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Could it be ADHD?
by Sam Milburn
Could it be ADHD? Are you a late diagnosed ADHDer? Or maybe you’re a bit curious about whether or not those quirky traits and years of anxiety could be ADHD related?Each week I delve into another late-diagnosed journey to share all ranges of lived experiences and fight the ADHD stereotypes and stigma. With a bit of humour along the way. Plus regular episodes from professionals sharing tips and advice and their own experiences.If you’re on the same path I hope this helps.Follow me on Instagram @coulditbeadhd_thepodcast
Episodes
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ADHD Consultant & Trainer H Harris shares their story on masking and how own the sh*t out of who you are
Today I’m joined by H Harris who coaches neurodivergent people to own the sh*t out of who they are! I came across them on social media when they shared a post that talked about double masking as a black neurodivergent person. We had an amazing conversation covering a lot of topics that I think…
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Sarah Cawood on ADHD, Navigating Menopause without HRT and Living a Life you Love after Surviving Cancer
Sarah Cawood is a TV presenter who regularly appeared on shows like Live and Kicking, Top of the Pops and MTV back in the 90s and 00s – if you’re a 40-something like me you’ll remember those days well! Sarah has had the most incredible and challenging few years surviving breast cancer and...
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ADHD, Neurodivergency and the Correlation with BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)
In this episode I talk about the correlation between neurodivergency and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). I ran a webinar recently with BDD specialist Dr Lauren Peile for the BDD foundation (the only charity dedicated to supporting people with BDD) and found out that 80% of the children in the BDD...
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ADHD Right to Choose Expert Nicola Cheetham Shares Advice and Her Experience of ADHD
Nicola Cheetham is a fellow late diagnosed ADHDer and Advocate who received her diagnosis when she was 50. Nicola has grown a large following on Tik Tok and is dedicated to helpng people access a diagnosis through the right to choose pathway to avoid lengthy wait times and to empower people to...
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ADHD, Social Anxiety & Stigma - Public Speaker and Mental Health Advocate Wes Woodson Shares His Story and Insights
Wes Woodson is an incredible human, public speaker and mental health advocate making a difference to the lives of teenagers up and down the US touring Universities and Colleges. Through his talks and workshops fighting the stigma and giving children the tools to manage their mental health. In…
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ADHD Journey with Meredith Carder - Author, ADHD Coach and Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur
Meredith Carder is an ADHD Coach, creator and writer with a BS in psychology and MBA. As a true multi-passionate adult with ADHD, Meredith has gained considerable experience over the last 20 years working in employee training and development, as well as successfully running several small…
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ADHD Journey with Journalist Helen Dewdney - Self Diagnosis and Dealing with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria when Making Complaints
Helen Dewdney is a well-known journalist and consumer champion who regular features in the media on programs like Sky, ITV News, Rip Off Britain and Alexis and Friends, giving her advice and expertise on consumer matters. Over the years it became clear to her colleagues that she was…
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ADHD Impulsivity, hyper fixating and how I just had to have the tent! And the intense feelings that come with wanting everything
A friend said that the first part of your ADHD diagnosis is filing through memories and past life experiences and making sense of things. And this was an example of something that popped into my head this week. I get SO sad when I can't have the things I want. And that sounds like a spoilt brat...
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ADHD Journey with Louise Harman - Why self identifying and owning your ADHD now is so important and the steps you can start taking today
Louise Harman is a no BS copy and messaging coach and business friend who is on the pathway for an ADHD diagnosis. With 200K people on the wait list in the UK I’m a firm believer that we should feel empowered to start exploring those ADHD realisations while we wait in limbo, and so this...
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Is this what unmasking is?
Okay - I did a couple of experiments. To see how these things would feel. Whether this is unmasking or not, it felt great and I'm going to continue to lean into those feelings! A very honest episode I hope you enjoy it and it inspires you in some way to lean into those things you've told yourself...
