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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

ADHD OR JUST REAL LIFE? WHY LABELS MAY BE HURTING YOU

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:



• A podcast features an ADHD “expert” promoting unscientific claims and labeling normal behavior as pathological.



• The rise of ADHD diagnoses—especially in boys—might reveal more about parenting and expectations than mental health.



• Todd challenges the cruelty of secular diagnoses that ignore biblical categories of the heart.



Segment 2:



• The expert describes ordinary human experiences as symptoms of ADHD—especially academic struggles.



• Todd challenges the cultural tendency to pathologize God-given personality traits.



• Rather than diagnosing hyperactivity, what if God is using difficult children to grow us in holiness?



Segment 3:



• A surprisingly honest NYT article admits Americans haven’t found anything more satisfying than religion.



• Kids are desperate for answers—Christianity still offers what the world can't.



• Wesley Huff’s clear gospel witness shows biblical clarity can shine in cultural confusion.



Segment 4:



• Despite rising secularism, people confess their spiritual longings won’t go away.



• Community, meaning, and even friendship are poor replacements for God.



• Harvard’s elite can’t answer life’s biggest questions—but Scripture can.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Ritchard Radio begins in 3.2.1.

0:08.2

Now I can preach it like this, okay?

0:09.7

Repent!

0:10.7

All I can tell you, change your mind.

0:12.9

Preaching repentance in the area of consciousness of sins is dishonoring the work of Jesus.

0:17.6

Repentance means you realize you're guilty, that you deserve the wrath and punishment of God.

0:21.3

You begin to realize that sin is in you, and you turn your back on it in every shape and form.

0:25.5

You renounce the world, whatever the cost, and you deny yourself and take up the cross and go after Christ.

0:30.6

It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Freel.

0:33.9

Why do I have a feeling this presentation on ADHD is going to be challenging for those of us who have been told we have ADHD?

0:42.5

This is Rretched Radio most likely, and I mean statistically, most likely you too have ADHD.

0:49.6

Why the DSM-5 it reigns.

0:52.6

Anybody who meets the descriptors of hyperactivity disorder, you are given a label,

1:00.0

and you are told you probably need medication to help you with your ADHD.

1:07.4

Now, this is a drum.

1:08.7

No doubt you've heard us banging because of Dr. Greg Giffert's new book Lies,

1:12.8

My Therapist told me, which you can pre-order still at Fortis Institute.org slash lies.

1:18.9

Received an email from Rachel.

1:22.0

She said she was listening to a fitness podcast, and they were talking about ADHD.

1:30.3

Now, the name of the podcast is Make Fit Simple. The host, we don't know who she is because we couldn't find her last name,

1:38.0

which is a little weird. She just goes by Andrea. Or is it Andrea? I think it's Andrea.

1:44.7

I think Andrea.

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