Ep. 177: Medication, Diagnosis and Curating Your Own ADHD Team with Pharmacist and Patient Advocate, Kalin Johnson

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

There’s nothing quite like the ‘aha’ moment of realizing you have ADHD after a lifetime of trying to understand yourself, but after the initial shock wears off many of us are left wondering: okay, so what comes next? I’m frequently asked how to go about pursuing a diagnosis and finding a team of medical and mental health professionals who actually understand ADHD, which is why I’m so excited to invite Kalin Johnson onto the podcast to answer these questions and more. Kalin, a clinical pharmacist, healthcare advocate, and neurodivergent mentor, recognized a huge gap in supports for neurodivergent people trying to navigate the complicated medical world after struggling to find the right medications and treatments herself. So, like the Smart Ass woman she is, she decided to do something about it. Kalin now uses her medical knowledge and personal experience living life as a queer person and late-diagnosed ADHD and autistic individual to help others create sustainable, individualized healthcare plans with a team of neurodivergent-affirming providers who will take a whole-person approach to treatment. For those of you who are ready to take the next steps on your ADHD journey but are apprehensive about starting, you won’t want to miss this encouraging and informative conversation with the delightful Kalin Johnson. Resources: Website: Instagram: @kalinpharmd TikTok:@kalinpharmd Book an Initial Consult: Upcoming free class:

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0:00.0	We put people into these boxes and if they don't fit to some small like view of even what
0:08.2	ADHD is or what autism is, then all of a sudden we're questioning a lot of the diagnosis
0:14.7	and my whole thing is treat the patient, like treat the patient first.
0:20.8	If that is helping them, if she is getting having success in that, why I don't know, like
0:27.2	when you just rip that away from somebody or try to then decide that you're going to
0:30.7	steer treatment, then in another way, even though you know it was working, it blows my mind.
0:41.2	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Muntsar, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:50.7	That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans in a variety of locations.
0:56.6	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?
1:02.7	And you know what we hear even less about?
1:08.5	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Wippy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brockovich,
1:17.5	Cher. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I started this podcast
1:26.1	ADHD for smart ass women. I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student,
1:34.3	now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you
1:43.0	figure out what they should do with their life. And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths,
1:49.6	your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:56.0	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts. And you know what? I spy a happier life for you too.
2:05.1	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
2:15.7	Hello, I am your host, Tracy Otsuka. Thank you so much for joining me here for
2:20.7	episode number 177 of ADHD for smart ass women. I hope you'll subscribe to this podcast and
2:29.4	our newsletter over at TracyOtsuka.com. My purpose is always to show you who you are and then inspire
2:37.3	you to be it in the thousands of ADHD women that I've had the privilege of meeting. I've never
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