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ADHD Journey with Heidi Mavir - Parenting Neurodivergent Children and Turning your Passion into your Business
Heidi helps families get the education their children deserve. Sunday Times Bestseller of ‘Your Child Is Not Broken’, advocate and speaker, Heidi was someone I’ve been wanting to talk to and I’m super thankful our mutual friend put me in contact. (Just a quick one! Please do follow and rate the...
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You don't look ADHD! How Inattentive ADHD presents itself
There is nothing worse than someone telling me they never would have said I was ADHD. Because I know they have stereotypical views on ADHD. And now I have to 'justify' my diagnosis to them. And explain why I'm ADHD. And I'm pretty sure they switch off when I start monologuing about it. So they...
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ADHD Journey with Paula Hirst - Battling Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and Missing Inattentive ADHD
Paula Hirst helps neurodivergent women overcome their business roadblocks (aka Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria!) and as a late diagnosed ADHDer herself it was a pleasure to have her on to share her story. If you have neurodivergent children then this might sound unsurprisingly similar to your own...
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ADHD Journey with Michaela Thomas - Psychologist with ADHD teaching the meaning of compassion
It was such a privilege to have Michaela Thomas on the podcast this week. A respected Senior Clinical Psychologist Michaela runs her own practice and was diagnosed with ADHD just over a year ago. Talking to Micheala was so refreshing as she is utterly authentic and openly shares about her...
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ADHD Journey with Lauren O'Carroll - ADHD Parent with ADHD Kids? This one's for you!
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…
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ADHD Journey with Maddy Alexander-Grout - From 40K in Debt to Thriving Community Manager
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,...
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Mini Episode - The ADHD Brain's Default Mode Network - what you need to know!
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…
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ADHD Journey with Heather Tingle - Clutter, ADHD, Autism and Stigmas
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...
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Inattentive ADHD - it hurts!
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...
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ADHD Journey - ADHD Therapist Andrew Robinson on ADHD, Anxiety and Depression
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…
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ADHD and BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) otherwise known as EUPD - close relatives or total opposites?
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…
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ADHD and Imposter Syndrome After Diagnosis
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...
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ADHD Journey with Rowan Williams - Bipolar, ADHD and Self Diagnosis
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...
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ADHD and Skin Picking - My Journey (mini episode)
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…
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ADHD Journey with Peggy Cheyo - Late ADHD Diagnosis and Complete Career Change
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...
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Dealing with my intrusive rejection based thoughts (mini episode)
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.
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ADHD Journey with Emily-Jane Dale - From media to food and empowering young people
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…
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How I’ve curbed the impulse buying new hobbies (mini episode)
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…
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12 ADHD Journey with Michelle Shadvia - Psychologist and ADHD Coach
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...
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11 ADHD Journey with Emma Kirkham - Accepting your ADHD and Accepting Yourself
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...
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10 Accepting that you have ADHD (mini episode)
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...
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09 ADHD Journey with Charlotte Mather - From Corporate to Hypnotherapy and The Hyperfocus Fizz!
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…
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08 Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria - How it relates to ADHD and how it shows up for me
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...
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07 How some of my ADHD traits show up and how to start the pathway to a diagnosis
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...
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06 Where am I now with my ADHD journey?
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...
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05 Post ADHD Assessment
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…
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04 It’s ADHD Assessment Day
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_thepodcast
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03 ADHD assessment is this week!
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...
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02 Why am I going for an ADHD diagnosis? Today I delve a little bit deeper.
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…
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01 Intro - Why have I recorded 'Could it be ADHD?' and what to expect
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…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Could it be ADHD? Are you a late diagnosed ADHDer? Or maybe you’re a bit curious about whether or not those quirky traits and years of anxiety could be ADHD related?Each week I delve into another late-diagnosed journey to share all ranges of lived experiences and fight the ADHD stereotypes and stigma. With a bit of humour along the way. Plus regular episodes from professionals sharing tips and advice and their own experiences.If you’re on the same path I hope this helps.Follow me on Instagram @coulditbeadhd_thepodcast
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