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We're Avery and Valerie and we have ADHD. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday and Friday to learn how we cope, how we live our lives, and a little bit more about ADHD. Available on all streaming platforms. Check out our Patreon to support us and get more exclusive content: patreon.com/AVHD Check out our blog posts on AVHDPodcast.com for further insight and research surrounding ADHD, and follow us on social media @AVHDPodcast to yap with us further. Hosted by Valerie Currie and Avery Mario ...
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Send us a text Today we're chatting about our experience with ADHD and higher education. Advice, life stories, and what we would do differently as a college graduate and someone still in college - and two neurodivergents looking towards grad school. If you liked this style of content or want to hear more of us - check out our Patreon: patreon.com/A…
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Send us a text We're here! We promise! In this episode, we're talking about recent personal developments, from medication and therapy to higher education, parasocial relationships, and... k-pop... yeah, we got a little off topic, oops. We're updating you on where we've been (MIA and struggling with ADHD). If you liked this style of content or want …
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Send us a text We solemnly swear we are not AI-generated... well... Avery might be. (Not really.) Today we're discussing an interesting subject: Using AI to help manage your ADHD! From writing emails to prioritizing tasks, AI can be your helpful personal assistant for managing your ADHD. Could it be a good tool to add to your toolbelt? Let's find o…
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Send us a text We hope this finds you not overstimulated. In this episode, we’re talking about overstimulation, also known as sensory overwhelm or sensory overload. What overstimulates us, what causes overstimulation, and how to deal with it. If you liked this style of content or want to hear more of us - check out our Patreon: patreon.com/AVHD Che…
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Send us a text We're not diagnosing you, no. Avery and Valerie discuss some interesting research behind MTBI types and how ADHD presents itself in different personality types. If you haven't taken it already, you should go take a Myers-Briggs test for funsies. Truly, this is an episode make you go, "oh! that's so me!" Get ready to get called out. I…
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Send us a text We're back for Season 3!! Ever wonder why you feel emotions more intensely than others? Avery and Valerie unpack ADHD's relation to Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and how emotional dysregulation impacts it. Let's discuss its symptoms, why it happens, who it affects, and how to stop being a doormat to your own emotions. If you liked …
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Send us a text In this episode we're talking about some weird niche things that are totallyyyyy our ADHD's fault. From constantly yapping while folding up a blowup mattress to developing new accents, we're talking about a lot of odd side effects we experience from having ADHD. If you liked this style of content or want to hear more of us - check ou…
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Send us a text Today we're speed dating! Who? The Dyses - or, better known as Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and Dyscalculia. We're briefly introducing you to the three most common learning disorders that affect those who are neurodivergent and those who are not. (We'll dive in deeper to each one in different episodes, coming soon.) If you liked this style …
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Send us a text As Avery prepares for her study abroad, her and Valerie review different styles of travelers, how they pack for trips, and how ADHD decision paralysis and decision fatigue impacts this while discussing some tips and tricks to avoid overpacking - Avery's biggest challenge yet. If you liked this style of content or want to hear more of…
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Send us a text In an episode premiering a day before AVHD's first birthday, we update y'all on the AVHD State of the Union (global news and life updates from your parasocial besties). This episode includes discussion around Lewis Hamilton being white washed, Avery telling Valerie she needs to date an air sign, Avery's love for sharks, and why Valer…
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Send us a text Released from the Patreon and brought to the public, one of our special rot logs - a.k.a. our long phone calls to each other to try and get the dopamine flowing. Today we're rotting and discussing **as a concept** what a concept is, Avery's K-Pop hyperfixation, Y/N Wattpad Fanfictions, Beekeeping and DILFS, and Valerie's ideal astrol…
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Send us a text In a short and sweet episode wishing good luck to those studying for finals, Avery and Valerie discuss ADHD-friendly study tricks that have worked for them and help motivate you to push through your finals. If you liked this style of content or want to hear more of us - check out our Patreon: patreon.com/AVHD Check out our blog posts…
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Send us a text In this episode, Avery and Valerie discuss the difficulties surrounding making and maintaining friends when you have ADHD - since out of sight is often out of mind. It's difficult to make friends in your 20s, how does ADHD affect that as well? Outside of research and discussion, Valerie gets on her soapbox about walkable cities and A…
