December can feel… strange.

Part of you is still finishing the year.
Another part of you is already living in the future.
And somehow, both are happening at the same time.

In this episode of The Daily Distracted, Kristy explores the concept of liminality—the in-between space, the threshold, the hallway between what’s ending and what’s beginning—and why neurodivergent brains live there more often than most.

From flying over mountain ranges to Sunday night energy, waiting rooms, and post-event comedowns, this episode puts language to a feeling many of us experience but rarely name.

Kristy shares:

• What “liminal” actually means (and why naming it is regulating)

• Why December often feels floaty, unfinished, and oddly meaningful

• How ADHD brains naturally navigate liminal spaces

• What’s actually working for her during this liminal December

• Why “minimum viable effort still counts”

• How to keep your world smaller during transitions

• Using grounding anchors to regulate your nervous system

• Living in the future before the calendar catches up

• Asking who, not how—and why it changes everything

If you’ve been feeling behind, off-schedule, or like time is bending a little…
You’re not late. You’re not wrong.
You might just be in a liminal season.

✨ You’re becoming.

010. Welcome back to The Daily Distracted, where distraction becomes direction. In this solo episode, I’m recapping my trip to the International ADHD Conference in Kansas City — from tornado-shelter airport signs to emotional-support puppies and a ballroom full of brilliantly neurodivergent humans.

I’m sharing the real “why” behind going: my Core Desired Feelings — freedom, connection, and experience — and how this trip hit every single one. If you’ve ever craved a space where you don’t have to mask and everyone just gets it, this one’s for you.

In this episode:

• What attending an international ADHD conference as an adult actually feels like

• How Core Desired Feelings help me choose trips, events, and opportunities

• Why freedom (autonomy), connection (co-regulation), and experience (immersive living) guide my life

• My delightfully random travel obsessions (bathroom stall lights! recycling systems!)

• Why being surrounded by neurodivergent people is healing, not overwhelming

• How I protect my energy with hotel resets, solo dinners, and intentional downtime

• Why community isn’t a “nice to have” — it’s medicine

Inside the conference:
Three days of panels, keynotes, breakout sessions, a buzzing market hall — and yes, a line for emotional support puppies. The room was full of doctors, therapists, creators, researchers, parents, entrepreneurs… proof that ADHD and brilliance are not mutually exclusive.

Belonging hits different:
For three days, nobody had to over-explain themselves. People forget mid-sentence and nobody blinks. The collective understanding is the healing.

Links & Mentions:

• The Desire Map — Danielle LaPorte

• International ADHD Conference (Kansas City)

If you enjoyed this episode, DM me and tell me where you felt that spark of belonging. And make sure you’re subscribed — big things coming in January.

009.

Today’s episode is a wild, full-circle story about teenage dreams, blueberry farms, ADHD intuition, and how a single summer day in 2003 quietly planted the seed for the life I’m living now — goats and all.

This episode is part nostalgia, part ADHD science, part manifestation reframe, and part love letter to the leaps that make no logical sense until you’re looking back.

n This Episode You’ll Hear: The Unexpected Origin Story

How a teenage blueberry-picking date — complete with a rogue spider attack — became the subconscious blueprint for our dream life.

Why people with ADHD often feel the future before they can mentally picture it, and how intuition + timing becomes our real version of manifestation.

How we ended up buying land just a few blocks from that original farm, and why it felt like the universe bookmarked the moment two decades earlier.

Why you can’t have one goat, how we ended up with 10 (!!!), and why Nigerian dwarf goats are basically the spirit animals of ADHD.

What it was really like to live in a fifth wheel with three kids, two dogs, no laundry, and a whole lot of lessons (coming in a future episode!).

How ADHD often leads us to make the leap first and build the structure second — and why that’s not recklessness, it’s intuition-led living.

• ADHD manifestation isn’t about visualizing every day — it’s about noticing the energetic “yes” when the moment arrives.

• People with ADHD aren’t aimless; we’re momentum-driven, intuitive, and incredibly pattern-sensitive.

• Our operating system is: make the decision → build the life to support it.

• Goats are the perfect metaphor for ADHD: hyperfocused, distractible with purpose, deeply social yet independent, and masters of switching missions in 58 seconds.

• Follow along for goat photos and daily distractions: @thedailydistracted on Instagram

• Our herd: Beth, Casey, Rip, Lloyd, Jimmy, and Bailey (with four more joining in our second year — thank you, Goat Math)

Where in your life do you feel ADHD has actually been writing your story in the best way?
And where might you be ready to take a leap — even if you don’t feel “ready”?

Thank you so much for listening, friend. If this story resonated, inspired you, or reminded you of your own plot twists, a five-star review would mean the world. It helps more distracted, big-hearted humans find this space.

Until next time — you’re not late. You’re right on time.

