I Have ADHD Podcast
The I Have ADHD Podcast is a clear, concise, and FUN podcast for adults with ADHD. Listen to learn about how ADHD impacts every area of your life from the boardroom to the bedroom...and how you can begin to overcome your symptoms by accepting who you are, flaws and all.
Host Kristen Carder is a dually certified coach who has supported thousands of people with ADHD worldwide. Kristen's extensive experience working with ADHDers began in 2012, and she now leads a global community of adults with ADHD in her coaching program, FOCUSED.
****OBVIOUSLY, the content in this podcast is not meant to be a substitute for medical advice. Kristen Carder is not a medical professional.
Episodes
352 episodes
343 BITESIZE | Bullied and Kicked Out of the Lunch Table: My Story of Rejection Sensitivity
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #313: Rejection Sensitivity Is Real (But I Reject RSD)Listen to the full conversation in the original episode
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342 Love on the Spectrum’s Kaelynn Partlow on Autism, ADHD, and Why She Refuses to Use the Term “AuDHD”
If you’ve ever binge-watched Love on the Spectrum (let’s be honest—who hasn’t?), you already know and love Kaelynn Partlow — the sharp, funny, and deeply insightful advocate whose story stole our hearts in season 1. ...
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341 BITESIZE | Unlocking Motivation: The ADHD Perspective
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #284: Overcoming ADHD Productivity Challenges with Dr. Ari Tuckman Listen to the full conversation in the original episode
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340 Ready to Reclaim Your Attention? ADHD Professor Reveals Brand New ADHD Accountability Cycle
In this episode, our returning guest expert (and favorite friend of the podcast!) Dr. Nacchi Felt joins us to unveil the brand-new Cycle of Accountability—the life-direction loop that helps ADHD brains point their power at the rig...
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339 BITESIZE | Struggling with Parenting Regrets? Here's How to Make it Right
Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #308: Raising Kids While Being a Hot (ADHD) Mess Listen to the full conversation in the original episode
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338 From “Leaf in the Wind” to Coach: Sarah’s ADHD Glow-Up
Have you ever felt like a leaf in the wind—just being blown around by life instead of steering it?That’s exactly how Sarah described her life before finding ADHD coaching.Sarah opens up about what life was like before coa...
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337 BITESIZE | How to Manage Life Interruptions (and Not See Them as FAILURE)
Love this clip? Hear the full conversation: Episode #307: SOS: What To Do When Life (or You) Gets In The Way Of Getting Sh*t DONEListen to the full conversation in the original episode
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336 Why the Bare Minimum Might Be Your Biggest Win Yet
Do you skip over your wins like they don’t matter? Feel weird or embarrassed when people cheer you on? Yep, that sounds about right. Adults with ADHD often struggle to celebrate themselves… but it’s a skill worth learning.In thi...
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335 BITESIZE | ADHD, Work, and Civil Rights: Protecting Yourself
Love this clip? Hear the full conversation: Episode #304: ADHD At Work: Should You Spill The Beans To Your Boss? How to Thrive In Any Job!Listen to the full conversation in the original episode with Meghan Brown-Enyia
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334 Feeling Stuck? Awkward Relationships? Listen to Kristen's Coaching in Action
Ever wondered what it’s really like inside FOCUSED? In this special episode, you’ll get a front-row seat to an actual coaching call.You’ll hear me coach Bob through feeling stuck, and Heejung as she navigates awkward relationships with h...
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333 Want to Stay Behind Forever? Keep Ignoring Your Capacity
Think your problem is poor time management? Think again. If your color-coded calendar keeps failing you, the missing piece isn’t another app, planner, or hack—it’s capacity.In this episode, we’re digging into why ADHD bra...
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332 Stop 🛑 Adding to the Planner Graveyard: One Tool to Improve ADHD Time Blindness NOW
You’ve tried planners and reminders, but time still slips through your fingers. This episode explains why ADHD makes “now vs. not now” so hard—and what to do about it. In plain English, I break down the executive functions behind time blindness...
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331 ADHD Medications: What’s Fact, What’s Fiction, and Why They’re Not “Basically Meth”
Think ADHD meds are “basically meth”? Afraid they’ll turn you into a zombie? Wondering if you really need them—or if they’re even safe during pregnancy?In this episode, I’m busting through the most common (and most damaging) myt...
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330 ADHD-Proof Your Life: Real Tips from Real ADHD Brains
Medication is great. Therapy is powerful. But is your life ADHD-friendly?In this episode, we explore how your environment can make or break your progress — and share genius, real-life strategies from adults with ADHD who’ve ...
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329 ADHD 101 for Neurotypicals: Why Your Loved One Struggles with the ‘Easy Stuff'
This one’s for the ADHDers and the people who love them.In today’s episode, I do the heavy lifting of explaining ADHD—what it is, why it matters, and what it really feels like to live with it—so you don’t have to.
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328 Did You Waste Your Summer? Here's Your 'August Panic' Survival Guide
Hey ADHDer, summer isn’t over over… and you haven’t wasted it. In this gentle, reflective episode, we’re talking about the emotional soup of August: regret over what didn’t get done, sadness that the magic is fading, dread of back-to-s...
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327 We Threw Out the Rulebook: How We’re Raising Our Neurodivergent Kids with Greg Carder
I’m joined again today by my favorite human—my husband, Greg! Together, we pull back the curtain on what it’s really like to raise neurodivergent kids, how our parenting style has evolved over the years, and why we’ve chosen a low-demand, emoti...
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326 ADHD Nearly Broke Us — How We’re Still Standing After 21 Years with Greg Carder
What does it look like to stay in love and on the same team when one partner has ADHD and the other doesn’t?In this episode, I’m joined by my husband Greg—my neurotypical partner of 21 years—for an honest, heartfelt, and often hilarious ...
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325 ADHD Burnout Is REAL: What A Physician With ADHD Wishes She Knew Sooner
Smartass ADHDer alert! Kerry Shea, an OBGYN physician and beloved FOCUSED member, is here to share her journey as a doctor with ADHD. In this heartwarming episode, we discuss Kerry's ADHD diagnosis, experiences in medical school, th...
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324 Why You Keep Failing at Goals (and How to Finally Stop)
Ever made a huge, life-changing plan… and then totally ghosted it a week later? Welcome to the ADHD goal-setting struggle. If you’ve ever set a massive goal in a moment of motivation—only to burn out fast—you’re not alone. This episode...
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323 Emotional Regulation: The ADHD Skill You Can’t Afford to Ignore
If you’ve ever snapped at something harmless, gotten lost in a scroll spiral, or felt way too much over a tiny text, this episode is for you.We’re diving into emotional regulation—what it is, why it’s so hard for ADHD brains, and how to ...
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322 Mini Emotional Regulation Practice (10-Minute Guided Reset)
Feeling "off" and need a reset? This short episode is here for you.In just 10 minutes, I’ll guide you through a simple emotional regulation practice to help you pause, reconnect with your body, and calm your nervous system.Whether...
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321 The 5-Minute ADHD Hack That Can Change Your Life
Ever feel like your brain is a messy closet with the light off? In this episode, we flip the switch.I break down the simple but powerful practice of thought downloads—what they are (and aren’t), why they’re crucial for ADHD mind...
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