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👀 SNEAK PEEK: Subscriber-only episode ft. Grace's journey with AuDHD

2024-11-2007:45

🥳 OMG IT’S HERE! 🥳 You guys have been asking for more of us in your ears every week 🙈 so we’ve finally launched our Patreon community! (Yes, it’s very cool and yes you DEFINITELY want to be part of it 😎)JOIN THE ADHD BESTIES PATREON HERE!If you love this show, and want to support us in doing the podcast long-term, consider joining our Patreon community! 💜💜💜 Thank you to everyone who has already joined, we see you!If you thought the Thurs podcast was good, prepare yourself for something ...

31. Rapid fire ADHD dilemmas!! ❤️‍🔥 Alarm fatigue, meds, demand avoidance & diagnosis doubt

2024-11-1301:03:24

Hellooooo dopamine-deprived babeeeeesIn today’s episode: We're recording from our new studio and we're very excited and so are the drunk rascals below us on the street!Tara admits to reading the end of books before she finishes them (only sometimes!) and hating hairdresser scalp massages - forward your hate mail to @adhdbestiespodcast on instagram, she is expecting it.Today we're doing a RAPID FIRE DILEMMA ROUND ❤️‍🔥(see: slightly faster than we normally answer dilemmas and not at all ra...

30. ADHD & ANXIETY: Tara's story of motherhood, postpartum anxiety & depression 💜

2024-11-0601:00:091

Hi besties, we have something a little bit different for you this week!First up, we're struggggling to do admin tasks, but on the plus side we were so bored at the bank that we used the hand sanitiser 200 times so our hands are super dry 🫠In this raw and honest episode of Your ADHD Besties, Tara opens up about her personal journey with anxiety and how it intersects with her ADHD. She dives deep into the complexities of living with anxiety from childhood all the way through her postnatal exper...

29. "What part of my PERSONALITY is ME, and what part is my ADHD?!" 🤔

2024-10-3037:131

Hi gorgeous besties! In today’s episode: Tara's suitcase game is stronggg, Grace is always real but is getting realllly real about her ADHD.DIVERGENT DILEMMA:A beautiful trans listener asks "I was wondering if being assigned female at birth is one of the reasons why I was diagnosed late? And if you think that transgender men usually have female ADHD?" We discuss ADHD intersectionality, the interplay between nature and nurtureWhether there any biological underpinnings of ADHD in...

28. HOW TO: fall in love with your STIMS, manage sensory clashes & reframe ADHD inconsistency

2024-10-2401:11:531

ADHD BABESSSS! We’re back for Season 2! In today’s episode Tara is joining us from East Java 🌺, while poor Grace is joining us from germ-ville 🤧.Grace makes a retraction and apology about her pronunciation of the word Appalachian 🏔️ and promises not to RSD (see: she will RSD about it forever).Dilemma 1: "How do I find a hobby I like and actually stick with it?"We discuss letting go of the idea of having to ‘achieve’ hobbies and see them through to completion and that hobbies are often fo...

27. "My ADHD makes me feel so broken and I can't stop negative thinking!" 😭

2024-10-1052:381

Hi ADHD besties! This is our LAST episode of SEASON 1! After this ep, we are taking a teeny tiny break and will be back with our usual episode the Thursday after next... PLUS we have some very exciting news! 👀This week we're overstimulated by kids parties and raising boys (boy parents will agree that it's a never ending bucks party!) 🙃Dilemma:A gorgeous neurotypical listener asks how he can support his ADHD girlfriend, especially with her negative self talk and internalised ableism. 👩‍❤️‍👨We ...

26. "I constantly interrupt people and I feel terrible about myself"

2024-10-0248:351

Oh hiiii, ADHD Bestie babes! 🌟This week, Grace (almost) becomes the neighborhood hero by saving the day from controlled burn-offs, while Tara triumphs over PMDD for the first time since she was 13.Dilemma: Our gorgeous Kiwi listener is feeling serious RSD when it comes to interrupting people during conversations. We discuss why ADHDers do this and how to see this trait from different perspectives, including how to own it and advocate for your ADHD brain as a way to open up conversations and e...

