Your ADHD Besties is a podcast for people who are overexcited, insanely bored, tired, energetic and SEXY ❤️🔥 all at the same time... people who put the BDE in ADHD 🍆 Your hosts are besties Grace Koelma (founder of Future ADHD) and Tara Breuso (The ADHD Dietitian). Join us for episodes every Thursday where we unmask together and discuss your juuuuicy ADHD dilemmas. Submit your divergent dilemma via our website 😎 adhdbesties.com 🫠 IG @adhdbestiespodcast 🫠 TikTok @adhdbestiespodcast
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21. "I can't stand by and watch": ADHD, unfairness & justice sensitivity
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Hi cutest babes, In this week's episode, Tara has been stealthily avoiding sleep by hyperfixating on iPhone automations and she is now Elon Musk 😎. Or is she just in denial that she's Siri's bitch now? 🤖 Grace is ripping clocks off the wall in rage as per uge. So a fairly stock standard week here at ‘Your ADHD besties’ HQ (the garage). THIS WEEK'S …
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20. ADHD: Weight, Eating & Bridezillas 🧟♀️ (Part 2)
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Hi our fave ADHD dream boats! We finally got this bad boy uploaded 8 hours late 💅 In today’s chunkyyy episode: Grace says "broccol-eye" 🥦, and "dingle dangle" in the space of 5 minutes (we're so sorry guys) aaaand Tara tells us a story from her bridezilla days. 🧟♀️ For our divergent dilemms, we are continuing on from last week, and talking all thi…
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Hi bestie babessss! In today's episode: • Grace can’t buy steak, we talk about we need to take a break from acrylics, and how this is hard for our dermatillomania (skin picking). • Divergent Dilemma #1 - we answer Jemima's question about ADHD and eating, she struggles with binge eating and feeling self-conscious about her weight. We discuss weight …
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18. Impulse borrowing, exercise & 😂 ADHD Reddit rants
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Hi bestiesss! In today's episode: • Grace has ADHD amnesia, and we're normalising second takes at things because we aren’t always prepared for what our mouths are going to say in social interactions. • Divergent Dilemma #1 - we answer a gorgeous listener question about motivating yourself for exercise when you have ADHD. We talk about the negative …
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MINI-SERIES 🏝️ Your ADHD Island: with Chloe Wilder - "Genus Muppetus"
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Aaaaloha faves! Today we're delighted to bring you another episode of our miniseries 'Your ADHD Island' ✨ Your ADHD Island is a NEW series where our guests are asked to dream up their perfect, ADHD-friendly island paradise free from the burdens of this neuro-normative world. 🏝️ We ask guests a series of very scientific and important questions like:…
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17. ADHD stigma, when to advocate, and why re-parenting yourself helps
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Hiii cutest ADHD loves! In today's episode: • We talk about the highs of kid-free holidays with friends and the lows of losing your 🧳 on the trip home (💌 don't forget to send Tara your triumphant stories of lost things you found months/years later - DM us on IG @adhdbestiespodcast!) • Divergent Dilemma #1 - we answer a cute voice message from Holly…
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16. AuDHD, meltdowns & workplace accommodations (autism + ADHD) with Olivia @neurodiversing
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Hiiii best besties!! On today's show, we have another amazing GUESTIE 😍 the gorgeous Olivia from @neurodiversing on Instagram and TikTok. Olivia joins us all the way from the UK to help answer some dilemmas about AuDHD (co-existing Autism & ADHD presentations) and play an old fave Ireggy Seggy with us. • Dilemma #1 - "How do you distinguish your au…
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MINI-SERIES 🏝️ Your ADHD Island: with Tara Breuso - "Low hanging Nashi pears & wombat energy"
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Aaaaloha faves! Today we're delighted to bring you another episode of our bonus series 'Your ADHD Island' ✨ Your ADHD Island is a NEW series where our guests are asked to dream up their perfect, ADHD-friendly island paradise free from the burdens of this neuro-normative world. 😍 🏖️ We ask guests a series of very scientific and important questions l…
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MINI-SERIES 🏝️ Your ADHD Island: with Grace Koelma - "Aurora Graciealis"
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ALOHA BESTIES & WELCOME TO 'YOUR ADHD ISLAND' 😍 Our ✨ new series ✨ where our guests are asked to design their ideal, neuroaffirming island happy place. We ask them a series of very scientific and important questions like: -‘what animals are native to and roam freely on your island?’ -’the museum on the island has 3 exhibits that represent your life…
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15. What to do when you're stuck DOOM SCROLLING
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Hiii ADHD cuties tuning in from what is now 104 countries! 🤯😘 On today's show: • Grace has 3 very important updates that she's bursting to tell us • Are we still in burnout? What's been helping us climb out of it?? Has Tara got a refund for her marathon registration yet? (The answer won’t surprise you) What change-room moment saw Grace making an ‘A…
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14. WE'RE IN ADHD BURNOUT 🫠 (and here's what helps!)
