Authentically ADHD with Carmen

By Where the chaos of ADHD meets self-acceptance, growth, and a whole lot of authenticity

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Hi! I'm Carmen, a late-diagnosed ADHDer, ADHD life coach, and early childhood special education teacher who wants to spread awareness, relate to other ADHDers, and have fun while talking and learning about the difficulties, awesomeness, and new research behind the neurodiverse ADHD brain. ARE YOU READY?? Let's get started!

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Episode Date
AuDHD and the Social Battery: Why You’re Still Exhausted After Rest
Jan 06, 2026
Your Brain Isn’t Broken — It’s Patterned (Understanding the AuDHD Brain)
Dec 27, 2025
AuDHD and the Holidays: Navigating the Holiday Hustle and Overwhelm
Nov 22, 2025
Masking, Unmasking, and the Exhaustion in Between
Oct 25, 2025
Why Transitions Feel Like a Full-Body Earthquake
Sep 08, 2025
Too Positive? Deep Dive on Toxic Positivity (part 1))
Aug 31, 2025
ADHD & Energy Management The Spoon Theory Explained
Aug 23, 2025
ADHD’s Secret Focus Hack
Aug 14, 2025
Why This Season Feels Like a Mental Marathon
Aug 10, 2025
Impulsive, Confused, Regretful? You Might Be Missing This Key ADHD Skill
Aug 09, 2025
The Clock is Ticking: Understanding ADHD Time Anxiety
Aug 02, 2025
ADHD & Self-Awareness: Understanding Your Unique Brain
Jul 26, 2025
ADHD and Careers
Jul 19, 2025
ADHD and Co-Occurring Conditions: Anxiety, Mood, and Learning Disorders
Jul 12, 2025
Authentically ADHD – ADHD, Alexithymia, and Anhedonia: Understanding Emotions and Motivation
Jul 05, 2025
ADHD and the Tangled Web of Self-Trust
Jun 28, 2025
Why Am I Always at Odds With Myself? ADHD and the Tug-of-War Within
Jun 25, 2025
ADHD and Procrastination: Understanding the Cycle and Breaking Free
Jun 21, 2025
ADHD and Headaches: It's really NOT all in your head BONUS EPISODE
Jun 18, 2025
The Hidden World of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome & ADHD
Jun 14, 2025
BONUS EPISODE: Love on a Roller Coaster, The ADHD Guide to Spotting Toxic Partners
Jun 09, 2025
AuDHD and Processing Speed
Jun 07, 2025
Why We Ghost: ADHD, Social Avoidance & the Neuroscience Behind Ghosting
Jun 03, 2025
ADHD & Autism in Daily Life: Neuroscience, Stories, and Strategies
Jun 01, 2025
BONUS EPISODE Shame and Guilt in AuDHD: Understanding and Managing Emotions
May 26, 2025
ADHD and Emotional Intelligence: Why Feelings Can Feel Like Fireworks in a Windstorm
May 24, 2025
Dopamine Dilemma: Understanding the ADHD Reward System
May 17, 2025
Understanding ADHD and Executive Functions: The Neuroscience Explaining a Very Common Disorder
May 17, 2025
Why Am I Always at Odds With Myself? ADHD and the Tug-of-War Within
May 17, 2025
ADHD and Executive Functions: Neuroscience, Struggles, and Coping Skills Pt. 1
May 12, 2025
When the Brain Shuts Down: Understanding ADHD Energy Collapses
May 10, 2025
The Journey of Understanding Your ADHD: Embracing the New Reality
May 09, 2025
ADHD, Self-Trust, and Breaking Free from External Validation
May 03, 2025
7 Types of Rest You Didn’t Know Your ADHD Brain Desperately Needs
Apr 26, 2025
Understanding Anhedonia in ADHD
Apr 25, 2025
ADHD Connections: Making and Keeping Friends
Apr 20, 2025
ADHD and Time Perception: The Struggle with Time Blindness
Apr 19, 2025
How ADHD and Cognitive Flexibility Clash: Navigating Task Switching with a Neurodivergent Brain
Apr 18, 2025
An Authentic Interview with Robert on Coaching, Growth, and Mental Health
Apr 16, 2025
Fact vs. Fiction: The Truth About the ADHD Brain
Apr 13, 2025
ADHD & Time
Apr 06, 2025
Understanding ADHD burnout
Apr 03, 2025
Hyperfocus vs. Burnout
Mar 28, 2025
Celebrating Small Wins
Mar 25, 2025
Authentically ADHD Podcast
Mar 23, 2025
Consistency vs. Persistence: What Works for the ADHD Brain?
