Best Brendan Mahan Podcasts (2024)

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200 Episodes In: Reflecting on Podcasting with ADHD w/ Brendan Mahan 32:33

2d ago32:33

32:33

Hey team! This week we’re celebrating a milestone for Hacking Your ADHD - 200 episodes… also 5 years of running the podcast. I honestly don’t know exactly what to say about how far this podcast has come. It’s been an incredible run so far and I have a lot of plans for the future as well, which, honestly is a little scary, but also exciting that eve…

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ADHD Parenting Featuring Mike McLeod of GrowNow ADHD 56:23

16h ago56:23

56:23

In this episode of the Men's ADHD Support Group podcast, we are doing a cross-over event for the ADHD Parents Support Group! Our host Shane Thrapp talks with Michael McLeod, the founder of GrowNow ADHD Coaching and Co-Host of the ADHD Parenting Podcast featuring ADHD Dude Ryan Wexelblatt. They discuss Michael's journey into ADHD coaching, the impor…

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How to ADHD with Jessica McCabe (rebroadcast) 39:16

1h ago39:16

39:16

Hey Team! We’re kicking off 2024 with the incredible Jessica McCabe - creator, writer, and host of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD. I’m sure a lot of you are already familiar with Jessica’s work as her YouTube channel has more than a million subscribers, but for those of you who haven’t, her channel contains a wealth of knowledge abou…

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Executive Function for Leadership Coaching with Frankie Berkoben 32:40

4m ago32:40

32:40

Today, we’re joined by executive function and leadership coach Frankie Berkoben. She shares why our executive function capacity can be so variable and the importance of being able to accept that variance, as well as the seven types of bandwidth, and why executive function coaching is helpful for leaders. Guest Links: Learn more about Frankie and he…

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ADHD and Young Adulthood with Dr Patrick LaCount 33:52

4d ago33:52

33:52

Today, we’re joined by Dr. Patrick LaCount, the research officer for the “How to ADHD” YouTube channel. Patrick talks to us about ADHD in young adulthood. We discuss the importance of taking a long view for both parents and young adults, tips for making friends, and the value of mindfulness. Guest Links: Learn more about Dr. LaCount and his work he…

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The Art of Misinformation 16:59

17d ago16:59

16:59

Hey Team! This week we’re talking misinformation which is an interesting topic because it feels like it should be something where its easy to define and identify. We’ve all seen stuff online where we looked at it and felt, “how the heck does anyone fall for this kind of stuff?” And that’s actually something that plays right into the hands of fallin…

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Community and ADHD with Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells 38:07

14d ago38:07

38:07

Our friend Dr. Caroyn, the ADHD MD is back! We talk about the importance of community to ADHD, how those communities allow us to embrace different parts of ourselves, and why the ADHD Conference is so meaningful to so many. Register for the ADHD Essentials Parenting Groups Here Learn More about Brendan and his work at: Learn about & Register for th…

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William Curb of Hacking Your ADHD - Celebrating 200 Episodes! 54:20

15d ago54:20

54:20

Welcome to the Men's ADHD Support Group Podcast! I’m Shane Thrapp, and today we’re joined by William Curb, host of Hacking Your ADHD, as he celebrates his 200th episode. We talk about how William started the podcast, the challenges of staying consistent with ADHD, and how podcasting helped him manage his own symptoms. We also cover common ADHD myth…

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Decoding Research 19:28

16d ago19:28

19:28

Hey Team! We’re diving right back into the world of ADHD research, continuing on from what we were talking about a few episodes back. In this episode, we’re going to be more focused on what goes into making ADHD research reliable. I go in-depth into what you can expect to find when reading a study and then also into what thing to look out for when …

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ADHD, Boundaries, Overwhelm, and Getting into Action with Julie Kliers 29:26

21d ago29:26

29:26

In today's episode, we're joined by Julie Kliers. Going undiagnosed until age 46 and not wanting to see her sons repeat her own struggles, Julie embarked on a crusade to learn all she could about ADHD, and became the person she needed. Now, she helps adults and students with ADHD embrace their unique and unlock their full potential! Julie talks to …

