The Bar is Ankle High

E82: ADH-Dick

Born from a group chat conversation that was overflowing with suggestions, Garet brings us this week's relaxed fit episode with a riveting game of "would you rather - ADHD edition!" We discuss things like waiting in line, being in loud crowds, tight clothes, wet clothes, and the real plague on society these days - The Trader Joes Parking Lot. 
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E81: The Fupa Fisters

This week we take a deep dive into how our ADHD has affected our own self-image throughout our lives - both pre- and post-diagnosis! And since we just can't help ourselves, we talk about how our body image changes during and after pregnancy and how having ADHD and already being prone to comparing our own success and progress to our peers is a constant battle with ourselves and with the media we consume every day. So if you struggle with your body image and have ADHD - this episode is for you!
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E80: Unpaid Intern Day

Well, thankfully we start out on a high note with an announcement about our brand new Unpaid Intern Merch because today we're talking about Postpartum Psychosis and every single piece of nightmare fuel that entails. It's terrifying, horrifying, and tragic all at the same time - but there IS HELP AVAILABLE! Tune in to hear about this very real and not as rare as we hoped condition effecting approximately 5 million new parents around the globe each year. 
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E79: Fester In My Filth

Have you ever thought - damn, I am bad at cleaning myself! - well, if you have ADHD, you're not alone. Any number of things can contribute to struggles with hygiene for ADHDers - executive functioning deficits, depression (seasonal or clinical), sensory aversions, and even burnout. Tune in to hear how Katie & Garet deal with hygiene obstacles, and sometimes overcome them while sometimes we don't actually overcome them at all.
 
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E78: Front Row Cringe

It's almost Valentine's Day - and let's be honest, dating with ADHD is a fraught mine field of obstacles, rejection sensitivity, and awkwardness. Katie took over the research this week and the ladies discuss dating with ADHD - and jumping off our attachment theory episodes, it's a perfect time to examine how we dated before we were diagnosed with ADHD and things we would do differently now. 
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E77: Eye Exam Chat Roulette

We are concluding our discussion on Attachment Theory today - sort of. Because this is a topic that Garet could research forever and ever, but while we chose to cut this off and give an overview, Katie also shares a tale of how she made the most wildly unhinged off-the-cuff comment to her optometry technician and her recent eye exam that will make you question everything you know about telehealth appointments. 
 
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Sources for today's episode can be found in the show notes for Episode 76. 

E76: The Plot of Monsters, Inc.

Have you ever wondered if you're being clingy or they're just being a jerk? Well this episode is for you - because it's both! Garet teaches us allllll about Attachment Theory in part 1 of this two part series, including discussions of Monsters, Inc., Mar-a-Lago main courses, and prime rib?
 
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Sources for E76 & E77:
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-attachment-theory-2795337
https://www.attachmentproject.com/blog/four-attachment-styles/
https://www.theflawedjourney.com/post/attachment-as-told-by-your-favourite-fictional-characters
https://thepowermoves.com/attachment-theory/
https://news.osu.edu/how-watching-tv-and-movies-helps-people-with-attachment-issues/
 

E75: Doing The Jiminy Glick

This week we are here and we're ready to RAGE. Katie takes the reigns on research and discusses Oppositional Defiant Disorder - a diagnosis that is in the DSM V - but should it be? We go in depth on this topic and the alleged overlap with ADHD that splits hairs and makes distinctions that we can't really see even if we squint really hard. One thing is for sure - the children with occupational defiance disorder yearn for the mines!
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender-Gestalt_Test
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7406564/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oppositional-defiant-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20375831
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/oppositional-defiant-disorder#:~:text=ODD%20in%20children-,Oppositional%20defiant%20disorder%20(ODD)%20is%20a%20type%20of%20behavior%20disorder,teachers%2C%20and%20other%20authority%20figures.
https://www.additudemag.com/oppositional-defiant-disorder-odd-and-adhd/

E74: New Boot Goofin’ Dreams

We're doing what everyone else does in early January - we're circling back to that thing we talked about in mid-December...but instead of your boss asking you for an update on that project, it's Garet telling us the nitty gritty bullshit tornado that is Postpartum Anxiety (a/k/a PPA). We hear a lot of anecdotes from Garet about her own journey with anxiety both pre-pregnancy, peri-partum-ally, and postpartum. Tune in for some community and know that you are not alone and you do not need to be suffering as much as you are. 
 
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E73: All Panic All The Time No Disco

We've been teasing this topic for a LONG time and now, Katie is finally telling us all about microdosing PCP and magic mushrooms. So drop some acid and crank up your headphones to get the lowdown on this trendy practice of takeing sub-psychosis doses of mind-altering substances. Some folks claim microdosing has helped cure their depression, severe PTSD, ADHD, extreme anxiety and other phobias - but what does the science say? Listen to this episode to find out the benefits, pitfalls, and historical basis of this on-trend practice. 
 
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Sources: 
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-popularity-of-microdosing-of-psychedelics-what-does-the-science-say-202209192819
https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-019-0308-4
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/well/mind/microdosing-psychedelics.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-01811-4
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02039-0
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/psychedelic-productivity-can-microdosing-psilocybin-boost-your-performance-at-work-magic-mushrooms-van-de-plassche-medicine-drugs-#
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/us/alaska-airlines-pilot-wednesday/index.html