Welcome to the I have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement and

coaching for adults with ADHD.

I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD.

Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges

of adulting, relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.

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Hey what's up, this is Kristen Carter and you're listening to the I have

ADHD podcast.

I am medicated, I am caffeinated, I am regulated,

and I'm ready to roll.

I hope you're great.

Thanks for tuning in.

I say I am regulated with a little bit of caution because I just opened up my phone and I just listened to a voicemail from my orthodontist who said I missed an appointment this morning and I had no idea I had an

appointment and that just doesn't feel good it just like this shame. I'm immediately sweating. I'm like how did I miss it? When I say I didn't know that I I had an appointment like I had confirmed it. It is on my calendar, but for some reason like your girl just struggles to look at the calendar, to see all of the important things on the calendar, I'm still adjusting to summer life with the

kids home and running them around everywhere and just trying to get everyone where they need

to be. I thought summer would simplify life, but it doesn't. It does not simplify life in a lot of ways because instead of just going to school and having the routine, the mornings are just kind of wild. So anyway, yeah, I had an

orthodontist appointment. I hate that feeling, you know, of like I was

supposed to be somewhere, I agreed to be there, I even wanted to be there and missed it. 100% no show and that

just is what it is it's fine. I'm just to take some deep breaths and I'm just going to be here with you

also I just can imagine you listening along being like been there like I know I know I know you. I know you. I know you. I know you've been there. I know that you've done that. I know that you know what it feels like to miss an appointment, an appointment that you were totally happy to go to,

but just got it wrong and that just doesn't feel good.

So solidarity, and I'm glad that we have each other. It's just the way it is. I'm so that we have each other.

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