Yeah, this isn't season three,  but it is episode 100, and in discovering it was episode 100, I say discovering because, like many of you, I have dyscalculia, so numbers are really not my thing at all, to the point that actually even my pin codes for my bank card and my phone are actually letters and words, because I would never remember the numbers or get them in the right order, but yeah, it's episode 100, so I thought what I would do.

Is go backwards and listen to season two this last little while and I tell you what it's been emotional It's been eye opening and it's really funny because it's just been so intense and so full on And I've run and run and run And I haven't actually paused and taken stock. I just got straight on with tidbits.

And obviously now we all know  we've actually been working on applying for a charity. Well, two charities, cause it's Scotland, England and Wales and launching ADHDF Emporium and the rest. I've also seemingly popped up on, All sorts of podcasts this week, all at once, which has just been really overwhelming, but very exciting.

Thank you to all who had me. And if you've come over from another podcast, thank you. I don't know how you come back for more, but I'm very grateful. But yeah, so I had a listen and  it's just been so, so, so emotional. and really eye opening, actually, truth be told. What I've decided to do is to share literally a handful of mic drop moments from the guests of season two.

And the reason why it isn't every guest of season two is because on a couple of episodes I went absolutely bananas and in one in particular I had 14 different guests. Because, all or nothing, hey?  I went from one week, uh, learning how to edit, I've said that in inverted commas, to the next deciding that I would have 14 guests on in one go.

But there you go, that is me all over. The reason why I wanted to do this episode is, is to celebrate and to just say a big bloody thank you. Thank you, thank you.  to all of the guests.  I'm not gonna cry. Thank you to all of the guests. I don't know how I've managed to talk you all into it, and I cannot ever tell you how grateful I am to you for investing your time and for believing in ADHD AF.

I literally don't have the words for how grateful I am to all of you that have stuck by through thick and thin.  And I'll continuing to listen to my dulcet tones, shall we say.  It really truly has been that roller coaster. I am still white knuckle riding by the seat of my pants right now. I love a last minute change of plans.

So this is a celebratory episode 100 to say thank you so, so much to all involved. And. I've got quite a few things to tell you at the end as well, but I'll save them for the end because that's enough of me talking. Let's listen to these absolute legends. 

I swear down as long as I live, I will never, ever, ever get over Dr. Nighat Arif saying that about this  podcast. Ever. So yeah, obviously I had to end on that one. I'm just gonna try and keep this brief, but just to say, I have actually recorded a lot of Season 3. I was rushing to get it out, as I do with everything, running at the speed of light, and suddenly I realised I could do with a minute.

Just a minute. These are amazing episodes and they deserve to not be rushed. And actually, I promise you they're worth the wait. So,  I don't know how long it's gonna be. I told you I'm not brilliant with numbers. And I could change my mind next week. 

And as an apology, For constantly changing plans, I've decided to give you some next guest spoilers. So next guest spoilers is something that already happens on Planet ADHDF in the online peer support community. But I'm going to let you all in on the secret. I'm going to give you three guests of season three.

So  We've got Tanya Bardsley, as I'm sure many of you already guessed, because I'm going to be interviewing Tanya live on stage at Flack Stock Festival in July, in the ADHD AF Emporium tent, if only bloody given me my own tent, alongside a whole host of very, very special guests, a whole day of events at that very special festival in honour of Caroline Flack, and to raise funds for incredible charities.

So, we've got Tanya Bardsley,  we've got Susie Ruffell. Honestly, we've got Adelaide, Saywell, and, oh god, I'm just itching to tell you the rest now. Now I've started, it's like I can't stop. Can I, I wonder if I could tease, what could I possibly say? Somebody that you are all very much a fan of. and may not be surprised that they are ADHD AF.

It's a name that you know, but not necessarily somebody that speaks that often. And that's enough. It's killing me, but that's enough. So  it really will be worth the wait and the wait could be I don't know, but in the meantime there will be tidbits and actually I'd really really love you to come and join me for the last ever ADHD AF tour.

And the reason, as explained in the big announcement episode, the reason why it is the last ever tour is because  We're about to become a charity. So, there will not be any more of this ridiculousness. And I promise you, even if you came to the last show and you're like, Oh, I just saw a show, it's the same old nonsense.

It is the same old nonsense. But this one is extra special, I promise you. I'm not just saying that as a sales pitch. Like, this is a really ridiculous show.  But, it's also a really useful show. So, there is all sorts of information about ADHD, how it can make us feel alienated in society, but also really useful tips, not just for the ADHD community, but also for anybody who wants to support ADHDers in the workplace, friends and family.

