Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter and you are listening to a bite-size episode of the I Have ADHD podcast. I am medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. This little episode is one of my favorite clips from the podcast. It's perfect if you're not in the mood for a full hour-long listen.

Because let's be real, some of us ADHD just don't have the patience for all of that.

But if you are a die-hard listener, think of this as your mid-week pick me up.

It's Thursday, y'all.

Friday is right around the corner.

If you love this clip, check out the show notes for a link to the full

episode. And remember, my friend, drink your water, take your meds, grab a snack. Now let's get

rolling. I've got a pretty heavy hitting episode for you. We're going to talk about the signs of a

dysfunctional family and why this is so

common with people who come from ADHD families. And this is a part of a two-part series. This is

part one. Next week, we're going to talk about what is a healthy enough family look like and how can

we get there. But today, we're going to

deep dive into naming exactly what dysfunction looks like. And this is going to be really,

really important because so many of us ADHDers come from a dysfunctional family and we want

to change the pattern. We want to break the cycle. But how, how in the

world do we do that? And we start, we start by naming what is true. We start by living in reality.

We start by recognizing what dysfunction looks like. and that's what this episode is about today.

I have a just like a feeling in my spirit, in my gut, that this episode is going to be

foundational, monumental, pivotal, all of the words, like very, very important for our

community.

So I just, I recommend that you listen to it. And if it's

kind of emotionally heavy for you, that's okay for you to press pause, take a break,

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