ADHD Babes: The Podcast

Joining us for this discussion is Teresa Taylor a Personal Productivity mentor the CEO and Founder of Tayloredspace.com, we’ll be talking with Teresa about her work and tips to feel successful and learn to build systems to increase and improve productivity.

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April is Autism Acceptance Month and April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. In honour of that, we are bringing you a special episode dedicated to sharing our lived experiences of what it’s like having ADHD & Autism, unofficially known as AuDHD.

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Juggling motherhood with ADHD can be very challenging. In this episode, we share our experiences of what it’s like to be a mother with ADHD. 

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Join ADHD babes as we chat religion, woo, and body image with mental health content creator, medically diagnosed ADHDer, and self-proclaimed introvert; Kyrus “Ky” Keenan Westcott!

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This episode is about self-acceptance and cultivating self-acceptance once diagnosed with ADHD.

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Have you ever had to heal from corporate trauma?

In this episode, we'll explore the effects of Corporate Trauma and how it can affect us mentally and physically.

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We are back after some time out! I want to say a big thank you to those who have held on for new episodes and continued to support the podcast and ADHD Babes over 2023.

This episode was recorded at the end of 2022 looking to 2023, but we think it's still a good listen. :)

In this episode, we discuss the importance of reflection as we round up our year and our aspirations for 2023. We reflect on the struggles we've experienced over the year, and how we look to make changes to learn and apply to the year to come.

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Introducing ADHD Babes: The Podcast...the podcast created by the community...for the community.

ADHD Babes is a community for black women and non-binary people to share their voices, experiences and knowledge. We aim to empower people with community, tools, learning and healing spaces to redefine ADHD, tackle its difficulties and utilise its strengths.

During the podcast, we'll be delving into everything about ADHD and what it's like living in a neurotypical world for neurodivergents. From finding out about ADHD to navigating through routines to managing symptoms. Whether that's a group discussion or a guest speaker teaching us more about our beautiful brains.

Join us for some discussions, learning and a good old rant. 

Back 10th January 2024 and continuing fortnightly anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Join us for the last episode of 2022 as we speak with Priyanka, AKA Little Miss ADHD. We hear from her about her diagnosis journey and her career as a Clinical Mental Health Pharmacist. 

We also explore how Little Miss ADHD came to be and how Priyanka uses this platform to educate people about ADHD. We discuss how her culture overlaps with the black culture when it comes to mental health acceptance.

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This episode, the ADHD Babes reflect on the symptoms in their childhood they now recognise as ADHD symptoms. They reflect on their lives at home and at school, their relationships with family and friends. 

Most of our ADHD Babes members received a late ADHD diagnosis, how could our lives have been should we have received our diagnosis earlier. 

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And we're back with a special video episode on Living with both ADHD & Sickle Cell. 

Joining Septembers Sickle Cell Awareness month with Octobers Black History Month, join Julez as she speaks with guests Moji and Vivienne about living with Sickle Cell or the Sickle Cell trait.

They discuss the importance of awareness for an illness that mainly affects communities of colour and how Sickle Cell symptoms can overlap and exasperate their ADHD symptoms. They share tips on how to provide awareness for those around you, such as friends and family, and how it affected their education, medical care, and interactions with others. 

This week resident hosts Renee and Julez discuss the difficulties they face when trying to get out of the house time with ADHD Babes Mani and Tyler.

They discuss the various ways they get distracted, share tips with each other on how they can overcome these obstacles and generally have a rant about their frustrations with their symptoms. 

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This week we get into Nutrition and wellness with Special Guest Penny Belle Jarrett. 

Join us as this week's hosts, Kesi and Tyler, discuss Penny's journey into managing her ADHD symptoms using natural supplements. They discuss the benefits of ensuring you have a healthy gut and knowing when it is time to change how you're managing your symptoms. 

Penny also shares the types of vitamins and supplements that have worked for her and the different foods she has added to her diet. 

