Something Shiny: ADHD!
by David Kessler & Isabelle Richards
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Why Emotional Control Is So Much Harder with ADHD (and the Simple…
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About this podcast
How many times have you tried to understand ADHD...and were left feeling more misunderstood? We get it and we're here to help you build a shiny new relationship with ADHD. We are two therapists (David Kessler & Isabelle Richards) who not only work with people with ADHD, but we also have ADHD ourselves and have been where you are. Every other week on Something Shiny, you'll hear (real) vulnerable conversations, truth bombs from the world of psychology, and have WHOA moments that leave you feeling seen, understood, and...dare we say...knowing you are something shiny, just as you are.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 132 episodes
- Why Emotional Control Is So Much Harder with ADHD (and the Simple Things That Actually Help) · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 133If you have ADHD, you’ve probably lost your temper and then hated yourself for it. Snapped at your kid over something small. Flipped the table, at least emotionally, before you…
- Why Writing Can Feel Impossible with ADHD (and How to Make It Finally Work) · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 132If you have ADHD, odds are you love consuming books. But if the thought of writing one ever came up, you probably shut it down fast. I could never do that. Maybe you were taught…
- SUMMER REPLAY: Why "Back to School" Wrecks ADHD Brains (and the Reframe That Helps!) · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 131If you have ADHD, the back to school season hits from every direction at once. The end of summer. The end of freedom, staying up late, seeing your people. Then the start of…
- SUMMER REPLAY: What Systems Believe ADHD Looks Like vs. Who You Really Are · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 130If you have ADHD, there's a good chance somebody labeled you before anybody actually saw you. Maybe you were the kid making commotion, so everyone knew, and what they knew was…
- SUMMER REPLAY: You're a Champion Shame Spiraler. Here's How to Retire. · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 129If you have ADHD, there's a decent chance the way you motivate yourself is by beating yourself up. The internal spiral that goes: if I mess this up, no one's gonna like me, then…
- SUMMER REPLAY: You Don't Need to Stop Procrastinating. You Need to Get Better at It. · 19 min · Season 4 Episode 128If you have ADHD, you've spent your whole life being told to stop procrastinating. And you've tried. But starting two weeks early feels like nothing. No pressure, no relief, no…
- Summer Stole Your Structure. Here's What to Do About It. · 47 min · Season 4 Episode 127Remember when summer meant you got to just... whatevs? No school, nowhere to be, just go. But then as an adult with ADHD, summer shows up and the structure just evaporates. Your…
- Why Grief Keeps Finding You at 2 AM · 34 min · Season 4 Episode 126If you have ADHD and grief shows up, do you stay busy? Keep moving? Find something else to do? Stay ahead of the quiet? And then through it all does it find you anyway? Waking up…
- Why You Couldn't Cry at the Funeral But Sobbed Over an IKEA Table — The Truth About ADHD and Grief · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 125If you have ADHD, you might already know this particular kind of shame. You held it together at a super sad event (let's say a funeral). Dry-eyed, composed, functioning. And then…
- "I've Had ADHD My Whole Life. I Just Didn't Know It Yet." · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 124If you have ADHD and you got your diagnosis as an adult, odds are it felt like a spotlight switched on over your entire life and everything, every struggle, every pattern, every…
- The Self-Esteem Reframe Every ADHD Brain Needs to Hear · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 123If you have ADHD, chances are "just believe in yourself" has never quite landed. Not because you're broken, but because traditional self-esteem advice wasn't built for a brain…
- What Happens When You Don’t Have to Mask So Hard? · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 122This week, David and Isabelle continue their conversation with Avari Brocker — Neurodiversity Alliance student advocate and founder of LearningCurb.org. Avari talks about what it…
- When “You’re Fine” Feels Like the Worst Thing to Hear · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 121This week, David and Isabelle sit down with Avari Brocker — Neurodiversity Alliance student advocate and founder of Learning Curb — for a conversation about something so many…
- Why “Good Change” Still Feels Overwhelming When You Have ADHD · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 120This week, David and Isabelle unpack why moving can hit neurodivergent brains so much harder than people realize. Yes, there’s the obvious stress of boxes, clutter, visual chaos…
- Why Getting Help With ADHD Can Feel So Complicated · 19 min · Season 4 Episode 119Ever needed extra time, extra support, or a different way of doing something and immediately thought, “Wait… is this cheating?” Yeah. That feeling is way more common than you…
- What "Finding Your People" Actually Means When You Have ADHD · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 118Ever walked into a room full of neurodivergent people and thought, "Oh no, what if I'm NOT actually ADHD? What if I don't belong here either?" Yeah. That's a thing. And it's…
- Why Mentorship Might Be Your ADHD Survival Strategy · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 117Ever wonder why seeing another neurodivergent person succeed can literally change your life? This week, David and Isabelle bring you the second half of their conversation with…
- When Your ADHD Brain Crashes After Crisis (And the Reframe That Changes Everything) · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 116Ever notice how ADHD makes you crave chaos...until the chaos actually arrives and your brain completely shorts out? This week, co-host Isabelle Richards is living that paradox in…
- What Happens When You Stop Hiding Your ADHD · 22 min · Season 4 Episode 115Ever felt like you were doing everything "wrong" compared to everyone around you...like, thinking back to college, why did studying take you five environment changes and an…
- Why “Just Try Harder” Never Works—And What to Do Instead · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 114If you’ve ever tried to start something simple—doing the dishes, sending the email, getting out the door—and still somehow couldn’t make it happen, this episode is for you. Russ…
