ADHD in adulthood: relief, grief, identity

This episode was supposed to be about what ADHD looks like in adulthood. It ended up being about grief, identity, bad brain weeks, and why April Fool's Day is the worst day of the year.Em and Elliott tried. They really did. But Em is in a valley week after a peak week, it's April 1st (a day she hates), and the conversation kept drifting into harder territory than they expected.What they meant to talk about:How ADHD shows up differently as adults vs. kidsMasking in adulthoodThe ongoing unmasking processHow adult responsibilities interact with ADHDWhat they actually talked about:The "peaked in high school" feelingThe ADHD roller coasterApril Fool's Day rageThe grief no one talks aboutMasking and identityThe fantasy of outsourcing executive functionThey acknowledge this one got away from them:"We have not been on any rails. This is a rail-less episode.""We really biffed it on this one.""This is as real as it gets. We will try again next week."thecauldronpod.com@thecauldronpodInterested in a collab? Email us!Media kit