Wisdom from the Porch with GP
by Eric Hollaway
Welcome to "Wisdom From The Porch with GP," your trusted source for heartfelt and practical advice on life's challenges. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones, my podcast offers intimate, relatable conversations on resilience, self-compassion, career changes, financial management, lifelong learning, etc. Each episode provides insightful guidance and real-world tips, making you feel like you're chatting with a close friend. If you're seeking comfort, inspiration, and actionable advice, "Wisdom From The Porch" is your go-to podcast. Join me and discover the wisdom that can transform your life.
Episodes
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The Bill I Forgot | ADHD, Money & Late Fees
ADHD money management isn't always about spending too much. Sometimes it's about the bill you intended to pay, the parking session you forgot to start, or the subscription you meant to cancel. In this episode of Wisdom From the Porch with GP, GP shares a real experience involving a $40 parking...
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They Think I'm Not Trying | ADHD & Being Misunderstood
ADHD misunderstandings at home and work can be painful, especially when people mistake difficulties with follow-through, memory, or organization for a lack of effort. In this episode of Wisdom From the Porch, GP speaks from his own perspective as a neurodivergent adult about what happens when our...
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This Is My Kind of Weird | Finding Your Neurodivergent People
Finding your people as a neurodivergent adult can feel like discovering a place where you finally get to be yourself. No rehearsed conversations, no constant explanations, and no pressure to hide the interests and personality traits that make you who you are. In this episode of Wisdom From the...
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The Spark Is Back | ADHD Motivation & Rediscovering Joy
ADHD motivation can be unpredictable, especially when the interests and activities that once excited us suddenly feel distant. But sometimes, when we're not even looking for it, that familiar spark of curiosity returns. In this episode of Wisdom From the Porch with GP, we're talking about...
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Boredom Made Me Dangerous | ADHD Boredom & Creativity
ADHD boredom can lead to some surprisingly creative adventures. One minute, there's nothing interesting to do. The next, you've discovered a new hobby, started an unexpected project, or found yourself learning something you never knew you cared about. In this episode of Wisdom From the Porch with...
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I Made a Thing! | ADHD Creativity & The Joy of Making
ADHD creativity isn't always about having brilliant ideas. Sometimes, the real joy comes from making something with your own hands, imagination, or curiosity... and realizing that something that didn't exist yesterday exists today because of you. In this episode of Wisdom From the Porch with GP,...
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Built Different | Neurodivergent Strengths & Identity
Neurodivergent strengths, identity, and the different ways our minds work are about more than diagnoses or labels. What happens when we stop comparing ourselves to everyone else and start appreciating the qualities, interests, and perspectives that make each of us unique? In this episode of…
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My Brain Is Hilarious | ADHD Humor & Creative Thinking
ADHD humor, unexpected connections, and creative thinking can make everyday life surprisingly entertaining. Sometimes the funniest things aren't planned... they're simply what happens when your brain makes a connection nobody saw coming. In this episode of Wisdom From the Porch with GP, we're...
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Let Me Show You Something | ADHD Infodumping & Sharing Interests
ADHD infodumping, sharing special interests, and getting excited about the things we love can be wonderful ways to connect with other people. Have you ever discovered something so interesting that you couldn't wait to show somebody? Maybe it was a song, a fascinating fact, a new hobby, or a tiny...
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I Notice Everything | ADHD Attention & Pattern Recognition
Do you notice tiny details, subtle sounds, or patterns other people seem to miss? ADHD attention, pattern recognition, and neurodivergent perception can be experienced in surprisingly different ways. In this episode of Wisdom From the Porch with GP, we explore the joy of noticing life's little...
