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A neuroaffirming community for people living with ADHD - and those supporting them. For more information: https://www.beyond-distracted.com/

As psychologists with ADHD, we’re passionate about bridging the gap between diagnosis and support. We often hear well-meaning advice from neurotypical voices about how neurodiverse people can live happy and successful lives. As psychologists with lived experience of neurodiversity we often wonder: would the advice be different if it came from neurodiverse people? In Beyond Distracted, psychologists Anthony Brown and Meagan Cooke interview neurodiverse people who have found success in their fields not by masking who they are, but by embracing their unique ways of thinking, working, and being. We explore how they navigate their life and work, manage ADHD and what advice they offer to others hoping to do the same. Our goal is to challenge the stigma that still surrounds neurodiversity and demonstrate that with the right understanding and support, neurodiverse people can lead interesting, meaningful, and fulfilling lives. For those newly diagnosed, their families, and the wider community, these stories offer hope, validation, and real-world insight from people who truly understand.

11/03/2026

Award-winning comedian 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 was diagnosed with ADHD at 32 – and used her experience to create a sold-out comedy show that won Best Comedy at the Sydney Fringe.

In this new episode of 𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅, Rose reflects on struggling at school, the frustrating process of accessing an ADHD assessment, and how her neurodivergent brain has helped her excel in the creative fields of comedy and writing.

Now a leading ADHD advocate working with organisations including ADHD Australia, she brings honesty and humour to the conversation.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of 𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅, out now wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/zjl2
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/MrxzE

09/03/2026

Accommodating one neurodiverse person doesn’t make things worse for everyone else – it actually makes systems better.

Astrophysicist 𝐃𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 challenges the myth that accessibility is about “special treatment” and shows how a philosophy of inclusiveness benefits everyone.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on 𝐵𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/ToBdA
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/evKcE

05/03/2026

Why does watching Netflix help some people answer emails?

Astrophysicist 𝐃𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 breaks down her “dopamine threshold for learning” – from hyperfocus and zero tolerance for distraction, to deliberately adding stimulation so boring tasks finally get done.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on 𝐵𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/ToBdA
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/evKcE

01/03/2026

When the system isn’t set up to include everyone, it’s not working.

Astrophysicist 𝐃𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 reflects on being missed despite fitting the ADHD stereotype, the grief of what might have been, and the anger that followed when she realised how many people are let down by the same narrow definitions.

🎧 Hear the full conversation by listening to the latest episode of 𝐵𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/ToBdA
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/evKcE

25/02/2026

Astrophysicist 𝐃𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 loved physics – but during her studies, she struggled with deadlines, assignments, and the belief that she just wasn’t trying hard enough.

An adult ADHD diagnosis helped Kat make sense of those experiences, and sparked questions about who our academic systems are built for, why women are so often missed, and how much potential is lost along the way.

In this episode of Beyond Distracted, Kat shares how her big-picture thinking became a strength in astrophysics, her “dopamine threshold for learning”, and why founding IncludeHer became a way to challenge narrow ideas of who belongs in STEM.

Hear the full conversation on 𝐵𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/ToBdA
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/evKcE

23/02/2026

For Connor M. Greene – ADHD coach, psychosis support specialist and author of ADHD Explained – the struggles that once felt unfair are now the very things that allow him to connect with the people he supports.

Through lived experience, he’s gained understanding, empathy and a sense of peace with his journey – even the hard parts.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on Beyond Distracted, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/Z4y9
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/BiC13Y

19/02/2026

Sometimes it’s the small moments that hit the hardest.

For Connor M. Greene, it was the first day on ADHD medication – realising he could listen to an entire song all the way through for the first time.

What followed was relief, grief and anger for all the years he was told: “It’s easy, just do it”.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on Beyond Distracted, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/Z4y9
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/BiC13Y

15/02/2026

Sometimes the most powerful tool is giving yourself permission to stop doing things everyone else’s way.

After his ADHD diagnosis, Connor M. Greene shares how learning to trust his own instincts helped him build confidence – even when it challenged the expectations of others.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on Beyond Distracted, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/Z4y9
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/BiC13Y

11/02/2026

What if the thing you’ve been calling self-sabotage was never that at all?

ADHD coach and author of ADHD Explained, Connor M Greene, shares what changed when he received an adult ADHD diagnosis – and why so many of us grow up blaming ourselves instead of understanding our brains.

From grief and relief to the practical tools that actually work for him, this conversation is a much-needed reminder that insight, not effort, is often the missing piece.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of 𝐵𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑, out now wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/Z4y9
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/BiC13Y

09/02/2026

When someone fidgets, it doesn’t mean they’re distracted. It often means they’re trying to focus.

As Jo Seymon from 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 explains, movement helps people stay engaged. If we can change the story we tell ourselves about fidgeting, we can see it for what it really is, the brain’s way of paying attention.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation on 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/XNDDB
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/4utI0

05/02/2026

We all see the world differently. Not better or worse, just different.

As Jo Seymon from Kaiko Fidgets says, we don’t need to label every difference. Some of us are Apple, some are Android, all simply wired in our own way.

If the world was a little more kind and curious, we would all feel more understood.

Hear the full conversation on Beyond Distracted, available wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/XNDDB
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/4utI0

01/02/2026

Why don’t we talk about how hormones impact ADHD?

Jo Seymon from Kaiko Fidgets shares a powerful moment about the collision of perimenopause, motherhood and ADHD, and why so many women go unheard or misunderstood.

This one is for anyone who has ever thought, “Why didn’t anyone tell me this?”

Listen to the full conversation on Beyond Distracted, available now wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://linke.to/XNDDB
🍏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://linke.to/4utI0

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