Adult Conversation Podcast

Join me for part two of interviewing my nephew where we talk about how our shared DNA makes our quirky ADHD and OCD brains so similar. I take you off the cliff I left you on from last episode, and we continue to get in the weeds about our thought processes, if we want to heal our OCD or if it serves us, all the freaking variables with party/holiday planning that leave us drained, and Justin shares a super smart wardrobe hack for brains that hate decisions. If you've ever wanted your family to be able to understand why your brain works the way it does, come live vicariously through us!

Join me for part one of this two-parter as I interview my nephew and we talk about how our shared DNA makes our quirky ADHD and OCD brains so similar. We get in the weeds about our thought processes, our genius "replicable systems," what is was like for Justin to be diagnosed with ADHD as a child (and the one thing he thinks was missed), and we both offer some reflections that the other one hadn't yet considered. If you've ever wanted your family to be able to understand why your brain works the way it does, come live vicariously through us!

I keep finding new things hiding in my brain! Join me for a million vulnerable ahas as I explain why the overlap of ADHD and OCD is the most exhausting and sneaky mindf*ck ever. I swear most people who have this combo have no idea because these two conditions hide behind each other (and the endless conflicting thoughts they produce). I also talk about a lot of common things that I think exacerbate OCD tendencies, the one specific theme of OCD that I see in myself, and what I've been doing that's finally making my brain feel quiet(er) after all these years!

Whether you agree or disagree with our unpopular opinions or not, Ronnie and I have them and we aren't backing down (yet)! I also surprise Ronnie by bringing up a hot take that I know we don't see eye to eye on.

In this episode, I basically tell you all the surprising things I've learned about ADHD in the past two months and how it's affected my family. I have an outline (not just rambling!) and cover all the things I think you'd want to know and give lots of personal examples when talking about highly-functional ADHD, what felt cringy about the diagnosis, one thing my psychologist explained to me that blew my mind, something I used to say about ADHD that I will never say again, what I wish I had known, and what being medicated for ADHD feels like. Maybe take this one in parts, guys, because I didn't realize how much I had to say.

A very vulnerable conversation with a dear friend about pharmaceuticals, mental health, and the ways in which mothers - namely, Lindsay Clancy - have continuously been let down.

When modern life feels stressful and technology heavy, my mind always goes to living on a farm as the fix. On this episode, I get to find out if farm life might be for me as I talk to Natalie Neal about her experience as a mother who started her own farm.

House of Colour color analyst, Elizabeth Silverthorne, stops by to change our lives, wardrobes, and negative self-messaging while also decreasing our decision fatigue, mental labor, and cluelessness when it comes to clothing color and style.

The five-year hiatus is broken as Beth and I get real about what we've been up to, and what this phase of life and motherhood look like for us.

You don't want to miss this episode where I share some BIG news, and my close friend and guest, Britta Bushnell, helps me process it all, as she talks about the Apollo and Artemis myth and the mind-blowing way it applies to my news, and also to motherhood. Britta and I discuss phases and seasons of life, why one part of ourselves is always starved in this culture, how to transition into beginnings and endings more intentionally, and more.