408 I Surveyed Over 2,100 Adults with ADHD—Here’s What Broke My Heart
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Last summer, I surveyed over 2,174 adults with ADHD about their relationships, and the results stopped me in my tracks.
In this episode, I’m sharing the themes, patterns, and painful truths that emerged from those responses, and how they confirmed so many things I’ve observed over the last seven years coaching adults with ADHD.
We talk about relational wounding, rejection, criticism, emotional misunderstanding, and what happens when you grow up feeling like “too much,” “not enough,” or chronically misunderstood. We also explore how those early experiences can shape the way we show up in our adult relationships today.
This is a heavier conversation, but it’s also an important one. My hope is that you walk away feeling seen, understood, and a little less alone.
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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. |
| 0:17.8 | Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, |
| 0:22.8 | working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique |
| 0:28.9 | brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. |
| 0:37.2 | Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter and you've tuned into the I have ADHD podcast. I am |
| 0:43.4 | medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. How are you? How are you? Get in here, |
| 0:49.4 | get cozy. Grab a snack, grab a drink. I know that you're multitasking right now. That's totally fine. I am so glad |
| 0:57.5 | that you press play on this podcast. We are going to have a time today. That's where we are going to |
| 1:03.1 | have a time together. ADHDers unite. I have so much information to share with you. And I'm really looking forward to this discussion |
| 1:13.1 | because as you know, I'm writing a book and I'm almost done. Guys, in like two or three weeks, |
| 1:21.0 | I will be announcing the title. It will be ready for pre-order. We are in the copy editing phase right now. I'm sending |
| 1:31.1 | out and requesting endorsements. And can I tell you the people who are saying yes to endorse the book, |
| 1:36.8 | which means they get an advanced copy of the book, they read it or skim it, and then they write a |
| 1:42.9 | little blurb that's like, this book is amazing. You should |
| 1:45.6 | definitely read it or whatever. The people that I've asked are all saying yes. And these people are |
| 1:52.3 | giants. Giants in the ADHD field. Giants in the psychology field. I am just blown away. |
| 2:00.4 | I just feel like, how is this happening? I'm so excited and so |
| 2:05.3 | nervous. And it's such a mixed bag of emotions because on one hand, I'm just like, yes, this is |
| 2:12.2 | exactly what's supposed to happen. I know this book is going to change so many lives. If you don't |
| 2:16.6 | know, if you're just like tuning into the podcast for the first time, you're like, what the hell are you talking about? |
| 2:21.7 | Forgive me. Let me give you just like a 15 second explanation. So for the last year, I've been writing a book |
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