There is a grief that doesn't get a funeral, a casserole, or a card. GP talks honestly about the grief that comes with understanding your neurodivergence later than you wish you had... and makes the case that naming a loss is actually one of the most hopeful things you can do with it. Plus, a Heard You that might be one of the best comments this show has ever received. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

Chapters

0:00 Open

1:22 The Grief That Never Got a Ceremony

4:51 Why Naming It Is the Hopeful Move

8:59 HEARD YOU

12:38 Close

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Adult friendship is hard for everyone... and for a neurodivergent brain, it fails in some very specific, very human ways. GP talks about why, tells a few stories about himself, and lays out what actually works. Plus the first Heard You comment of the series, all the way from someone who just found a name for something she carried her whole life. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:02 Why This Got So Hard — And Why That's Not On You

4:34 What Actually Works

7:25 HEARD YOU

8:49 Close

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A shutdown isn't calm. It's offline. GP breaks down the one ND experience that looks like recovery from the outside and is actually the nervous system at its limit — what a shutdown is, what causes it, what the people around you keep getting wrong, and what actually helps on both sides of it. Plus: the debut of Heard You. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:31 What a Shutdown Actually Is

4:16 What Causes It 

7:05 What People Get Wrong — and What Actually Helps

10:21 Coming Back

12:32 HEARD YOU

14:30 Close

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RSD is not just sensitivity -- it is a specific neurological response that makes perceived rejection feel like a physical event. GP breaks down what RSD actually is, the situations that trigger it, how it affects relationships and work, and three tools for when it fires. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

0:00 Intro

0:53 What RSD Actually Is

4:02 Three Tools for When RSD Fires

6:39 Close

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When do you tell someone you're neurodivergent? How much do you say? What if they don't understand? GP talks about dating as an ND adult -- the disclosure question, the patterns that show up early in ND relationships, and what you actually need from a partner. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

0:00 Open

0:52 The Patterns That Show Up First

3:52 The Disclosure Question

6:51 Close

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You finally have a diagnosis. And then someone at the dinner table says "you seem fine to me." GP breaks down why families resist ND diagnoses, what is actually going on when they do, and how to protect your own understanding of yourself when the people closest to you won't confirm it. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

0:00 Intro

1:02 Why Families Resist

3:39 What to Do With It

5:42 Close

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Getting diagnosed as an adult is not just relief -- it is grief, anger, and a hundred unanswered questions arriving all at once. GP talks about what a late ND diagnosis actually means, why it hits so differently when it comes late, and what to do with that information now that you finally have it. Zero shame, one clear next step. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

0:00 Intro

1:35 Why Late Diagnosis Hits Different

4:30 What to Do With It Now

7:06 Close

Your brain isn't broken — it's a pattern-recognition machine running without an off switch. GP breaks down the neuroscience of overthinking in ADHD and HSP brains, why it developed, and 3 tools to redirect it into your actual superpower. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

0:00 Intro

1:05 Where Overthinking Comes From in Neurodivergent Brains

2:53 Three Types of Overthinking in Neurodivergent Adults

4:58 Three Redirect Tools

7:23 Close

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Self-care isn't bubble baths if your nervous system is on fire. GP shares what neurodivergent self-care actually looks like — sensory-informed, ADHD-friendly, shame-free practices for daily regulation. Built for brains that feel everything more deeply. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

0:00 Intro

0:52 Why Generic Self-Care Fails Neurodivergent Brains

2:23 The Four Pillars of Neurodivergent Self-Care

7:27 Close

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Emotional dysregulation is one of the most overlooked symptoms of ADHD and neurodivergence. GP breaks down what's actually happening neurologically when emotions flood your system... and shares a real, practical toolkit for regulation that doesn't require meditation. Sponsored by Cloud Microphones.

0:00 Intro

0:39 The Neuroscience of ADHD Emotional Dysregulation

2:20 The Regulation Toolkit: 5 Tools

5:57 Close

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