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A lot of ADHDers LOVE to game. Join our host Shereen discuss with ADHD Babes Jahdai and Minxie their experiences with gaming. They delve into what Hyperfocus is, how it affects them, and their gaming techniques to ensure you don't forget the important stuff like hydration. They share their gaming preferences and how it helps them with managing their ADHD. 

Do you love gaming? We'd like to hear from you. We're always looking for guests, so please email podcast@adhdbabes.com. 

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Being called stupid or made to feel like you are, is a common feeling ADHDers face when trying to navigate the world. Quite often it starts in school and sometimes at home. 

Join us this week as hosts Beza and Mani discuss the misconception ADHDers also have a low IQ with ADHD Babes Shereen and Abigail. They discuss ableism and how this could be improved, masking and cultural dynamics. Drawing from their own experiences, they share their own stories and delve into where the problems lie and how to improve them. 

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This episode explores the common issues those with ADHD may face when entering the workplace. Join us as we explore what symptoms may appear in the workplace, including time blindness, flexibility or lack thereof and organisation. 

We discuss disclosing your diagnosis to your employer, techniques on how you can get accommodations without disclosing. 

Our hosts and guests were based in the UK and the US so discuss resources available in those regions. 

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Today's episode focuses on the perception of Blackness. With elements of the ADHD diagnostic criteria crossing over with stereotypes used to describe people of colour. Things like "You're so loud" or "You're being defensive". How can we challenge those who have these perceptions including other people of colour and those closest to us. 

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Those with ADHD tend to have a difficulty in gaining and maintaining friendships. Whether that be due to ADHD and other comorbidities. Join us this week with:

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So you think you have ADHD or have just received a diagnosis… Now what?

Join hosts Renee and Shauna speak with special Guests IngerShaye Colzie and Jacqueline (Jay) Reid and discuss taking the path of getting an ADHD Coach.

IngerShaye and Jay discuss their path to becoming ADHD Coaches, what ADHD Coaching is and what benefits you get from:

IngerShaye Colzie

Alchemy Coaching

ADHD leadership Coach Executive Coach

An ADHD Coach specializing in helping black female executives and entrepreneurs, supporting women through empowerment. With a successful practice as a therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker for 15 years she offers the benefits of professional expertise with a lifetime of experience.

Join hosts, Abigail and Jemmar speaking with our ADHD Babe Beza. They discuss their personal experience of getting diagnosed in the UK and US.

They discuss how they became aware they may have ADHD, what steps they do to get diagnosed. They share the process of having more awareness, de-masking and experiencing impostor syndrome how they now realise how ADHD was intertwined within their lives.

You can connect with:

Beza – @beziiye

Abigail – @abi-agyei

Who are ADHD Babes? Tune in and join our hosts Renee and Shauna interview Vivienne (Viv) Isebor, Founder and Managing Director & Director of Community Outreach & Wellbeing, and Kesi Randon, Creative Director Administrator Lead of ADHD Babes.

Find out why Viv started ADHD Babes, how Kesi joined the volunteer team. Hear what ADHD Babes offer and the experiences they create holding support groups, learning and creative sessions, events and now the ADHD Babes podcast. 

If you’d like to join the ADHD Babes community, you can find out more on our

Introducing ADHD Babes: The Podcast...the podcast created by the community...for the community.

ADHD Babes is a community for black women and non-binary people to share their voices, experience and knowledge. We aim to empower people with community, tools, learning and healing spaces to redefine ADHD, tackle its difficulties and utilise it's strengths.

During the podcast, we'll be delving into the everything ADHD and what its like living in a neurotypical world for neurodivergents. From finding out about ADHD to navigating through routines to managing symptoms. Whether that's a group discussion or guest speaker teaching us more about our beautiful brains.

Join us for some discussions, learning and a good old rant. 

Starting on the 8th of June and continuing bi-weekly anywhere you listen to podcasts.