008. In this back-to-basics episode of The Daily Distracted, we’re doing a real-deal ADHD 101 — minus the medical jargon and late-night Google spirals. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, “neuro-curious”, or you just keep seeing yourself in ADHD content and thinking “wait… that’s me”, this episode is your compassionate crash course in what ADHD actually is (and what it absolutely is not).

Kristy breaks down ADHD as a brain style, not a character flaw, and explains why it’s less “deficit of attention” and more “interest-based attention.” We’ll talk about the different ADHD “flavors”, why hyperactivity in adults (especially women) is often invisible, and how things like emotional intensity, procrastination, late fees, and 58 open tabs are all connected to the same operating system — not you being lazy or irresponsible.

In this episode, we cover:

• What ADHD really means (and why the name kind of sucks)

• The three ADHD presentations and how they can shift over your life

• Interest-based attention, novelty, urgency, and why deadlines weirdly “work”

• What adult hyperactivity can look like when it’s internal, not bouncy

• Executive function as the “understaffed CEO” of your brain

• Emotional dysregulation, rumination, and RSD (rejection sensitivity dysphoria)

• The difference between true ADHD and “technology-induced” distraction

• Why ADHD isn’t “overdiagnosed” — we’re finally finding the missed kids & adults

• How ADHD shows up in real life: lost keys, late fees, 6 hobbies, 58 tabs, and big hearts

• First steps if you’re considering an ADHD assessment or exploring support

Tune in if…
You’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just start?”, “Why did I overshare… again?” or “Is everyone this exhausted by their own brain?” This episode will help you put language to your lived experience, drop the self-blame, and see your ADHD traits as both real challenges and real strengths.

Next Step:
If something clicked for you in this conversation, you’re so welcome here — whether you’re diagnosed, exploring, or just ADHD-adjacent. Share this episode with a friend who might see themselves in it, and if you got something done while listening, celebrate it — that’s the body double effect doing its thing. 💛

Remember: your distraction isn’t the problem, it’s the doorway.

007. Ever heard of the “ADHD Tax”? It’s that sneaky cost—financial, emotional, or mental—that comes with living in a distracted, nonlinear world. But today, we’re flipping the script. It’s refund season.

In this episode of The Daily Distracted, we’re reclaiming the ADHD Tax and learning how to turn what drains us into what pays us back. I’ll unpack what the ADHD Tax really is (spoiler: it’s not a moral failure), how to reframe it without shame, and how to start claiming your own “refunds”—financial, emotional, and energetic—starting today.

Whether you’re listening while doing dishes, sorting mail, or avoiding that one task on your list, consider this your body-double moment. We’re getting something done together.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

•  What the ADHD Tax actually is — and why it’s not your fault.

•  The mindset shift that transforms guilt into growth.

•  Two types of ADHD refunds you can claim right now.

•  Simple strategies to reclaim your time, energy, and self-trust.

• The ADHD Tax is the cost of trying to fit a nonlinear brain into a linear world.

• Shame is its own kind of tax—and we’re not paying it anymore.

• A “refund” can be money, time, or mental clarity — anything that gives you relief or energy back.

• You don’t need to fix everything; just move toward it. Tiny actions = real refunds.

Pick one refund to claim — financial, emotional, or energetic.
Cancel that subscription, open that letter, or make that overdue call. Then tag me @thedailydistracted to share your win — I want to celebrate your refund!

Links & Mentions:

• Mentioned concept: “Body Doubling” for productivity

• Connect on Instagram → [@thedailydistracted]

• Join my newsletter: https://thedailydistracted.kit.com 

Ever celebrate a big win only to have your sister walk in, your dog start drinking water, and a Beavis-and-Butthead laugh echo through the mic?
Yeah… that happened.

In this quick (and chaotic) side note, Kristy gets a surprise visit from her sister — who not only guessed her latest hyperfocus from the last episode but also helped her decide to keep the dorky laugh in the final cut.

It’s a behind-the-scenes peek into the real ADHD creative process — where reflection, regulation, and ridiculousness all happen at once.

 5 minutes of laughter, learning, and a little reminder to celebrate the win, however imperfect it sounds.

005. Ever had your house flood because you fell asleep? Kristy has — and it turns out, her mess literally saved the day from getting even worse.

In this finale of The Daily Distracted  Starter Pack series, Kristy reframes “being distracted” from a source of shame into a compass for self-trust. Through one chaotic (and hilarious) motherhood story, she explores the difference between good distractions that reconnect you — and bad distractions that pull you away.

If you’ve ever felt scattered, inconsistent, or “too much,” this episode is your permission slip to see distraction not as dysfunction, but direction. Because sometimes, the mess is the message.

 You’re not broken. You’re built for curiosity.
 New episodes drop every Tuesday.

In This Episode:

• How piles of laundry turned into an unexpected life lesson

• Why distraction is data — and how it can point you back to yourself

• What it means to reclaim distraction and redefine success in the DROP Era

• The backstory of how The Daily Distracted got its name

• What Kristy is currently distracted by...

