After giving up smoking I started finding dopamine hits in sweet treats, that mixed with a total lack of exercise led to weight gain and feeling unhealthy, both physically and mentally. A few months ago I finally started to take hold of my physical health and make some slow and steady positive changes so I was really keen to get a neurodivergent person who works in this area on the podcast… and thanks to my own wonderful PT, I was put in touch with strength and consistency coach and all round amazing human being Charlotte Ashley. Charlotte has her own coaching program called THRV focussing on “nervous system first coaching for meltdowny, chaotic brains”

In another unscripted tangentastic episode I talk about why I struggle with everything to do with teeth and in other news... It's my birthday! (Well a few days ago anyway...) I talk about why sometimes I struggle with a few aspects of my birthday and also how I've realised just how AuDHD my birthday is each year!

Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast!

You can either slide into my DMs...

www.instagram.com/audhdorjustabitweird

Or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com

And there's still time to donate to the Big ADHD Fundraiser where 11 intrepid leopard print lycra clad lovelies are cycling 288 miles across Scotland, Wales and England from August 1st - 3rd to raise money for ADHD Adult UK and ADHDAF+ charities, two charities i hold very dear to my own heart.https://givestar.io/gs/the-big-adhd-fundraiser-2025?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacRNwOxyAdwBTzNocrcdYXJAZkVdhpzM89KHr1MxC-XzIALATR-IA1rPujYLg_aem_NH0-Uk4IuoCq3Dv6gXxEuw⁠

I've always wanted to be one of those people who goes with the flow, is all chilled with whatever happens in life. I'm not. I fucking HATE change.... unless I decide to change things myself in which case change is GREAT! What's that about!?

Mareya is a Maori-Australian pop artist, producer and songwriter who channels her neurodivergent experience into bold, honest pop music. In this episode, she opens up about living with ADHD, how it shapes her daily life, creative process and sense of self. Her latest single ADHD & Me captures that journey, offering a raw and honest glimpse into the highs and hurdles of a busy beautiful mind.

I was first made aware of the amazing Nicole Nadler by the Queen of the Leopard Print Army herself, Laura Mears Reynolds from ADHDAF and I was thrilled when she agreed to come on the podcast to talk about her experience of ADHD diagnosis in her thirties and how she's accidentally signed up to do the Edinburgh Fringe for the third year running! I had a brilliant time chatting with Nicole. She's insightful, super engaging and really bloody funny!

To get tickets for Nicole's Edinburgh Fringe show...

https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/exposure-therapy?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf-I7mLgtMKL-sj_deC4SrPwy4Zi07xMKLl9KKoC8hMzPXxH1ZkhE-6ZZP1DQ_aem_lxWAccJtIOGcioAe3CFsLg

To donate to The Big ADHD Fundraiser...

https://givestar.io/gs/the-big-adhd-fundraiser-2025?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacRNwOxyAdwBTzNocrcdYXJAZkVdhpzM89KHr1MxC-XzIALATR-IA1rPujYLg_aem_NH0-Uk4IuoCq3Dv6gXxEuw

Email me your Little Wins...

audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com

In this week's episode I had the pleasure of catching up with my mate Danielle, The Scatty Baker, whose brilliant and often hilarious gluten free baking videos can be found on Youtube and Instagram. We had planned to talk about ADHD and baking but in true ADHD tangentastic style we ended up covering all sorts of topics like caffeine, anxiety and binge drinking.

Trigger warning: This week's episode has mentions of some subjects some people may find upsetting including alcohol misuse, childhood trauma and sexual abuse

Follow Danielle and check out her awesome baking videos

https://www.youtube.com/@TheScattyBaker

https://www.instagram.com/thescattybaker/

Don't forget, it's not too late to donate to The Big ADHD Fundraiser by clicking the link below

https://givestar.io/gs/the-big-adhd-fundraiser-2025?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacRNwOxyAdwBTzNocrcdYXJAZkVdhpzM89KHr1MxC-XzIALATR-IA1rPujYLg_aem_NH0-Uk4IuoCq3Dv6gXxEuw

Send me your little wins by either commenting on this episode, emailing me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com or by sliding into my dms on instagram

https://www.instagram.com/audhdorjustabitweird/

Darren Smith is a pretty inspirational person! He's the man responsible for The Big ADHD Fundraiser, which is in its third year of raising funds for various ADHD charities.

In this episode Darren talks to me about his experience of neurodivergent diagnosis later in life and what lead him to getting together a gang of cycling heroes to cycle hundreds of miles all in the name of ADHD!

This year the money raised by Darren and the rest of the team will be going to two charities very close to my heart, ADHDAdultUK and ADHDAF+

Any amount of donation helps... as my mum used to say "Look after the pennies and the pounds look after themselves!"

To donate....

https://givestar.io/gs/the-big-adhd-fundraiser-2025?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLSYJNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpwKxzsM3DeJ6gKDw4URw6F3qu6Q4xJE3eyLr0TfLGIba_H2CGOJLPSmplDEm_aem_o2-8RY6BO_xYpCi2cJFKfg

I'm back this week with the second half of my super informative chat with the awesome Meghann Birks. In this week's episde Meghann talks about all things AuDHD and gives some vital advice on reframing the things we say to build on our self belief.

The usual triggers warnings apply to this episode because we do tackle a couple of tricky topics

Also, starting this week, I want to celebrate your small things that are actually big wins! Too often we struggle with daily tasks that would seem like a small thing to a neurotypical person, yet we struggle to do them. When we do finally manage to do them I think we need to get some praise because actually it's genuinely a BIG WIN! You can send your "small thing, big win" to me by sliding into my DMs on instagram instagram.com/audhdorjustabitweird or by emailing me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com