Just because your emotional alarm goes off doesn’t mean there’s a five-alarm fire. Sometimes… it’s something as simple as burnt toast. 🥲

❓What if emotional regulation wasn’t about control—but about curiosity?
In this all-new episode, Devin Pitts-Rogers sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer—clinical psychologist, researcher, and neurodivergent mental health advocate—to talk about how ADHD impacts our emotional world and why learning to pause before reacting can be a game-changer. 💡🎤

From the “smoke detector” analogy to using tabletop roleplaying as a safe space to explore your feelings, this conversation gets real about how intense emotions show up in ADHD—and how to navigate them with more awareness and less shame. 🔥🧠

Join Devin and Dr. Kilmer as they explore:
 🧠 Why emotional disregulation is often overlooked in ADHD
 🚨 How to tell the difference between a real fire and “burnt toast”
 🎭 The toll of masking and over-managing feelings
 🔬 Research-backed strategies for building self-awareness
⚔️ Therapeutically applied Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) as a tool in the mental health space.

 💬 The power of validation and compassion in mental health care
🖥️ How online spaces can support or impede healthier practices
If you’ve ever felt like your emotions were “too much,” this episode is a reminder: you’re not overreacting—you’re overwhelmed. And there are tools to help.

🎧 Watch now on Attention Different—on YouTube! 🔗

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺:
Hosts: Devin Pitts-Rogers
Producer: David Grabowski
Editor: Ian Hernandez
Sound Mix & Score: David Grabowski

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