In education, there is literally, I've got so many wonderful people along from the ride, giving us their pearls of wisdom, giving us some information. And then we've got bingo, and cabaret, and karaoke, and a preview of Nicole Nadler's second incredible Edinburgh Fringe show, Why Am I Singing.  So, if we're coming to a city near you, do grab your tickets quick.

Because I'm telling you, the last hurrah and we're going out with a bang. And I would really love to meet you there to close this very special chapter ahead of.  What the future holds in store, which is so unbelievable that I can't even believe it. So, I hope to see you soon in real life or in the online peer support community Planet ADHD AF.

I just have to give a final thank you. To the people from that community, who've become my really good friends. Not just my really good friends, but like, my actual support network. The people that have propped me up, that I speak to every single day. That keep me going when things get tough. And it does get tough.

I really, really struggle with RSD. I really struggle with it. I literally battle it every single day. In every single interaction, you know, so doing a podcast, putting yourself on social media, really, it can be absolute torture sometimes. And I do it because I need to do this work. I feel it in my bones.

I've got to do it. I can't stop. I'm on a mission, right? And that's why I came up with the really shit daydreams thing because when I'm there  burrowing down the rabbit hole of no, I've definitely said something wrong and those people definitely hate me and I'm definitely in trouble and it's all gonna fall down and I'm all gonna get cancelled.

I'm like, has it happened? No, it hasn't. It's a really shit daydream then, isn't it? So.  Please do remember that if you're a sufferer too. Take that one with you because it is still helping me, even if I have to remind myself multiple times a bloody day. But yeah, just thank you so, so much. To all of those people. 

I also just really have to point out that if it wasn't for Ali Mack, I honestly, I don't know that this podcast would still be going. So I will never be able to say thank you to Ali enough. So go and check out Ali Mack coaching. That legend makes magic happen on the daily, I swear.  And of course, thank you to the big man.

Uh, I will definitely be making him do more of the most ADHD things with me. We've got all sorts going on in the community. We're going camping again, we're gonna go and see Nicole's show at Edinburgh Fringe, there's all sorts going on, so come and chat to us in the community. Membership is the price of two takeaway coffees a month and you get like 50 quid's worth of stuff, so I'm told. 

Again, numbers, but there's coaching, there's support, there's all sorts, morning body doubling, accountability squads and self care club and all thanks to these wonderful people that I've met along the way that really Have and continually keep me upright and I'm a lot and they're a lot too. I'm, so so grateful So finally and you know what in recording this because I keep getting overwhelmed with emotion I keep actually forgetting the thing that I want to say to end on so bear with me a second It's going to come back to me.

I've remembered and forgotten it four times in the space of me talking It's just keep zipping in and out of my head But it's that the people that you meet along the way They can have such a lasting impact on your life. So many of these conversations really are crucial, and people tell me all the time that something somebody said or a phrase or something has really impacted their life.

One of the conversations in this episode really impacted my life massively, and that is with Lou in Newland. I will forever be grateful to Lou for swooping in in my hour of need and propping me up. And I tell you what, I still have that bloody post it note on the fridge telling me that if I'm feeling scared, magic is coming, I promise.

Lou in Newland said she told me to write it, I wrote it immediately, and it sits on the fridge in front of me now. I was lucky enough to be invited on Lou's amazing new podcast. You've got to go and give it a listen. The Self Love Revolution. I'm honoured to be part of it. On the same trip to London, I was also interviewed on a Distracted and ADHD Chatter podcast.

On ADHD Chatter, Alex kept referring to me as an expert, and I kept saying, I'm not an expert though. Like, I'm an expert by my own experience, but I didn't And he really pointed out, a hundred episodes is a lot of episodes, I've had a lot of conversation. These actual episodes are just a tiny amount of all of the conversations that I've had, because I'm having conversations daily in the Patreon community, on Discord.

It's just a constant dialogue with lots and lots of people. So, actually, I have got quite a lot of experience, and nobody's an expert, really, about anything, are they? We learn more all the time, and the information that we have changes, so Part of why I need a minute to gather my thoughts for Season 3. is that when I come back, I'm going to stop saying that I'm not an expert.

I still won't be a therapist or coach, and I'm not going to call myself an expert, but I am going to stop saying that I'm not an expert. And that is a pretty enormous way to close this chapter of the ongoing safari. So my leopard print army, I will not cry. Thank you so much again. I really hope to see you soon in real life or online on Planet ADHD AF.

Big love.