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Overcoming Self-Sabotage with Dr. Judy Ho 32:17

23d ago32:17

32:17

Hey team! This week, I’m talking with Dr. Judy Ho, a clinical and forensic neuropsychologist with a PhD in clinical psychology. She focuses on mental health, ADHD, and various psychological disorders. She is triple board-certified and is a tenured associate professor at Pepperdine University, where she teaches graduate-level psychology. In our conv…

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The Vibe with Kyrus Keenan Westcott 31:45

27d ago31:45

31:45

In today’s episode, we’re joined by Kyrus Keenan Westcott of The Vibe with Ky. Ky talks about behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances, the power of the stories we tell ourselves, masking, being an introvert, and the growth he’s gained from doing The Vibe with Ky. Register for the ADHD Essentials Parenting Groups Here Guest Links: Learn mo…

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Understanding ADHD Research 15:50

1M ago15:50

15:50

Hey Team! This week we’re going to look at what is entailed in ADHD research—what it is, how it works, and what it all means for us. Before we get going though I wanted to start with a brief explanation of what really drove my thinking about this topic—which now looks like is going to end up as a multi-part series. So there’s an idea called the ill…

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Unapologetically ADHD with Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright 33:59

1M ago33:59

33:59

Hey Team! I’m excited to bring you my conversation with Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright, hosts of "Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast." If you haven’t checked out their podcast before, Nikki and Pete have been a mainstay in ADHD podcast realm with over six hundred episodes across twenty-nine seasons - if there’s an ADHD topic you’re interested in, they’…

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Pacing 12:27

1M ago12:27

12:27

Hey Team! It’s that time of year again where I feel like I need a kick in the pants. My kids are back in school and it feels like I have a glut of time available. It feels like I should be knocking things off my todo list left and right. But I’m not. I’m tired and I’m not getting things done. And it’s frustrating because it feels like now that I ha…

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The Dichotomy of ADHD 12:26

2M ago12:26

12:26

Hey Team! I was recently thinking about some of the ways that ADHD can manifest in seemingly opposite ways. One moment, we're laser-focused, and the next, we're completely derailed by the tiniest hiccup. In this episode, we’ll be exploring the idea of the dichotomy of ADHD. How it can feel like even our symptoms are inconsistent. We’ll be looking a…

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Outsourcing Executive Function with AI 14:33

2M ago14:33

14:33

Hey Team! While AI has become a buzzword that has lost much meaning, there are still many use cases that can help with our ADHD. One of the places that I have been enjoying exploring is how I can outsource some of my executive functions to these applications so that I can save my brain for the important stuff. In today’s episode, we’ll first examin…

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Easy Mode 13:23

2M ago13:23

13:23

While ADHD is described as life on Hard Mode, that phrasing got me thinking about what would life look on easy mode. And more importantly, how can we make our lives feel more like that? In this episode, we’re going to explore what life on easy mode might look like and discuss actionable strategies to shift the dynamic of living with ADHD so that it…

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Dopamine Fasting 13:25

3M ago13:25

13:25

Hey team! I’ve recently been seeing a lot more stuff around the concept of dopamine fasting. Now, I’m going to start by saying that I’m entering this conversation with a bit of trepidation because it comes from a side of the internet that… well, they tend to have good intentions, but this basically amounts to bro science despite the backing it does…

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ADHD Medication Part 2 with Dr Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells 23:17

3M ago23:17

23:17

Dr. Carolyn is back! Carolyn is a pediatrician with ADHD who can talk about the disorder from any number of directions! You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok as the ADHD MD. In today's episode, Dr Carolyn Lenszch-Parcells shares some good news, and we finish up our conversation about ADHD meds. This time, we discuss non-stimulants, an…

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Gardening with ADHD: Building Routines and Having Fun 11:38

