Did you turn into a brand new person on the stroke of midnight NYE? US NEITHER! In fact, we're not subscribing to any of that ‘new year, new me’ BS! We can't wish our ADHD away, plus we’re not broken versions of ourselves needing to be fixed! We’re the same people, and we’re facing the coldest and darkest months of year! We meed compassion, not pressure and we need each other!

ADHDAF+ Charity ⁠ Oxford ADHD Peer Support Group Facilitators Kirsty and Claire, and myself about Seasonal Affective Disorder and navigating the start of 2026; whilst the post Christmas comedown and our Instagram algorithm's are serving shame in heavy doses.

The title is the topic of Jamuary's eight f⁠ree ADHD Peer Support Groups⁠ in Scotland and England; shared in a similar format of the groups to give a feel of what sessions are like and to help educate, validate and shame eradicate.

ADHDAF+ Charity was inspired by and is informed by the work of ADHDAF Podcast. We hope you can make your local group, and if there isn't one near you yet; that this episode helps you best support yourself at this challenging time of year. Please be kind to yourself.

MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter, gallows humour(!) and mentions of very sensitive topics including; eating disorders, weight-loss medication (NO JUDGEMENT) parent loss, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, mental health struggles, suicide, addiction, self harm, alcohol, school struggles, bullying, and medical negligence.

If you are struggling, lo siento. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Please REACH OUT FOR HELP HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

ENORMOUS THANKS to the ABSOLUTELY LEGENDARY Claire & Kirsty!

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- You can Shop Neurodivergent and help fundraise for the Charity ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠

- You can get involved in The Big ADHD Fundraiser 2026 HERE

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends in an online space that has been going strong for THREE WHOLE YEARS of invaluable Peer support, you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO MUCH for listening! We'd love you to leave a comment/review/hit those stars so that others can be signposted to support and know that they're not alone.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

THANK YOU so much for all of your support

BIG LOVE

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ x

ADHD IS NO JOKE! It's a serious neurodevelopmental condition... so serious in fact, that we need some comic relief! My husband Big and I hope you enjoy this slightly longer and EXTRA RIDICULOUS Boxing Day Special!

The Most ADHD Thing episodes turn tragedy into comedy; laughing at the things that would usually make us cry.  Eradicating shame, whilst uniting the ADHD adult community and raising crucial ADHD awareness. We are all in this together!

Trigger Warning:  contains swearing, gallows humour(!) sexual references, LOUD laughter and mentions of grief and bereavement, alchohol, accidental injury, menty b's,  the odd squeal, general too-muchness and some terrible accents!

If you are struggling, lo siento. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Please reach out for help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

ENORMOUS THANKS to you all for submitting your entries and to Big; the real hero of all things ADHDAF! The Leopard Print Army Salute you!

You can:

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- shop neurodivergent at ADHDAF Emporium ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠

- Watch the ADHDAF Christmas Tour '23 Live Recording Charity Fundraiser ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to join us for our Xmas morning Zoom and to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends in an online space that has been going strong for THREE WHOLE YEARS of invaluable Peer support, you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO MUCH for listening! Please share and leave a comment/review/hit those stars so that others can be signposted to support and know that they're not alone at this challenging time of year.

Hope you have had a lovely Xmas and brilliant boxing day and that we made you laugh with our ridiculousness.

THANK YOU so much for all of your support throughout this equally tragic and triumphant year like no other.

BIG LOVE

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ x

So named because I released it at the same time as the King's Xmas Speech for lols...HA! Couldn't resist! MERRY CHRISTMAS! I have ENORMOUS NEWS recorded live from my Xmas Party at Little Nans 2.0 in Deptford, SE London dressed as a 'sexy snowman' :)

With unpredictable and unbelievable plot twists; a reflection on opportunities so magical they've brightened the very darkest of times.

With how this year started, to end on this note is nothing short of Christmas miracle! So I wanted to share this happy ending with you listeners, who have helped make it possible. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

As shared in the previous episode; I'm on my own this Christmas...but I am most certainly NOT alone, and neither are you EVER! Whatever today looks like or feels like, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, too-muchness, loud laughter, inappropriate humour - sorry Mandy! :) a few tears, alcohol and mentions of the pandemic, isolation, parental loss and grief.

Please reach out for support if you are in need; there's a list of resources HERE

If you're finding Navidad difficult to navigate: I'm sorry, I HEAR YOU and I recommend you hear THIS EPISODE.

You can:

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Check out ADHDAF Emporium HERE

- Watch the ADHDAF Christmas Tour '23 Live Recording Charity Fundraiser ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends in an online space that has been going strong for THREE WHOLE YEARS of invaluable Peer support, you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

'Here's to 2025: to the legends that love us, the losers that lost us and to the lucky bastards who are yet to meet us. Here's to 2026 and to the LEOPARD PRINT ARMY!'

Sending all the love and gratitude and Wishing you a wonderful Christmas.

