406 No Meds, No Shame. Here’s How I’d Support My ADHD Without an Rx
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
If I couldn’t, or didn’t want to, take ADHD medication, how would I support my brain?
In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly how I’d approach ADHD treatment without meds. This is not anti-medication content. Medication helps me tremendously. But many people don’t have access, don’t tolerate it well, or simply don’t want to take it. You still deserve support.
We’re talking about what actually helps ADHD brains function: external support, nervous system regulation, movement, sunlight, sleep, structure, accountability, relationships, and designing a life that works with your brain instead of against it.
I share what I’d invest in if I had financial resources, like coaching, meal support, cleaning help, therapy, and body doubling, and what I’d focus on if I had zero extra money.
Because treatment isn’t just medication. It’s how you structure your environment, care for your nervous system, fuel your body, and build support around you.
You are not powerless. ADHD support is built, not found.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Batch. I want to talk to you about something that doesn't get said enough. |
| 0:04.5 | Sometimes you just stop feeling like yourself, not in a dramatic way, just in a quiet, constant |
| 0:09.0 | feeling of being a little off. Your patience is thinner, your energy is lower, but you're still |
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| 0:36.0 | you out. It's to feel more like |
| 0:37.9 | yourself. They also offer options like their CBD nighttime gummies designed for deeper, more |
| 0:42.8 | restorative sleep, or their THC gummies, which are formulated for a little more balanced, |
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| 0:52.3 | supporting yourself so that you can stay present in it. |
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| 1:19.5 | Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD. |
| 1:23.4 | I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. |
| 1:32.5 | Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. |
| 1:39.5 | I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. |
| 1:41.0 | Hey, what's up? |
| 1:45.3 | This is Kristen Carter, and you've tuned into the I have ADHD podcast. I am medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. Welcome on in everybody. How you doing? How |
| 1:53.6 | you doing? I hope that it is a beautiful spring day wherever you are in the world, I am enjoying the sun and the warmth and all |
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