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Send us a text In this episode, Avery and Valerie discuss a common cognitive distortion for people with and without ADHD - Catastrophizing. This type of negative thinking, closely related to rumination, can make things seem like a much bigger issue than they are. We talk about making a mountain out of a molehill and coping strategies to stop being …
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie discuss their basic skincare routines plus advice on how to properly stick to one - especially with ADHD. Additionally, we learn about Avery's snail mucin (hack?) and the invasive Apple Snails that are flooding our TikTok feeds with forbidden pink boba, officially making this an anti-Apple Snail podcast. All our hom…
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Send us a text Let's get that dopamine! Today we get a visit from the dopamine man and we get to chat about dopamine production. Of course, people with ADHD struggle with their dopamine uptake due to issues with our dopamine receptors, but knowing ways to assist in dopamine production is essential to living a happy, healthy, *rewarding* life. Check…
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Send us a text Get your pen and paper out! Today we are taking the ADHD test. If you've ever wondered if you should get evaluated for ADHD or if you just want to poke a little fun at yourself and your habits, join us in taking this online ADHD test. (Warning, it's brutally honest.) Check out our blog posts on AVHDPodcast.com for further insight and…
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Send us a text We're constantly changing and evolving, and we thought we'd change things up with a very short episode on changes, transitions, and challenges those create for us with ADHD. If you need someone to give you a pep talk through it, we've got your back. Check out our blog posts on AVHDPodcast.com for further insight and research, and fol…
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Send us a text Are you burnt out? Avery and Valerie talk about burning out with ADHD, why it's different for those with ADHD, its symptoms, how tell if you're burning out or burnt out already, and how to take care of yourself when burnt out. Check out our blog posts on AVHDPodcast.com for further insight and research, and follow us on social media …
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Send us a text In this episode Avery and Valerie discuss the challenges of dating with ADHD, including the gamification of dating through dating apps, hyperfixation, emotional dysregulation, and Avery's high school crush on Captain America. Check out our blog posts on AVHDPodcast.com for further insight and research, and follow us on social media @…
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Send us a text Happy International Women's Day! This episode is dedicated to women, particularly those with ADHD. Avery and Valerie discuss the differences between men and women and how their ADHD presents itself, why most women don't get diagnosed with ADHD until later in life, ADHD struggles particular to women, and their personal anecdotes about…
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Send us a text An off-the-cuff episode where Avery and Valerie talk about what's in and out this spring season. Included are products and life changes that are being implemented and working out well for us. Listen for tips and tricks for self care, life hacks, personal development, and more. Check out our next Monday blog post on avhdpodcast.com fo…
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Send us a text Meet Brian - our last braincell! This episode, a tried Avery and Valerie talk about things that give dopamine and generate serotonin - from noises to textures to everything in between. Let's get some dopamine to make our brains go brrr (and make Brian's life easier). What scratches the itch for you? Let us know! Disclaimer: We are no…
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie talk about rumination - our tendency to hyperfixate on situations (for better or worse) - and how to properly cope with spiraling thoughts. Rumination Queen Valerie gets picked on for her Libra Moon and Avery explains how sometimes all you need is a shamrock shake. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just …
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Send us a text As two lifelong readers (even as two adults with ADHD), Avery and Valerie share a list of books that have impacted them throughout their lives, from childhood to now. Do you have any favorite books? Let us known on our socials @AVHDPodcast. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the show…
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Send us a text An ADHD guide to letting progress happen the healthy way. In this episode, Avery and Valerie tackle ADHD's problem with perfectionism and impulse control, why we're so *all or nothing* in everything we do, and how we personally work to overcome the hurtle of choosing slow progress in longer-term projects instead of just doing it all …
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Send us a text Happy Valentine's Day! Today we yap about what gives us the ick - both because of dating, and sensory issues - a common problem for people with ADHD. Much love! (And much ick.) Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text We woke up from a caffeine nap just to talk about this! As two former baristas, Avery and Valerie are discussing caffeine and its effect on ADHD, stimulant medication's problems with caffeine, why we can sleep after downing a cup of coffee with absolutely no problem, and more. PSA: Consume caffeine responsibly! (Unlike one of us...) …
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Send us a text It's Superbowl Season! Sports is one of Avery's hyperfixations and in this episode Avery and Valerie discuss the upcoming superbowl through the lens of... yes, Taylor Swift... Included are chats about the massive uplift amongst sports and the inclusion and increase of women in sports and sports culture in recent years, High School Mu…