Mar 23, 2025
ADHD & Exercise: How Movement Transforms Focus, Mood & Motivation
Mar 15, 2025
Rebuilding Self-Trust: ADHD and the Power of Believing in Yourself
Mar 09, 2025
An Authentic Interview with Robert on Coaching, Growth, and Mental Health
Mar 07, 2025
Understanding ADHD & Shame
Feb 23, 2025
Navigating Uncertainty with ADHD: Strategies for Clarity and Confidence
Feb 16, 2025
ADHD, The Different Types of Attention & Hyperfocus
Feb 09, 2025
Bonus Car Episode
Feb 08, 2025
Advocacy and Autonomy with ADHD
Feb 02, 2025
Planning and Prioritizing: Navigating Life’s Goals with ADHD
Jan 26, 2025
Your Window Of Tolerance: The ADHD Nervous System
Jan 19, 2025
Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster of ADHD
Jan 12, 2025
Active Minds: How ADHD brains learn best
Jan 04, 2025
Breaking the Loop: Finding Freedom from Rumination, Shame, and Embarrassment with ADHD
Dec 29, 2024
Navigating Low Brain Days with ADHD
Dec 22, 2024
BONUS episode A Message For You
Dec 21, 2024
10 Key Strategies to Improve ADHD in the Workplace
Dec 15, 2024
Navigating ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment
Dec 09, 2024
Active Processing: The Secret to Learning with an ADHD Brain
Dec 02, 2024
Navigating the Holidays as a Neurodivergent Adult
Nov 27, 2024
Embracing ADHD: Turning Differences into Strengths
Nov 23, 2024
ADHD and Procrastination: How to Break the Cycle
Nov 18, 2024
Stuck in Place: Why ADHD Paralysis Happens and How to Move Forward
Nov 11, 2024
Navigating Overwhelm: Emotions, Sensory Overload, and Relationships with ADHD
Nov 04, 2024
ADHD and Self-Care: Finding Balance in a Busy Brain
Oct 28, 2024
Unlocking the ADHD Advantage: 6 Game-Changing Essentials for a Better Life
Oct 22, 2024
Embracing ADHD: Acceptance vs. Indifference
Oct 15, 2024
Navigating Memory with ADHD
Oct 07, 2024
Time Hacking: Creative Approaches for ADHD Time Management
Oct 01, 2024
ADHD & the Secret Weapon for Motivation
Sep 24, 2024
Breaking the Stigma: Debunking 10 Myths About ADHD
Sep 23, 2024
Breaking the Stigma: Its NOT JUST ADHD
Sep 17, 2024
Navigating Goals with ADHD: Tools and Tactics for Success
Sep 10, 2024
Navigating ADHD & Perfectionism
Sep 03, 2024
Bonus Episode 2 - Candid Thoughts from This Week
Sep 01, 2024
ADHD and change: Revamp your morning routine
Aug 26, 2024
Rewriting the Narrative Self Trust in ADHD
Aug 19, 2024
BONUS Raw and real: Candid Thoughts from This Week
Aug 18, 2024
Navigating Change: ADHD Tips for Big Transitions
Aug 13, 2024
Unveiling the Layers of Identity with ADHD
Aug 05, 2024
Creating ADHD-Friendly Spaces: Practical Tips and Strategies
Jul 30, 2024
Authentically ADHD Burnout Course
Jul 23, 2024
The Critical Role of Connection in ADHD
Jul 22, 2024
The Hidden Gem for ADHD Success: Coaching Explained
Jul 16, 2024
ADHD in women: Self image and emotional regulation
Jul 09, 2024
ADHD Across the Lifespan: Growing up neurodiverse in a neurotypical world
Jul 02, 2024
ADHD and Sleep Disorders: Strategies for Improving Restfulness
Jun 25, 2024
ADHD and Your Future Self: Navigating Dreams and Challenges
Jun 18, 2024
ADHD Unfiltered: Unraveling the Mind Traps That Hold Us Back
Jun 11, 2024
My realizations about cognitive flexibility
Jun 04, 2024
ADHD and Imposter Syndrome: Overcoming Self-Doubt
May 28, 2024
Burnout Course Intro and Class One
May 21, 2024
Unveiling the Layers: ADHD, Masking, Socializing, and Sensory Overload
May 14, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT and sneak peak
May 12, 2024
ADHD and Multitasking: Myth or Reality?
