Gina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller Coaster
You have questions about Adult ADHD? I work hard to provide answers. — Reliable answers honed over 20 years of primary research, writing books, blogging, presenting at major conferences, and leading support groups. — Preeminent ADHD experts including Russell Barkley, PhD, endorse my work. — These podcasts share readers' most popular posts from my award-winning ADHD Roller Coaster blog—the second and oldest website of any kind on Adult ADHD. — Founded in 2008. — My long-awaited online courses are available NOW — For individuals, couples, and professionals. — Thanks for listening—and subscribing — Gina Pera, author and educator: "Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?" and "Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy: Clinical Interventions" — Blog: https://ADHDRollerCoaster.org — Training site: https://adhdsuccesstraining.com/adult-adhd-solving-the-four-essential-puzzle-pieces-consumers/
Episodes
24 episodes
ADHD Relationships: Other Partners Also Bear Hidden Burden
We often hear how unrecognized or untreated ADHD affects adults who have it. But what about the partners who live with them—especially when symptoms go unmanaged for years?In this episode, I (Gina Pera) share a critical post from the ADH...
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14:31
ADHD Physical Strategies: Why Sleep, Medication & More Are Essential—Not Optional
Too often, ADHD is treated as “just” a mental issue. But what about the body? In this episode, I unpack what I call Physical Strategies—a foundational corner piece in solving the ADHD puzzle. We’re talking about the real-world effects ...
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8:16
ADHD Retirement Syndrome — The Golden Years or the Lost Years?
Retirement: freedom at last—or a free fall into dysfunction?In this episode of the ADHD Roller Coaster, Adult ADHD author and expert Gina Pera explore what she calls ADHD Retirement Syndrome. IThe sudden loss of external...
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6:50
ADHD Drug Holiday — Or Horror
“Drug holiday”—sounds relaxing, right? Not for everyone with ADHD. In this episode, I share real-world stories—including a raw, revealing account from reader Katy Rollins—about what really happens when ADHD medication tak...
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7:22
ADHD in Relationships: Five Radical & Essential Tips
ADHD doesn’t just affect one person—it affects the entire relationship. In this episode, Gina Pera shares five radical yet essential perspectives that can dramatically improve how couples navigate ADHD-related challenges. These aren’t your typi...
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7:13
ADHD and Sex: Post-Orgasm Irritability, Sadness, Jerkiness
In this episode, Gina Pera explores how ADHD-related brain chemistry can contribute to these post-orgasm challenges—and what you can do about it.From early historical observations to modern neuroscience, from SSRI and stimulant options ...
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12:03
Antidepressants, ADHD & Sleep Apnea: The Overlooked Risks
Could your ADHD treatment plan be making your sleep—and your symptoms—worse? In this episode, Gina Pera explores a critical but often-missed topic: the overlooked risks of antidepressants and sleep apne...
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9:27
Telling Your ADHD Partner “You’re Hurting Me” —Doesn't Work!
This episode is the audio version of my blog post on a sensitive but essential topic for ADHD-challenged relationships:Why the common advice to “just express your feelings” often backfires—especially when ADHD is in the mix.
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27:19
The Adult ADHD Diagnosis — How Is It Made?
With Gina Pera | ADHD Roller CoasterJust thinking about getting an ADHD diagnosis as an adult can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? Who can you trust? In this episode, I walk you step by step through what a thoro...
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12:13
On With My Vent, in All Its Offensive Glory
This first-person story paints a vivid picture of what it’s like to move through the world with undiagnosed ADHD:Constantly trying harder—but falling shortWondering why life seems harder than it should beLiving wit...
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28:13
Cyclothymia and ADHD — A Risk Factor or Misdiagnosis?
This episode is the audio version of a popular blog post—all about overlap—and confusion—between Cyclothymia (a mood disorder) and ADHD.📝 Read the full post here: Cyclothymia and ADHD: A Risk Factor—or Misdiagno...
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7:55
Breaking Out of ADHD Relationship Dysfunction—After Not Breaking a Fall
This is the audio version of one of the most popular posts at the ADHD Roller Coaster blog:"Breaking Out of ADHD Relationship Dysfunction—After Not Breaking a Fall" Read the full post here:
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34:04
What's Up with Concerta and General Stimulant Shortage?
This episode is the audio version of an important blog post, where I break down urgent issues affecting many ADHD medication users:What’s going on with the Concerta authorized-generic (the brand-name product sold as a generic...
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33:40
ADHD, Empathy, & Dopamine: A Book Excerpt, Study, and Definition
What can a published study — and an excerpt from my first book — explain about ADHD, empathy, and the neurotransmitter dopamine? That’s what this post is all about.I started noticing a remarkable phenomenon 20 years ago. That is, s...
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21:14
"Self-Medicating with Argument"—Meaning and Connection to ADHD
For many obvious reasons, ADHD-challenged relationships tend to teem with arguments and conflicts. Especially when neither partner knows ADHD is in the mix! Apart from that, why do some people with ADHD self-medicate&nbs...
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11:55
Why A Support Group for the Partners of Adults with ADHD?
This podcast draws from a blog post at ADHD Roller Coaster. You can read the full post (and comments) here: Why A Su...
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17:52
Evidence-Based Therapy for ADHD-challenged Couples
Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy TM. Why create a special model for Adult ADHD-challenged couples? Why not just use standard couple therapy? Great questions. I’ll answer them, at least in part, in this podcast. ...
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12:48
ADHD, Empathy, And "Raising a Narcissist"
Author and Adult ADHD Educator Gina Pera explores the complex relationship between ADHD and empathy.She shares a compelling story from Taylor J., a mother with late-diagnosis ADHD who feared her daughter's apparent lack of empathy signa...
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14:11
Blindsided by the ADHD Diagnosis: One Wife's Story
· How can you be blindsided by an ADHD diagnosis? It’s easy. · Our culture has alternate explanations for virtually all ADHD-related challenges—e.g. depression, anxiety, and tra...
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10:32
How Did You Learn About ADHD?— results from the ADHD Partner Survey
What was your “light bulb” moment—when you discovered the possibility of Adult ADHD for yourself or your partner? In this podcast, I share results from the ADHD Partner Survey—the most comprehensive study of Adult ADHD lifestyle iss...
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8:46
Did Mrs. Murphy Abuse the Stimulant Benzedrine? Or Did She Have ADHD?
Welcome to an historical—and musical—perspective on the early stimulant Benzedrine and how its legendary misuse might have created lasting stigma around ADHD and neurostimulants. Harry “The Hipster” Gibson w...
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11:36
Can ADHD Affect Your Sense of Smell?
Why learn about potential ADHD-related physical manifestations? Because, I believe, it helps us to move beyond seeing ADHD as simply about "focus" and "distractibility." When my&nbs...
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10:26
I Wish I'd Known Earlier About Adult ADHD—results from the ADHD Partner Survey
Adult ADHD was made an official diagnosis in 1994. For years before that—and years after as well—millions of people struggled without benefit of diagnosis. We humans love to solve mysteries. And when we don't have accu...
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