{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62db8e1bf4c8b2001486b951/6accbf6239599f7c56de3eb4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"ADHD Strengths: What We LOVE About Our ADHD Brains","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62db8e1bf4c8b2001486b951/1791803205765-148d1b15-8e3a-4a70-ac8b-e18e5b95ce9a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Do you feel like every conversation about ADHD focuses on what&#39;s difficult?</strong> For ADHD Awareness Month, we&#39;re flipping the script and celebrating what we genuinely love about our ADHD brains.</p><p>This week we&#39;re celebrating ADHD strengths: the joy of tangential conversations, seeing connections others might miss, creative problem-solving, boundless curiosity, empathy, and the audacity to question ‘but we&#39;ve always done it this way.’</p><p>Callie celebrates ambition, reinvention and recognising her own capabilities. Jayne brings crowns, crafting, chaos and the joy of exploring new interests. Together, we explore what makes our brains wonderful, without pretending that ADHD is always easy or that every ADHDer experiences it the same way.</p><p>Hello, hello, and welcome to <strong>AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish</strong> with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton! We&#39;re talking grown-up life, ADHD, autism, relationships, work and everything in between, with honesty, humour and plenty of side quests. Let&#39;s get started!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode</strong></p><ul><li>Tangential conversations, ADHD friendships and finding your people</li><li>Pattern-spotting, cognitive flexibility and creative problem-solving</li><li>Empathy, diplomacy and understanding different perspectives</li><li>Curiosity, hyperfocus, hobbies and finding joy</li><li>Justice sensitivity and the ADH-Dacity to challenge convention</li><li>Career reinvention, confidence and staying ambitious after diagnosis</li><li>Our Mardi Gras announcement and upcoming appearances</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>00:00 Welcome, besties! It&#39;s ADHD Awareness Month</p><p>03:00 Getting older, self-acceptance and AuDHDacity</p><p>05:45 ADHD chaos, crowns and the Diva Den</p><p>11:45 Could we start a body-doubling community?</p><p>15:20 Tangential conversations and ADHD friendships</p><p>18:30 Connecting dots and creative problem-solving</p><p>19:20 Cognitive flexibility and different perspectives</p><p>21:35 Empathy, diplomacy and We might get better!</p><p>23:30 Creativity, curiosity and glorious rabbit holes</p><p>26:20 Hobbies, experimentation and finding joy</p><p>28:40 Passion, justice sensitivity and ADH-Dacity</p><p>32:25 Reinvention, ambition and recognising our strengths</p><p>37:00 BIG NEWS Announcement!</p><p>38:30 Where to meet us this October</p><p>41:00 Never stop exploring or becoming</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Join the conversation</strong></p><p><strong>What do you genuinely LOVE about your ADHD brain?</strong></p><p>We&#39;d love to hear your ADHD joys, strengths and stories.</p><p>We&#39;re also exploring an affordable body-doubling and Q&amp;A community where we can hang out with our besties. Would you be interested? Help us shape the idea!</p><p>Interested in marching with WILD at Sydney Mardi Gras 2027? Get in touch to find out more.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this episode</strong></p><ul><li><strong>NSW ADHD Conference – 18 October 2026:</strong> Callie&#39;s session, <em>Neurodivergent Women: Resilience Without Shrinking</em>. <a href=\"https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1517967\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1517967</a></li><li><strong>Piano Bar Ballarat – 22 October 2026:</strong> Drag Bingo, where Jayne will bring her Mardi Gras sparkle. <a href=\"https://www.pianobarballarat.com.au/whats-on\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.pianobarballarat.com.au/whats-on</a></li><li><strong>The NeuroQueer Engineers:</strong> <em>Miss Behave (Pride 2026)</em>. <a href=\"https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0H664LKD8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0H664LKD8</a></li><li><strong>ADHD Awareness Month workplace sessions:</strong> <a href=\"https://executivefunctioning.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://executivefunctioning.com.au/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with us</strong></p><p>Follow, rate and share the podcast with someone who needs a little ADHD joy in their life.</p><p>We acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the lands from which we record, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.</p><p>Our conversations reflect lived experiences and perspectives, not medical or diagnostic advice.</p><p><strong>We might get better!</strong></p>","author_name":"F them fish"}