Julie Legg sits down with psychiatric nurse practitioner and mental health advocate Carolyn Mallon, whose journey from high school dropout to doctorate-level clinician is both inspiring and deeply relatable for...
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The Plate Principle: Centralising Tasks to Support ADHD Working Memory
For many people with ADHD, organising information in multiple places isn’t just inefficient, it overloads a brain that already struggles with executive function, working memory, and attention regulation. | with...
S2E37 – Navigating Life Forward with ADHD + Leah Carroll
Julie Legg chats with ADHD coach and advocate Leah Carroll, whose own diagnosis at 28 catalyzed a deep journey of self-understanding and transformation. Leah shares how her early attempts to...
Beast & Slug Days: Working With Your Energy
ADHD doesn’t run on consistency. It runs on cycles. Energy comes in waves and so does focus, motivation, and capacity. By embracing the rhythm of beast days and slug days,...
S2E36 – ADHD Life Behind Closed Doors + Kayla Oughton
Julie Legg speaks with Kayla Oughton — a Napier-based AuDHD coach and neurodivergent advocate with an eclectic background in construction project management, health coaching, suicide prevention, and digital marketing. Kayla...
The Justice Compass: Channeling ADHD Sensitivity into Purposeful Action
ADHDers are often deeply sensitive to justice, equity, and inconsistency. While this can lead to frustration, burnout, or people-pleasing, it can also become a powerful emotional signal: something’s off… and...
S2E35 – Pattern Spotters with a Justice Radar + Dr Eugene Manley
Julie Legg sits down with Dr. Eugene Manley, a bioengineer-turned-cancer scientist, nonprofit founder, and passionate advocate for equity in science and healthcare. Diagnosed with ADHD during graduate school, Eugene shares...
Lean In: Rethinking Anxiety Through Connection and Courage
Anxiety, when approached with curiosity and connection, becomes information. It reveals boundaries, desires, discomforts, and values. | with guest Dr Jack Hinman | Dr Jack Hinman is a clinical psychologist...
S2E34 – Young Adults, ADHD & the Pandemic of Disconnection + Dr Jack Hinman
Julie Legg is joined by Dr. Jack Hinman — clinical psychologist and Executive Director of Engage Young Adult Transitions. Drawing from over two decades of experience working with young adults...
AI as Your Co-Pilot: Software Can Help
AI tools can step in as your second brain, helping you reduce the overwhelm and make space for clarity, creativity, and calm. | with guest Dr Jay Spence | ADHD...