3M ago11:38

11:38

Hey team! This week, we’re diving into another listener question. “Hi, William. I'm Emily, and I live in Chicago, Illinois. I'm a lifelong gardener and love growing flowers, veggies, houseplants, and more. As someone with ADHD, plant care is something I either hyperfixate on or procrastinate and ignore because of all the things that my plants need …

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My Own Worst Enemy 15:49

3M ago15:49

15:49

Hey Team! I was listening to the radio the other day when My Own Worst Enemy by Lit came on - a fine example of pop-punk from the late 90’s. And while I enjoyed the song, what stuck with me was thinking about the name of that song, My Own Worst Enemy. This is a feeling I have often felt with my ADHD. I seem to have an endless supply of maladaptive …

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ADHD, Flexible Thinking, and Living Constitutionally with AJ Jacobs 37:40

3M ago37:40

37:40

In today’s episode, we talk to friend-of-the-pod, and New York Times Best-Selling author AJ Jacobs. AJ is an editor at large for Esquire, as well as a journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. He’s also a fellow ADHDer. AJ talks to us about his latest book, The Year of Living Constitutionally. We discu…

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Accessible Wellness for Neurodivergent Folks with Jackie Silver (rebroadcast) 24:51

3M ago24:51

24:51

Hey team, This week I’m talking with Jackie Silver about nutrition and wellness. Jackie is a Registered Dietitian with a Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Nutrition Communications. She has a firm belief that neurodivergent and disabled people deserve to live a healthy lifestyle but found the opportunities for these communities lacking, so she deci…

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Bad Advice (rebroadcast) 13:20

3M ago13:20

13:20

With ADHD we get to hear a lot of advice on how to get past our various symptoms. Sometimes that advice isn’t so bad, sometimes it’s pretty good - I mean that’s what I’m trying to do with this podcast. But more often than not the advice we get for how to deal with our ADHD is downright bad. In this episode we’re going to be exploring some of this u…

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The Before We Get Started (rebroadcast) 12:00

4M ago12:00

12:00

Hey team, I’ve recently been thinking about task initiation a lot, but while working on the first draft of this episode, I realized that there were a few ideas that were important to explore first. So in this episode, we’re going to be exploring some ideas of executive dysfunction, but then we’re also going to be getting into stuff surrounding our …

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ADHD, Dad’s and Divorce with David Pisarra Esq of Dad’s Law School 55:18

4M ago55:18

55:18

Shane Thrapp, Operations Director of the Men's ADHD Support Group, is joined by David Pisarra Esq., chief evangelist at Dad's Law School. In this episode we discuss the challenges and strategies for men, particularly those with ADHD, facing divorce and custody battles. David shares his extensive experience in family law and offers practical advice …

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Decluttering and Self-Discovery w/Star Hansen (rebroadcast) 34:15

4M ago34:15

34:15

This week I’m talking with Star Hansen, a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO©) and Clutter Whisperer on a mission to help you banish your personal Clutter Monster. Her methodology focuses on helping you take control of your stuff and create a life you’re truly proud of. Star looks at the deeper meaning of your stuff to help you figure out why yo…

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Automating ADHD: Chris Cameron's Tech Tools for Everyday Ease 38:49

4M ago38:49

38:49

Hey Team! In today's episode, we’re taking a deep dive into the transformative power of automation with Chris Cameron, a workflow efficiency consultant specializing in helping neurodivergent individuals harness the benefits of AI and automated tools. Chris shares his personal journey with ADHD and how technology has played a pivotal role in managin…

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Building Systems When You Are Consistently Inconsistent 16:30

5M ago16:30

16:30

Hey team! I’ve been working on this episode for quite a while now and was kind of worried it would never be finished, but I managed to salvage what was useful and polish it up quite a bit. Today, we're discussing long-standing goals and how we can create systems that help us achieve them. I’m really interested in exploring this topic at length, so …

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Relationships and Communication - Dave O'Dwyer & Laura Seed 1:54:16

