The ADHD Social Playbook

In this episode, we're joined by Emma McAdam, licensed therapist and creator of Therapy in a Nutshell, to explore the connection between the brain, body, emotions, and mental health. Emma breaks down nervous system regulation, the window of tolerance, and why our bodies respond to stress with fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown.
 

In this episode, Caroline is joined by Kathryn Mutti-Driscoll, executive function coach, therapy intern, and author of The Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Workbook: Skills for ADHD, Autistic, and Neurodivergent Adults to Heal from Rejection, Build Resilience, and Thrive.

In this interview, Janine explains why coping skills aren't one-size-fits-all and why you don't have to love breathing exercises, meditation, or journaling to become better at managing your emotions. From taking a mindful drink of cold water and moving your body to journaling, music, play, grounding, sensory strategies, and setting boundaries, there are countless ways to find what works for you.

For Suzanne Sophos, one of the biggest gifts of diagnosis was self-compassion. Before understanding her neurodivergence, struggles could feel like personal or character flaws. After diagnosis, she was able to understand those experiences through a different framework and extend herself the same grace she had always given her son. In this conversation, Suzanne and I explore what happens after an ADHD or autism diagnosis and why finding the right kind of support matters.

In this episode, I talk with Suzanne Sophos, a peer support specialist and coach, about her experience with ADHD and a later autism diagnosis. Suzanne shares how receiving her autism diagnosis helped the pieces of her history finally click into place—and how that new understanding changed the way she viewed friendships, social cues, sensory experiences, and her own body.

In this episode, I sit down with Brett Whitmarsh, also known as The ADHD Boss, to talk about ADHD, autism, neurodivergence, leadership, workplace burnout, and finding a career that actually fits your strengths.

In this episode, I talk with ADHD coach, executive function expert, and author Brendan Mahan about his powerful concept, the “Wall of Awful,” the emotional barrier that can build between us and the things we struggle to do. Brendan explains why procrastination, task paralysis, avoidance, and difficulty getting started are often about much more than motivation, discipline, or making a better to-do list. Past failures, guilt, shame, overwhelm, anxiety, rejection, and disappointment can become emotional “bricks” in the wall, while anxiety can act like the mortar holding those bricks together.

What does friendship really look like for autistic and AuDHD individuals? In this episode, Rachel Feldman, LCSW, shares her personal and professional insights on communication, social cues, boundaries, and the importance of finding people who truly understand you. We explore why direct communication matters, how neurodivergent friendships often differ from societal expectations, and why there is no single "right" way to connect with others.

Why are so many women diagnosed with ADHD later in life? In this episode, psychologist and author Gilly Kahn opens up about the hidden realities of ADHD in women, from impulsivity and emotional dysregulation to trauma, masking, hormones, and late diagnosis.

In this episode, psychologist and author Dr. Gilly Kahn joins the podcast to discuss the hidden realities of ADHD in women, from emotional dysregulation and masking to late diagnosis, anxiety, and the stigma surrounding treatment.