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The Fun Kind of Hyperfocus | ADHD Flow & Deep Focus
ADHD hyperfocus can feel incredible when your attention lands on something you genuinely love. Hours disappear, ideas connect, and for once focus does not feel like something you have to force. GP explores the joyful side of deep focus... the projects, music, hobbies, research, games, and…
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Wait... I Have an Idea | ADHD Creativity & Divergent Thinking
ADHD creativity can show up as rapid connections, unexpected ideas, and the ability to see possibilities other people miss. GP explores divergent thinking, the joy and chaos of having a brain that keeps generating ideas, and how to capture the good ones without turning every spark into another...
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Down the Rabbit Hole | ADHD Curiosity & Hyperfocus
ADHD curiosity can turn one innocent question into hours of discovery. GP explores why some neurodivergent brains love rabbit holes, how deep dives can become a source of joy, learning, creativity, and connection, and why not every intense interest needs to be treated like a problem. Chapters…
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My Brain Loves This | ADHD Joy & Interests
ADHD joy and neurodivergent interests can light up the brain in ways that feel almost electric. GP explores the interests, ideas, projects, patterns, and little discoveries that make a neurodivergent mind come alive... Everything else in the script can stay. The biggest SEO shift is this: our…
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Meet Your Brain
A late ADHD diagnosis can explain the struggles... but it can also introduce you to strengths, patterns, passions, and parts of yourself you never had language for. GP talks about the strange joy of finally recognizing your own brain, learning what makes it light up, and realizing that...
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Explained It Again
You explained it clearly. Then you explained it differently. Then you gave an example. Somehow, you are still having the same conversation. GP talks about the exhaustion of repeatedly explaining your needs, intentions, or neurodivergence, how to tell when more explanation might help, and when the...
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Alone in a Room Full of People
You can be surrounded by people who know your name, laugh at your jokes, work beside you, even love you... and still feel completely alone. GP talks about the kind of loneliness that comes from being present without feeling known, how masking can deepen that distance, and what genuine connection...
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The Owner’s Manual
What if you stopped expecting people to figure you out by trial and error? For Episode 100, GP turns the lens inward and helps you build an owner’s manual for your own brain... what helps, what overwhelms you, what people misunderstand, and what you need to function well without apologizing for…
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We Just Stopped
There was no fight. No betrayal. Nobody officially ended anything. You just stopped calling... then one day realized someone who used to know everything about your life barely knows you anymore. GP talks about the quiet grief of friendships that fade, why maintaining connection can be especially...
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One Comment
It took five seconds for them to say it... and somehow you carried it for the next two days. GP talks about why criticism can stick so hard for some neurodivergent people, what happens when one comment becomes a full investigation of your worth, and how to separate useful feedback from the story...
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Everyone Thinks I’m Fine
You answer the messages. You show up. You get the work done. You laugh, help, perform, and keep moving... so everybody assumes you’re fine. GP talks about the strange loneliness of functioning well enough that nobody realizes how much effort it is taking, why capable people often struggle...
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What Saved Me Then
Some habits were not mistakes. They were survival tools. GP talks about the coping strategies that may have protected you years ago, how they can quietly outlive the situations that created them, and how to tell the difference between something that still serves you and something you are simply...
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Decision Fatigue
You made decisions all day. Then someone asks what you want for dinner, and suddenly your brain is done. GP looks at decision fatigue, why ordinary choices can become disproportionately hard for neurodivergent adults, and how to reduce unnecessary decisions before they drain the energy you need…
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Masked Out
You made it through the meeting. The errands. The conversations. The noise. Then six o’clock hits and there is nothing left. GP talks about the hidden cost of masking, why appearing “fine” can require so much energy, and how to notice the difference between ordinary tiredness and a day spent...
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Homework Wars
Your child held it together all day, then falls apart over one worksheet at home. GP looks underneath the nightly homework battle... at depleted executive function, transitions, emotional regulation, and the difference between a child who will not do the work and one who may not be able to access...
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Wide Awake at 1 AM
The house is quiet. The day is over. And suddenly your brain decides now is the perfect time to replay old conversations, unfinished tasks, random memories, and every possible thing you forgot. GP talks about why nighttime can feel mentally louder for neurodivergent adults, what may be feeding…
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Too Smart to Fail?