GAWD BLESS US EVERYONE!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ xXxXx

It's the most wonderful time of the year... ALLEGEDLY! I love Xmas usually , but it can be dysregulating AF for people with ADHD which can lead us to beginning the New Year in Burnout!

This is an ADHD toolbox to help navigate the festive period; validating and shame eradicating with the lived experiences of the core operations team of ADHDAF+ Charity and inspired by the 2023 Christmas Tour.

This is the topic for December's eight free ADHD Peer Support Groups in Scotland and England. All of us at the Charity hope you can make your local group and if there isn't one near you yet, that this episode helps you best support yourself this Xmas.

Please remember: It's your Christmas too. Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm.

MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter, gallows humour(!) and mentions of sensitive topics including; parent loss, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, mental health struggles, suicide, addiction, self harm, eating disorders, school struggles, bullying, and medical negligence.

If you are struggling, lo siento. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Please reach out for help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

ENORMOUS THANKS to the ABSOLUTELY LEGENDARY Kim, Ruth and Kate!

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Please shop neurodivergent this Xmas ⁠HERE⁠

- Watch the ADHDAF Christmas Tour '23 Live Recording Charity Fundraiser ⁠HERE⁠

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to join us for our Xmas morning Zoom and to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends in an online space that has been going strong for THREE WHOLE YEARS of invaluable Peer support, you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO MUCH for listening! Please share and leave a comment/review/hit those stars so that others can be signposted to support and know that they're not alone at this challenging time of year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE and THANK YOU so much for all of your support throughout this equally tragic and triumphant year like no other.

BIG LOVE

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ x

* '12 Days of ADHD Xmas' written by Laura Mears-Reynolds and performed by ADHD Singer and singing teacher: Clare Durrant as part of the 2023 Christmas Podcast Tour: WATCH THE SHOW HERE

The first actual INTERVIEW I've done in over a year...and back with a bang! AuDHD or just a bit Weird Podcast Host: Jon Hill reckons they're a Leo, but this episode see-saws between tragedy and comedy to such extremes throughout; it's by far the most Gemini episode I've ever made! (and genuinely one of my favourites) So strap yourselves in!

MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter, gallows humour(!) and mentions of sensitive topics including; parent loss, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, Cancer. mental health struggles, suicide, addiction, self harm, eating disorders, school struggles, bullying, and medical negligence.

If you are struggling, lo siento. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Please reach out for help⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

ENORMOUS THANKS to the ABSOLUTELY LEGENDARY Jon Hill who is AuDHD and just a bit weird and WONDERFUL!

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Please shop neurodivergent this Xmas HERE

- Watch the ADHDAF Christmas Tour '23 Live Recording Charity Fundraiser HERE

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends for invaluable Peer support you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠

And you can follow AuDHD or Just a bit weird: @audhdorjustabitweird

Thank you SO MUCH for listening! Please share and leave a comment/review/hit those stars so that others can be signposted to support and know that they're not alone.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠ x

I've gone rogue! A very unique episode recorded in Ibiza in the name of ADHD awareness and to raise awareness about November's ADHD Support Groups to close ADHD Awareness Month 2025.

A rebel with a cause, a griever plotting revenge, and a raver about to hit the town... allegedly! With Lily Allen on repeat...Who's Madeline?! ME TONIGHT! :)

Enormous thanks and apologies to Toni! I really am ADHD..AF!

Happy Halloween Legends x

TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter and mentions of sensitive topics including; grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, mental health struggles, suicide, addiction, medical negligence, coroners inquiry - yes really! , If you are struggling, lo siento. Please reach out for help⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends for invaluable Peer support you can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO MUCH for listening! I'd be so grateful if you would please WEAR LEOPARD PRINT ONLINE TODAY to raise ADHD Awareness and signpost to support from ADHDAF+ Charity.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠ x

It's the FOURTH annual ADHDAF Day TODAY! Where we break the internet with leopard print to get the world to hear us roar in ADHD Awareness Month. Please join me online to unite as the Leopard Print Army TODAY and let's show them what a social media trend actually is, because ADHD most definitely is not. ADHD IS REAL!

This very special episode on our very special day features some of the many guests I've been lucky enough to chat to since 2022 to help show the many faces of ADHD, the theme for ADHD Awareness Month 2025.

Enormous thanks to guests: ADHD Love's Rox & Rich, Adulting ADHD: Rach Idowu, Tanya Bardsley, Lu in Lu Land, Kate Moreyouseff, Sarah Templeton, ADHD Adults: Mrs AuDHD & Dr James Brown, Catherine Milan, Lucy of Lucy & Yak, Amy Polly, ADHD Untangled's Rosie Turner, Nicole Nadler, Libby of Topple & Burn, Hana Walker-Brown, Meghann Birks Coaching, Nicole Nadler, to Darren, Claire and all involved in the Big ADHD Fundraiser, to the incredible team behind ADHDAF+ and TO YOU ALL FOR LISTENING which inspired the creation of ADHDAF+ Charity!

