About this podcast
ADHDifference challenges the common misconception that ADHD only affects young people. Diagnosed as an adult, Julie Legg interviews guests from around the world, sharing new ADHD perspectives, strategies and insights.
ADHDifference's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of ADHD by sharing personal, relatable experiences in informal and open conversations. Choosing "difference" over "disorder" reflects its belief that ADHD is a difference in brain wiring, not just a clinical label.
Julie is the author of The Missing Piece: A Woman's Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing, and Living with ADHD (HarperCollins NZ, 2024) and ADHD advocate.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 122 episodes
- ADHDifference: Season 2 Wrap · 2 min · Season 2More than 100 episodes later, I'm pressing pause — but first, thank you. What started as a podcast has become a collection of honest, thoughtful, and deeply human conversations…
- Bitesized Strategies: Artificial Urgency - Start with Deadlines · 6 min · Season 2Ever wonder why you can’t start a task until the last minute? Entrepreneur and ADHD advocate Colin McIntosh discovered that instead of waiting for motivation to magically appear…
- Bitesized Strategies: Legacy Isn't Your Identity - Separating Your Voice From Theirs · 8 min · Season 2Drawing on my conversation with psychotherapist Karen Dwyer-Tesoriero, this episode explores why so many adults with ADHD carry an inner critic that didn't originate with them…
- Bitesized Strategies: Beyond the Label - Let a Diagnosis Guide You, Not Define You · 8 min · Season 2A diagnosis can bring enormous relief by explaining years of confusion, but it is most helpful when it becomes a tool for understanding rather than a label that defines identity…
- Bitesized Strategies: Stacking Habits - Small Attachments Create Sustainable Change · 8 min · Season 2ADHDers often approach self-improvement by attempting complete life overhauls, but lasting change is more likely when small positive behaviours are attached to routines that…
- Bitesized Strategies: The Four Horsemen - Signs of a Relationship Breakdown · 10 min · Season 2Julie Legg explores one of the most powerful relationship frameworks ever developed: The Four Horsemen of the Relationship Apocalypse. Originally created by relationship…
- Bitesized Strategies: Social Media Detox - Reclaim ADHD Focus & Creativity · 7 min · Season 2Julie Legg explores the relationship between ADHD, dopamine, and digital overwhelm — and why our brains can become so easily pulled into scrolling, notifications, and constant…
- Bitesized Strategies: Lean In - Rethinking Anxiety Through Connection & Courage · 8 min · Season 2Julie Legg explores the idea of “Lean In” — a perspective shared by Dr. Jack Hinman that reframes anxiety not as something dangerous, but as something deeply human. Rather than…
- Bitesized Strategies: The Greater Arc Perspective - More Than 'Me' · 8 min · Season 2Julie Legg explores The Greater Arc Perspective — a grounding mindset inspired by a conversation with Ariel-Paul Saunders. Rather than viewing ourselves in isolation, this…
- Bitesized Strategies: The Music Scape Method · 6 min · Season 2Ever tried to focus… and the silence feels too loud, but the noise feels overwhelming? That in-between state — restless, distracted, unable to land — is something many ADHDers…
- Bitesized Strategies: Forrest Gumping · 7 min · Season 2ADHD brains are brilliant at generating ideas — fast, creative, and often all at once. But when one idea leads to another, and another, it can quickly become overwhelming. Too…
- Bitesized Strategies: The Drama Triangle · 7 min · Season 2Julie Legg explores The Drama Triangle — a powerful framework that helps make sense of our reactions in emotionally charged moments. Originally developed by Stephen Karpman and…
- Bitesized Strategies: Update the Brain's Prediction · 8 min · Season 2Julie Legg explores how many of our emotional reactions (especially anxiety and hesitation) are not about the present moment at all, but are driven by old predictions the brain…
- S2E52: ADHD & Quieting the Inner Critic + Dr Katie Brzozowski · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 52Julie Legg speaks with psychotherapist Dr. Katie Brzozowski about the inner critic, where it comes from, why it can feel so loud for ADHDers, and how it shapes the way we see…
- S2E51: Overwhelm & Creating Small Meaningful Wins + guest Jennifer Noll Sparks · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 51Julie Legg speaks with therapist Jennifer Noll Sparks, creator of the Create the Win System — a practical, science-informed approach designed to help people move through…
- S2E50: ADHD, Dopamine & Emotional Eating + guest Kamy Moussavi · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 50Julie Legg is joined by Kamy Moussavi, former engineer and founder of Step Together, who brings a powerful and personal perspective to the conversation around ADHD, emotional…
- S2E49: Raising Kids With ADHD Without Losing Yourself + guest Tiara Brumberg · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 49Julie Legg speaks with Tiara Brumberg, certified ADHD coach, entrepreneur, and founder of The Middle Coaching. Tiara lives and breathes the realities of ADHD both professionally…
- S2E48: ADHD, Self-Trust & the Art of Simplicity + guest Dominic Carubba · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 48Julie Legg speaks with Dominic Carubba, a former U.S. Army officer, sales leader, and ADHD coach who was diagnosed later in life after decades of high performance that masked a…
- S2E47: The Hidden Neuroscience Behind Self-Sabotage + guest Brian DesRoches · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 47Julie Legg speaks with psychotherapist and author Brian DesRoches (Living a Trigger-Free Life), whose work focuses on the neuroscience of emotional learning and a process called…
- S2E46: ADHD - Personal Reflections of a Dopamine Hunter + guest Ryan Turner · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 46Julie Legg speaks with Ryan Turner — motocross rider, recruiter, content creator, and founder of Dopamine Hunters. After receiving his ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, Ryan began…
