Spicy Brain: Navigating ADHD and All Things Neurodiverse

Spicy Brain: Navigating ADHD and All Things Neurodiverse

From ADHD to All Things Neurodivergence! I'm a neurodivergent creative, and I'm teaming up with my neurotypical sister to unpack the chaos of ADHD, mental health, big feelings, and the wild ride of living with a spicy brain. Whether you're newly diagnosed, deep in the neurospicy trenches, or just trying to make sense of someone you care about, we hope you’ll leave every episode feeling a little more seen and a little less alone. Here, we mix sister talk with ridiculous stories. Here, we break down how ADHD physically and emotionally feels in the body. Here, we laugh our way through the sometimes messy (and wildly creative) ways neurodivergence shows up in real life. We believe you don’t have to “fix” your brain to feel better. This is your reminder that being wired differently doesn’t mean being broken. We’re in it with you. Our podcast is funny, honest, and probably the most validating train wreck you'll listen to this week. (New episodes weekly-ish.) 💬 Say hello on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/spicybrainstudios 🧠 Spicy Brain: Navigating Neurodiversity Through Curiosity, Joy, and Radical Acceptance. Tags: ADHD, neurodivergent, neurodivergence, executive dysfunction, masking, RSD, rejection sensitive dysphoria, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, autism, AuDHD, sensory overload, overstimulation, burnout, dopamine, mental health, time blindness, creativity, sibling podcast, funny mental health podcast, women with ADHD, late diagnosis ADHD, emotional dysregulation, productivity struggles, ADHD hacks, real talk, neurospicy, ADHD podcast

Episodes

Ep. 73 – "Wiggle Your Toes": ADHD Burnout, Emotional Spirals, and the Funk Ladder

June 26, 2025 • 61 mins
You know that moment when something finally shifts and you start to feel... okay again? In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan explore what it's like to come back online after an emotional shutdown. Whether you call it regulation, recovery, or just getting your sparkle back, this episode is about those little signs that you're re-emerging from burnout.They talk about the ADHD emotional health ladder and how hard it can ...
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Ep. 72 – "Turn Off the TV": ADHD Emotions, Red Zone Chaos, and Finding Your Chill

June 19, 2025 • 69 mins
When life feels like a constant scroll of noise, stimulation, and overwhelm, sometimes the most radical move is to just… turn off the TV. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan talk about how hard it can be to shift from the chaos of ADHD life into a moment of real calm. They discuss why the calm often feels more suspicious than soothing.They’re diving into the concept of the red and blue zones, straight from Your Brain...
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Ep. 71 – "I Figured It Out!" ADHD, Task Overwhelm, and Finding Joy in the Chaos

June 12, 2025 • 52 mins
Doing chores while ADHD means that one minute you’re washing dishes, the next you’re locked in an epic gladiator battle with a spoon. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan get real (and ridiculous) about how tasks overwhelm, emotions can burn you out, and how to turn soul-sucking yellow tasks into joyful green wins.They share how silly moments, made-up dog toy names, and show how support from Megan's AI assistant Keila...
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Ep. 70 – "Hello Keila": ADHD Adventures, Energy Grids, and AI Shenanigans

June 5, 2025 • 41 mins
Some days, the only solution is the ocean! In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan talk about how ADHD energy fluctuates throughout the day. They discuss how having a playful and flexible system can make the difference between burnout and momentum. They revisit the “Solve It Grid,” a tool that helps organize tasks based on your current state instead of your to-do list’s demands.Along the way, Keila the AI assistant pops ...
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Ep. 69 – Simon Says: Decoding ADHD Flow, Colors, and Epic "Seven" Moments

May 29, 2025 • 62 mins
In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan talk about what it really feels like to "chase flow" with an ADHD brain. Some days, it clicks. Your brain is locked in, energized, and creative. Then out of nowhere, the switch flips! You're done. The energy’s gone, and you're left wondering how to climb back up from the crash.They dig into how emotional states shift throughout the day and how ADHD makes it hard to predict, let alo...
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Ep. 68 – Juicing the ADHD Journey: Emotions, Energy, and That One Time I Had to Juice My Dog's Butt