HERE'S all the details to get involved with ADHDAF DAY TODAY: Friday 24th October 2025: LEOPARD PRINT ARMY ASSEMBLE!

TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter and mentions of sensitive topics including; grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, PMDD, Cancer. mental health struggles, suicide, addiction, self harm, eating disorders, If you are struggling, lo siento. Please reach out for help⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends for invaluable Peer support you can do so ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO MUCH for listening! I'd be so grateful if you would please WEAR LEOPARD PRINT ONLINE TODAY to raise ADHD Awareness and signpost to support from ADHDAF+ Charity.

⁠⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠⁠ x

TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter and mentions of sensitive topics including; grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles. If you are struggling, lo siento. Please reach out for help HERE

Featuring: Suzi Ruffell, Clementine Ford, Cate Osborn, Dr James Brown, Professor Alex Conner, Abigail Agyei MBE, Helen Anderson, C J Debarra, Louise Williams, Forever Yours Betty, Little Miss ADHD, Kat Brown, Joe Charlan, Kit Waring, Talk To Coco, and Ruth & Kate of ADHDAF+ Charity.

THANK YOU LEGENDS!

As mentioned in this episode you can:
- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog HERE
- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders HERE
- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador HERE

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends for invaluable Peer support you can do so HERE
Though the work of ADHDAF Podcast led to the creation of ADHDAF+ Charity, and helps to promote and fundraise for the charity; all things ADHDAF are entirely separate entities.

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:
@adhdafpodcast @adhdafplus @adhdafemporium @lauraisadhdaf
Thank you SO MUCH for listening! I'd be so grateful if you would please comment/review/share to help me get the word out and to help others feel validated and find support!
Laura x
LEOPARD PRINT ARMY!

Continuing with the theme of ADHD Awareness Month '25 and the focus for ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE ADHD Support Groups, these are some of the Many Faces behind all aspects of ADHDAF....ENORMOUS THANKS TO: Jon, Olivia, Lynsey, Yas, Kim, Claire, Beth, Gill, all memers of the Patreon Community and Charity: WE MADE ADHDAF+ Charity happen!

*Find out more about the 4th annual ADHDAF DAY ⁠HERE⁠

* Grab an ADHDAF+ Fundraiser ADHD Awareness Ribbon Pin ⁠HERE⁠

TRIGGER WARNING: Contains swearing, loud laughter and mentions of sensitive topics including; grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and work struggles, PMDD, Cancer. If you are struggling, lo siento. Please reach out for help⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠

As mentioned in this episode you can:

- Read the new ADHDAF+ Charity Blog⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠

- Register Interest in ADHDAF+ Charity's FREE Peer Support Groups to get email reminders ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠

- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠

- Check out the amazing breast cancer charity Coppafeel ⁠HERE⁠

If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends for invaluable Peer support you can do so ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠

Though the work of ADHDAF Podcast led to the creation of ADHDAF+ Charity, and helps to promote and fundraise for the charity; all things ADHDAF are entirely separate entities.

You can follow all things ADHDAF on Socials:⁠⁠@adhdafpodcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@adhdafplus⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@adhdafemporium⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠@lauraisadhdaf⁠⁠

Thank you SO MUCH for listening! I'd be so grateful if you would please comment/review/share to help me get the word out and to help others feel validated and find support!

⁠⁠Laura⁠⁠ x

LEOPARD PRINT ARMY!

ADHDAF Day is fast approaching as it’s almost ADHD awareness Month! Nicole joins me to raise ‘ADHD elbow’ ;) in all seriousness, ADHD IS NO JOKE! It's a serious neurodevelopmental condition... so serious in fact, that we need some comic relief!

The Most ADHD Thing episodes turn tragedy into comedy; laughing at the things that would usually make us cry.  Eradicating shame, whilst uniting the ADHD adult community We are all in this together!

Trigger Warning:  contains swearing, gallows humour(!) sexual references, LOUD laughter and mentions of grief and bereavement, alchohol, accidental injury, menty b's,  the odd squeal and general too-muchness.If you are in need of support YOU ARE NOT ALONE! There is immediate help out there so please REACH OUT

- Find out more about ADHDAF+ Charity's support groups HERE

- Read the ADHDAF+ Charity Blog HERE

- Watch ADHDAF Alien Nation Tour Live Recording Charity Fundraiser HERE

- Laura’s sofa saga PART 1 and PART 2

You can connect with literally like-minded legends for daily online events and a private DIscord forum by joining ADHDAF Podcast Listeners Patreon Community HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for listening and for all of your support!

Hope to see you online in Leopard Print for ADHDAF Day 2025! FIND OUT MORE HERE

BIG LOVE

Laura

LEOPARD PRINT ARMY!