The ADHD girls Podcast

Laura and Claire discuss living with ADHD in 2026, focusing on sensory overload from loud music, phone speakers and unpredictable public transport noise. They react to a TFL campaign and share real experiences of how inconsiderate noise can trigger dysregulation.The episode explores the emotional and practical impact—missed meals, anxiety, and ruined days—plus visibility challenges like using sunflower lanyards, and simple coping strategies such as headphones, quiet spaces and resetting routines.

Laura shares how her daughter starting secondary school broke a morning routine that kept her moving and socially connected, and how that loss is affecting her ADHD — feeling isolated, low on momentum and dreading the coming winter.The episode also explores conversations about consequences, justice sensitivity and moral feelings in young people, and practical ideas to rebuild structure and connection like podcasts, hobby classes and planning small, realistic routines.

Claire recounts a sensory-heavy holiday experience — chaotic airports, overpowering perfume, noisy cafés, rude fellow passengers and the claustrophobia of a full flight, followed by painful mosquito bites.She explains how she coped by using audio, researching repellents, booking a prep night before flying, and learning to give herself recovery time. The episode highlights practical planning, self-care and insights about living neurodivergently while travelling.

In this episode Claire and Laura sit in a sunny woodland spot and unpack a tense cafe experience where noisy, unsupervised children disrupted the space. They discuss how sensory overload affects neurodivergent people, the feeling of being told "it's your problem," and the emotional rumination that follows.They explore practical responses — leaving, setting boundaries, using headphones — and the wider issue of accountability and shared public behavior. The episode encourages trusting your instincts and advocating for your needs in public spaces.

Hosts Claire and Laura unpack a viral debate about people bringing coffee cups to job interviews — the recruitment backlash, the generational divide, and how social media amplifies outrage.They explore why this matters for neurodivergent people (comfort, health needs, and not knowing unspoken rules), question the fairness of judging applicants for a drink, and invite listeners to share their views.

Claire and Laura introduce their new podcast format and talk through a listener-style story about a friend who constantly leaves plans to the last minute. The conversation explores how inconsistent actions—saying you want to meet but never committing—can feel draining, disrespectful, and hurtful.They discuss themes of honesty, authenticity, rejection sensitivity in ADHD, and practical strategies for protecting time and setting clearer boundaries, ending with advice to ask for firm dates or accept that some people won’t change.

In this episode Claire and Laura talk about the impact of an ADHD and autism diagnosis — from social media validation and understanding rejection-sensitive dysphoria to learning to step back from hurtful people. Laura shares how recognizing patterns, setting boundaries, and using new tools has helped her stop replaying pain and feel freer and safer.The conversation also covers sensory differences, the value of labeling for self-understanding, and practical ways to protect your energy and choose healthier relationships.

Claire talks through a wildly stressful week in a noisy shared office that left her frazzled, exhausted and physically tense. Laura helps unpack how ADHD brains react to sensory overload and why it impacted Claire’s eating, drinking, sleep and ability to work.They offer short, practical fixes: prepare the day before, use noise-cancelling headphones, block focused time in your calendar, place a desk signal for deep work, build a short morning ‘commute’ or walk when working from home, and keep chargers and gear ready to avoid extra stress.

In this episode of the ADHD Girls Podcast, Claire shares a personal story about a friendship that became one-sided, the pain of unmet expectations, and the awkwardness of seeing that person again after cutting contact.Laura and Claire discuss ADHD-related overthinking, rejection sensitivity, setting boundaries, and choosing self-respect—offering practical insight and reassurance for anyone navigating similar relationship struggles.

Laura and Claire discuss feeling physically, mentally and spiritually drained after a holiday — coping with heat, poor sleep, and the small recovery wins like electrolytes and swimming.They also unpack the emotional toll of a friend’s fabricated stories, how ADHD processing makes that extra draining, and ways to pinpoint and release what’s weighing you down.