5M ago1:54:16

1:54:16

In this Men's ADHD Support Group podcast episode, David O'Dwyer, aka the Spiritual Gentleman, and his partner Laura Seed share their journey navigating relationships with ADHD. With host Shane Thrapp, they discuss essential strategies for managing ADHD within relationships, understanding emotional dysregulation, and building strong, supportive part…

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ADHD on Purpose 13:09

5M ago13:09

13:09

Hey team! I had a listener write in recently asking about finding purpose and how they just feel like their life is a bit of a mess. They don’t know what they want to do and they feel like everyone else has it together. So in today’s episode we’re going to be exploring these ideas, while at the same time questioning if these are even the right ques…

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Father's Day Episode! ADHD and Fatherhood featuring Brendan Mahan 1:03:27

5M ago1:03:27

1:03:27

In this special Father's Day episode of the Men's ADHD Support Group podcast, Founder and President, Marc Almodovar hosts an engaging discussion on fatherhood and ADHD. Featuring insights from Brendan Mahan of ADHD Essentials and Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos, our conversation dives into the challenges and nuances of being an ADHD dad, …

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You Might Also Like: ADHD Aha! from Understood.org 18:29

5M ago18:29

18:29

Hey Team! This episode we’re doing something a little bit different, I’m going to be sharing an episode from another podcast that I think you’ll enjoy. It’s called ADHD Aha!, hosted by Laura Key. It features candid stories from people who share the moment when it clicked—their ADHD Aha moment—when everything started to make sense—that they, or some…

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Getting Started With Your ADHD Management (Rebroadcast) 18:42

5M ago18:42

18:42

One of the questions that I’ve been getting a bit more frequently recently is just trying to understand where to get started with ADHD - and I think this is a question that a lot of us have because there is just so much out there on ADHD and it’s hard to know where even to begin thinking about what you might want to be doing. In today’s episode, we…

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Your Outlaw Brain with Alan Brown Recorded Live at ADHD Con 2023 22:58

5M ago22:58

22:58

Today’s episode features Alan Brown, the ADD Crusher! And it's a little different from the norm because it was recorded live at the 2023 ADHD Con during my Lunchtime Q&As with ADHD experts and dignitaries. Alan and I discuss his principles for success with ADHD. Managing our outlaw brain Doing what we didn’t want to do Not relying on motivation The…

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ADHD and Pregnancy with Dusty Chipura 30:55

6M ago30:55

30:55

Hey team! In today’s episode we’re joined by Dusty Chipura, a passionate advocate and ADHD Coach, to explore the nuanced world of ADHD and pregnancy. With her personal and professional experience we will be looking into the challenges and questions that often come up with this subject. There is a huge gap in what we know about ADHD and pregnancy an…

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Overwhelm & Needing a Team with Dr Carolyn Lentzch-Parcells 43:17

6M ago43:17

43:17

Today, Dr. Carolyn, the ADHD MD returns to the show! We discuss: Overwhelm Work/Life Balance The risks of tasks that help us activate, but aren’t what we need to do Being a person on the internet The importance of having a team The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY! Learn More about Brendan and his work at: Jo…

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Finding Your Groove with Joshua Greene 28:59

6M ago28:59

28:59

Hey Team! Accountability is one of the best ways to help you work through those things on your to do list that you just don’t want to do. But finding accountability isn’t always easy. In my conversation today, I’m talking with Joshua Greene, co-founder of the co-working app Groove. In our conversation today we’ll be talking of course about how Groo…

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How to Perform a Weekly Review (Rebroadcast) 14:47

6M ago14:47

14:47

Hey team, this week we’re talking about our weeks and how we can get more out of them with a weekly review. The idea behind a weekly review is to look back on how things went and use that to help us figure out how we want our next week to go. In this episode, we’re going to go over the benefits of performing a weekly review, look at some of the way…

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ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka 40:05

