Melody Hubert: Treading water and ‘stick-to-itiveness’

Women & ADHD

Katy Weber

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.9 • 685 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Episode 184 with Melody Hubert.

“My dad always said, ‘You're brilliant, but you have no stick-to-itiveness.’ I did so many different things but I couldn’t stick with anything for long.”

Melody is a 45-year-old radiologic technologist from Central Florida. When her son was little, he was diagnosed with ADHD, but like many parents, it never occurred to her that she could also possibly have ADHD. Many years later, it was a chance conversation with a patient about Melody’s “hobby hopping” that led her down her own rabbit hole to an eventual diagnosis.

We talk about how Melody’s ADHD has impacted her life, including focus, indecision, impulsivity, and “stick-to-itiveness.’ We also talk about the positives of ADHD, including her ability to stay calm in a crisis and juggle multiple part-time jobs while caring for her family members.

We also talk about how an adult ADHD diagnosis feels like you’re swimming in the ocean with other people you suddenly realize they're all standing on a sandbar while you're the only one treading water!

And, you’ll love Melody’s SASSy alternative name for ADHD!

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0:00.0	Hey friends, it's Katie here. Have you spent your whole life wondering why things feel harder for you
0:05.2	than they do for everyone else? Do you struggle with motivation even for the things you actually want to do?
0:10.6	Are you exhausted even though it feels like you're not getting anything done? If you're nodding along,
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1:00.7	consult today. There was one particular time that a patient coded on the table in the OR, and we had
1:08.5	to do CPR on that patient. And I have never been more focused in my
1:15.1	whole life than in that chaos when a lot was going on, but it was like my brain was more clear
1:23.9	than it had ever been. That should have really been a tip off.
1:32.3	Hello and welcome to the women and ADHD podcast. I'm your host, Katie Weber. I was diagnosed
1:38.7	with ADHD at the age of 45, and it completely turned my world upside down. I've been looking back at so much of my life,
1:47.3	school, jobs, my relationships, all of it with this new lens and it has been nothing short of
1:53.7	overwhelming. I quickly discovered I was not the only woman to have this experience and now I
1:58.8	interview other women who, like me, discovered in
2:01.7	adulthood they have ADHD and are finally feeling like they understand who they are and how
2:07.6	to best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally. All right, here we are at
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