This week, Leyla and Monya share what’s been “happily distracting” them. The distractions include YouTube videos about European pop culture, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" (aka MomTok) and how it’s better than “The Real Housewives”, and documentaries about Eddie Murphy and Aileen Wuornos (respectively).

Monya says her main focus this week is recommitting to better sleep after returning to work, explaining how watching TV used to help quiet her mind. They also debate group vacation planning, complain about streaming services releasing episodes weekly, and rave about Spanx Air Essentials. Be sure to leave a comment and tell us about YOUR happy distractions this week!

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What happens when ADHD brains get obsessed with reality TV polygamy? This episode goes there.

Welcome back ADHD community and reality TV fans! If you love funny podcasts about living with ADHD, you’re in the right place.

On this episode of Happily Distracted, sisters Leyla and Monya dive into a mix of high and lowbrow distractions. Monya is relearning French with Babbel, while Leyla is fully pulled into TLC’s Seeking Sister Wife.

They break down:

They also make it clear: consent matters, and they’re not here for anything questionable — just real talk with ADHD humor. 

Plus, nostalgic childhood stories because sometimes the best distraction is a happy one .What are YOU happily distracted by this week? Tell us in the comments.

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And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!

It’s the very first episode of Happily Distracted! Yay! 

Much like it took Leyla two years to get this podcast going, it took her gym-buddy and guest, Joe (Just Joe is Fine from TikTok/YouTube) the same amount of time to earn his certification in addictions counseling and human services. And he’s planning on continuing on to an advanced degree too! But he wasn’t always in such a good spot.

Joe shares his story of  heroin and substance abuse and his journey to getting clean. And Leyla shares her own cocaine addiction story and the family intervention that kicked off her road to recovery. They also talk TikTok-shop and share the origin of Joe’s car-video format, the weird DMs he receives and how humor can be used in service to sobriety.

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Want to happily distract me? Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or drop me a comment on Spotify or Youtube. 

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Meet Leyla’s chief advocate, voice of reason and super-powered-lawyer sister, Monya! Get to know her because she’ll be coming around a lot! This playful “Happily Distracted” chat quickly becomes a deep-dive into their shared obsession with reality TV (especially Bravo’s Real Housewives). They joke about how parenting and modern distractions hurt attention spans and replaced Monya’s once-constant fiction reading with easier “in-and-out” TV. 

And with several Housewives references as their foundation, they lay out the key rules of a true blue, sisterhood or friendship. Also covered are Leyla’s anti-bullying instincts and school play stardom. We promise - this episode is VERY distracting.

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And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!

Meet the man behind the content queen: it’s Leyla’s husband, Dan Caton!

With the hesitancy of a very smart husband who doesn’t want to say the wrong thing, Dan talks about what it’s like being married to Leyla’s ADHD brain and all the missing keys and whirlwind topic changes that come with it. They share early dating moments that revealed Leyla’s chaos, including her pandemic-era bottle-collecting obsession that filled her condo, and how Dan learned to adapt (mostly by relocating to another room).

Leyla also tells the story of when Dan proposed and she said yes… just not to the ring. Dan also shares his own Reality tv love, ‘Married to Medicine’, and tells his tale of going from Bravo skeptic to super fan.

Need more ADHDistraction?
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TikTok - @leyla.phillip
Instagram - @happilydistractedpodcast
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HappilyDistractedPodcast
Want to happily distract me? Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or drop me a comment on Spotify or Youtube.
And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!