Erin & Stephen Mitchell: Partnership and parenting with ADHD
Women & ADHD
Katy Weber
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Episode 181 with Erin & Stephen Mitchell.
“I want to start a support group for partners of people diagnosed in adulthood because they have to listen to us go on and on and on about our ADHD.”
This episode is an interview I did with Erin & Stephen Mitchell for their podcast, Couples Counseling for Parents. I’m a huge fan of this couple and their work and I just loved this conversation so much, and I’m grateful that they’ve allowed me to publish it here.
We talk about how ADHD affects partnerships, especially once kids are introduced to the mix. We also discuss ways to better communicate and foster teamwork when one partner has ADHD, and the importance of reframing ADHD as a joint adventure rather than a solitary battle. And they share some of their own story about being impacted by ADHD symptoms in their parenting partner relationship.
Stephen and Erin Mitchell are co-founders of Couples Counseling For Parents, a relationship development company. They provide parenting partners stage based relationship education to help couples stay connected as they travel through the developmental stages of parenting. Stephen holds a PhD in Medical Family Therapy and Erin holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology.
They are also the co-authors of the book “Too Tired to Fight: 13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong,” which will be released in July. Use the link below to pre-order.
Website: couplescounselingforparents.com
Instagram: @couples.counseling.for.parents
Links & Resources:
Couples Counseling For Parents podcast
The ADHD Lounge: Episode 7: ADHD & Relationships (Part 1)
Pre-order Too Tired to Fight: 13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong
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| 0:00.0 | I think a lot of us have so much of that feeling of like, I don't understand why I act the way I do. |
| 0:06.0 | I don't understand what's happening. |
| 0:08.1 | And so then we feel like we're just bad at life. |
| 0:11.7 | And we feel like we're bad partners. |
| 0:13.1 | And we feel like we're bad parents. |
| 0:14.3 | And so one of the things that can be so helpful with the diagnosis is giving the why behind a lot of these behaviors. |
| 0:19.6 | And another thing I talk about with my kids is, you know, ADHD is an explanation. |
| 0:25.7 | It's not an excuse. |
| 0:31.5 | Hello and welcome to the women and ADHD podcast. |
| 0:35.6 | I'm your host, Katie Weber. |
| 0:37.1 | I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 45, |
| 0:39.7 | and it completely turned my world upside down. I've been looking back at so much of my life, |
| 0:46.5 | school, jobs, my relationships, all of it with this new lens, and it has been nothing short of |
| 0:52.8 | overwhelming. I quickly discovered I was not |
| 0:55.3 | the only woman to have this experience. And now I interview other women who, like me, discovered |
| 1:00.5 | in adulthood they have ADHD and are finally feeling like they understand who they are and how to |
| 1:06.9 | best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally. |
| 1:19.9 | Okay, here we are at episode 181, in which I am being interviewed by Aaron and Stephen Mitchell. |
| 1:25.6 | Yes, you heard that correctly. This episode is actually an interview that I did with Aaron and Stephen Mitchell for their podcast, Couples Counseling for Parents. |
| 1:29.7 | I am a huge fan of this couple and their work, and I just loved this conversation we had so much, |
| 1:36.5 | so I'm really grateful that they have allowed me to rebroadcast it here on the Women in ADHD podcast. |
| 1:42.3 | So we talk about how ADHD affects partnerships, especially |
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