Could it be ADHD? My diagnosis journey as a 41 year old female who always thought my impulsivity was my quirk, and my anxiety because I was a bit broken. Could it be ADHD? Could all those red flags actually mean I’m ’normal’ for my brain type? I’ve documented the journey. The thoughts, the feelings and the fears. The meltdown and panic attack the day after the diagnosis. Each week I delve into another late diagnosed journey to share all loved experiences and fight the ADHD stereotype. If you ...
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ADHD Journey with Lauren O'Carroll - ADHD Parent with ADHD Kids? This one's for you!
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Lauren is ADHD and her children are ADHD. This blows my mind a little as I can only begin to imagine what it must be like to parent as an ADHDer in an ADHD household! But Lauren seems to have cracked it (not perfectly because you know – none of us are!) She uses a framework called Gentle Parenting and now runs a membership and coaching as support f…
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ADHD Journey with Maddy Alexander-Grout - From 40K in Debt to Thriving Community Manager
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Maddy is an inspiration to the Neurodivergent community. Having tried and tested a few business ideas (haven’t we all!) Maddy has now found her love and passion that works alongside and with her ADHD. Maddy shares her (twice!) diagnosed ADHD story about how she came to be in 40K worth of debt, running from the bailiffs, and shares some of her sadde…
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I'm doing a lot of research lately on the ADHD brain and the things they've discovered from brain scans. This was one of the most fascinating things I've learned and I don't hear about it a lot so I wanted to share with you. This information was sourced from the book ADHD 2.0 written and researched by two Psychologists Edward Hallowell and John Rat…
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ADHD Journey with Heather Tingle - Clutter, ADHD, Autism and Stigmas
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It was so much fun talking to Heather about her late diagnosis of Autism and ADHD. She rightly pointed out that we still don't talk about Autism enough online. With the rise of ADHD content creators, it's really important we keep shining a light on what Autism actually is to avoid the stigmas the people still have around it. We also talk about How …
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Inattentive ADHD - it hurts!
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Inattentive ADHD can actually hurt! Research shows that ADHDers struggle more with motor control and balance. Pair that with distractability and accidents happen. Here’s my story of probably the most clumsy thing I’ve ever done which involved a hospital trip and my head being glued! Enjoyed this mini-episode? Amazing! Please go and follow the podca…
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ADHD Journey - ADHD Therapist Andrew Robinson on ADHD, Anxiety and Depression
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Andrew Robinson is an ADHD therapist located in Missouri and very kindly agreed to come on the podcast to share his vast knowledge and personal experiences as an ADHDer. Although he wasn’t late diagnosed, early diagnosis of ADHD at age 6 still brought about its own challenges as you’ll find out in this episode. We talk about: How Andrew displayed t…
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ADHD and BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) otherwise known as EUPD - close relatives or total opposites?
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Nicola has combined her personal fitness training experience with her counselling experience to mentor people as a mental fitness mentor. Nicola has BPD Borderline Personality Disorder (also known as EUPD Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder) and I have ADHD. I know from conversations I’ve had with other guests that sometimes these two disorde…
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ADHD and Imposter Syndrome After Diagnosis
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After my ADHD diagnosis I had a panic attack and wrote a long email to my clinician asking her to double check her notes and it was ‘okay if she’d got it wrong’I have never ever felt as strange and out of sorts as I did that day. That ‘Imposter Syndrome’ as I’m calling it about my diagnosis is still there and it does tend to rear it’s head now and …
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ADHD Journey with Rowan Williams - Bipolar, ADHD and Self Diagnosis
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What do you do when you’re on the pathway to a diagnosis and you've already been told you have Bipolar? Join me as I chat to Rowan Williams from Pooch and Pineapple about her journey with ADHD. In this podcast we talk about: How social media has played a part in our lives in recognising ADHD How hormones feel like they’re playing a part in the late…
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ADHD and Skin Picking - My Journey (mini episode)
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Skin picking is often seen as a shameful, ugly and almost dirty thing to do. I know because I suffer from it myself. As someone with ADHD I think it comes down to some OCD type behaviours that I seem to have 'managed' to some extent.Of course you don't need to be neurodivergent to suffer with skin picking (also known as Dermatillomania). It can hap…
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ADHD Journey with Peggy Cheyo - Late ADHD Diagnosis and Complete Career Change
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Peggy Cheyo joins me this week to talk about her late diagnosis journey which for many of us AFAB women really came to light after having children. I loved this conversation with Peggy as there were so many similarities with my own ADHD journey and it’s always re-assuring to know that we’re actually amazing parents, we just had additional complexit…
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Dealing with my intrusive rejection based thoughts (mini episode)
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In this weeks no frills snippet into my life and brain I delve into the horrible thoughts I’ve had this week that plan to stop me in my tracks and how I try to challenge them. It’s not easy with an ADHD brain to ignore the shouting so I share my quick little tip on how I attempt to move on.Sam Milburn
