When perfect is literally impossible, why do we chase it? And why are we so devastated when things don't work out how we wanted? Why can I remember something that went wrong or was embarrassing 27 years ago and yet can't remember what I told my students to do for homework last week? The ADHD brain is a complicated place...

Perfectionism

The ADHD drive to get rid of all our possessions...until the momentum stops. And no, boxes and label printing is not a solution! You cannot Marie Kondo your way out of hyperfocus!

De-cluttering!

This seems to be Elizabeth's catch phrase! Elizabeth and Vanessa discuss the ADHD nightmare - when sometimes the simplest tasks just have too many steps!

Too Many Steps!

An introduction to Vanessa and Elizabeth, our current hyperfocus and why on Earth we've started a podcast!

Introduction to us!

Find Vanessa on her socials Facebook and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vanessacookecreates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@vanessacookecreates </a>See Vanessa's cards <a href="https://www.thortful.com/creator/cookiedesign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Send The Perfect Greeting Card | Order Online &amp; It's Sent Today | thortful</a>Find Elizabeth on her Instagram <a href="@tinanialilli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tinanialilli</a>See Elizabeth's Celebrant Facebook and Instagram <a href="@thedorsetcelebrant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thedorsetcelebrant</a> and her website <a href="www.thedorsetcelebrant.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thedorsetcelebrant.co.uk</a>

Why does a three‑step task suddenly have seventeen sub‑quests and why are all of them impossible to finish?Does CBT help, or is that just another thing we’ll forget to Google?And how does it feel to finally have a name for the way our brains work?Vanessa and Elizabeth are two adults, newly diagnosed with ADHD, sharing with you what it really feels like to navigate the world with a brain that doesn’t always do what we want it to.Their conversations, when they eventually get there (who doesn't love a tangent?) explore the emotional and practical challenges of living with ADHD—without jargon, without judgement, and without pretending to have life or ADHD figured out.

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