ADHD Aha!
Understood.org, Laura Key
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Listen to people share candid stories about the moment it clicked that they have ADHD. Host Laura Key, who’s had her own ADHD “aha” moment, chats with guests about common topics like ADHD and shame, mental health challenges, and more. Through heartfelt interviews, listeners learn about the unexpected, emotional, and even funny ways ADHD symptoms surface for kids and adults.
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Episodes (303)
ADHD contradictions: Hot mess and high performer in equal measure (Sabrina Caluo...
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Sep 1, 202624:51pending
High-achieving with ADHD and completely overwhelmed (Susie Owens’ story)
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Aug 18, 202628:57pending
Comedian Taryn Delanie Smith’s wild ADHD ride (Re-upload)
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Aug 13, 202633:09pending
When ADHD feels like your insides are crawling (Kate Moryoussef’s story)
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Jul 21, 202626:52pending
Rage quitting, constant tiny mistakes, and emotional regulation with ADHD (John...
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Jul 7, 202625:17pending
Painful everyday realities of ADHD and executive dysfunction (KC Davis’ story)
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Jun 23, 202632:03pending
I gave 110% with ADHD. They still told me I’d never go to college. (Rebecca Gonz...
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Jun 9, 202619:34pending
Two adult ADHD diagnoses, opposite reactions (Sam Pittis and Katie Breathwick’s...
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May 26, 202629:46pending
Isn’t that every busy mom? Emotional dysregulation and ADHD (Kim Holderness’ sto...
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May 12, 202622:02pending
The voice in my head said “You’re stupid”: ADHD and negative self-talk (Carla Ci...
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Apr 28, 202623:04failed
“Mom rage,” sensory overload, and shame (Kaitlin Soulé’s story)
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Apr 14, 202624:24failed
Recovering perfectionist, no longer a martyr (Kim Tran’s story)
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Mar 31, 202625:16failed
Something felt off: ADHD, depression, and slow processing speed (Matt Klein’s st...
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Mar 17, 202617:09failed
Adult ADHD, perfectionism, and soft productivity (Fellisia Robinson’s story)
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Mar 3, 202621:24pending
The ADHD symptom I can’t explain away (Andrea Jones-Rooy’s story)
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Feb 17, 202623:57pending
ADHD, big dreams, and the struggle to finish projects (Brandon Hogstad’s story)
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Feb 3, 202617:59pending
When simple things aren’t simple with ADHD (Terry Matlen’s story)
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Jan 20, 202628:24pending
Imposter syndrome after a lifetime of hacking her ADHD (Debbie Reber’s story)
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Jan 6, 202626:11pending
Suicidal ideation, masking, and overlooked ADHD (From Hyperfocus)
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Dec 23, 202525:59pending
From ADHD intensity to steady ground — and into disability theology (Ange Nolan...
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Dec 9, 202530:19pending
Revisiting: ADHD, loving intensely, and impulsivity (Ange’s story)
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Nov 25, 202531:00pending
Diagnosed with ADHD as a child, but she didn’t find out until college (Atira’s s...
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What’s so funny about ADHD? (Comedian Jim Tews’ story)
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A valedictorian with ADHD, autism, and a disciplinary record (Ann Bennett’s stor...
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When one twin has ADHD and gets labeled “the bad one” (Lisa McNeil’s story)
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She treated ADHD for years — then found out she had it, too (Dr. Nerissa Bauer’s...
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Sep 30, 202528:01pending
Math anxiety, caffeine, and learning to manage emotions with ADHD (Derek Miller’...
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Sep 16, 202524:26pending
She broke the silence on ADHD shame in women (Sari Solden’s story)
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Sep 2, 202526:14pending
An unexpected ADHD diagnosis following her daughter’s traumatic birth (Erica Sho...
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Aug 19, 202523:32pending
How do you make invisible struggles visible? (Kate Hammer’s story)
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Aug 5, 202524:31pending
Ready, fire, aim! ADHD, creativity, and magic tricks (John Michael Hinton’s stor...
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Jul 22, 202526:52pending
Am I using ADHD as a crutch? (Jiyoung An’s story)
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Jul 8, 202526:40pending
ADHD and emotions in men (Marc Almodovar’s story)
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Jun 24, 202524:14pending
Feeling unsafe with ADHD (Laura Mears-Reynolds’ story)
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Jun 10, 202530:52pending
How an ADHD diagnosis was lost and found again (Nikki Daye’s story)
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May 27, 202527:42pending
ADHD, autism, and the pressure to be “man enough” (Shane Thrapp’s story)
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May 13, 202525:55pending
A breakup, an intense reaction, and the ADHD questions surrounding it all (Danie...
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Apr 29, 202530:32pending
I didn’t want to have ADHD (from the Climbing the Walls podcast)
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Apr 22, 202531:28pending
A mother-son ADHD combo, plus teaching with ADHD (Emilia McGuckin’s story)
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Apr 15, 202525:05pending
My full-circle ADHD experience (Laura’s story, continued)
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Apr 1, 202527:35pending
Love and grief with ADHD (Steve Wesley’s story)
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Mar 18, 202527:59pending
Afraid to be the “crazy wife” with ADHD (Sela Carsen’s story)
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Mar 4, 202523:20pending
Sensory overload and self-advocacy with ADHD (Margaux Joffe’s story)
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Feb 18, 202529:31pending
Rejection sensitivity and ADHD as an Emmy-winning comedy writer (Dan McCoy’s sto...
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Feb 4, 202525:35pending
A deeper dive on ADHD, sex, and consent (Cate Osborn is back!)
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Jan 21, 202536:37pending
3 generations of ADHD…and masking (Zoe Plotnick’s story)
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ADHD or OCD? (Julianna Broadwater’s story)
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Dec 24, 202418:56pending
The ADHD failure cycle (Jared Robson’s story)
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Dec 10, 202429:07pending
AuDHD, sensory meltdowns, and hormones (Sam Hiew’s story)
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Nov 26, 202429:16pending
Going on the record with ADHD (Rakia Reynolds’ story)
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Nov 12, 202426:24pending