Episode #394: I Tried Using ChatGPT for My ADHD… Here’s What Happened

Kristen Carder

In this episode, I’m sharing how tools like ChatGPT can actually support an ADHD brain in real life. Not as a replacement for your thinking, your relationships, or your treatment—but as something that can hold your thoughts, help you get unstuck, and make it easier to follow through when your brain is overwhelmed.

Episode #392: The Weekend Trap: Why Free Time Sends ADHD Brains into a Spiral

Kristen Carder

If your weekends start with hope and end with overwhelm, guilt, or total shutdown—welcome to the club!

In this episode, I’m breaking down why unstructured time is uniquely challenging for ADHD brains… and how to create weekends that actually feel good (without turning them into a rigid, miserable schedule).

Episode #388: Money. Let’s Finally Deal With It.

Kristen Carder

Let’s be honest: money tasks are peak ADHD avoidance material. So instead of overthinking it…let’s just do it together. This episode is your guided money session—part strategy, part nervous system support, all designed to help you finally engage with your finances.

Episode #386: A Very ADHD Episode: Deep Feelings and Random Reels

Kristen Carder

We start with a quick revisit of ARFID after hearing from a listener. Then we dive into your voicemails—covering everything from the heavy question of how to repair damage we worry we’ve done to our kids, to a very relatable struggle: emotional “doom piles.” And because no ADHD episode would be complete without a little delightful distraction, we wrap things up by watching some hilarious ADHD reels together.

Episode #380: What If It’s Not Just Picky Eating? ARFID in ADHD & Autism Explained

Kristen Carder

In this episode, we’re diving into something I really wish I had known about sooner: ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) a serious eating disorder that has nothing to do with body image or weight loss. Instead, it’s driven by things that are incredibly common for ADHD and autistic folks — sensory sensitivities, low appetite, lack of interest, anxiety, and fear of negative food experiences.

Episode #378: Sensational Headlines vs. Science: ADHD Under Attack (Again)

Kristen Carder

BUCKLE UP! The next hour is going to be a little wild—in the best way. In today’s episode, I’m answering a couple of your voicemails, diving into emerging research on the link between ADHD and early perimenopause, and responding to a very fear-heavy Wall Street Journal reel about ADHD medication.

Episode #376: When ADHD Looks Like Freeze: You’re Not Lazy, You’re Overwhelmed

Kristen Carder

You’ll learn what overwhelm really is in the context of ADHD (total cognitive, emotional, and/or sensory flooding), why “freeze” can be a very real nervous system response, and how this pattern often develops especially for those who grew up criticized, emotionally unsafe, unsupported, or chronically overwhelmed. If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not hyper—I’m stuck,” this episode is for you.