6M ago40:05

40:05

Content Warning - brief mention of suicide. Today, I’m joined by Tracey Otsuka author of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. In this episode Tracy talks to us about ADHD and women. We discuss: Gender norms and ADHD The lack of formal research on women with ADHD The connection between estrogen and dopamine Women and trauma Imposter Syndrome Procastivity ADHD …

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Sleep Tools - Part 1 19:52

6M ago19:52

19:52

Hey team! After last week’s episode on toolkits I got a request to do another episode like it but specifically on sleep tools. Now before I jump in on the episode I want to talk for a minute about why I typically haven’t been doing so many episodes on specific tools. What it comes down to is that often the specific tools aren’t what’s important - w…

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Is ADHD an Interest Based Nervous System? with Dr William Dodson 39:42

6M ago39:42

39:42

Today, I’m joined by Dr. William Dodson. Now semi-retired, Dr. Dodson is a Board-Certified adult psychiatrist and was one of the first clinicians to specialize in adults with ADHD over 25 years ago. He has been on the faculties of Georgetown University and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He was the recipient of the national Maxwe…

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Crafting Your ADHD Survival Kit with Maddy De Gabriele 42:57

6M ago42:57

42:57

Hey team! We're chatting with Maddy De Gabriele, an Australian science communicator who's turned her personal journey with ADHD into a mission to help others. Through her Adult ADHD Starter Kit and corporate workshops, Maddy breaks down ADHD management into bite-sized, easily digestible pieces. In this episode we dive into specific tools that can b…

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Neurodiversity and Leadership with Talli Dolge and Amanda Morin 40:11

7M ago40:11

40:11

Today Talli Dolge and Amanda Morin join the pod. Talli is a national mental health strategic advisor and executive consultant, and the Founder and CEO of Mindful Workplace LLC. Amanda is a neurodivergent neurodiversity activist, award-winning author, certified educator, and nationally-known speaker. Tallia and Amanda have recently launched the Empa…

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ADHD, Communication, and Creating Connections with Dave Delaney 33:11

7M ago33:11

33:11

Hey team! This week we’re talking with the host of the ADHD Wise Squirrels podcast, Dave Delaney - as many of us Dave wears many hats — keynote speaker, author, and of course podcast host. Dave has actually been podcasting since 2005, although he only recently started up ADHD Wise Squirrels after his recent diagnosis. With that diagnosis, Dave has …

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ADHD Medication Part 1 with Dr Carolyn Lentzsch Parcells 38:01

7M ago38:01

38:01

Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells joins us again! That’s right, it’s a rock-block of Dr. Carolyn! Carolyn is a pediatrician with ADHD who can talk about the disorder from any number of directions! You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok as the ADHD MD. In an episode that is long overdue, Dr. Carolyn talks about ADHD medication - primarily s…

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Dr. Carolyn Lentzch-Parcells on ADHD and Medications, What They Do, and Do Not Do. 1:40:29

7M ago1:40:29

1:40:29

What's up, everyone? Shane here, and I've got an awesome episode for you today. I sat down with the incredible Dr. Carolyn Parcells, aka the ADHD MD, to talk all things ADHD medication. We dive deep into the different types of meds, how they work, and bust some common myths. Dr. Parcells drops some serious knowledge bombs and shares her experience …

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From Impulse to Insight: Ellie Hino's ADHD Adventure 21:19

7M ago21:19

21:19

Hey Team! Today on the podcast, we're exploring the lighter side of living with ADHD, featuring the hilariously honest Ellie Hino. A stand-up comic who finds humor in the everyday, Ellie has featured for comics such as Maria Bamford, Laurie Kilmartin, and Atsuko Okatsuka. She recently released her debut album, Soft Bones. In our conversation today …

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The Hispanic Experience with ADHD 46:00

7M ago46:00

46:00

In this episode of the Men's ADHD Support Group podcast, our Founder and President, Marc Almodovar is joined by Jim O'Gara and Julio Rojas to discuss navigating ADHD as Hispanic males. James and Julio share their personal experiences growing up with ADHD in multicultural families, the challenges they faced, and the importance of raising awareness a…

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