May 07, 2024
Your ADHD toolbox
May 01, 2024
Top 10 Re release: Living and Adulting with ADHD
Apr 30, 2024
Top 10 Re Release Interview: Emily Weinberg & our conversation on becoming Understood
Apr 28, 2024
Top 10 Re Release: ADHD & Trauma
Apr 25, 2024
Top 10 Re Release: What is cognitive flexibility
Apr 20, 2024
Top 10 Re Realease: ADHD, Friendships, relationships and why they are difficult
Apr 16, 2024
Top Ten Re Realease: WHY excercise actually WORKS for the ADHD brain
Apr 13, 2024
Top 10 Re Release: Caught in the web of distorted truth: demystifying cognitive distortions
Apr 11, 2024
TOP 10 re release: A deep dive into overwhelm
Apr 09, 2024
ADHD Routines Unleashed: Navigating Life's Chaos
Apr 07, 2024
Resilience in Focus: Melissa's Empowering Stories of ADHD, Addiction, and Trauma Recovery
Apr 01, 2024
ADHD & Emotions
Mar 28, 2024
ADHD, The Different Types of Attention & Hyperfocus
Mar 24, 2024
Wild Minds: Cultivating ADHD Wellness in Nature
Mar 20, 2024
ADHD & Time
Mar 14, 2024
ADHD Routines Unleashed: Navigating Life's Chaos
Mar 10, 2024
My ADHD Journey
Mar 09, 2024
Stress, overwhelm and the stages of burnout
Mar 04, 2024
Understanding ADHD
Feb 28, 2024
They may not understand
Feb 23, 2024
My top tips for adulting with ADHD
Feb 16, 2024
What if you’re Not The Problem?
Feb 10, 2024
Shedding Light on SAD: How ADHD Amplifies Seasonal Affective Disorder
Feb 01, 2024
Getting started with ADHD
Jan 26, 2024
ADHD & the importance of learning how to Fail
Jan 20, 2024
ADHD & Productivity
Jan 13, 2024
The Power of Reflection for the ADHDer
Jan 07, 2024
ADHD and self sabotage
Jan 03, 2024
Caught in the Race: The ADHD Struggle to Keep Up
Dec 28, 2023
From Chaos to Clarity - Understanding & Overcoming Overwhelm
Dec 23, 2023
Authentically ADHD: From Chaos to Clarity Understanding & Overcoming Overwhelm ep 2
Dec 16, 2023
From Chaos to Clarity: Understanding & Overcoming Overwhelm Series
Dec 10, 2023
Navigating the Holiday Hustle: An ADHD Survival Guide
Dec 02, 2023
Wired and Tired: Demystifying ADHD Exhaustion
Nov 23, 2023
Creating Safe Spaces: A Deep Dive into ADHD and Boundaries
Nov 20, 2023
Journey to Wellness: Self-Care as an Adult with ADHD
Oct 29, 2023
ADHD and Procrastination: Breaking the Cycle
Oct 23, 2023
Inside the ADHD Mind: Emotional Health Unveiled
Oct 16, 2023
The ADHD paradox: capacity, limits, and the "super power" theory"
Oct 01, 2023
Through the ADHD Fog: Navigating Late/Undiagnosed ADHD
Sep 18, 2023
Exploring Inside Out Minds: Navigating the Complex Terrain of Autism Spectrum, Disorder, and ADHD
Sep 03, 2023
Neurodivergent by Nature: A Workshop on Understanding and Harnessing Your ADHD Brain
Aug 19, 2023
Beyond The Label: Recognizing and Cultivating Strengths with ADHD
Aug 16, 2023
Rising Above Chaos: A Deep Dive into Conquering Overwhelm with ADHD
Aug 13, 2023
Caught in the Web of Distorted Truths: Navigating ADHD Brain Myths
Aug 06, 2023
From Restless to Focused: The Science behind why exercise WORKS for the ADHD brain