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ADHD Journey with Emily-Jane Dale - From media to food and empowering young people
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The lovely Em from Auntie Em’s Kitchen came on the podcast to talk about her late diagnosis journey. Growing up as the only neurotypical child of 5 it probably should have been no surprise to Em that she was actually ADHD, but it was the diagnosis of Dyslexia that took her by surprise. Em is doing some amazing things including running her charity A…
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In this no frills mini episode I talk about how I get almost as much joy (if not more!) when researching and planning for a new hobby, than the actual hobby itself. And the one thing I do that helps me to make sure it’s a hobby I’ll have more motivation for and am more likely to follow through on. It’s never straight forward though and I think some…
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12 ADHD Journey with Michelle Shadvia - Psychologist and ADHD Coach
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When Michelle spoke to a medical professional at age 27 to talk about suspected dyspraxia, she was told she couldn’t possibly have it as she had a masters in coaching psychology! Michelle has since been diagnosed with dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ADHD, and as a psychologist runs her own business ‘Find your Spark’ to raise awareness around ADHD throug…
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11 ADHD Journey with Emma Kirkham - Accepting your ADHD and Accepting Yourself
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Today in our ADHD journey episode we’re talking to Emma about her ADHD & Dyslexia journey and how that’s shaped her life and business. Emma is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Heart Healing Practitioner who is on the pathway to an ADHD diagnosis after her dyslexia diagnosis highlighted her ADHD traits. In this podcast we talk a lot about coming to ter…
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This is a mini episode that was inspired by talks that happened yesterday about accepting the feelings that come up when you realise you have ADHD, or when you get your diagnosis. It’s a funny old thing. And something I wish I’d had more support over. So I hope this little shot of support helps anyone that needs it today.…
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09 ADHD Journey with Charlotte Mather - From Corporate to Hypnotherapy and The Hyperfocus Fizz!
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This week on Could it be ADHD? I spoke with the lovely Charlotte Mathers who shared her ADHD diagnosis journey. As a late-diagnosed ADHDer Charlotte came across ADHD when she discovered her son was ADHD – a very common occurrence! In fact the statistics online show a very high proportion of parents with ADHD are ADHD themselves leading to experts c…
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08 Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria - How it relates to ADHD and how it shows up for me
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Rejection sensitive dysphoria is not a diagnosable disorder yet it shows up in many ADHDers. It can actually be quite debilitating - something that has stopped me from functioning seemingly 'normally' in the past and continues to be something that I work on as part of my ADHD. In this episode, I explain what rejection sensitive dysphoria is and how…
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07 How some of my ADHD traits show up and how to start the pathway to a diagnosis
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In this episode of 'Could it be ADHD?' I dive into a few of the ways that ADHD shows up for me as an adult and the steps you can take to start your pathway to a diagnosis if you feel that's the right course for you. ADHD shows up differently for everyone and I'm no expert which is why it's always best to start with a screening test with a professio…
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02 Why am I going for an ADHD diagnosis? Today I delve a little bit deeper.
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In this podcast I talk about my experiences from the start – what sparked my suspicion, the rollercoaster of feelings, the hurdles with the right to choose pathway, and the emotional ups and downs of it all. I also talk about my life – being a digital marketer, a mum, a pet lover, and someone who's been battling anxiety for years. Spoiler: everythi…
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03 ADHD assessment is this week!
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Today I'm sharing my journey as I prepare for my ADHD assessment this week. Despite attempting to go through the NHS the setbacks and delays have just been too much for me so I decided to pursue a private assessment. I talk about my decision to go privately with ADHD 360, the same centre that my right to chose paperwork is with (well, should have b…
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It’s here. I’m happy it’s here. But equally terrified. What if they say no. What if they say yes! Find out more in today’s episode. Thank you for listening. Please do follow the podcast and come and say hi over on Instagram : www.instagram.com/coulditbeadhd_thepodcastSam Milburn
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05 Post ADHD Assessment
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In this episode I talk about my ADHD assessment and all the feels that came with it. I talk about why I get the inattentive diagnosis and I also share a bit about how amazing my husband has been all these years at supporting me without me even realising it! After the assessment I was shocked at how I felt. It was tough to accept the diagnosis at fi…
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So it's been a few weeks now since the diagnosis and we're back up to date to the moment with the podcast. This week is the week that all episodes up to now will drop! I'm feeling better about my diagnosis and I did get a reply from my clinician so take a listen to check that out. Hope you're enjoying these - please follow as I'll have some more ep…
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The journey from realising you have ADHD to getting a diagnosis can be quite frankly, brutal. It was for me. Hey I'm Sam, and I got my ADHD diagnosis in April 2024. The feelings and emotions were tough to deal with. In fact, I sent a long email to my clinician asking her to triple-check her notes - that there must have been a misunderstanding. This…
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