What happens when everyone keeps telling you how smart you are, but your grades tell a completely different story? GP explores the twice-exceptional experience of being genuinely gifted and genuinely struggling at the same time, how that contradiction can follow you into adulthood, and why...
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Feast or Famine
One month can make you feel like you finally figured it out. The next can make you wonder if any of it was real. GP talks about the feast-or-famine cycle that can hit neurodivergent freelancers especially hard, why inconsistent income can become tangled up with self-worth, and how to build more...
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Your ADHD, Their Weapon
You shared your ADHD diagnosis so someone could understand you better. Then, during the next disagreement, they used it to dismiss everything you were saying. GP explains what happens when a diagnosis becomes a weapon, how to recognize the pattern, and how to protect yourself without retreating...
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Forgot to Eat
Have you ever looked at the clock, realized it was three in the afternoon, and wondered how you forgot to eat? Today GP explores interoception... the quiet sense that helps us notice hunger, thirst, fatigue, stress, and emotion before they become emergencies. Plus, Heard You. Chapters 0:00 When...
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Why the Holidays Feel Heavy
The dread starts months before the season arrives. GP talks about why the holidays hit differently for a sensitive nervous system and how to build a version of the season that actually works for you. Plus Heard You. Chapters 0:00 Why the Holidays Can Feel So Heavy 1:03 Welcome To The Porch 1:08...
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Called Lazy for 30 Years
Chronic lateness. Interrupting. Overpromising. Inconsistency. GP goes through the list of things a lot of neurodivergent people got called character flaws... and names what they actually were. Plus Heard You. Chapters 0:00 The Word That Stayed Too Long 0:58 Welcome to the Porch 1:12 Today's Visit...
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Pricing Your Worth
The number you sent was already too low before you hit send. GP talks about why neurodivergent entrepreneurs chronically underprice their work, what’s driving it, and the one experiment that changes the whole conversation. Chapters 0:00 The Number You Already Knew Was Too Low 0:46 Welcome to the...
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Hyperfixations
One weekend you’re the world’s leading expert. The next it’s gone. GP talks about what hyperfixations actually are, why they might be one of your best traits in disguise, and how to work with the pattern instead of against it. Chapters 0:00 The Weekend Everything Changed 1:07 Welcome to the Porch...
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When Therapy Didn’t Work
If therapy failed you before, it was probably the wrong kind for your brain. GP talks about why standard formats miss so many neurodivergent people, what tends to work better, and the one question worth asking before you book a single session. Chapters 0:00 The Quiet Exit 1:18 Welcome to the…
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3 Years to Try Medication
The medication decision is yours. Not your family’s. Not social media’s. GP talks about what holds people back, what the honest version of what medication does and doesn’t do looks like, and why this choice belongs entirely to you. Chapters 0:00 The Conversation Most People Have Alone 1:06…
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The Clutter Problem
The pile is not laziness. It’s your brain’s filing system doing the best it can. GP breaks down why clutter happens for neurodivergent brains, why shame makes it worse, and the simple visible systems that actually work. Plus Heard You. Chapters 0:00 The Pile and What It Costs 1:06 Welcome to the...
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Neurodivergent Parenting a Neurodivergent Kid
Watching your kid struggle with the exact thing that wrecked your own childhood hits in a way nothing prepares you for. GP talks honestly about parenting a neurodivergent child while neurodivergent himself — the hard parts, and the quiet, real gift hiding inside them. Plus Heard You. Sponsored by...
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I Told a Stranger My Whole Childhood in Line at Target
You know the moment: someone asks "how’s your day going," and somehow they end up knowing your whole life story. GP talks about why neurodivergent brains overshare, what it actually costs, and a simple filter that protects your wonderful openness without the next-day cringe. Plus Heard You....
