The ADHD Adults Podcast

In Episode 13, which is painful to listen to, James and Alex discuss the issues that commonly occur in relationships where one or more partners may have ADHD. As usual some psychoeducation (loosely speaking), incredibly painful personal reflections on on our relationship issues which are so bad we couldn't even mock each other and some  'Top Tips'.  'What did James lose this week?" continues and Alex gets more 'real' emails.   James admits he was single for 10 years (is anyone surprised?)  and Alex rubs his fertility in James's face. Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In Episode 12 James and Alex discuss the issue of 'getting shit done' which often leads to procrastination. As usual the three parts are psychoeducation, personal reflections on how a lack of task management causes issues for us has affected us and Top Tips.  'What did James lose this week?" continues to Alex's annoyance and Alex gets more emails, some of them real.  James doesn't read the script (there is one) and Alex talks about sandwiching which apparently isn't a sex act. Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In Episode 11 James and Alex are joined by Tom, who feels he has the symptoms of ADHD but isn't sure if he wants to get a diagnosis. The discussion centres around if a diagnosis is needed, what it feels like to be 'diagnosis hesitant' and the stigma around being labelled as 'ADHD'.  'What did James lose this week?" continues and Alex gets more emails from our 10 listeners. James forgets to have a poo and Alex (and Tom) speak German for some reason... Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In Episode 10,  James and Alex discuss an aspect of impulsiveness....impulsivity...impulse control? Anyway, they discuss impulse spending. As usual, some psychoeducation, personal reflections on the issue and our Top Tips (James hasn't got any).   'What did James lose this week?" continues and Alex gets more emails from our 10 listeners. James buys too many guitars and Alex forgets he is James's ADHD Coach. Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠

In Episode 9 James and Alex discuss the commonly reported phenomenon of 'object invisibility', which is like 'out of sight out of mind' on steroids. As usual some psychoeducational (loosely speaking), personal reflections on how it has affected us and Top Tips.  'What did James lose this week?" continues and Alex gets some emails now we have 10 listeners. James has a fat neck and Alex misses a chance to point out James's improper use of 'literally'. Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In Episode 8,  James and Alex are joined to James's horror by James's wife (AKA Mrs ADHD), Sam, who has been referred for diagnosis but is waiting. In this episode, Alex discusses with Sam what it is like to wait for a diagnosis, and what the nightmare of living with James is like. A twist on  'What did James lose or forget this week?" takes place, and in general, an awful time is had by James to Alex's glee.  Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In Episode 7, possibly the least professional episode yet, James and Alex discuss the commonly co-existing ADHD issue of anxiety. Content includes psychoeducation around why we get anxiety, how to deal with it (or not) when it comes plus the usual personal reflections.  'What did James lose or forget this week?" continues, so does Alex manage to get a point this week? James still refers to it as 'adHd' and Alex discusses how 'toteming' definitely isn't a sex act.  Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In this special and not at all festive Special Episode,  Alex and James discuss how Christmas (or any large festival-type event) can be a trigger for many of the issues that ADHD adults have. Whether it's impulse spending, anxiety around parties or any of the many other issues that Christmas brings,  it can be a weird old time. As usual, personal reflections, top tips and 'What did James lose this week?" all appear. Alex can't work out how to turn his Christmas jumper on and James can't handle parties. Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In Episode 6 James and Alex discuss how ADHD is a protected disability in the workplace, how to go about engaging with your employer for 'reasonable adjustments, and personal reflections on when and how ADHD made their jobs difficult.  'What did James lose this week?" continues. James wears a ridiculous shirt and Alex talks about waking up disliking himself. Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠

In Episode 5 James and Alex discuss 'time blindness', a collection of issues associated with lacking proper perception of time, which is very common in adults with ADHD. Topics cover what time blindness is, James and Alex's experiences of having time blindness, the second instalment of  'What did James lose this week?" and some top tips.  James losing his trousers features heavily. Written by James Brown and Alex Conner. Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd. Social media contacts: @theadhdadults Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Send a message, question or future topic suggestion to the podcast⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to extra content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the charity that the podcast raises money for⁠⁠