25. Navigating workplace conflict with ADHD 🌶️ 🤐

2024-09-2557:021

Hi very beautiful neurodivergent brains!This week, we’re watering our fake plants and celebrating our birthdays like the indulgent little princes we are!Dilemma 1: Our lovely listener Kerri feels like she comes across as intimidating, and it’s triggering her RSD. We chat about advocating for ADHD in the workplace and embracing your unique intensity while also showing your softer side. Remember, two things can be true: you can be passionate and intense and also a kind/gentle person!Dilemma 2: ...

24. "Help! Is it my ADHD or am I just bad at sleep?!" 😴

2024-09-1801:02:311

Hi beautiful ADHD babes!On today's show:- Grace tries relaxed parenting but gets piggy-bocked in the face, and Tara is forced to admit her STEM job from when she was 14 years old. • Divergent Dilemma - A gorgeous listener called Ashara asks whether late night productivity and sleep issues are linked to ADHD. Ooooofff, this is a biiig question!We asked our audience whether they were night owls or early birds (worms?) and the results were (not very) surprising.We talk about why the l...

23. "Why do birthdays cause so much RSD for ADHDers?" 🥳🧐

2024-09-1158:121

BONJOUR cutest babes tuning in from what is now 126 countries! 🤯😘On today's show:- Tara makes a quick note about ADHD and hyper-empathy and then two seconds later laughs at Grace for getting rejected from the Reject Shop. - We talk about the amazing PMDD discussion we had on our Instagram last week, with some really helpful examples of what PMDD might feel like, check out instagram for info about PMDD management and personal stories!This week's DIVERGENT DILEMM:• Are birthdays just an ADHD ni...

🤯 100K downloads?!! Come & celebrate with us on IG live!

2024-09-0603:161

BABESSSS! YOU DID IT! We just reached A HUNDRED THOUSAND downloads in 4 months for this podcast!!! Whaaat 🤯🤯😭😭 We're in disbelief and so so grateful to all of you.Thank you so so much to everyone who has listened and sent us messages and love! It means more to us than you know ❤️🥹We are going to do an 💃🏼 INSTAGRAM LIVE 💃🏼 livestream this weekend (6/7th September 2024) to celebrate. And we’d LOVE you to come hang with us 😍 Click here to convert to your timezone, or see our list below.Brin...

22. Motherhood rage and dysregulation with Jenna Free (ADHD coach & therapist)

2024-09-0442:092

Hi hiii ADHD loves!In today's episode we have another bestie guestie on the podcast, Jenna Free - ADHD coach and therapist (who you may know as @adhdwithjennafree on Instagram or TikTok). We chat through two dilemmas with Jenna:• Dilemma #1 - A cute listener called Em asks: "I told my partner that I have ADHD and struggle a lot with 'time blindness'. While he acknowledged I may have ADHD and wanted to support me, he said this trait was simply “poor time management skills” and encouraged ...

21. "I can't stand by and watch": ADHD, unfairness & justice sensitivity

2024-08-2801:08:151

Hi cutest babes, In this week's episode, Tara has been stealthily avoiding sleep by hyperfixating on iPhone automations and she is now Elon Musk 😎. Or is she just in denial that she's Siri's bitch now? 🤖 Grace is ripping clocks off the wall in rage as per uge. So a fairly stock standard week here at ‘Your ADHD besties’ HQ (the garage). THIS WEEK'S DILEMMA:We take a deep dive into the biiiig topic of justice sensitivity: why some of us can have full body reactions to inequity. We exp...

