325 ADHD Burnout Is REAL: What A Physician With ADHD Wishes She Knew Sooner

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Smartass ADHDer alert! Kerry Shea, an OBGYN physician and beloved FOCUSED member, is here to share her journey as a doctor with ADHD. In this heartwarming episode, we discuss Kerry's ADHD diagnosis, experiences in medical school, the impact of early education, and the challenges of balancing professional success with personal chaos. The conversation delves into the stigma surrounding ADHD, the struggles with self-perception, chronic pain, and the importance of community support fo...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD.
0:13.8	I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor,
0:20.0	and challenges of adulting, relationships,
0:22.8	working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique brain,
0:29.7	unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter,
0:35.9	and you've tuned into the I Have ADHD podcast. I am medicated,
0:40.0	caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. I'm so excited for our episode today because it's going to be deep.
0:47.3	It is going to be a deep and soulful episode and I think you're going to love every single second of it.
0:52.9	I have my client, Carrie here,
0:54.7	who's a physician, an OBGYN, who went through medical school as a person with ADHD and then
1:01.4	succeeded in the workplace as a person with ADHD. And she's going to tell her story. She's going to
1:08.5	talk about what it was like. She's going to talk about burnout. She's going to talk about the impact that professors and teachers had on shaping
1:16.8	herself concept as a physician with ADHD. It's going to be deep. It's going to be good.
1:24.3	You are in for a treat. As usual, as we get started. You know what I'm
1:29.8	going to say. This podcast is sponsored by this podcast. So if you could go ahead and like,
1:36.5	subscribe, comment, review, do all of the fun things for us. That would be great. It is the best way
1:42.6	that you can support the show. It is the nicest thing
1:45.0	that you can do for Kristen Carter. It's literally the nicest thing that you can do for me.
1:49.9	And so I would so appreciate it. Press that like button. If you're watching on YouTube and you
1:55.3	want to say hi to Carrie and just be like, hey, I love your red hair. It's gorgeous. Or I love your
2:00.0	red glasses. Go ahead and do that
2:02.1	and interact with this podcast with the show in some way. It's the best way that you can support it.
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