"You Are A Lot" (an ADHD/AuDHD podcast)

In this episode: Jen talks provides some expert methods to handle intense emotions. Topics include - building emotional resiliency, naming feelings, how to interrupt a possible blowup, and working with your ADHD nervous system. For exclusive podcast content join the You Are A Lot podcast patreon at patreon.com/ALOTADHDPOD for just $5 a month. You can start with a 7-day-free-trial today! CLICK HERE to leave a five-star review for this podcast CLICK HERE for more ways to listen to the podcast Send an email to the podcast at alotadhdpod at gmail dot com Follow Jen on Instagram Follow Jen on Tik Tok Visit the "YOU ARE A LOT" (an adhd podcast) webpage For More Info on Jen SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: Deficient Emotional Self Regulation (Video) - Dr. Russell Barkley Build Your Emotional Resilience (Video) - Dr. Tamara Rosier Coping with Anxiety & Adult ADHD (Video) - Dr. Russell Ramsay 15 Ways to Disarm & Understand ADHD Emotions - ADDitude Magazine Coping With Heightened Emotions - Psychology Today The Feelings Wheel

In this episode: Jen talks about her personal experience with being emotionally intense and lashing out without understanding what was going on in her brain. Jen explains the science behind the ADHD brain and how/why neurodivergent brains get flooded, experience meltdowns, shutdowns, sadness, low self-esteem, getting carried away with emotion and not being able to tolerate feeling many emotions at once. Also explained: how emotions filter through a neurotypical brain and how they get jammed up in a filterless ADHD brain. For exclusive podcast content join the You Are A Lot podcast patreon at patreon.com/ALOTADHDPOD for just $5 a month. You can sign up for a 7 Day Free Trial today! Follow Jen on Instagram Follow Jen on Tik Tok Visit the "You Are A Lot" (an adhd podcast) webpage Send an email to the podcast at alotadhdpod at gmail dot com SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: Dr. William Dodson You Tube - Overlooked Symptoms of ADHD Dr. Russell Barkley You Tube - Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation ADHD Aware Magazine - Emotions & ADHD ADDitude Magazine: Exaggerated Emotions - How ADHD Triggers Intensity CHADD Website - Emotions Too Much? Could Be ADHD VeryWellMind Website - Understanding Hypersensitivity in ADHD Addept (Thriving With ADHD) Website - Emotional Flooding

In this episode: Jen gives her thoughts on what to do once you think you might have ADHD from how to get a diagnosis, shop for a therapist or psychiatrist or coach, and how to advocate for yourself when supposed professionals aren't that up-to-speed on the most current ADHD findings. For exclusive podcast content join the You Are A Lot podcast patreon at patreon.com/ALOTADHDPOD for just $5 a month. You can start with a 7-day-free-trial today! CLICK HERE to leave a five-star review for this podcast CLICK HERE for more ways to listen to the podcast Send an email to the podcast at alotadhdpod at gmail dot com Follow Jen on Instagram Follow Jen on Tik Tok Visit the "YOU ARE A LOT" (an adhd podcast) webpage For More Info on Jen SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: FOCUSED ADHD COACHING - with Kristen Carder PSYCH CENTRAL - How To Get An ADHD Diagnosis CHADD - Contact An ADHD Specialist ADD.ORG - Finding an ADHD Coach PSYCHOLOGY TODAY - Find a Psychiatrist or Therapist DR. RUSSELL BARKLEY VIDEO - How To Treat ADHD ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - Assessing an ADHD Clinician ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - Find an ADHD Clinic ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - Who Can Diagnose ADHD? ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - Self Diagnose Test for Inattentive ADHD ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - Self Diagnose ADD Test for Women HELP GUIDE - ADHD Medications for Adults & Children

In this episode: Jen talks about how New Year's Resolutions don't work with her ADHD, gives advice on how NOT to make resolutions, how not to set yourself up to fail, get out of fantasy and accept yourself, and rethinking how to see your year ahead. For exclusive podcast content join the You Are A Lot podcast patreon at patreon.com/ALOTADHDPOD for just $5 a month. You can sign up for a 7 Day Free Trial today! Follow Jen on Instagram Follow Jen on Tik Tok Visit the "You Are A Lot" (an adhd podcast) webpage Send an email to the podcast at alotadhdpod at gmail dot com For More Info on Jen SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: CHADD WEBSITE - Pick A New Year's Theme Instead ADDEPT WEBSITE - Resolution Strategies for ADHD Brains

This week: Jen imparts wisdom from her research written by ADHD experts about the ADHD Iceberg, symptoms and types of ADHD, the definition of executive functions, what it looks like for an ADHD person with executive dysfunction, why ADHD is known as the "invisible disorder" and not functioning well in a neurotypical world. For exclusive podcast content join the You Are A Lot podcast patreon at patreon.com/ALOTADHDPOD for just $5 a month. You can start with a 7-day-free-trial today! Follow Jen on Instagram Follow Jen on Tik Tok Visit the "YOU ARE A LOT" (an adhd podcast) webpage Send an email to the podcast at alotadhdpod at gmail dot com For More Info on Jen SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: PSYCH CENTRAL - The ADHD Iceberg ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - ADHD Symptoms Checklist ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - What Is Executive Dysfunction? DR. RUSSELL BARKLEY - Making The Invisible Visible DR. RUSSELL BARKLEY - ADHD Major Characteristics ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - Dr. William Dodson on the Curvilinear Mind ADDITUDE MAGAZINE - Living in a Neurotypical World

