Message Us! This week I'm absolutely fuming. A new Channel 4 documentary, The ADHD Myth, asks whether ADHD is really a neurodevelopmental condition and questions whether too many children are being medicated. As someone who has ADHD, has spent years coaching people with ADHD, trained in ADHD, and literally wrote a book about it... I had a few things to say. In this episode I talk about: Why headlines like this can be so damaging. The difference between asking scientific ques...
Jul 31
14 min
Message Us! Getting an ADHD diagnosis can be life-changing... but what happens after that? In this episode, Maddy is joined by ADHD empowerment and mindset coach Ileana Wainberg for an honest conversation about everything that comes after the diagnosis—the grief, the relief, the anger, the overwhelm, and the journey of finding your voice again. Together they chat about the reality of raising children while navigating ADHD, the challenges of medication, advocating for yourself in healthcare, ...
Jul 27
42 min
Message Us! Grief changes everything. In this deeply honest episode of Mad About, Maddy sits down with Sacred Life Coach Karen Wybrow to talk about what happens after unimaginable loss—and how you slowly begin to rebuild a life you never expected to be living. Karen shares the story of losing her husband, Ben, to bowel cancer at just 39 years old while raising two young daughters. Together, Maddy and Karen explore the realities of grief that people rarely talk about, including what happens a...
Jul 13
51 min
Message Us! Advocating for Yourself, ADHD, PMDD, Perimenopause and Why Your Gut Might Be Trying to Tell You SomethingHow many times have you left a GP appointment thinking... "I forgot to say the important bit." Or felt like you weren't being listened to? In this episode of Mad About..., I'm joined by pharmacist, nutritional therapist and self-proclaimed Godmother of Pharmacology, Debbie Grayson. We have a completely honest conversation about what it's really like trying to navigate healthca...
Jul 6
47 min
Message Us! In this episode of Mad About, Maddy sits down with entrepreneur and marketing expert Laurie Burrows for a raw and honest conversation about grief, resilience, business, motherhood and finding the courage to start again. Laurie shares her extraordinary journey from launching a business in January 2020, discovering she was unexpectedly pregnant just weeks later, navigating lockdown, and growing a successful seven-figure company while dealing with the devastating loss of her dad and...
Jun 15
39 min
Message Us! What do women’s pockets, ADHD, personal branding and billionaires have in common? Quite a lot, as it turns out. In this thought-provoking episode, Maddy sits down with style consultant and author Samantha Harman to explore why clothing is about so much more than fashion. Together they dive into authenticity, self-expression, neurodiversity, personal branding, consumerism, gender expectations and the hidden politics behind what we wear. From colourful hair and leopard print ...
Jun 1
47 min
Message Us! In this episode of Mad About, Maddy Alexander-Grout is joined by the wonderful Michael Bown, community champion, performer, theatre-lover, choir member, charity supporter, and quite possibly the busiest man alive. Michael shares what life looks like as an autistic person with big passions, a packed calendar, and a deep love for performing, community, musicals, festivals and making a difference. From attending hundreds of theatre shows a year to singing in multiple languages, coll...
May 18
38 min
Message Us! In this solo episode of Mad About Podcast, Maddy Alexander-Grout gets honest about ADHD, shame spirals, gym guilt, money avoidance, task paralysis, and the pressure neurodivergent people put on themselves to “do the thing.” From struggling to go to the gym without a PT, to investing money, overspending, procrastinating, and putting unrealistic expectations on herself, Maddy explores how the word “should” can become one of the biggest blockers for neurodivergent brains. This episo...
May 14
11 min
Message Us! In this episode of Mad About Podcast, Maddy Alexander-Grout sits down with Alyssa for a brilliantly honest, chaotic, funny, and emotional conversation about neurodivergence, identity, trauma, performance, and the pressure to fit into a world that often doesn’t understand different brains. Together they dive into the realities of living with ADHD, the long-lasting impact of bullying, rejection sensitivity, masking, burnout, and why so many neurodivergent people use humour as a sur...
May 11
46 min
Message Us! Can ADHD Entrepreneurs REALLY Chill & Prosper? In this episode of Mad About, Maddy is joined by money mentor, bestselling author and fellow ADHD entrepreneur Denise Duffield-Thomas for a brilliant, honest and hilarious conversation about money, business, ADHD and what happens when big ideas meet dopamine. They talk about money shame, spending addiction, debt, low-ticket offers, overgiving, boundaries, business models that actually suit your brain, and why ADHD entrepreneurs n...
Apr 27
49 min
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