I Have ADHD Podcast
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I Have ADHD Podcast
The I Have ADHD Podcast is a clear, concise, and FUN podcast for adults with ADHD. Listen to learn about how ADHD impacts every area of your life from the boardroom to the bedroom...and how you can begin to overcome your symptoms by accepting who you are, flaws and all. Host Kristen Carder is a dual...
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420 episodes
I Surveyed Over 2,100 Adults with ADHD—Here’s What Broke My Heart
Last summer, I surveyed over 2,174 adults with ADHD about their relationships, and the results stopped me in my tracks.
In this ep...
407 BITESIZE | 80% of People Diagnosed with ADHD Forgo Treatment in the First Year
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #366: Five Things Doctors Still Get Wrong About ADHD
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406 No Meds, No Shame. Here’s How I’d Support My ADHD Without an Rx
If I couldn’t, or didn’t want to, take ADHD medication, how would I support my brain?
In this episode, I’m walking you through exa...
405 BITESIZE | Walking on Eggshells in My Marriage
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #364: From Walking on Eggshells to Walking in Self-Trust
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404 There’s No Rush: Getting Out of Fight-or-Flight with Jenna Free
This week on the podcast, I’m joined by ADHD counselor Jenna Free to talk all about emotional regulation, nervous system regulation, and why ADHDers n...
403 BITESIZE | ADHD & Self-Loathing: “You’re Not Behind — You’re Under Supported”
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #362: The Science Of ADHD Sleep: Circadian Rhythms, Sunlight, And Why You’re So Tired
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402 When Traditional Parenting Fails: Raising Strong-Willed Kids
Strong-willed kids don’t respond to “normal” parenting—and that doesn’t mean you’re failing. In this episode, I’m joined by Kirk Martin, founder of Ce...
401 BITESIZE | "I Feel Like I'm in High School" My Story of Rejection Sensitivity
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #360: I Almost Lost A Huge Opportunity To Rejection Sensitivity (But Here’s How I Came Back)
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400 Too Many Ideas, Not Enough Follow-Through? Listen to This
Today I’m joined by my friend Ari Tuckman, psychologist, ADHD thought leader, and author of The ADHD Productivity Manual, for a real, down-to-earth co...
399 BITESIZE | "Trauma Math" and Changing Your Family's Legacy
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #372: 10 Signs You’re In A Dysfunctional Family
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398 Virgin River’s Benjamin Hollingsworth Opens Up About ADHD for the First Time Ever
Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Benjamin Hollingsworth, best known as Brady on Virgin River and from The Christmas Ring. While audiences feel like...
397 BITESIZE | The “Hire Help” Strategy That Changes Everything
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #358: The Day I Hired a Frontal Lobe: How Paying for Help Pulled Me Out of ADHD Chaos
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396 Hidden Dyslexia Struggles (and Why ADHD Might Not Be the Whole Story)
In this episode, I sit down with dyslexia expert Natalie Brooks for a powerful, eye-opening conversation about what dyslexia really looks like and how...
395 BITESIZE | ADHD in Adults: Why It Took Me 40 Years to Believe in Myself
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #356: Tech Jobs + ADHD Minds: How David Made It Work
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394 I Tried Using ChatGPT for My ADHD… Here’s What Happened
Let’s talk about AI—because I know some of you are curious, some of you are already using it constantly, and some of you are like, “absolutely not.” A...
393 BITESIZE | PDA in Adults: Why You Resist Even Your Own Plans
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #354: Why Even Your Own To-Dos Feel Like An Attack: The Explosive Reality Of Adult PDA
392 The Weekend Trap: Why Free Time Sends ADHD Brains into a Spiral
“Why do I look forward to the weekend all week… and then completely fall apart when it gets here?”
If your weekends start with hop...
Why ADHD Adults Feel “In Trouble” in Relationships (And How to Feel Secure)
Kristen hosted a live master class on Wednesday 4/1 and we thought you’d enjoy the replay! If you prefer to watch on youtube, you can do that here. Fi...
391 BITESIZE | Is My Child Trying To Manipulate Me or Do They Have PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #352: The Kids Who Can’t Be Told What To Do: PDA & Low-Demand Parenting (With Casey Ehrlich)
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390 Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back (Why You Keep Self-Sabotaging and How to Finally Stop)
If you’ve ever set a goal, made a plan, felt excited… and then somehow done the exact opposite—welcome to the ADHD self-sabotage club.