• A preview of what’s next: guest co-hosts, live coaching, and the International ADHD Conference

Key Takeaway:

Distraction isn’t the problem — it’s the part of you that’s trying to protect, guide, and reconnect you.
When you stop fighting it, you start flowing with it.

Mentioned in this Episode:

• The Body Double Effect — Ep. 4

• The Try-Harder Trap — Ep. 2

• Join the Daily DROP and get on Kristy’s newsletter for behind-the-scenes stories, tips & tricks...
    https://thedailydistracted.kit.com/  @thedailydistracted

004. Sometimes it’s not motivation we’re missing—it’s a witness.
In this episode, Kristy unpacks the Body Double Effect: why ADHD brains focus better with someone else around, the science of co-regulation, and the ancient roots of our need for connection.
 

Get something done with her as you listen—no shame, just progress. 

In this episode:

• What body doubling really is (and why it’s not just an accountability hack)

• How Kristy’s first “body double” session changed everything

• The neuroscience of co-regulation + mirror neurons

• The ancient roots of collaboration—why “it takes a village” was never just a saying

• How to create your own body-double rituals at home, online, or even in a coffee shop

• The paradox of ADHD: craving connection and solitude

• Reframing independence: asking for help isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom

Interactive Moment:
Kristy invites you to get something done while you listen. Fold laundry, answer an email, take a walk—this episode doubles as your gentle accountability partner.

Key Takeaway:
You don’t need to earn support to deserve it.
Focus, safety, and belonging were always meant to happen side by side.

Mentioned Tools & Concepts:

• Body Double Effect

• Co-regulation & Social Baseline Theory

• Pomodoro Timers & Task Pairing

• “Covert” Body Doubling (coffee shops, company cleaning, creative co-work)

Call to Action:
 What did you get done while listening?
Share it in the Spotify Q&A or tag @TheDailyDistracted on Instagram.
And share this episode with your favorite body-double buddy.

Next Up:
Episode 5 — Good Distractions: the funny, the messy, and the soulful side of doing life together.

003. Get ready for a throwback!

In this episode, Kristy dives into the dopamine-rich world of nostalgia and how it can actually serve as a nervous system strategy for ADHD women. From fake childhood radio shows and 90s perfume scents to the comfort of rewatching Friends for the tenth time, she explores how revisiting the past can regulate, restore, and reconnect us to our authentic joy.

You’ll learn how nostalgia can:

• Regulate your nervous system through familiar sensory anchors

• Reconnect you to creativity, play, and intrinsic motivation

• Restore your “continuity of self” — reminding you who you’ve always been

But Kristy also gets real about the flip side — when nostalgia becomes escapism — and how to use it as fuel for your next evolution instead of getting stuck in the rerun.

✨ Takeaway: Nostalgia isn’t about living in the past. It’s about remembering the truest version of you… and building from there.

🎧 Tune in for: dopamine hits, 90s throwbacks, and a gentle reminder that your inner weirdo was onto something all along.

Topics Covered:

• Why nostalgia is a legit nervous system regulator for ADHD adults

• Childhood radio shows, mixtapes, and creative hyperfocus as early “flow”

• The science of “synthetic nostalgia” and how it calms ADHD burnout

• How millennial nostalgia culture can both soothe and sedate us

• Using nostalgia to reconnect with play, creativity, and intrinsic joy

• Rebuilding your present life with energy from your most “alive” past self

  
  

Key Quotes:

“Back then, my brain was self-regulating — I was in flow before I even knew what that meant.”

“We’re not reclaiming all distractions — just the good ones that remind us who we are.”

“Let nostalgia inspire your creation, not replace it.”

Next Episode Teaser:
If today was all about reclaiming our past for nervous system gold, next week we’re going way back — to when villages were the OG body doubles.

002. Ever felt relieved to get sick—because it’s the only time you’re forced to rest?

This one gets real about what ADHD burnout actually looks like in women (hint: it’s not just collapsing—it’s over-functioning until you can’t anymore). Kristy reframes breakdowns as turning points, explores why rest isn’t a reward, and introduces the concept of Daily Rituals of Power (DROP)

In this episode:

• The story of Kristy’s 7 day vacation.

• The ironic 2019 “Word of the Year” that set it all in motion

• How undiagnosed ADHD and perfectionism feed the Try Harder Trap

• What burnout really looks like in women (it’s not what you think)

• How to recognize the quiet red flags before your body forces a shutdown

• The power of pausing and “trying softer”

• Introducing DROP: Daily Rituals of Power—simple ways to reconnect to your rhythm (https://thedailydistracted.kit.com/)

Follow Along: www.instagram.com/thedailydistracted

Next Episode Teaser:
We’re going back to the 90s! 🎧
Get ready for nostalgia, joy, and play—and why your inner teen might actually hold the key to your adult peace.