Attention Different | Adulting with ADHD
Attention Different is an ADHD podcast centered on radical acceptance and neurodiversity. We aim to de-stigmatize the condition and build community by exploring the intricacies of living life and "adulting" with ADHD in the modern world. As a group of storytellers, filmmakers, and ADHD coaching professionals, we are invested in promoting diverse voices in our community and creating resources for adult ADHDers.
Attention Different | Adulting with ADHD
Dopamine, Rage Eating, and Nutrition 911 w/Rebecca King
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🔥 Why do so many ADHD adults struggle with food, eating habits, and shame around nutrition, even when they know what they’re “supposed” to do?
In this episode of Attention Different, registered dietitian and ADHD nutrition expert Rebecca King joins hosts Stephen Tonti and Aaron Smith for an honest conversation about dopamine, binge eating, restrictive dieting, emotional eating, and the exhausting pressure many ADHD adults feel around food. From forgetting to eat all day on stimulant meds to late-night dopamine snacking and shame spirals, this episode breaks down why ADHD and eating are so deeply connected.
Rebecca shares her own journey through disordered eating, ADHD diagnosis, and eventually creating a non-diet approach to nutrition that actually works for neurodivergent brains. Together, they unpack why traditional diet culture often fails ADHD adults, how executive dysfunction impacts meal planning and grocery shopping, and why “just use more willpower” has never been the answer.
✨Highlights ✨
✔️ Why ADHD brains often use food for dopamine regulation
✔️ The connection between binge eating, restriction, and executive dysfunction
✔️ How stimulant medication can affect hunger and eating patterns
✔️ Why shame and guilt around food can make eating habits worse
✔️ The difference between emotional eating and dopamine-seeking behavior
✔️ Practical ADHD-friendly meal planning and “Nutrition 911” strategies
✔️ Why sustainable eating matters more than perfection
✔️ How diet culture and “magic cure” wellness advice can harm ADHD adults
✔️ The surprising ways structure, routines, and burnout affect eating habits
✔️ Why intuitive eating may help neurodivergent adults reconnect with their bodies
💬 “The problem was never your willpower.” — Rebecca King
This conversation is for anyone who has ever opened the fridge five times looking for “the perfect snack,” forgotten to eat all day, struggled with binge eating, or felt ashamed about their relationship with food and ADHD. Rebecca brings compassion, practicality, and real ADHD understanding to a topic that so many people struggle with every day.
We are Attention DIFFERENT not DEFICIT An advocacy and edutainment podcast centered on radical acceptance and neurodiveristy. Attention Different aims to de-stigmatize and build community by exploring the intricacies of living life and "adulting" with ADHD in the modern world. We periodically feature experts, special guests and influencers in the ADHD community.
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