ADHD MEETS Podcast with Emily Manson

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With Emily Manson. A podcast about what happens when ADHD meets motherhood, relationships, work and the everyday task of remembering why you walked into a room.

Expect honest conversations, ridiculous stories, guests and the occasional useful takeaway. Some episodes will be just me. Others will involve someone brave enough to join in.

Meet Emily The topics

Emily Manson

Meet Emily

Your host. Probably mid-tangent.

Hi, I’m Emily Manson. Mum, overthinker, enthusiastic oversharer and the person behind ADHD MEETS.

I wanted to make a podcast for chaotic mums like me: women who love their families, have a lot going on in their heads and sometimes wonder how everyone else seems to be keeping up.

I’ll be sharing my own experiences, asking questions and having conversations about the things we often laugh off, feel embarrassed about or assume only happen to us.

Sometimes it’ll be weird. Sometimes I’ll think I’m being funny. Sometimes it’ll get a bit deeper.

Most time I’ll forget the original questions.

I’m figuring things out too. Hopefully we can have a laugh and feel a little less alone along the way.

A podcast for the mums with 47 tabs open.

In their brains. And on their phones.

You love your kids. You’ve got good intentions. You might also have forgotten the school dress-up day, reheated your coffee four times and spent the evening replaying something you said in 2014.

Welcome. You’re in the right place.

ADHD MEETS is where we talk about the funny, frustrating and sometimes emotional bits of living with ADHD while trying to keep everyone fed, vaguely organised and wearing something clean.

No perfect routines required. Come as you are. Late is fine.

ADHD MEETS… what, exactly?

There’s a lot to talk about. Staying on topic could be an issue.

ADHD MEETS…

Motherhood

The school run, forgotten forms, mum guilt and loving your children while desperately needing five minutes when nobody touches you.

ADHD MEETS…

The mental load

Appointments, birthdays, packed lunches and being the person who’s supposed to remember everything when you can’t find your own phone.

ADHD MEETS…

Overthinking

Replaying conversations, reading far too much into a full stop and wondering whether everyone secretly thinks you’re annoying.

ADHD MEETS…

Relationships

Communication, affection, arguments, sharing responsibilities and trying to explain what’s happening in your head without starting six other stories.

ADHD MEETS…

Friendship

Forgetting to reply, accidentally interrupting, oversharing and caring about people even when your messages suggest you’ve disappeared.

ADHD MEETS…

Work and ambition

Big ideas, last-minute bursts, boring admin and wanting to do everything while struggling to start the one thing that’s due.

ADHD MEETS…

Home and organisation

The washing chair, doom piles, lost keys and buying another planner because this one will definitely change your life.

ADHD MEETS…

Money and impulse buys

New hobbies, abandoned subscriptions and the parcel arriving after you’ve forgotten you ordered it.

ADHD MEETS…

Big feelings

Feeling overwhelmed, taking things personally, losing your patience and dealing with the guilt afterwards.

ADHD MEETS…

Sensory overload

Everyone talking at once, the television being too loud and suddenly being unable to tolerate your own waistband.

ADHD MEETS…

Identity and diagnosis

Looking back at your life through a different lens, understanding yourself and working out what you actually need.

ADHD MEETS…

Rest and switching off

Being exhausted with a brain that’s still holding a meeting. Plus the guilt of sitting down when there’s always something left to do.

ADHD MEETS…

Hyperfixations and rabbit holes

The interests that take over your life for a fortnight. Will I still care by the time the equipment arrives? Unclear.

ADHD MEETS…

Confidence and being yourself

People-pleasing, trying to fit in and learning to take up space without apologising for your entire personality.

Episode 01

First up: ADHD MEETS… this podcast.

An introduction. With a strong chance of oversharing.

Why I’m starting ADHD MEETS, who it’s for and what you can expect: motherhood, real life, honest conversations and subjects I’ll try very hard to finish before starting another.

First episode coming soon.

Got a story?

I’m listening

Well, I might interrupt. But I am listening.

An unforgettable parenting moment? A thought you assumed nobody else had? A subject you wish people talked about more? I’d love to hear it.

Suggest a topic, share your own experience or put yourself forward as a guest. Tell me whether you’d be happy for your story to be mentioned on the podcast, and whether you’d prefer to stay anonymous.

Share a story or suggest a topic

Or email Emily directly: emilymanson85@gmail.com