I'm ADHD! No You're Not

This wek, we’re joined by the wonderfully insightful Dr Nighat Arif for a wide-ranging conversation about women’s health, ADHD, perimenopause, medical misinformation and the realities of navigating the NHS. We cover brain fog and hormone shifts to the dangers of TikTok health myths and the importance of being believed by your doctor.

We also dig into the overlap between ADHD, dyslexia and hormonal change, why women’s symptoms are so...

This week, we’re joined by the brilliant comedian and actor John Thomson, who opens up for the first time about his ADHD diagnosis, his experience of adoption, and the complex trauma that shaped so much of his life. From school struggles and hyperactivity to fame, addiction, sobriety, and the search for understanding, John speaks with honesty, warmth, and plenty of laughs about what it really means to live with ADHD.

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Dom Joly has spent his career making the world laugh — but has he spent his whole life accidentally thriving on anxiety, chaos, and what he cheerfully calls his "secret sauce"?

In this brilliantly funny and surprisingly moving episode, Dom opens up about growing up in war-torn Lebanon, his son's possible ADHD diagnosis, his complicated relationship with the word "normal," and why his wife has been telling him to see someone for year...

Award-winning broadcaster and podcaster Shaun Keaveny joins the show for a brilliantly funny, deeply relatable conversation about late-diagnosed ADHD, radio, parenthood, and the art of appearing far more organised than you really are. 

Shaun reflects on discovering his own ADHD through his son's diagnosis, why life suddenly became "too many variables," and how years of masking accidentally turned him into an exceptionally c...

In this episode, trailblazing comedian, actor, writer and endurance athlete Suzy Eddie Izzard joins the conversation. From choosing her own name as a child to embracing being gender fluid, Suzy speaks candidly about rejecting rigid labels and “dead names,” and why, for her, identity has never been fixed or simple. With humour and clarity, she explores the shifting language around gender and the importance of removing shame while ac...

This week, Mine & Paul are joined by actor, author and AuDH’D’er Kimberley Nixon. 

In this deeply moving episode, Kimberley reveals how postnatal OCD took over her life after the birth of her son - turning everyday moments into overwhelming, fear-driven rituals.  Kimberley reflects on the fear of judgement, stigma, and misunderstanding that can prevent women from seeking help, and discusses what needs to change wit...

Content warning: This episode discusses suicide, addiction and child sexual abuse. 

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Joe Tracini is an award-winning comedian, Sunday Times bestselling author, and one of the most honest voices in the conversation around mental health. But this isn't a tidy recovery story. Joe s...

In a searingly honest conversation with Mine and Paul, Gary Numan reflects on a childhood of expulsions, canings and the creeping realisation that he wasn't unlikeable, he was just wired differently. He talks about fatherhood, emotional dysregulation and his neurodivergent household.

Oh, and David Bowie had him thrown out of a room once.

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In this episode of I'm ADHD! No You’re Not, Mine & Paul sit down with 16-year-old podcaster and schoolboy Daniel Evans. Daniel isn’t talking about ADHD from a distance, he’s right in the middle of it, navigating school, friendships, expectations, and his own mind in real time. 

The conversation gets into what it actually feels like growing up neurodivergent today - the pressure to fit into a system that doesn’t work for...

She's played one of TV's most beloved midwives for over a decade - but until now, nobody knew Helen George has ADHD.

In this exclusive episode, the Call the Midwife star opens up for the very first time about her diagnosis, why she waited four years to start medication, the chaos of ADHD parenting, and what it's like masking while acting in one of the world's most watched dramas. 

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In the final episode of series 4, Paul and Mine welcome the legendary Alison Moyet - the unmistakable voice behind Yazoo and one of the defining artists of the 80s alongside contemporaries like Depeche Mode - for a profoundly honest exploration of creativity, identity and neurodivergence.

Alison reflects on growing up dyslexic in the 70s, feeling out of place, and discovering in later life that ADHD had been the invisible thread run...

In this week’s episode, punk icon John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) joins the mayhem, bringing his razor-sharp wit, childhood stories of meningitis and memory loss, brutal nun-schooling, empathy, pain, humour, drugs, love, loss, and a lifetime of refusing to sit neatly in anyone’s box - especially not one labelled ADHD. 

Part interview, part therapy session, and part verbal battle, this episode shows a side of John Lydon most people ha...

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England prop and World Cup champion Hannah Botterman joins Mine and Paul for an honest, hilarious dive into life as a neurodivergent athlete. From growing up in a rugby family to being kicked out of college, from “van-life” painting and decorating to unexpectedly earning her England caps, Hannah shares the chaotic, funny, and vulnerable moments that shaped her.

She opens up about her...

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In this illuminating conversation, Mine and Paul sit down with clinical psychologist and UCL researcher Dr. Josh Stott, the lead author behind the recent study that sparked national headlines when it contended that adults diagnosed with ADHD have a reduced life expectancy. Dr. Stott clarifies what the data actually says - and what it absolutely does not say - unpacking the nuances behind diagnosis rates, contri...

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In this brilliantly chaotic and honest episode, Mine and Paul welcome actor, comedian and impressionist Kevin Bishop for a conversation that moves at the speed of his (almost) genius mind - fast, funny and unexpectedly vulnerable. Kevin talks about everything from his eerily accurate Steve Coogan impression and his early years tap-dancing in panto, to the confusion of being a ...

On this week’s episode, Mine and Paul welcome Deborah Frances-White for a powerful and engaging conversation that traces her journey from being adopted and raised within a controlling religious community to becoming the sharp, insightful voice behind The Guilty Feminist Podcast. She reflects on how early disconnection shaped her ADHD, her creativity, and her drive to question the systems around her - all with her trademark mix of h...

In this week’s episode, business titan and former Dragon Theo Paphitis joins Mine and Paul to explore the highs, lows, and lessons of living and learning differently. From humble beginnings and school struggles to building an empire, Theo opens up about dyslexia, his views on ADHD, education, risk-taking, and the power of persistence. 

Theo also reflects on seeing parts of his own story in his children and grandchildren, many of who...