Dr. K and Dr. Micaela dive into the side of ADHD most people don’t hear about. The everyday quirks, emotional struggles, and hidden habits that go far beyond “not paying attention.” They explore how ADHD shows up in piles of clutter (“doom piles”), impulse-driven conversations, and difficulty filtering what really matters. The discussion digs into: Why focus often collapses before big deadlines or events The link between ADHD and social anxiety, rejection sensitivity, and “ADHD guilt” How emotional regulation and chronic boredom fuel cycles of shame Why masking drains energy and damages relationships Practical coping strategies from timers and structured breaks to unmasking safely with trusted people This episode reframes ADHD as more than distraction—it’s about emotions, identity, and the way your brain interacts with the world. Dr. Micaela's ADHD Adulting Workshop: https://bit.ly/4mI2bGG HG Coaching : https://bit.ly/46bIkdo Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health: https://bit.ly/44z3Szt HG Memberships : https://bit.ly/3TNoMVf Products & Services : https://bit.ly/44kz7x0 HealthyGamer.GG: https://bit.ly/3ZOopgQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hey chat, welcome to the Healthy Gamer GG podcast. I'm Dr. Alok Kanodja, but you can call me Dr. K. I'm a psychiatrist, gamer, and co-founder of Healthy Gamer. On this podcast, we explore mental health and life in the digital age, breaking down big ideas to help you better understand yourself and the world around you. So let's dive right in. Let's get started.
Welcome to another Healthy Gamer GG stream. My name is Dr. Alok Kanodji. Just a reminder that although I'm a psychiatrist, nothing we discuss on stream today is intended to be taken as medical advice. Everything is for educational or entertainment purposes only. If you all have a medical concern or question, please go see a licensed professional. So welcome everybody.
Today we have a couple of awesome things in store for y'all. We've got Dr. Michaela with us, an expert in ADHD. We're going to be talking about uncommon signs or symptoms of ADHD, explaining a little bit about what causes them, explaining a little bit about hopefully what to do about it. We've had Dr. Michaela on the channel a couple of times before. She's run a workshop for us that was awesome.
So she is fantastic and awesome and everyone loves her, which is why she keeps coming back. But without further ado, we're going to hop in with Dr. Michaela. Hello. Hello. How are you?
I am mildly chaotic this morning, but feeling great.
Me and you both, dude. I got a late start this morning. I have some family in town. My kids went to see a movie and, and so we're, you know, I've got a little bit of time for this, but it's, um, it's great to see you again.
And I realized I'm looking in weird to say that I missed you.
Um, it, uh, I think it is weird and I missed you too. And I'm glad you said that. Right. So I think you just, it's something interesting, right? We, we, we're like, Oh, is it weird to do this? But like, when did weird become not okay to do?
Yeah. Yeah.
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