389 BITESIZE | Self-Trust in the Workplace: Finding the Right Environment for Your ADHD Brain
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #350: From Cemetery Shifts To A Career That Fits: Matt’s ADHD Comeback Story
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388 Money. Let’s Finally Deal With It.
Let’s be honest: money tasks are peak ADHD avoidance material.
So instead of overthinking it…let’s just do it together.
This...
387 BITESIZE | 2 Types of ADHD Boredom (And Why One Feels Like Panic)
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #348: Too Bored To Function: Why ADHD Brains Would Rather Do Anything Than Be Bored
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386 A Very ADHD Episode: Deep Feelings and Random Reels
This episode is… very ADHD.
We start with a quick revisit of ARFID after hearing from a listener who shared a powerful personal ex...
385 BITESIZE | ADHD & Self-Trust: Stop Using Growth Tools Against Yourself
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #344: Living in a Dumpster Fire: Systems That Actually Work for ADHD Families
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384 Do It the Easy Way (The Hard Way Is Keeping You Stuck)
What if the easiest version of the task is actually the smartest one?
In this episode, we’re talking about the path of least resistance — and wh...
383 BITESIZE | “You Don’t Look Autistic” — Why That’s Harmful (And What to Say Instead)
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #342: Love on the Spectrum’s Kaelynn Partlow on Autism, ADHD, and Why She Refuses to Use the Term...
382 You Are Not a F*ck Up with Cate Osborn and Erik Gude
Today’s episode is pure joy.
I’m hanging out with old friends of the podcast Cate Osborn and Erik Gude, two of the most creative,...
381 BITESIZE | Grieving the Life You Could Have Had (Late-Diagnosed ADHD)
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #346: Voicemails from the ADHD Trenches: Marriage, Faith, Regret, and Rage (Yep, We’re Going There...
380 What If It’s Not Just Picky Eating? ARFID in ADHD & Autism Explained
In this episode, we’re diving into something I really wish I had known about sooner: ARFID — Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
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379 BITESIZE | ADHD & Self-Trust: Stop Using Growth Tools Against Yourself
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #338: From “Leaf in the Wind” to Coach: Sarah’s ADHD Glow-Up
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378 Sensational Headlines vs. Science: ADHD Under Attack (Again)
BUCKLE UP! The next hour is going to be a little wild—in the best way.
In today’s episode, I’m answering a couple of your voicemai...
377 BITESIZE | Everyone Has ADHD? How to Respond to Dismissive, Ignorant Comments
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #333: Want to Stay Behind Forever? Keep Ignoring Your Capacity
Listen to the f...
376 When ADHD Looks Like Freeze: You’re Not Lazy, You’re Overwhelmed
In today’s episode, we’re talking about ADHD that looks like overwhelmed and under-functioning: when your brain gets so flooded that it can’t prioriti...
375 BITESIZE | Why Time Management Is So Hard With ADHD (It’s Not What You Think)
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #332: Stop Adding to the Planner Graveyard: One Tool to Improve ADHD Time Blindness NOW
374 10 Signs of a Healthy, Functional Family (and How We Get There with ADHD)
This is part two of our series on dysfunctional families and ADHD.
If last week’s episode felt heavy, emotional, or disorienting, that makes sen...
373 BITESIZE | ADHD Medication Myths That Need to Die (Zombies, Addiction, & Personality Loss)
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #331: ADHD Medications: What’s Fact, What’s Fiction, and Why They’re Not “Basically Meth”
372 Ten Signs You Grew Up in a Dysfunctional Family (Part 1)
Today’s episode is part one of a two-part series on dysfunctional families and ADHD.
I’m sharing this from a very real place. The...
371 BITESIZE | Quick Organization Tips From Real ADHDers
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #330: ADHD-Proof Your Life: Real Tips from Real ADHD Brains
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370 PMS, Pregnancy, Perimenopause: How Estrogen Hijacks the ADHD Brain
This is one of the most downloaded episodes of the I Have ADHD Podcast—and for good reason.
In this powerful conversation, Kristen...