ADHD Adventures with Suzi Payton

By Suzi Payton

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ADHD Adventures with Suzi Payton episodes:

June 22, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 10: Panorama's Documentary 'Private ADHD clinics exposed'
`Nikki and I discuss how we feel that the recent documentary which exposed a small number of private ADHD clinics as carrying out non-detailed assessments has highly likely have caused psychological harm to the ADHD community.
We offer our opinions, insights and discuss our own assessments which we both sought privately.
What are your thoughts? Has this documentary and the backlash affected you?
Feel free to comment or to get in touch via my website if you are struggling.
www.suzipayton.com
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44min
June 22, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 9: Chris Packham's Documentary 'Inside Our Autistic Minds'
In this episode Nikki Butler & I share our thoughts about the BBC documentary with Chris Packham “Inside our Autistic minds” (Episode 1)
We both had so much to take away from it ,
Both of us had so many emotions watching the doc, from pure empathy towards the young people featured in the show,
to connecting a few more dots about our own journey growing up as undiagnosed females with Autism.
We discuss some shocking statistics like:
“Intelligent autistic women are 8 times more likely to attempt suicide!”!
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/...
Please see autism.org website for emotional support if needed , link above👆
“I was reminded of all the autistic people I have worked with over the years , it was like I was hearing from all of them”
Hear my rant about ITV's This Morning giving out “ Dangerous, flippant advice”!
The bad advice that was given around boundaries, we discuss the consequences and effects this kind of media can have on Adhd & Autistic people (find it around 9 mins in) I would love to hear what you think about this particular subject ?
Find out about Nikki's “serial killer smile” and what this really means as an Autistic female ...
So many questions are raised in this episode for starters:
Can we ever fully stop masking after years of ingrained behavior patterns?
If the mask comes off what are the consequences?
Diagnosis and acceptance.
If you would like to be a guest on Adventures with ADHD or would like me to speak at your conference/organisation then do get in touch here:
www.suzipayton.com
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54min
June 22, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 8: Abi Lemon
In this episode I meet with the fabulous multi passionate Abi Lemon.
Abi is a Positive Psychology Coach and Business Mentor for Leaders + Entrepreneurs with ADHD, and an advocate and spokesperson for late-diagnosis ADHD women experiencing perimenopause.
Find out how whilst re educating during lock-down Abi’s masters degree in psychology and applied science led her to convey these words:
“At that point all of the pieces kinda clicked into place”
“So much of my past all made sense”
Abi found a spark during her own journey & experience of late diagnosis ADHD to really help others in a positive life affirming way.
After a massive burnout, misdiagnosis of bipolar2 and all the self deprecating beliefs Abi’s journey has led her to:
“ Knowing I’m a unique person in the way I think & feel”
And is now:
“not afraid to be myself in front of people”
We also talk about how ADHD rarely travels alone & Misconceptions over the years in modern psychiatry!
Find out more about Abi Lemon and The Brilliance Effect here:
https://abilemon.co https://instagram.com/abilemon.co https://linkedin.com/abilemon https://www.linkedin.com/in/abilemon/

Feel free to get in touch for more info:
www.suzipayton.com
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18min
April 04, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - People Pleasing Outrage!
Nikki and I discuss how shocked we are that high profile celebs on ITV's This Morning encouraged a person to put other's wants before her needs on a 'People pleasing' phone in! Oh the irony!
Neurodivergent folk are massively susceptible to being chronic people pleasers and this messaging via the media is so dangerous!
If you want to address your people pleasing tendencies and work on creating (and implementing) boundaries then do get in touch at www.suzipayton.com
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6min
April 04, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 7: Nikki Butler
In this Episode Nikki & I dig deeper into how we came to be two Solopreneurs after years of trying to prove ourselves & fit in in two drastically different, but equally hard industries; corporate law and education.
I talk about how I struggled with “trying to fit a square peg into a round hole”. How masking and constantly putting on an act while working twice as hard as neurotypical peers became my normal.
Find out what the turning point was, what drove us to make the change and finally take the courage to leave our jobs. Nikki reflects “I remember thinking I could drive my car off the road, and I wouldn’t have to do this anymore”.
We discuss how we are now applying our superpowers to help others, but equally to support ourselves to be able to succeed in the areas we have chosen.
“Since my diagnosis, I can really look at what I do, I love, and add the most value, and support my needs” (Nikki).
We discuss the importance of personal mindset, money mindset & values these are all important growth areas in the world of entrepreneurship.
Discover why superpowers (our individual strengths) are significant and why there are so many neurodivergent folk solopreneurs.
If you would like to chat about me speaking at your event/organisation/conference on all things ADHD and autism then do get in touch at www.suzipayton.com
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34min
April 04, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 6: Nikki Butler
Welcome to a slightly different episode where Suzi and Nikki have an open conversation where you are warmly invited to listen in.
Nikki reflects on how it has been nearly a year since her ADHD & Autism diagnosis and on the journey since; “has been quite incredible” and how she found that her “whole life started to make sense & fall into place”.
Themes discussed include:
Masking and the toll it takes on every area of life.
How we both used to self-medicate with Alcohol especially in social situations.
Low self esteem
Low self-worth
Fear of rejection and how it can evolve and change as we do
How its now time to dig deeper and unravel the past and be vulnerable again & move forward in a positive way.
Learning self compassion and kindness has changed everything.
Recognising exhaustion & overwhelm - Then feed the soul to help
This really is a cracking episode where we share our vulnerabilities. We hope by doing so that we can help others who are feeling a similar way.
We also like to see our experiences through a humorous lens and Nikki shares a funny story about a social interaction where she was testing out her new found confidence with small talk and well, watch to see what happened!! It’s hilarious! It’s around 19 minutes in.
If there are any topics you would like us to discuss then please let me know - you can get in touch at www.suzipayton.com
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35min
April 04, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 5: Kassy Harris
Meet Kassy Harris, an AuDHD photographer based in South Shields, Northeast England, who specialises in portraiture - working with ND and LGBTQ+ people - as well as Land/Seascapes.
In this episode, Kassy talks openly and honestly about:
- how her determination is one of her super strengths!
- After being diagnosed with Autism 5 years ago & ADHD more recently , Kassy reflects on how she had this strange idea that her struggles were not bad enough to gain a diagnosis
- How “there will always be someone worse off than you, it’s always gonna happen, but you're not living their life, you're living yours. You need to listen to yourself, I wish I had done that so much younger”
- The difference knowing she is neurodivergent and how “It’s incredible, I've met so many awesome people”