May 22, 2025 • 55 mins
Sometimes ADHD burnout doesn’t look dramatic. Rather, it just feels like nothing's working and everything needs to stop. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan talk about the kind of exhaustion that sneaks up quietly. They discuss how ADHD brains tend to stall out and why adding fun back into your day isn’t a luxury. Fun is a strategy!They share how the ADHD energy grid helps explain what’s happening when you feel emoti...
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Ep. 67 – Vanilla-Scented Mayhem: ADHD, Emotions, and Strategies for Navigating Chaos

May 15, 2025 • 51 mins
In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan dive into the messier moments of living with ADHD. They tackle the kind of emotional chaos that sneaks in when you're already low on energy. They explore how shame and sensory overload can build up without warning, and how even the most well-meaning feedback can miss the mark when your brain isn’t in a place to receive it.There’s also a pug, a bag of vanilla-scented powder, and a s...
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Ep. 66 – "Martha Stewart is an ADHD Nightmare": Shame Ants, Stitch Fix, and Emotional Overload

May 8, 2025 • 57 mins
If you've ever avoided opening a package because it feels like a personal failure waiting to happen, this one's for you. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan talk about how ADHD shame doesn’t always come in big moments. Rather shame builds quietly through unopened Stitch Fix bags, social pressure, and the exhausting effort to seem like you have it all together.They open up about the ways masking drains emotional energ...
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Ep. 65 – "Stupid Dishes": ADHD, Sensory Overload, and Sibling Shenanigans

May 1, 2025 • 53 mins
Some chores hit differently when you’ve got an ADHD brain, and dishes might just be the worst offender. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle is joined by her sister for a conversation that starts with dishwashing dread and ends up exploring how sensory overload, burnout, and masking all show up in everyday life. It’s messy, emotional, and (of course) ridiculously funny!Together, they unpack the layers behind why something as si...
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Ep. 64 – ADHD Is My First Language: Perfectionism, Procrastination, and the Filing Cabinet of Doom

April 24, 2025 • 49 mins
There are days when the ADHD brain feels like it's running twelve tabs and a filing cabinet... underwater. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Megan and Michelle dive into the tangled mess of perfectionism, procrastination, and why even the smallest task can feel like a mountain when your brain is in burnout mode. If you’ve ever felt like your mind is throwing its own little tantrum before you even start, you’re not alone.Megan shares ...
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Ep. 63 – Magical Thinking, ADHD Anxiety, and the Schedule Struggle

April 17, 2025 • 43 mins
Some mornings you wake up ready to take on the world. Other mornings, you wake up with an entirely different brain than the one you fell asleep with. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Megan and Michelle dig into the wild unpredictability of ADHD. A world where magical thinking and anxiety can show up in the same breath, and the need for structure battles fiercely with the need for freedom.They talk about the myth of working better un...
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Ep. 62 – Aruba, Omega, Ooh I Wanna Take Ya: ADHD Wallet Fails and the Anxiety Spiral

April 10, 2025 • 42 mins
Getting out the door shouldn’t be hard, but when you’ve got ADHD and anxiety teaming up, even grabbing your wallet can turn into a saga. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan talk through the real-life chaos of trying to leave the house when your brain feels like it’s juggling flaming swords. From forgotten essentials to the overwhelming swirl of last-minute decisions, the struggle is real and weirdly funny.Megan share...
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Ep. 61 – "Quit Quit": The Emotional Rollercoaster Behind ADHD Motivation

