ADHD in a Plus-Sized Body
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 November 2021
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
[Trigger Warning: Fat phobia, anti-fat bias, Thanksgiving, obesity, medical bias toward plus-sized people. Please save this episode for a time when you feel emotionally able to interact with these ideas]
Gather 'round the table, my friends, we're going to have a chat about being plus sized and ADHD, and the specific challenges that plus sized people face when seeking to obtain ADHD diagnosis and treatment. Please be gentle with me and with yourself as you listen to this conversation that I have with my dear client, Sarah.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and |
| 0:11.2 | coaching for adults with ADHD. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. |
| 0:17.6 | Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting relationships, |
| 0:22.9 | working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. |
| 0:26.9 | I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point |
| 0:32.0 | a to point b. |
| 0:33.9 | Hey, what's up? |
| 0:39.0 | This is Kristen Carter, and you are listening to the I Have ADHD podcast episode number |
| 0:43.6 | 134. |
| 0:44.6 | I am medicated, I am caffeinated, and I am so ready to roll. |
| 0:50.2 | Today we're going to be talking about having ADHD and the specific challenges, barriers to |
| 0:55.6 | obtaining treatment and lack of support for someone who is in a plus size body. |
| 1:01.6 | Now before we get started here, I think it would be appropriate for me to add in a trigger |
| 1:05.8 | warning, because we are going to be talking about my client's experience of being plus size. |
| 1:11.6 | We are going to be mentioning sexual abuse, we are going to be mentioning racism and oppression, |
| 1:17.1 | and if now is not a good time for you to interact with these thoughts and ideas, especially |
| 1:23.9 | because it is the week of Thanksgiving, and if you are a plus size person, you might |
| 1:29.4 | be in situations this week with family members who might not be very kind. |
| 1:36.3 | And so I just want to issue this trigger warning right here up front and let you know what |
| 1:42.8 | you're getting into with this conversation. |
| 1:45.7 | It is a beautiful conversation that I have with my client Sarah. |
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