She talks about the difference having a support network in place makes such as:
Workplace support
Access To Work funding
Coaches
Mindset
Movement
Eating habits

Find Kassy here:
https://www.facebook.com/Iridiandream...
https://www.instagram.com/iridiandrea...

If you would like to be a guest on Adventures with ADHD or would like me to speak at your conference/organisation then do get in touch here:
www.suzipayton.com
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25min
January 10, 2023 Adventures With ADHD - Season 1 Episode 11: Ems Rae Searle
OK, hands up!
We should have uploaded this last year and have only just been made aware of its absence. Soz!
" I was scrolling through Tik Tok and I thought mmm that sounds like me, maybe there is something here, maybe I'm not just quirky, maybe there is something I have struggled with my whole life"?
This week features the fabulous Ems Rae Searle, an Ethical Marketing Strategist (also read: Wizard) who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD.
Since her diagnosis, Ems is learning to be 'less harsh' with herself and 'more willing to accept help'.
Ems shares so many top tips for managing her ADHD as well as offers hope and inspiration to others who are waiting for assessment, or have recently been diagnosed.
Find out what happened when Ems took medication for the first time - it's not what you might think!
Connect with Ems via her social channels:
WEBSITE: www.emsraesearle.com
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/emsraesearle
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/emsraesearle
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTt_...
LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/emsraesearle.com
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18min
November 22, 2022 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 4: Kate Laine-Toner
In this episode I interview the wonderful Kate Laine- Toner; trainer, writer, speaker, artist, and author. She is autistic and has ADHD, as does her daughter Emily.   When asked ‘what do you do?’ Kate’s reply was “I’m all autism all of the time”.
In this interview Kate talks about her book that help parents navigate raising an autistic child and how it can be scary to navigate when you are told your child is autistic, especially when there are so many myths and outdated stereotypes circulating.
Kate says “autism isn’t scary, it’s the things around autism that are scary, like the support or inability to get help for your child”   Kate talks of the moment she realised she was autistic (5.25mins in).
It was shortly after her daughter’s diagnosis when she came across a brilliant article by Samantha Craft called Females and Autism/Asperger’s: A check list. (Please note the term Asperger’s is no longer widely used).
She said “When I read the post, I felt like the hairs on the back of my neck going up moment. I felt like this woman was looking into my life and writing about me”!
We also discussed masking and the effects of doing this, gifts of autism valuable tips and advice for those who discover they are autistic/neurodivergent.    Kate delivers corporate training via her company The Autism Training Company https://theautismtrainingcompany.com/ and parent/carer training via https://wdiscourse.com/.
She and Emily also have an online shop called The Eltees which sells their unique, non-binary clothing range at https://eltees.co.uk/.
Kate's book, Where Do I Start? will be out in Spring 2023; it is a gentle guide for parents and carers who are new to autism.
This is such an insightful episode and is not to be missed.
For more info and to book a call with me please visit www.suzipayton.com
Please watch, subscribe and share – you never know who might need to see this today 😊
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43min
November 22, 2022 Adventures With ADHD - Season 2 Episode 3: Michelle Minnikin
In this episode I get to interview the fabulous Michelle Minnikin for the second time.
In this fascinating episode we discuss how Michelle has utilised her ADHD hyper focus to do deep research is now writing a book.
Her book, 'Good Girl Deprogramming' is in the works. It is a look at how ‘society’ conditions us to ‘behave’ through the use of coercive control and what we can do about it. Look for it in 2023!
Michelle is a Chartered Psychologist and Coach with 20+ years spent in organisational psychology, recruitment, coaching and personal development. As the Culture Captain (AKA Quartermaster) of Work Pirates, she’s on a mission to unf*ck work.
For more info you can book a call with me via www.suzipayton.com
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32min

FAQs about ADHD Adventures with Suzi Payton:

How many episodes does ADHD Adventures with Suzi Payton have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.