Aug 02, 2023
Through the Looking Glass: Seeking ADHD Clarity
Jul 29, 2023
ADHD unmasked: Rewriting your story of shame and guilt
Jul 29, 2023
Monday Motivation Microcast
Jul 24, 2023
Riding the Rollercoaster: Understanding the Ebb and Flow of ADHD
Jul 23, 2023
The ADHD Productivity Myth: Debunking Stereotypes and Finding Success
Jul 17, 2023
Reclaiming Your Day: Mastering Routines, Schedules, and Taming the Beast of Time Blindness
Jul 10, 2023
Breaking the Chains of Inaction: Unraveling the Mystery of ADHD Paralysis
Jul 02, 2023
Monday Morning Motivation Microcast
Jun 26, 2023
The Restless Mind: Navigating ADHD, days off and and the Routine Dilemma
Jun 25, 2023
From Chaos to Clarity: managing ADHD in the Modern workplace
Jun 18, 2023
The Truth About ADHD
Jun 04, 2023
My 5 Major Life Shifts and How I did it
May 28, 2023
ADHD, task switching & the myth of multitasking
May 20, 2023
ADHD & the Anxiety Connection
May 14, 2023
ADHD, the brain, the lies + MAJOR BRAIN HACK (rebroadcast)
May 12, 2023
The most Underrated skill for ADHD
May 06, 2023
ADHD + Problem Solving + the myth of Consistency
Apr 30, 2023
ADHD + Medication
Apr 26, 2023
AUTHENTICALLY ADHD TRAILER
Apr 24, 2023
When the Small Stuff Feels Bigger + Cognitive Flexibility
Apr 23, 2023
The power of Self Awareness
Apr 17, 2023
How to get more done when you have ADHD
Apr 14, 2023
How To Spring Clean With ADHD
Apr 09, 2023
ADHD Burn out + Ways to avoid it
Apr 07, 2023
4 KEY THINGS to get sh*t done with ADHD
Apr 06, 2023
ADHD, relationships + why its hard
Apr 01, 2023
Time Blindness + ADHD
Mar 30, 2023
Living + Adulting with ADHD
Mar 25, 2023
ADHD + The science behind why you cant start
Mar 19, 2023
Why your memory sucks and how to work with it + ADHD
Mar 11, 2023
Interview: Emily Weinberg & our conversation on becoming Understood
Mar 06, 2023
ADHD + Trauma
Mar 05, 2023
ADHD & all the impulsivity
Feb 26, 2023
ADHD and why you always feel like you're behind
Feb 11, 2023
ADHD + Emotions
Feb 07, 2023
ADHD + How to build sustainable Habits
Feb 05, 2023
Episode 60: ADHD, it's a spectrum.
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 59: How to stop Procrastinating + FREEBIE GUIDE
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 58: ADHD, Anxiety and Self acceptance part 2: Radical
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 57: Ten Tips for living with ADHD
Jan 30, 2023
EPISODE 56: The KEY to Living a Happier Life
Jan 30, 2023
EPISODE 54: My fast five tips for navigating goals in the new year
Jan 30, 2023
EPISODE 53: AN INTERVIEW: Do you love someone with ADHD? Featuring Tom McCulley
Jan 30, 2023
EPISODE 52: Holiday Hacks for ADHD and Anxiety
Jan 30, 2023
EPISODE 51: ADHD & Anxiety
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 12: Self Awareness and ADHD- the secret to REAL growth
Jan 12, 2023
Episode 16: how to stop doing the thing and actually start the other thing (buffering) (E)
Jan 10, 2023
Episode 1: What is ADHD really?
