Excuse My ADHD
A chronicle of my daily struggles and attempts to navigate life one distraction at a time. Guests are invited to share their stories and struggles with ADHD. As I try different strategies to improve my day to day, I will be reaching out to experts for their advice and guidance on how to navigate life as an adult, a woman, a parent, with ADHD. These interviews will be the start of a series of episodes that will take you with me as I experience what utilizing these strategies does for me.
Episodes
Imagine being told that what you thought were personal failings are actually symptoms of a misunderstood condition. Join me, Jeanette Graham, as I navigate the intricate world of ADHD and uncover the soaring diagnosis rates in the U.S., where adult diagnoses have skyrocketed to 15.5%. With expert insights from Dr. Patel, we probe into why these numbers are higher in the U.S., citing reduced stigma and advanced diagnos...
Ever thought about how ADHD and neurotypicals can beautifully complement each other? Join me and my guest Lobow's Spark https://www.lobowsparkadhd.com/
as we delve into how our divergent wiring opens doors to a spectrum of unique experiences and unexpected strengths. We share our own hilarious family anecdotes about how ADHD has played out in our lives, like those pesky speeding tickets and the sometimes cha...
Adulting is not fun. In this episode I dig into one aspect of adulting health insurance but more specifically changing insurance. There are so many things to think about and consider. I tried to think of everything you may need to make the best decision when contemplating your change.
Part II of our conversation. If you haven't listened to Part I go check it out.
This is a doozy as in this episode ran close to 2 hours so this is part one. Listen in as we discuss some of the miscommunications that can happen when ADHD brain meets neurotypical brain. Of course we also go off on a few tangents what interview would be complete with out them?
Russ is the Author of “Living With ADHD and CPTSD”. He was born in Edmonton Alberta Canada, someone who is learning to understa...
Having ADHD is hard enough but when you also have OCD and depression with it things get even more complicated. Come listen as I talk a little about how OCD and Depression differ and are similar and how ADHD plays a role. All Show notes aka my script will be found at www.excusemyADHD.com
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/triggered/201912/when-depression-meets-ocd-understanding-rumination
Join me as I talk to YouTube and TikTok creator Aron Croft. Not only is he an ADHD content creator he is an ADHD productivity coach. We walk through Aron's journey from Harvard to minimum wage to a Fortune 500 career and how he stumbled backwards into his diagnosis.
Links:
WebSite: Hidden ADD
FB: ADHD Success & Accountability Pod
YouTube: https://www.hiddenadd.com/youtube.html
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This episode is all about the contradictions of having both ADHD and OCD and how the two play tug of war. Listen as I breakdown symptoms with my real life examples.
Listen as I chat with Karen Broda a Certified Personal Trainer & Wellness Coach for women with ADHD. She helps clients fully become that 'healthy & fit' person they've dreamed of. Her coaching is rooted in mindfulness and learning to 'get out of your head' so you can begin to master your own mind and physical body. This Canadian gal spends her spare time either camping or teaching &a...
I was lucky enough to find and speak with Bryan Wisda the musician and producer of ADHD Lullaby an album of songs he created for his son Cale to help him sleep. Bryan explains how the crash that comes with many ADHD medications can affect sleep for kids despite doing anything and everything under the sun. Listen as I talk with Bryan about how the idea for ADHD Lullaby came about and the science behind it.
In this episode I speak with Occupational Therapist and Founder of Miami Handwriting
Nicole Santamaria OTR/L . Miami Handwriting is a selection of programs for developing handwriting and executive functioning skills. Nicole is an expert in task analysis and occupational performance. Her mission is to guide families to help their children develop real-life strategies for success in life and in school. Listen in...
In this brief episode I challenge you to take Warren Buffet's approach to goals and in this case resolutions.
Diann Wingert is a mindset and productivity coach for female entrepreneurs who identify with the traits of ADHD, officially diagnosed or not. She was a licensed psychotherapist for 20 years watching as so many brilliant women struggle with unidentified ADHD. She has her own podcast the Driven Woman helping women who are 'driven but distracted'. Listen as we discuss the concept of radical self acceptance...
It's Thanksgiving in America and a time to reflect on the things we are thankful for in our lives. In this episode I talk about the things that I am thankful to COVID for and the ways my ADHD has changed since working from home due to COVID.
ADHD doesn't make it easy to relax. It can feel almost impossible to do something like yoga or meditate and sleep can feel like an illusive foe to conquer. In this episode I talk with Sarah Ivanhoe about just these things. Sara has spent most of her life learning and teaching the practices of yoga, meditation, and sleep. Listen as we discuss these and the relationship to ADHD.
Sara Ivanhoe: https:...
To close out ADHD Awareness month I want to talk about one of my biggest pet peeves since being diagnosed. That is the myth that ADHD isn’t real or that bad parenting is the cause.
Links:
Autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have a similar burden of rare protein-truncating variants.
MTHFR Links:
https://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/vitamins-minerals...
We all know that ADHD comes with many friends. We also know that ADHD is easily misdiagnosed as many things and those things are also misdiagnosed as ADHD. In this episode I am looking more closely at Learning Difficulties and some of the ways the symptoms overlap make it very easy to see how they are so easy to misdiagnose. Though it is ADHD Awareness month co-morbidities are an important aspect of managing our sy...
October is a month of many things one being ADHD awareness month. Now, I know it’s not October quite yet but it will be in a few days and I don’t want to miss it. If I wait until an October episode then this won’t go out until the middle of the month and that would kind of be a cheat to the importance of ADHD awareness. This month there are many other things to bring awareness too. I think we all know it is Breast...
In this episode I relive some of my most 'ADHD' moments from locking keys in a car to washing diapers. Come check them out and hopefully share yours (anonymously of course)
Carrie Paxton-Herzberger dedicates her career to helping tweens, teens, and young adults through school. She helps them find strategies that work for them and develop skills that help them learn. The more important thing she helps them with is gaining back their self confidence. If you struggled through school the things we discuss may feel like a bit of a flashback I know they did for me.
You can find Ca...
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