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Something Shiny: ADHD!

David Kessler & Isabelle Richards

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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 fee ...
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Welcome to the Learn to Thrive with ADHD Podcast. This is the show for you if you’re an adult with ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms and you need help. Do you feel like your symptoms are holding you back from reaching your full potential? Are you frustrated, unmotivated and overwhelmed? Many people aren’t aware that ADHD coaching is even an option. Perhaps you are newly diagnosed, or not diagnosed, but you check all the boxes and you’re finding it difficult to cope in certain areas of your life. Ho ...
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Your weekly dose of ADHD Positivity! Come with us as we navigate the mind-blowing, cluster f**k that is late-diagnosis ADHD. Hopefully along the way we’ll change your mindset, improve your daily habits and we can all learn how to still achieve our goals. New episodes every Sunday evening. www.adopaminekick.com
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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become millionaires, or simply better their lives.
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The Tenacious Heart Podcast is hosted by Taylor Cox. Taylor is here to be YOUR life coach. Taylor will coach you on how to better manage your own mental health. If you're interested in mental health coping skills, emotion regulation, ADHD strategies, or want to hear about how Taylor parents two boys on the autism spectrum, then this is the place for you. All are welcome! New episodes every Wednesday.
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Why is there a boom in 30+ year old women going for ADHD assessments? Is it just a trend? Or is it that we really are the missed generation and more importantly, the missed gender. In this podcast, I'll be addressing why ADHD is not "just for boys" - how females often present so differently to males. I'll be talking about how ADHD presents in girls in the classroom, all the way up to how it has presented for me in motherhood, marriage and the mayhem it can cause in every day life. I'll be jo ...
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Send us a text This week were talking about ADHD and the symptoms of inattention. It’s easy to glance at the DSM checklist and think, “That’s not me.” But when you really look at how these symptoms show up in everyday life? Suddenly it’s very relatable. We’re breaking down inattentive ADHD in a way that actually makes sense with real-life examples …
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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become milliona…
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Our Guest today is Rosie Elvin, an ADHD coach, trainer, and educator who champions neurodiversity and inclusive design. Rosie, diagnosed with ADHD later in life, as she teaches architecture. Our discussion centers on the importance of Inclusive design, and naturally working with, rather than against neurodivergent brains. A little more about Rosie:…
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Send us a text This week we’re tackling the chaos cocktail that is ADHD + perfectionism. You know, that magical combo where you obsess over every detail, waste loads of time and then suddenly decide “It's dead to me” at 75% and never either finish it, or rush your way through the last 20% with no f**ks given?!!! We’re talking all-or-nothing thinkin…
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Send us a text In this game-changing episode of our ADHD Summer School series, I reveal why your ADHD brain struggles with money management and share proven strategies to transform financial chaos into control—without waiting for the "perfect budget" to get your finances together. 📌 Key Topics: Why 2 out of 3 impulse purchases happen in bed on your…
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Send us a text In this life-changing episode of our ADHD Summer School series, I reveal why your ADHD brain feels constantly overwhelmed and share proven strategies to transform chaos into calm—without waiting for the "perfect moment" to feel in control. 📌 Key Topics: The ADHD attention paradox: you don't have too little attention, you have too muc…
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So with news articles and headlines about how folks with ADHD need to get off their meds or go outside or be 'cured', there's something of a big misunderstanding and gaps in perspectives on ADHD and what it actually means. Including our shared values as a real ADHD culture, especially around how people or authority figures will relate to us. David …
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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become milliona…
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Warning: This episode completely destroys cars with facts, logic, and emotion. If you love your vroom vroom death machine, beware. Listening may generate the desire to imagine a new world, not built for cars at the expense of human life, but built for us. Cars destroyed with facts and logic. If you’re wondering what happened to episode 337, it’s on…
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Send us a text In this transformative episode of our ADHD Summer School series, I reveal the secret to getting things done when motivation is nowhere to be found—and why waiting for the "right mood" is keeping you stuck in endless procrastination cycles. 📌 Key Topics: The motivation myth: why it comes AFTER you start, not before Three major thought…
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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become milliona…
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Send us a text In this game-changing episode of our executive function series, I share how to master planning and prioritization—and why the beautiful, color-coded plans you spend hours creating but never follow aren't serving your ADHD brain. 📌 Key Topics: My Anime Expo breakthrough: going from post-trip chaos to calm confidence Why the planning i…
