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- ADHD Friendships and Finding Your People (ft. Trina Haynes)
Trina Haynes went looking for one or two women with ADHD like her and found about 200,000. She shares why ADHD friendships can feel so hard to keep, and how to build the room when you can’t find your people. - ADHD TikTok: Why So Many Videos Feel Like You
Psychologists checked the most-viewed ADHD videos on TikTok, and fewer than half of the symptom claims matched how ADHD is diagnosed. Here’s what that means if every video feels like you. - Do You Need an ADHD Diagnosis as an Adult? (ft. Paul Bowers)
Paul Bowers is 67, a photographer for over forty years, and has never been formally assessed. He tells Ky why the label matters less than knowing your own patterns, and shares a free exercise for rebuilding confidence. - Autism Support for Grandparents: What Behavior Is Saying (ft. Jennifer Kaufman)
Jennifer Kaufman is a school principal serving students with autism, yet her expertise didn’t carry over when her grandson was diagnosed. She tells Ky why behavior is communication, and the free thing anyone can start this week. - ADHD Task Paralysis: Why You Can’t Start (ft. Brendan Mahan)
Brendan Mahan named the Wall of Awful. He explains why ADHD task paralysis is not a wanting problem, why he refuses the word lazy, and the one small thing you can do tonight to get moving again. - ADHD Masking at Work: When Being Busy Is the Disguise
In one 2026 study, over 91% of adults with ADHD said they conceal their traits, and over-preparing was on the list. Here is what happens when the disguise looks like a work ethic. - No One Is Coming to Save You (And That Is the Good News)
Dr. Yemi Penn makes the case that no one is coming to save you, and that this is the most freeing thing you will hear all week. On rebellious curiosity, inherited stories, and becoming your own rescue. - Interoception and ADHD: When Body Signals Arrive Late
Interoception is the sense that reports on the inside of your body, and the research on it in ADHD is genuinely split. Here is what the studies found, what they measured instead, and what to try when a signal keeps arriving late. - How to Advocate for Yourself at the Doctor, With Tim McDonald
Tim McDonald tells Ky how to advocate for yourself at the doctor, and what he did the first week after learning his cancer had come back. - ADHD and Showering: Why the Simplest Task Can Stop You Cold
Nobody has published a study on ADHD and showering. But the research on sensory processing and the cost of effort explains a lot about why a task you have done thousands of times can still stop you cold. - Why Do I Feel Guilty When I Rest? Brea Segger on Earning Calm
Embodiment guide Brea Segger explains why rest guilt happens, why the calm you are chasing is already in you, and the five minute practice she gives everyone. - Psychological Safety at Work Starts With Admitting You Were Wrong (ft. Michael Kopper)
Michael Kopper spent years proving that the person he used to be had no value, and it took four or five years before he went back for the pieces worth keeping. He talks with Ky about psychological safety at work, what it costs a team when leaders cannot be honest, and what to say when telling someone you are scared is not safe.
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