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$340 of Stuff I Never Use... Here’s What I Was Really Buying
I added it up. $340 worth of items still in their original packaging. GP gets honest about emotional spending — what it actually is, why it happens, and the gentle, practical fix that works better than guilt ever did. Plus Heard You. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones. Chapters 0:00 Open 0:51 What...
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The Grief Nobody Named: Mourning the Life You Thought You'd Have
There is a grief that doesn't get a funeral, a casserole, or a card. GP talks honestly about the grief that comes with understanding your neurodivergence later than you wish you had... and makes the case that naming a loss is actually one of the most hopeful things you can do with it. Plus, a…
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Making Friends as an Adult When Connection Doesn't Come Naturally
Adult friendship is hard for everyone... and for a neurodivergent brain, it fails in some very specific, very human ways. GP talks about why, tells a few stories about himself, and lays out what actually works. Plus the first Heard You comment of the series, all the way from someone who just…
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The Shutdown: When Your ND Brain Hits Its Limit and Goes Quiet
A shutdown isn't calm. It's offline. GP breaks down the one ND experience that looks like recovery from the outside and is actually the nervous system at its limit — what a shutdown is, what causes it, what the people around you keep getting wrong, and what actually helps on both sides of it.…
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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: When a Tone of Voice Ruins Your Entire Day
RSD is not just sensitivity -- it is a specific neurological response that makes perceived rejection feel like a physical event. GP breaks down what RSD actually is, the situations that trigger it, how it affects relationships and work, and three tools for when it fires. Sponsored by Cloud...
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Dating While Neurodivergent: The Disclosure Nobody Teaches You
When do you tell someone you're neurodivergent? How much do you say? What if they don't understand? GP talks about dating as an ND adult -- the disclosure question, the patterns that show up early in ND relationships, and what you actually need from a partner. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones. 0:00...
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When Your Family Doesn't Believe Your Diagnosis
You finally have a diagnosis. And then someone at the dinner table says "you seem fine to me." GP breaks down why families resist ND diagnoses, what is actually going on when they do, and how to protect your own understanding of yourself when the people closest to you won't confirm it. Sponsored…
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The Late Diagnosis: When the Answer Finally Arrives
Getting diagnosed as an adult is not just relief -- it is grief, anger, and a hundred unanswered questions arriving all at once. GP talks about what a late ND diagnosis actually means, why it hits so differently when it comes late, and what to do with that information now that you finally have…
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Overthinking Isn't a Flaw — It's a Neurodivergent Superpower Gone Sideways
Your brain isn't broken — it's a pattern-recognition machine running without an off switch. GP breaks down the neuroscience of overthinking in ADHD and HSP brains, why it developed, and 3 tools to redirect it into your actual superpower. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones. 0:00 Intro 1:05 Where...
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Neurodivergent Self-Care That Actually Works (No Toxic Positivity)
Self-care isn't bubble baths if your nervous system is on fire. GP shares what neurodivergent self-care actually looks like — sensory-informed, ADHD-friendly, shame-free practices for daily regulation. Built for brains that feel everything more deeply. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones. 0:00 Intro...
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Emotional Regulation for Neurodivergent Adults: A Real Toolkit
Emotional dysregulation is one of the most overlooked symptoms of ADHD and neurodivergence. GP breaks down what's actually happening neurologically when emotions flood your system... and shares a real, practical toolkit for regulation that doesn't require meditation. Sponsored by Cloud…
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About this show
Welcome to "Wisdom From The Porch with GP," your trusted source for heartfelt and practical advice on life's challenges. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones, my podcast offers intimate, relatable conversations on resilience, self-compassion, career changes, financial management, lifelong learning, etc. Each episode provides insightful guidance and real-world tips, making you feel like you're chatting with a close friend. If you're seeking comfort, inspiration, and actionable advice, "Wisdom From The Porch" is your go-to podcast. Join me and discover the wisdom that can transform your life.
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