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie talk about customizing their devices to best cope with their ADHD, planners and what works for them currently, and what's worked for them in the past. Basically: How to girlboss to compensate for bad brain days. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the show…
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie talk about gaming! We dive into some research behind why it's perfect for us with ADHD, as well as our passion for video games and why certain games make our brains happy. Disclaimer: We're not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the show
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Send us a text A little life update, including Avery's comedy special and Valerie's near-death experience. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the show
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie talk about their hyperfixations, old and new. This includes but is not limited to: Pokémon Go!, Coffee and Tea, Studio Ghibli, etc. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text DIVA DOWN!!! (But it's a bonus episode, so diva UP!) Valerie's solo episode is a heavy episode. She talks about recent life experience, some research into how people with ADHD deal with breakups, loss, and grief. Included: tips on how to battle ADHD's emotional dysregulation and rumination. Disclaimer: We are not medical professional…
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie talk about their hyperfixations, old and new. This includes but is not limited to: Prohibition, Pokémon, Batman, etc. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text Avery keeps forgetting her kindle, and Valerie forgets her ID. This episode of AVHD, we discuss ADHD, the correlation between ADHD and forgetfulness , our struggles with object permanence, and our current coping mechanisms to overcome them. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the show…
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie discuss ADHD and music: how it helps, their favorites, and their recommendations for music for stimulation. Plus... we may or may not formally invite Pitbull to the pod. (We love you Mr. Worldwide.) Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the show…
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie had a hard time deciding on what to talk about: hint, hint. This episode, we're chatting about Decision Paralysis! From ADHD struggles in the grocery store, daily decision fatigue, and how to make your life easier by making less decisions (it's a little more nuanced than that). Disclaimer: We are not medical profess…
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Send us a text FYI: We may have recorded this episode in October... Oops. But here it is! This time around, we're discussing ADHD and Cleaning - one of our many challenges due to our executive dysfunction. Included are some ways we get inspired to clean and keep things tidy. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Su…
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Send us a text We're talking goals! Avery and Valerie share their resolutions and goals for 2024 and executive dysfunction throughout the episode. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text Welcome To Season 2! We'd like to treat you to a little Bonus Episode - Happy New Year! Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie talk about a handful of things that have helped with managing their ADHD in their adult lives, why digital planners never work for them, and how to make the world a little more accessible for neurodivergent people like us. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two women with ADHD. Support the show…
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie are finally back! With many life updates and a tutorial on how to wake up with ADHD - plus Avery talking extensively about her new ring and Valerie's insatiable quench for Supernatural. We're glad to be back. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the show…
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Send us a text Today Avery and Valerie are talking about emotional dysregulation, how they deal with the changing tides, and recent problems of their own. (All while recording the podcast during a hurricane.) Disclaimer: We're not medical professionals, just two girls with ADHD. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie catch you up on life stuff, including school, book recommendations, AI, astrology, and not having anything figured out. Disclaimer: We're definitely not medical professionals. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text In this week's episode, Avery and Valerie talk about their recent cases of ADHD Paralysis and extreme overwhelm. Remember, drink your water and take your meds. Disclaimer: We're not medical professionals, just two silly girls with ADHD. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text Valerie and Avery discuss their struggles with their executive function, its dysfunction, and girl dinners. (Our executive dysfunctions pop off for 36 minutes straight.) Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals. Support the showAVHD
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Send us a text Avery and Valerie talk about the apparent gifted kid to ADHD diagnosis pipeline, as two formerly gifted kids in school. They share a lot of frustration about how smart kids usually don't get diagnosed just because they're smart and how school systems tend to overlook kids with ADHD and other learning disabilities according to their o…
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Send us a text First pod!!! Valerie and Avery talk about their personal experiences being diagnosed with with ADHD as adults, their current life events, hyperfixations, and how they can't spell Adderall. Disclaimer: We are not medical professionals! We just have ADHD. Support the show
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