorder as well. Our c...

In this episode I am joined by Steph Meissner for a conversation about.......um....me! Yep, Steph will be directing questions at yours truly whilst I sit on the hot seat! With no idea what she was going to ask, I had no time to prep and that’s never good. It was actually a really good conversation, so good in fact that we got so carried away and was recording for 2 hours!!! It was actually really...

A conversation with fellow Podcaster Gemma Thomas about our thoughts on the relevancy of multiple diagnosis. We talk about what a diagnosis means to us as well as if adding another diagnosis will bring anything extra to the table in regards to support and understanding. Is one neurodivergent diagnosis enough? Or does the first diagnosis you get make a difference regarding if you need to get furthe...

* Trigger warning. Swearing as well as talk of addiction and suicidal thoughts. A conversation with Cheryl Roberts about her struggles with mental health as well as addiction predominately due to her undiagnosed ADHD. Now diagnosed, we talk about how her addiction affects her ability to be prescribed ADHD medication and what this means for her. Cheryl speaks very candidly about how she feels about...

A conversation with Jenna Knight, certified  ADHD coach and owner of Never Defeated Coaching and specialises in coaching women with ADHD.  Jenna’s journey with ADHD commenced at the age of twenty-eight when she received her diagnosis which was a significant moment that brought clarity to her life. It sparked a strong desire within her to understand and embrace her ADHD, so she could inspire others...

A conversation is with Jon Russell. Like myself, Jon was late diagnosed last year and has been navigating this realisation. He is a family man, married to his wife Katie and has two daughters Esme and Tilly." In this conversation we talk about Jon’s personal struggles with RSD as well as his time of Self Medicating with alcohol. Both of which affects so many ADHDers in some shape or form. If you w...

A conversation with NHS GP DR Helen Wall. In this episode we talk about what your GP can and cannot do with regards to your ADHD journey. The GP is no Neurodevelopment Disorder specialist and has limitations to what they are able to do for patients searching for and receiving an ADHD diagnosis. We talk about how referrals work, Right to Choose, Shared Care, Medication, Talking therapies and of cou...

A conversation with Psychotherapist Kate Hough. In this episode we talk about how Psychotherapy can help those with ADHD. We talk about what areas this therapy can as well as cannot help with ADHD and also how Kate’s own diagnosis provides a unique insight into the struggles we often go through. Kate is a Counsellor and Psychotherapist treating people from all walks of life. But being diagnosed AD...

A conversation with Owen Morgan who is a Wellbeing Coach and passionate Neurodivergent human who hosts the ‘ND and Free Podcast'. In this episode we talk about how being ADHD can affect the way in which we look at ourselves and if we can come to terms with who we really are. We talk about if we can really change from having a very low self esteem to having a level that allows us to feel as if we a...

A conversation with Neurodiversity Advocate, Allie and Consultant Nathyn Kerchhoff. Our topic today is “Dual or multiple diagnosis and do we really need to get an official diagnosis for everything!” We discuss the possible reason why it may be a good idea, what we could achieve by doing so and what benefits to your life it could make. But we also talk about if there are times that chasing second o...

A conversation with Dr. Brian Licuanan, who is an award-winning author, speaker, educator and board-certified psychologist with nearly twenty years of clinical experience treating highly acute clients struggling with mental health and substance abuse. He also facilitates support groups for families needing to get loved ones into treatment and provides family crisis interventions for families despe...

*Trigger warning. Alcohol and drugs addiction are talked about in this podcast. A conversation with the inspirational TikTok ADHD content creator... 'HeadNooks". We talk about his life before ADHD and how being diagnosed had changed it for the better and helped him to understand himself. We also talk about his sobriety and the reasons that he started drinking and also the route he took to move awa...

A Conversation with Marie from Marie Helen Coaching. We talk about what it is like to be an ADHD Coach as well as if and how her AuDHD diagnosis has influenced her career. Marie talks about what is like to be a coach and explains her style and approach to coaching as well as with clients and how sessions could look like. If you wish to contact Marie with regards to coaching or wish to follow on he...

A massively eye opening conversation with the remarkable Sarah Templeton. All about her own experience within the prison system here in the UK as a prison counsellor, running a large team of ADHD diagnosed counsellors and now as the CEO of ADHD Liberty, a charity with the number one goal of fighting for freedom from addiction and crime for ADHDers. We talk about why ADHD is so prevalent in the pri...

A conversation with Lifestyle/Mental Health Blogger and Tik Tok content creator Louise. We talk about the damaging misconceptions that fuel the negative stereotype that society has given ADHD. *Trigger warning, we do talk about addiction and suicide. If you wish to contact Louise regarding the podcast or you would like to follow her content on social media, please see thelinks below. https://www.t...

A conversation with Mindfulness Coach Jeorgia about how this ancient but still very relevent technique can help you cope with certain aspects of your ADHD life. We talk about what it really is and how we can implement certain areas of it into our life, but we also go in to if we already do some of the techniques already.....just without knowing that it comes under 'Mindfulness'. If you wish to con...

A conversation with Jack from the 'Auticast' Podcast who joins me in this episode to discuss the overlapping characteristics of ADHD and ASD. These characteristics are so numerous that it can make it very difficult to distinguish between the 2 so called disorders! Ok...so we did tend to go off topic a few times, but hey, it is what it is! :) To contact Jack regarding information on the topics we d...

A conversation with Sam Milburn about the pro's and con's of self diagnosis. We talk about the reasons behind it and if it something we should be doing. We also talk about making sure that the information we 'believe' on social media is from a reputable source and not from people who are just looking to get 'likes' and 'followers'. If you wish to contact Sam regarding anything we have discussed in...

A conversation with Lisa. We look closely at her journey and the reasons why she has requested a 2nd opinion. We talk about the lack of information that was given post assessment and what we think clinics should give their clients/patients if the diagnosis of ADHD is not there. Would you go for a 2nd opinion? In fairness, it is your right to ask for one. We are human and so are the clinicians and...

A very personal conversation with Nathan Vincent around how ADHD has impacted his career path and his aim to help guide others through their own ADHD struggles. We talk about how having ADHD doesn't have to mean your career choices are limited. And that when fully embraced and understood, ADHD can open up a whole new direction for you. To contact Nathan for information on our topic, please find hi...

A conversation with the incredible Char Crawford about how we can look at ways to decrease the risk of 'Burnout' which is so common within the neurodivergent community. If you wish to contact Char about anything 'Burnout' related, copy and paste the link below which will take you to her new 'NeuroRoost' Website. https://linktr.ee/charlotte.crawford