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Send us a text In this inspiring conversation with entrepreneur Maria Islas, we dive deep into her incredible transformation from depression and staying in bed until 1 PM to successfully managing the multiple businesses she already owned as a mom of four. Maria openly shares how ADHD coaching helped her move from feeling "good for nothing" to confi…
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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become milliona…
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In this NEW BONUS EP only for BEAUTIFUL GENIUSES, the Wrong Boys read the whole Abundance Book and they give it a fair hearing, including some props for a few good points, but ultimately are more annoyed by its’ shortcomings like non-sequitur arguments, strange structure, some bad points, and sterilized political agenda (which is one which intentio…
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Send us a text In this deep-dive episode of our executive function series, I share how to develop metacognition—your ability to think about your thinking—and the practical tools that helped me go from feeling mentally dragged around to becoming the conscious director of my own mind. 📌 Key Topics: My personal journey from feeling thoughts just "happ…
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Isabelle and David talk 'stimming'-AKA "Self-stimulating behavior": what is this word, where does it come from, and what does it mean to 'stim'? Perhaps spoken of more in the autism community, stimming applies to ADHD also, and can connect to not just how we use sensory inputs as ballasts or balance systems, but also unique indicators of a ADHD cul…
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Send us a text This week, we’re diving headfirst into the ADHD energy surge that comes with spring and summer. The sun’s out, our brains are buzzing, and the hyperactivity is in full swing. We talk about why warmer weather seems to crank up the chaos, how it affects our routines and focus, and what projects we’re tackling (or trying to!) as we prep…
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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become milliona…
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Attention Revolutionaries! Prepare yourselves for a tactical download of madcap strategy for finally winning the class war, and bringing about a perfect, library socialist future. Theme Song by Far Flowers Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong/ The Banana Peel Sequence Shawn mentioned in Sherlock Jr.: https://youtu.be/fZuq…
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Send us a text In this practical episode, Mande reveals her carefully curated collection of ADHD-friendly gadgets that go far beyond the typical fidget spinners found on Amazon. Discover real tools that address the everyday challenges of adult ADHD and can transform how you manage your symptoms. 📌 What You'll Learn: Why typical "ADHD gadgets" miss …
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This episode features two Tiny d6 Role Playing Game system interviews. The first interview is with Alan Bahr of Gallant Knight Games who discusses Beach Patrol, Tiny Supers, and the overall Gallant Knight Games catalog. The second interview is with John D Payne and Gregory Israel of the Micronomicon Kickstarter Project, a collection of spells, arch…
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Send us a text In this deep-dive episode with digital organization expert Shawn Lemon, we explore how to tame your digital chaos with brain-friendly systems that work especially well for those with ADHD and executive function challenges. 📌 Key Topics: Why digital organization is a modern problem requiring new solutions The four pillars of digital o…
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Send us a text This week we’re talking all about coming out with ADHD!!!! From telling family and friends, to navigating awkward work conversations, to imagining how we’d handle it if we started brand new jobs Plus "What We ADHD’d This Week” someone might be adding a very tiny, very furry new family member 👀🐾... but you’ll have to listen to find ou…
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Send us a text In this deep-dive episode of our executive function series, I share how to organize your life in a brain-friendly way and the practical strategies that helped me go from chaotic clutter to sustainable systems, even with executive function challenges. 📌 Key Topics: The complex executive function skills involved in organization Why tra…
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Isabelle finishes sharing her neuropsych results, including recommendations for ADHD and autism (HINT: unmask! WHAT?) From the categorization of ADHD like a storm warning system (Mild/moderate/severe) to how job interviews might be the one place to mask (and how David does his interviews), David and Isabelle spelunk around how certain measures, lik…
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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become milliona…
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Send us a text 🌟 Feeling stuck with untapped potential? In this powerful episode, Mande challenges you to stop stalling and finally take action on that project, dream, or talent you've been holding back. Learn how to overcome fear, disorganization, and the dreaded "waiting for the perfect time" syndrome that keeps so many ADHD minds from sharing th…
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Send us a text This week, we’re diving into one of the most frustrating ADHD habits: starting a million things… and finishing none of them. We talk about how we can get 90% of the way through something and then completely abandon it, either forever, or until a deadline forces us to panic-finish the last 10% out of fear, shame, and pressure. Why doe…
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