Jan 03, 2023
Episode 47: ADHD + stress, burnout and being a teacher
Dec 11, 2022
Episode 46: ADHD + why you cant remember anything
Dec 11, 2022
Episode 44: When you feel stuck
Dec 11, 2022
Episode 13: The BIG Emotions, ADHD and MASKING
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 45: How to be more Brave
Nov 20, 2022
Ep 43: Anger, emotional explosion's + ADHD, Depression & Anxiety
Nov 07, 2022
Episode 42:ADHD + The Dopamine
Oct 29, 2022
Episode 41: ADHD + Boundaries
Oct 26, 2022
Ep 40: ADHD + your stress mess
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 39: ADHD + WHERE IS ALL MY TIME?!
Oct 18, 2022
Episode 38: 5 ways to make life more ADHD Friendly
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 37: ADHD + Emotions & why its so important to understand them
Oct 15, 2022
Episode 36: ADHD + Why you procrastinate
Oct 10, 2022
ADHD AWARENESS MONTH: Episode 35, ADHD myths, BUSTED
Oct 02, 2022
Episode 34: ADHD + why you are so tired
Sep 30, 2022
Episode 32: accepting and owning your diagnosis
Sep 30, 2022
Episode 33: Problematic Positive Thoughts
Sep 27, 2022
Episode 31: WHAT is cognitive Flexibility?
Sep 25, 2022
MICROCAST: Task initiation strategy
Sep 23, 2022
Episode 30: Saying NO
Sep 20, 2022
Episode 29: ADHD & getting organized + Tips
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 28: The SECRET to achieving REAL success
Sep 17, 2022
Episode 27: ADHD & Understanding Executive Dysfunction
Sep 13, 2022
Episode 25: BRAIN HACK time management tool
Sep 10, 2022
Microcast: ADHD TREATMENT, not so adhd friendly
Sep 08, 2022
Episode 24: ADHD + exercise part 2 WHY IT WORKS: my conversation with Kelly about Yoga and calming techniques
Sep 05, 2022
Episode 23: ADHD, Friendships, relationships and why they are difficult
Sep 04, 2022
Episode 23: Ways to succeed with ADHD
Sep 04, 2022
Episode 22: ADHD in women
Sep 03, 2022
Episode 21: Imposter Syndrome and Self Sabotage
Aug 31, 2022
EPISODE 20: THE POWER of JOURNALING, an AMAZING tool for all mental health, ESPECIALLY ADHD
Aug 28, 2022
Episode 18: ADHD, time blindness, why we are always running late
Aug 24, 2022
Episode 17: What is ADHD REALLY? part II
Aug 21, 2022
Episode 14: ADHD, not a deficit, but a regulation disorder
Aug 16, 2022
Episode 11: That Analysis Paralysis- Making decisions with ADHD
Aug 11, 2022
EPISODE 10: The Dangers of ADHD
Aug 08, 2022
Episode 9: hyperfocus & going with the flow
Aug 08, 2022
Episode8: REALISTIC solutions: time, planning, and "wasting time"
Aug 07, 2022
Episode 7: MY top ten tips for living with adhd
Aug 05, 2022
Episode 6: Adhd & Rest: Why its hard and how to actually rest
Aug 04, 2022
Episode 5: Executive Functions & ADHD: what are they and how we can manage them
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 4: Productivity, procrastivity and the overlooked signs of ADHD
Aug 02, 2022
Episode 3: BONUS EPISODE About me
Aug 01, 2022
Episode 2: 5 tips to living easier with ADHD
Jul 31, 2022
Authentically ADHD (Trailer)
Jul 31, 2022