Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest: An ADHD Adventure

**Warning** This episode is a particularly vulnerable one and we get into some pretty intense discussions about the struggles and frustrations of living with executive dysfunction and ADHD. In particular, Erik and Catie both talk about the pitfalls and frustrations of the ideas behind "fixing it", and they share their raw, honest in-the-moment emotions about the lack of accuracy and specificity in research and education surrounding executive dysfunction.

In this episode, Catie and Erik...er... Helvetica and Blumken, fresh off of their Big Reveal about Havenloft, venture from Gnucklegnuts' humble abode to someplace...much, much more interesting. Welcome to the Next Level, y'all. Things are getting much, much more interesting...and Blumken learns that sometimes, eating shiny rocks has repercussions.

Whelp. This was supposed to be an episode **about** executive dysfunction, but instead it became an episode **of** executive dysfuntion. It's been a really hectic couple of weeks and it's starting to catch up with us. In this episode, we talk about the logistics of sending a flying teacup into orbit, and then move on to what was supposed to be a conversation about executive dysfunction but devolves steadily into Erik And Catie Having Feelings About Things, in which we discuss the frustration of boredom, the pitfalls of rejection sensitive dysphoria, and honestly just how tired we are.

In this episode, Catie and Erik talk about life in school with ADHD, particularly Catie's experience of being amazing at school while struggling in so many other areas. We talk about being a "gifted kid" and the pitfalls and dangers of that academic label and also Erik makes Catie cry. Erik talks about the resentment and anger of NOT having a "gifted" label, and we set the stage for our upcoming series about surviving (and thriving) with ADHD in an academic environment.

OH BOY ITS FINALLY HAPPENING. After fighting their way through a bundle of vineblights, Helvetica and Blumken are about to learn something (literally) earth-shattering about the mysterious goings-on on Havenloft and what that means for them and the A.D.H.D. There is also a very challenging puzzle.

In this episode, Catie sits down with one of her personal heroes, Jeffrey Marsh. They talk compassion, kindness, self-acceptance with Catie, and we cannot stress this enough, she has absolutely zero chill the entire time. Jeffrey talks about their journey to self-acceptance, their TED talk, becoming the first non-binary author to be offered a major publishing deal- and they even drop some SUPER EXCITING and secret news with us at the end of the episode!

*Warning! This episode contains honest and open conversations about sex, kink and sexuality. If that's not your bag, maybe skip this one!*

In this episode of ADHDnD, Blumken and Helvetica find themselves on the next stage of their adventure and also we do an entire bonus episode of the podcast as a close on accident because we got distracted. Gnucklegnuts and TU:NE pull their formidable weight and also we learn that Vineblights can be very tricky opponents in the right circumstances. Also Chris does some very impressive DMing. Like the REVEAL y'all. It's COMING. Get ready. 

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On this episode, Erik and Catie welcome podcaster extraordinaire and generally all-around excellent human being Em Schulz, co-host of hit true crime and paranormal podcast "And That's Why We Drink". They speak with us about their experience of learning about ADHD, their diagnosis and their journey from clown college through Marvel movie prop making...honestly, maybe just listen to this episode because it's just...**chef's kiss**.

**WARNING! This episode contains frank discussion about sex and kink, so if that's not your bag, maybe skip this one**.