20 episodes
“You Are A Lot” (an adhd podcast) Jen Kirkman
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- Health & Fitness
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4.9 • 109 Ratings
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In my everyday life I’m a writer and in my every-waking-second-of-my-life, I’m an adult with ADHD. I was diagnosed in my 30’s and did nothing about it and re-visited my diagnosis in my 40’s and am now with therapy, medication, coaching, and reading everything that the experts write – I’m finally coping with ADHD in what I think of as a daily recovery.
On this podcast I’ll talk about my personal experiences with all of those behaviors, thought patterns, and feelings that I’ve lived with never knowing it was ADHD. I’ll also pass along what the top experts in the field of ADHD are saying – putting together research that you may not do for yourself. I want to help spread the word that ADHD is not just about productivity and focus but it’s a lack of Executive Function which impacts every aspect of our lives including relationships, and even our self-esteem. If you have been doctor diagnosed with ADHD, self-diagnosed, are ADHD curious or people have often told you, “Um, you’re kind of a lot”– this podcast is for you.
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EPISODE 18 “EARLY ADHD HUMANS KEPT THE SPECIES ALIVE”
In this episode: Jen talks about a scientific study published in early 2024 that found that early humans with ADHD-like tendencies (impulsivity, an urge for risk taking, and an inability to stay still for too long) are a big reason why our species not only survived but developed certain levels of survival intelligence. In hunter-gatherer societies, ADHD brains flourished and evolved as opposed to the modern world where having ADHD is seen as a disadvantage. Jen also talks about the Survivor contestant who was voted off because of her ADHD.
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SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE:
ADHD Might Have Been An Evolutionary Advantage (article) - The Guardian
ADHD/Hyperactive Hunger-Gatherers (article) - Heathline
The Evolution of Cognitive Diversity (study) - National Library of Medicine
Attention Deficits Linked With Proclivity to Forage (study) - Proceedings of the Royal Society B -
EPISODE 17 “THE HISTORY OF ADHD”
In this episode: Jen talks about the complex and interesting history of ADHD. The symptoms were recognized as a condition since the 1800’s but was seen as a moral failing in children, it was then recognized as a physiological brain problem in children in the 1900’s, stimulant medications began to be used as treatment in the 1960’s but by the 1970’s there was backlash, and in the 1990’s many organizations and clinicians refused to validate that the emerging diagnosis of Adult ADHD even existed.
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SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE:
The Controversy That Was Adult ADHD (Article) - ADDitude Magazine
The Evolution of ADHD (Article) - ADDitude Magazine
What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t? (Book) - Dr. MIchele Novotni
The History Of ADHD And It’s Treatments (Article) - ADDitude Magazine
The Early History Of ADJD (Video) - Dr. Russell Barkley -
EPISODE 16 "ADHD & THE ZEN OF TIME MGMT"
In this episode: Jen talks about how there is so much more to time management than actually completing to-do lists, or finding the perfect productivity method. Instead, Jen talks about how when we think we are trying to make a schedule, we may be unconsciously trying to master time itself, which can’t be done. And that deep at the heart of trying to get to ‘inbox zero’ before tackling what actually matters to us, is just a fear of failure and an existential angst about our finite amount of time in life.
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SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE:
4,000 Weeks: Time Management For Mortals (book) - Oliver Burkeman -
EPISODE 15 "THE DSM FAILS ADHD"
In this episode: Jen talks about how the DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is failing people with ADHD because the diagnosis criteria is incomplete. The DSM-5 overemphasizes mythologized symptoms, and doesn’t list emotional regulation issues which are at the core of executive dysfunction. This can prevent people with ADHD from being diagnosed and getting the treatment that they need to function in a neurotypical world.
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SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE:
ADHD Is A Whole Life Experience (Article) - ADDitude Magazine
The DSM Fails ADHD (Article) - ADDitude Magazine
Emotions And The DSM (Article) - CHADD Org (Children/Adults with ADD)
Why Emotion Needs To Go Back In The DSM (Video) - Dr. Russell Barkley
Emotional Issues Left Out Of the DSM (Article) - Dr. Russell Barkley -
EPISODE 14 "ADHD & ESTROGEN"
In this episode: Jen talks about the very real ways that estrogen levels affect ADHD positively and negatively due to the relationship between Estrogen and our executive functions during a menstrual cycle, pregnancy, post-partum depression, peri-menopause and menopause.
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SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE:
Hormonal Fluctuations & ADHD (Video) - Dr. Jeanette Wasserstein
Menopause & ADHD: How Estrogen Impacts (Video) - Dr. Jeanette Wasserstein
PMDD, Postpartum More Severe With ADHD (Study) - ADDitude Magazine -
EPISODE 13 “YOU’RE WRONG ABOUT ADHD”
In this episode: Jen helps everyone get their facts straight about ADHD and debunks the “alternative facts” that are out there such as: ADHD is not a real medical issue, everyone has ADHD, ADHD is overdiagnosed, and taking ADHD medication is dangerous and addictive.
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SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE:
“… Myth That Those With ADHD Need To Change” (Article) - ADDITUDE MAG
9 Myths That Perpetuate ADHD Stigma (Article) - ADDITUDE MAG
ADHD Myths & Misunderstandings (Article) - CHADD ORG
7 Common Myths About ADHD (Video) - DR. TRACEY MARKS YOU TUBE
ADHD Is Not ‘Overdiagnosed’ (Article) THE CONVERSATION WEBSITE
Customer Reviews
Great information
As an adult who thinks they may have ADHD this is an amazing tool with so much helpful information. Thanks Jen
Bonafide funny lady with ADHD cred!
I’ve followed Jen’s career for awhile. Now I’m following her thoughts and research on living with ADHD. Great podcast and helpful!
I needed this!
I have known I’ve had ADHD but never got a diagnosis or really ‘dealt’ with it much. This has been so helpful and informative to listen to these episodes. Makes me feel so much less crazy! Very valuable podcast!
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