In this episode: Jen talks about how she was a chronic plans canceler until she realized that this came from her lack of executive functioning around keeping a schedule and with some simple (but not easy for the ADHD person) readjustments to how she organizes her time - she's become someone who builds in time for the ADHD collapse ad avoids canceling on friends. For exclusive podcast content join the You Are A Lot podcast patreon at patreon.com/ALOTADHDPOD for just $5 a month. You can start with a 7-day-free-trial today! Follow Jen on Instagram Follow Jen on Tik Tok Visit the "YOU ARE A LOT" (an adhd podcast) webpage Send an email to the podcast at alotadhdpod at gmail dot com For More Info on Jen SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: DR. RUSSELL BARKLEY VIDEO - "ADHD is time blindness" PSYCH CENTRAL - Why Are People With ADHD Bad At Planning Ahead?

In this episode: Jen talks about those weird things that she always thought were personality quirks or flaws but are actually very common ADHD traits like sitting on the floor, re-heating coffee all day long, sitting in strange positions in chairs, an existential dread about laundry and more! For exclusive podcast content join the You Are A Lot podcast patreon at patreon.com/ALOTADHDPOD for just $5 a month. You can sign up for a 7 Day Free Trial today! Follow Jen on Instagram Follow Jen on Tik Tok Visit the "You Are A Lot" (an adhd podcast) webpage Send an email to the podcast at alotadhdpod at gmail dot com For More Info on Jen SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: WOMEN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (book), author Sari Golden MS, LMFT TOTALLY ADD WEBSITE - ADHD and Overwhelm. I'm Behind In So Many Things! ADDEPT WEBSITE - How To Reduce Overwhelm With An ADHD Brain CHADD WEBSITE - When Emotions Overwhelm You SELF-REG (book), author Stuart Shanker WEBMD - Progressive Muscle Relaxation PSYCHOLOGY TODAY - Perfectionism

Jen talks about how the nagging feeling of being overwhelmed brought her to an ADHD diagnosis. Jen also discusses: the difference between actually having too much to do and the phantom feeling of overwhelm which can't be solved with a to-do list and how to cope with overwhelm. Get support in Jen's "We Are A Lot" online community. An interactive (yet self-paced, no forced socializing) group giving you 24/7 peer to peer support. It's designed for ADHD/AuDHD humans that need connection and support with taking action, so you're not doing it all alone. You get daily body doubling sessions with Jen, weekly check-in progress meetings, extras like live Q&A's with Jen, book club meetings, journaling sessions with Jen, instructional videos for nervous system regulation, a private chat community, free worksheets, guides and printables, journal prompts, as well as all of the podcast episodes early and ad-free, video versions with transcripts, and four audio bonus episodes per month. This monthly membership supports learning things at your own pace so that you can act like your own ADHD/AuDHD coach whenever you want. Join the "We Are A Lot" Community for $24.99/month, or I am offering over 3 months free if you join annually and check it out no pressure with a one-week free trial! Shop to Support the Show: Jen's Favorite ADHD Supports (with Discounts) Brain.fm — A Focus Tool I Use Every Day I listen while I work and I can feel my brain lock in. It's not AI, or binaural beats. Brain.fm is science-backed sound made by musicians and scientists for ADHD brains. I want you to try it for 30 days free, with my link! The Big A## Calendar I have the Big A## wall calendar that maps out the entire year and the Big A## personal planner with 365 days in one view, dry erase markers, color coded labels. With my unique link you can get 10% off of your order. Hugimals — Weighted Comfort for Kids & Adults I own Hugimals, give them as gifts, and love that they're made by a neurodivergent founder who understands nervous system needs. These weighted stuffed animals and pillows help with anxiety and overwhelm, and you can get 15% off anytime using my link and code JENKIRKMAN (it never expires). Bookshop.org — Books I Recommend I love Bookshop.org because every purchase supports your local independent bookstore, not Amazon, while still shipping directly to you. I've curated book lists on ADHD/AuDHD and mental health, and you can get 20% off everything when you shop using my link. The Time Timer - a Cute Visual Time Tool! I use my Time Timer every single day to help me visualize time during work blocks, and to gamify chores. There's no discount, but when you use my link I earn a percentage that goes directly into supporting this podcast. Appointed — Planners, Notebooks & Desk Goods Appointed notebooks are my go-to for my spiral notebooks, day planners, calendars and Le Pen pens for list-making, journaling, and planning. Save 15% off with my link and code JENKIRKMAN. UnHide — Soft, Weighted Comfort I love UnHide's products. Their faux fur weighted blankets, pillows, robes, and socks are incredibly soft and calming. You can get 20% off with my link and code JEN20. SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE: WOMEN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (book), author Sari Golden MS, LMFT TOTALLY ADD WEBSITE - ADHD and Overwhelm. I'm Behind In So Many Things! ADDEPT WEBSITE - How To Reduce Overwhelm With An ADHD Brain CHADD WEBSITE - When Emotions Overwhelm You SELF-REG (book), author Stuart Shanker WEBMD - Progressive Muscle Relaxation PSYCHOLOGY TODAY - Perfectionism