#437 The Upside of ADHD: Unlocking Your Hidden Superpowers
Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
4.6 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Recently diagnosed with adult ADHD (or thinking that you probably should be?) Well friend, welcome to the club, and I'm glad you're here to learn all about the upside of ADHD superpowers!
In this episode of the Love, Happiness, and Success Podcast, I sit down with my colleague and fellow therapist, Jesse S., to talk about the ups and downs of ADHD—especially when you’re diagnosed as an adult.
Together, we share our personal stories (and some laughs!) about what it’s like to navigate life with ADHD—before and after diagnosis. We dive deep into the challenges, relationship struggles, and unexpected upside of ADHD superpowers, while offering practical tools to help you thrive.
Timestamps:
- 00:00 Is This You? Recognizing ADHD as an Adult
- 00:42 Meet Jesse S.!
- 02:12 The “Aha!” Moment That Changed Everything
- 03:49 How to Get Diagnosed: Jesse’s Journey
- 05:07 Life Before and After Diagnosis
- 17:06 ADHD and Relationships
- 23:42 Struggles, Self-Esteem, and Stigma
- 26:39 Thriving in School and Work
- 28:29 Finding Your Zone
- 30:18 Structure for ADHD Success
- 39:46 Boosting Brainpower: Sleep, Nutrition, and Hydration
- 42:20 Resources and Words of Hope
Living with ADHD can feel like a whirlwind—your creativity and energy can light up a room, but staying organized or focused might sometimes feel like an uphill battle. And let’s be real: when ADHD gets in the way of meeting expectations (yours or others'), it can take a toll on your self-esteem.
The good news? Self-esteem isn’t a fixed trait—it’s something you can strengthen with the right insights and support. Take my How Healthy is Your Self-Esteem? quiz to discover where you’re thriving and where you could use a little extra love and support. It’s quick, eye-opening, and might just be the first step toward embracing the amazing person you are, ADHD and all.
And don’t forget to stay connected with me on social media! I’m always sharing tips, insights, and inspiration on Instagram and YouTube. I also host regular live streams on both platforms where we can dive deeper into topics like ADHD, relationships, and personal growth. See you there!
Xoxo
P.S. Share this podcast with someone who needs a little ADHD inspo today! Let’s thrive together. 💖
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| 0:00.0 | There is a unique life experience that begins with you feeling like you're losing your mind |
| 0:11.0 | or like you might be sliding into dementia or that there's just something really wrong with you, |
| 0:16.5 | basically. And it ends with a psychiatric diagnosis that you never knew you had, but still somehow, |
| 0:23.6 | this all feels like the best thing that ever happened to you at the end. |
| 0:29.6 | My friends, we are talking about the experience of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. |
| 0:36.6 | I forget about it. I put it off. I forget about it. I get distracted by something else. |
| 0:44.6 | And then my partner will think, oh, they don't care. They're lazy. They'll alter. I can't rely on |
| 0:50.7 | this. And that impacts relationships. |
| 1:03.2 | If you are newly in this club or wondering if you should be, this episode is for you. |
| 1:10.6 | My guest today and partner in crime is my colleague Jesse Stanley, who like me is a marriage and family therapist here at Growing Self. |
| 1:13.3 | And like me is also in the ADHD club. |
| 1:18.2 | And you're newly joined this club, Jesse. |
| 1:22.2 | Yes. |
| 1:22.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:22.9 | Still waiting for my membership card in the mail. |
| 1:25.7 | But I very recent diagnosis, although I had |
| 1:30.0 | suspected whirl that this is a club I belonged into. Yeah. It is official. Mazel Tov. Welcome. |
| 1:37.1 | It's like this weird secret club of people that like get you in a different way. So I'm so happy to be able to talk with you about |
| 1:46.5 | this topic because I've actually been seeing more and more about this in the news lately |
| 1:52.0 | and also having friends and just people I'm connected to being like, I have to tell you something |
| 1:57.7 | and that they were recently diagnosed with ADHD and that they are |
| 2:03.2 | by and large so relieved. They're like, oh, this all makes sense now. And so I wanted to talk with |
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