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EPISODE · May 3, 2026 · 1H 10M

ADHD Burnout, Meltdowns & Shutdowns with Rach Idowu - Adulting ADHD - Celebrating FOUR YEARS of ADHD AF!

from ADHD AF · host Laura Mears-Reynolds

Can you believe this podcast is 4 years old?! To celebrate, Rach Idowu of @adultingADHD returns to discuss the topic of this month's ADHDAF+ Charity free in-person ADHD Peer Support Groups: ADHD Burnout, Meldowns & Shutdowns. Always a pleasure to chat to this absolute LEGEND, and we hope you can come along to your local group to carry on the conversation at one of the 13 groups of May '26! TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter, gallows humour, some high pitched sounds, and mentions of very sensitive topics including; trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, medication, mental health struggles, medical negligence. Hormonal struggles, grief and parent-loss. If you are struggling, lo siento. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Please REACH OUT FOR HELP ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As mentioned in the episode, you can...- Find out more about ADHDAF+ Charity and our monthly in-person Peer Support Groups to connect and empower ADHD adults of marginalised genders in the latest Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE- Vote (PLEASE) for us to be shortlisted in National Diversity Awards whilst there's still time HERE- Listen to Rach's previous ADHD AF interviews HERE and HERE- Join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends in an online space that has been going strong for over 3 years of invaluable Peer support, and online events - you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- DONATE to ADHDAF+ Charity ⁠HERE⁠ (please)- Shop Neurodivergent on ADHDAF Emporium ⁠HERE⁠- See @leeloosqueequin's incredible Leopard Army Cape to celebrate this podcast's 4th Birthday HERE- Come and hang with Lu in Lu Land and all of usSelf Love Bus Crew at Self Love Camp Sussex with 10% discount code: Laura10 HEREYou can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ENORMOUS THANKS to Rach, I can't wait to read the book!!!Thank you SO MUCH for listening and for all of your support these last FOUR YEARS! Look what we have been able to achieve TOGETHER! BIG LOVE and four years worth of gratitude! THANK YOU SO MUCH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  xxx

Can you believe this podcast is 4 years old?! To celebrate, Rach Idowu of @adultingADHD returns to discuss the topic of this month's ADHDAF+ Charity free in-person ADHD Peer Support Groups: ADHD Burnout, Meldowns & Shutdowns. Always a pleasure to chat to this absolute LEGEND, and we hope you can come along to your local group to carry on the conversation at one of the 13 groups of May '26! TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter, gallows humour, some high pitched sounds, and mentions of very sensitive topics including; trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, medication, mental health struggles, medical negligence. Hormonal struggles, grief and parent-loss. If you are struggling, lo siento. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Please REACH OUT FOR HELP ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As mentioned in the episode, you can...- Find out more about ADHDAF+ Charity and our monthly in-person Peer Support Groups to connect and empower ADHD adults of marginalised genders in the latest Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE- Vote (PLEASE) for us to be shortlisted in National Diversity Awards whilst there's still time HERE- Listen to Rach's previous ADHD AF interviews HERE and HERE- Join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends in an online space that has been going strong for over 3 years of invaluable Peer support, and online events - you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- DONATE to ADHDAF+ Charity ⁠HERE⁠ (please)- Shop Neurodivergent on ADHDAF Emporium ⁠HERE⁠- See @leeloosqueequin's incredible Leopard Army Cape to celebrate this podcast's 4th Birthday HERE- Come and hang with Lu in Lu Land and all of usSelf Love Bus Crew at Self Love Camp Sussex with 10% discount code: Laura10 HEREYou can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ENORMOUS THANKS to Rach, I can't wait to read the book!!!Thank you SO MUCH for listening and for all of your support these last FOUR YEARS! Look what we have been able to achieve TOGETHER! BIG LOVE and four years worth of gratitude! THANK YOU SO MUCH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  xxx

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