20. ADHD: Weight & Eating (Part 2) & Bridezillas 🧟‍♀️

2024-08-2201:28:221

Hi our fave ADHD dream boats! We finally got this bad boy uploaded 8 hours late 💅In today’s chunkyyy episode: Grace says "broccol-eye" 🥦, and "dingle dangle" in the space of 5 minutes (we're so sorry guys) aaaand Tara tells us a story from her bridezilla days. 🧟‍♀️For our divergent dilemms, we are continuing on from last week, and talking all things ADHD weight and food 🥑🍔🍰 Tara answers ALL your questions about eating & ADHD, including:• how to simplify veggie preparation and reduce ...

19. ADHD: Weight & Eating (Part 1)

2024-08-1442:411

Hi bestie babessss! In today's episode:• Grace can’t buy steak, we talk about we need to take a break from acrylics, and how this is hard for our dermatillomania (skin picking).• Divergent Dilemma #1 - we answer Jemima's question about ADHD and eating, she struggles with binge eating and feeling self-conscious about her weight. We discuss weight stigma, separating self worth and weight, weight-science -using more clear measures of health. We also touch on restriction mentality and how t...

18. Impulse borrowing, exercise & 😂 ADHD Reddit rants

2024-08-0757:422

Hi bestiesss! In today's episode:• Grace has ADHD amnesia, and we're normalising second takes at things because we aren’t always prepared for what our mouths are going to say in social interactions. • Divergent Dilemma #1 - we answer a gorgeous listener question about motivating yourself for exercise when you have ADHD. We talk about the negative stigmas around the word exercise, why exercise often induces demand avoidance and how to find joyful movement, and immediate, non-appearan...

MINI-SERIES 🏝️ Your ADHD Island: with Chloe Wilder - "Genus Muppetus"

2024-08-0532:551

Aaaaloha faves! Today we're delighted to bring you another episode of our miniseries 'Your ADHD Island' ✨Your ADHD Island is a NEW series where our guests are asked to dream up their perfect, ADHD-friendly island paradise free from the burdens of this neuro-normative world. 🏝️We ask guests a series of very scientific and important questions like:-‘what food magically grows on trees all over your island?'-’what accent does everyone have?’-and ‘what comfort show do the cinemas play on repeat 24...

17. ADHD stigma, when to advocate, and why re-parenting yourself helps

2024-08-0156:131

Hiii cutest ADHD loves!In today's episode:• We talk about the highs of kid-free holidays with friends and the lows of losing your 🧳 on the trip home (💌 don't forget to send Tara your triumphant stories of lost things you found months/years later - DM us on IG @adhdbestiespodcast!) • Divergent Dilemma #1 - we answer a cute voice message from Holly asking how to advocate for herself after a recent ADHD diagnosis. Our discussion brings up some important questions: When people say ADHD is ju...

16. AuDHD, meltdowns & workplace accommodations (autism + ADHD) with Olivia @neurodiversing

2024-07-2401:12:291

Hiiii best besties!!On today's show, we have another amazing GUESTIE 😍 the gorgeous Olivia from @neurodiversing on Instagram and TikTok. Olivia joins us all the way from the UK to help answer some dilemmas about AuDHD (co-existing Autism & ADHD presentations) and play an old fave Ireggy Seggy with us. • Dilemma #1 - "How do you distinguish your autistic traits from your ADHD traits and what was your diagnosis journey like? An autism assessment is so expensive, is it worth it?"• ...

MINI-SERIES 🏝️ Your ADHD Island: with Tara Breuso - "Low hanging Nashi pears & wombat energy"

2024-07-1747:151

Aaaaloha faves! Today we're delighted to bring you another episode of our bonus series 'Your ADHD Island' ✨Your ADHD Island is a NEW series where our guests are asked to dream up their perfect, ADHD-friendly island paradise free from the burdens of this neuro-normative world. 😍 🏖️We ask guests a series of very scientific and important questions like:-‘what food magically grows on trees all over your island?'-’what accent does everyone have?’-and ‘what comfort show do the cinemas play on repea...

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