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Authentically ADHD with Carmen

Where the chaos of ADHD meets self-acceptance, growth, and a whole lot of authenticity

Hi! I'm Carmen, a late-diagnosed ADHDer, ADHD life coach, and early childhood special education teacher who wants to spread awareness, relate to other ADHDers, and have fun while talking and learning about the difficulties, awesomeness, and new research behind the neurodiverse ADHD brain.ARE YOU READY?? Let's get started! carmenauthenticallyadhd.substack.com

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261 episodes

  1. Your Brain Didn’t Quit 18:09
  2. Stop Trying to Become a More Convenient Person 23:37
  3. THE VERSION OF ME YOU MADE UP 40:33
  4. The AuDHD Self-Trust Crisis: When Your Brain Keeps Changing the Terms and Conditions 38:03
  5. ONE TINY TRANSITION, ONE COMPLETELY DERAILED DAY 23:23
  6. “I’ll Do It When I Have More Energy” and Other AuDHD Fairy Tales 41:20
  7. ADHD, Autism, or Both? The Identity Plot Twist Nobody Explained to Us 33:28
  8. Your Brain Didn’t Forget They Exist—It Lost the Retrieval Cue 24:14
  9. My Brain Has Plenty of Goals—It Just Misplaced the “Go” Button 24:56
  10. The First Bell Is a Nervous-System Event 25:26
  11. Priory? I Barely Know Her 30:16
  12. Your Student Isn’t Refusing to Learn—Their Brain Is Busy Surviving the Classroom 26:22
  13. The AuDHD Freeze Response 39:28
  14. Why Does My Brain Have 47 Tabs Open and None of Them Are Loading? 30:14
  15. Still Exhausted After Rest? 23:17
  16. Live Recording Replay - AuDHD with Carmen 31:01
  17. Dear AuDHDer, Your Nervous System Is Not a Group Project 29:20
  18. Your AuDHD Brain Does Not Need More Discipline. It Needs Better Ramps 24:30
  19. Medicated, Misdiagnosed, and Mildly Electrified 26:38
  20. The “Right Way” Curse: Why AuDHD Perfectionism Is Actually a Nervous System Safety Plan 25:18
  21. Live with carmen_authenticallyadhd 1:06:10
  22. Self-Trust After ADHD: Why You Don’t Believe Yourself Anymore 41:15
  23. AuDHD and the Social Battery: Why You’re Still Exhausted After Rest 47:04
  24. Your Brain Isn’t Broken — It’s Patterned (Understanding the AuDHD Brain) 32:12
  25. AuDHD and the Holidays: Navigating the Holiday Hustle and Overwhelm 31:47
  26. Masking, Unmasking, and the Exhaustion in Between 29:36
  27. Why Transitions Feel Like a Full-Body Earthquake 30:48
  28. Too Positive? Deep Dive on Toxic Positivity (part 1)) 1:00:56
  29. ADHD & Energy Management The Spoon Theory Explained 36:01
  30. ADHD’s Secret Focus Hack 34:13
  31. Why This Season Feels Like a Mental Marathon 21:39
  32. Impulsive, Confused, Regretful? You Might Be Missing This Key ADHD Skill 34:18
  33. The Clock is Ticking: Understanding ADHD Time Anxiety 35:49
  34. ADHD & Self-Awareness: Understanding Your Unique Brain 37:35
  35. ADHD and Careers 49:43
  36. ADHD and Co-Occurring Conditions: Anxiety, Mood, and Learning Disorders 1:21:23
  37. Authentically ADHD – ADHD, Alexithymia, and Anhedonia: Understanding Emotions and Motivation 41:46
  38. ADHD and the Tangled Web of Self-Trust 54:23
  39. Why Am I Always at Odds With Myself? ADHD and the Tug-of-War Within 1:29:00
  40. ADHD and Procrastination: Understanding the Cycle and Breaking Free 1:05:28
  41. ADHD and Headaches: It's really NOT all in your head BONUS EPISODE 22:10
  42. The Hidden World of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome & ADHD 58:55
  43. BONUS EPISODE: Love on a Roller Coaster, The ADHD Guide to Spotting Toxic Partners 31:18
  44. AuDHD and Processing Speed 36:37
  45. Why We Ghost: ADHD, Social Avoidance & the Neuroscience Behind Ghosting 37:11
  46. ADHD & Autism in Daily Life: Neuroscience, Stories, and Strategies 43:47
  47. BONUS EPISODE Shame and Guilt in AuDHD: Understanding and Managing Emotions 35:55
  48. ADHD and Emotional Intelligence: Why Feelings Can Feel Like Fireworks in a Windstorm 26:56
  49. Dopamine Dilemma: Understanding the ADHD Reward System 32:56
  50. Understanding ADHD and Executive Functions: The Neuroscience Explaining a Very Common Disorder 24:59