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Hiiiiii fave babes! ✨ In today's episode we're in ADHD burnout mode but that's okayyy! • We ‘AB-SOLUTELY’ discuss how Tara’s inability to feel time had her believing she could go from running 0km to 42km in the space of 3 months 😮💨 and Grace shares her obsession with Love Island/reality TV in general and why it's a balm for her soul. • Divergent D…
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Hellooo dopamine-deficient dream boats 🛥️❤️🔥 In today's episode: • We share our thought provoking (see: unhinged) ADHD thoughts of the week. Open-plan homes; beautiful? Sure! But are they practical for our over-stimulated brains? Eyelid skin; Does it have a neck-skin-level of significance? • Divergent Dilemma #1 - We discuss dyscalculia, a stand-a…
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12. Skin picking, nail biting 💅 and AuDHD friendships
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Hiii adorable ADHD brains In today's episode: • We share our most ADHD moment of the week (Grace is still stressing about hers!) • Divergent Dilemma #1 - a listener shares that she's embarrassed about her skin picking and feels she needs to hide her hands from her colleagues. We discuss why skin picking and nail biting is an ADHD 'stim', and is ver…
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11. OUR ADHD STORIES: perfectionism meets hot mess, diagnosed twice in 10 years
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Hellloooo gorgeous ADHD besties! On today's show: • Listener question: Tara and Grace share their ADHD late-diagnosis stories. They explain how they first learned about ADHD, why Tara got diagnosed twice almost a decade apart, stimulant meds and struggling with low self-esteem. • Dilemma: A cute listener shares that she regrets not taking her ADHD …
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10. "Does my hairdresser HATE me?" 💇♀️ and why ADHDers can struggle with anxiety
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Hiii besties! ✨ On today's show: • Divergent dilemma #1 - Lilian asks if she should find a new hairstylist because she's got ADHD-related RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria). Dw, we've got you covered bby! • Divergent dilemm #2 - A newly-diagnosed ADHDer is asking about hyperactivity, stimming and rumination. BABEEE you're asking the right girls! W…
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9. BONUS minisode!! Why ADHDers avoid meditation - try this instead! ✨🧘♂️
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Hiiiii ADHD besties! ✨ On today's minisode: We talk for way too many minutes about Weetbix (sorry!) • Divergent dilemma - A cute listener asks 'my therapist suggested I do meditation while I wait for a diagnosis and access to ADHD medication but I find it impossible'. Grace (who is a qualified breathwork and nervous system educator) explains why me…
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8. "ADHD medication DESTROYS my appetite and I forget to eat. Any TIPS?" 🍽️🙃
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Heyyyyy ADHD bestie babes! ✨ On today's show: • Grace shares a drama from her week about how ADHD meds have led to appetite suppression/meal skipping, and how a perfect storm last Friday ended up with a little trip to the hospital. 🫠🏥 (A reminder for this segment, that we're not doctors and seek professional help if you need.) • Divergent dilemma -…
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7. BONUS minisode!! TASK-AVOIDANCE with Alice Gendron from The Mini ADHD Coach ✨
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Hi hiiii friends! We're back with a SURPRISE bonus minisode today because we couldn't get enough of last week's bestie GUESTIE Alice Gendron and her to-die-for French accent 😍 Alice Gendron is a diagnosed ADHDer, author and founder of The Mini ADHD Coach @the_mini_adhd_coach (with an audience of over a million across her multiple platforms). We rec…
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6. Hyperfixation meals, overspending and UGLY FORKS with Guestie: The Mini ADHD Coach
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Hiii ADHD besties! On today's show, we have our very first ADHD GUESTIE 🥳 the wonderful Alice Gendron. Alice is a diagnosed ADHDer, author and founder of The Mini ADHD Coach @the_mini_adhd_coach (with an audience of over a million across her multiple platforms). Alice has been such a huge supporter of the podcast since we launched 😍 and joins us al…
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5. "Am I a fraud for saying I have ADHD without a diagnosis?"
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Hey ADHD best frandzz ✨ On today's show: • We talk about how auditory stimulation can help keep us regulated - Grace made a 'brain massage" 💆🏻♀️🎶 playlist that we can all use to calm our overloaded-but-cute nerves: https://spoti.fi/3Uv0wrb • Tara recommends the 'Women and ADHD' podcast with Katy Weber. Here's the link to her ADHD and food episode:…
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Hey hey ADHD besties! ✨ On today's show: • We discuss alexithymia in ADHD and how difficult it can be to recognise our emotions 🤷♀️ as well as Grace’s experience with starting ADHD medication in the last few weeks. • We recommend a brow tint that lasts three days 💁♀️ and ASMR music that will soothe that lil’ dopamine deficient noggin. 🧠 • Dilemma…
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3. ADHD & friendships: what is rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) and why does it HURT?
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Hellooo besties! ✨ On today's show: • We're overwhelmed at how amazing the response has been to our first 2 eps!!! 😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who's reviewed and rated the podcast, we're obsessed with you guys ❤️🔥 • We recommend our fave TV shows this week (and worry about what happens if AI is better at being a human than us?? 🤖) • Dilemma #1…
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2. "My boyfriend doesn't believe I have ADHD"
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Heyyy ADHD besties! 🫠👯 On today's show; • We discuss our obsession with god-tier frozen Indian food and why Depop is lifeee. • Answer a dilemma that navigates the minefield of RSD and what to do when friends don't respond to texts • Our second dilemm is super serious in nature... we look at why clicking pens is akin to torture and ask the all-impor…
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1. "ADHD perfectionism is ruining my life!" 🫠
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Hey ADHD besties! On today's show; • We hack ADHD sleep & eating with our recommendations • Answer a dilemma about a tricky living situation and why the ADHD ability to quickly get out of a bad mood makes us superior housemates • Our second dilemma is juicy AF, we look at ADHD perfectionism, imposter syndrome and rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RS…
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