April 3, 2025 • 54 mins
You know that moment when your brain checks out halfway through a task and just whispers, “Quit quit”? Yeah, we do too. In this episode of Spicy Brain, Michelle and Megan take a deep dive into the ADHD experience of emotional overload, where motivation crashes without warning and quitting mid-task is a form of self-preservation, not laziness.They explore what happens when burnout and masking collide, how even small routines can bec...
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Ep. 60 – Hey Little Kid… You Want Some Dopamine? ADHD Monsters, Job Jitters, and That Drunk Butler Again

March 27, 2025 • 65 mins
Ever feel like your brain is a shady little guy in a van whispering, “Psst… wanna feel something?” In this episode of Spicy Brain, Megan and Michelle explore how ADHD emotions can summon inner monsters, especially when stress from new jobs, burnout, or just life starts knocking. They talk through the ways overwhelm builds up, how it hijacks your sense of safety, and why naming your fear out loud can sometimes stop it in its tracks....
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Ep. 59 – "Flap": ADHD Chaos and Stadium Cheers for Chores

March 20, 2025 • 51 mins
Sometimes the ADHD brain just needs one magic word. In this episode, that word is Flap. Michelle and Megan dig into the hilariously effective power of made-up words, cheerleader chants, and bathroom anthems to snap out of overwhelm and find their way back to the task at hand. Whether it’s masking, burnout, or just trying to do the dang dishes, this episode is full of tiny tools that somehow manage to feel like big wins.You’ll hear ...
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Ep. 58 – "A Giant Box of Distractions": ADHD Decompression, Invisible Rules, and High-Kick Exits

March 13, 2025 • 65 mins
When your ADHD brain feels like it’s in a pressure cooker, sometimes the only option is to bust out a high kick and call it “decompress mode.” This episode starts with the return of Megan’s facial tics and spirals into a deeply funny, painfully relatable chat about what happens when your body says “nope” before your brain catches up.Michelle and Megan get into the real stuff. They discuss why so many of us feel like we’re trapped i...
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Ep. 57 – Butlers on Vacation: ADHD, Emotional Whirlwinds, and Poop Car Calamities

March 6, 2025 • 54 mins
Some days your inner executive function, or "butler" as we call it, is sharp and snappy. Other days? He’s passed out in a hammock with a mimosa. This week, Michelle and Megan return with a swirl of stories, starting with the poop-filled car saga you’ll never forget (thank you, Daisy). From there, they dig into the unpredictable nature of ADHD emotions and the moments when even basic tasks feel wildly out of reach.You’ll hear how th...
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Ep. 56 – Dementors, Glitters, and ADHD: Battling Emotional Hijackers

February 27, 2025 • 52 mins
Ever feel like your brain has been hijacked by an invisible force dragging you into emotional quicksand? In this episode, Michelle and Megan name that force: the Dementors. They share what it’s like to be suddenly pulled under by a wave of overwhelm, especially when burnout and ADHD collide. But this isn’t a doom scroll, because there’s sparkle here too!From glittery sticker caves under desks to the sensory joy of curating a home t...
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Ep. 55 – "I Just Daisied All Over You": ADHD, Emotions, and the Art of Self-Acceptance

February 20, 2025 • 50 mins
What if your ADHD wasn’t something to fix but something to name… and maybe even laugh with? In this playful and heartfelt episode, Michelle and Megan explore what it means to find self-acceptance when your brain is a little loud, a little wild, and totally unique.We talk about the power of metaphors for ADHD and how naming our quirks helps us make peace with them. Megan shares how her pug Daisy became the perfect stand-in for her A...
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Ep. 54 – "Wait, What?": Managing ADHD Ping-Pong and Emotional Rollercoasters

February 13, 2025 • 55 mins
Megan and Michelle dive into the unpredictability of ADHD in an episode full of honest laughs and sharp insight. From missing brunch menus to remembering Amazon returns mid-conversation, this one’s for anyone who knows the chaos of an ADHD brain doing its best to keep up. Along the way, they open up about burnout, masking, and what happens when emotional overwhelm catches you off guard.They explore Dr. Tamara Rosier’s Your Brain Is...
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