Hey there, welcome to this edition of the Shaline Show.

This edition is a special edition I created because I get so many messages every day, mainly in social media,

with people asking for kind of the same questions over and over again.

Typically, it's somebody who either has a child or a significant otherwise ADHD,

or they've just recently been diagnosed, and like suddenly their whole lives are starting to make sense.

And I wanted to create an episode that was really more focused on relationships and self-esteem.

And what things you need to know, maybe some tips if you have ADHD,

but maybe even more importantly, some suggestions for those of you who have a loved one,

who has ADD or ADHD because, you know, I mean at the end of the day, it really does boil down to relationships.

So I created this episode as like the place to start.

So I'm really excited for you to listen to it. Thank you so much for being here.

Thank you so much for sharing this episode like right now with anyone you know,

who either has ADHD or maybe they have a child or a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a spouse who has ADHD,

or maybe you have ADHD and you need the people who love you to understand a little bit more about

how your brain works. Thank you so much for being here. All right, let's get to it.

I know it's not easy. I know it's pain in the butt. It's a pain in the butt to have this kind of a

brain. And finding out being diagnosed and actually having my brain scanned with a spec scan,

I mean it was just like eye opening. But it was also one of those things where it's like, yeah,

I knew it. But it's still really reassuring to go, oh, I'm not crazy or I'm not dumb or I'm not

deficient. I just have a different kind of brain. So I think it is important for you to hear from

a spouse or someone who's learned to deal with someone they love who has ADD or ADHD. And that might

be your child, it might be your significant other who has it. It might be your boss. It could be a

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