Episode #402: When Traditional Parenting Fails: Raising Strong-Willed Kids

Kirk Martin

Strong-willed kids don’t respond to “normal” parenting—and that doesn’t mean you’re failing. In this episode, I’m joined by Kirk Martin, founder of CelebrateCalm.com and host of the Calm Parenting Podcast, to talk about what actually works with intense, demand-avoidant, emotionally reactive kids.

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.