Nikki Kinzer has dedicated her career to fostering improved living systems, transitioning from retail management and human resources to professional organizing, where she discovered her vocation in aiding individuals with ADHD. She refocused her business in 2010 to cater to adults and college students with ADHD, becoming a certified coach with the ADD Coach Academy and the International Coaching Federation. Kinzer’s current venture, Take Control ADHD, offers coaching, online trainings, and fosters a global community for those seeking to understand and manage their ADHD. She also co-hosts the successful “Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast,” which since its inception in 2010, has amassed over 500 episodes, millions of downloads, and a vibrant Discord community for listener engagement.
For our Season 31 finale, DiscordMom Melissa takes over hosting duties and puts us through a no-stakes quiz show filled with nostalgia, chaos, and confessions we absolutely can’t take back. It’s the most fun way possible to close out the season—and maybe the most honest we’ve ever been on-mic.
Motivation doesn’t start with logic — it starts with emotion, and ADHD brains need a different kind of spark to get moving. In this episode, Nikki and Pete explore how emotional planning can help you finally start the tasks you’ve been avoiding.
ADHD doesn’t disappear with age, but it often goes undiagnosed in older generations—showing up as clutter, chaos, and family frustration. Jami Shapiro helps us understand how to support neurodivergent brains through downsizing, retirement, and major life changes.
We’re tackling the sneaky little energy drains that pile up in every ADHD household — the tolerations we learn to live with. Pete and Nikki revisit an old favorite topic with new insights, exploring how to spot them, fix them, or finally let them go.
Can you be introverted and thrive in a world that won’t stop buzzing? The Vibe With Ky’s Kyrus Keenan Westcott joins us to talk about late ADHD diagnosis, healthy boundaries, and finding joy in your quiet power.
Accountability doesn’t have to feel like punishment. Dr. Nachi Felt returns to share a new model for turning self-understanding into meaningful action—and it starts with a little compassion.
When you live with ADHD, it’s easy to say, “My future self will thank me.” But what happens when that future self feels like a stranger — someone you’ve let down too many times before? This week, we’re joined by therapist and author James Ochoa to explore how to build trust with Future You, transform planning into an act of self-care, and learn why emotional safety is the secret ingredient in every sustainable system.
A doctor once told Alan Brown that ADHD was a media myth and he should just do more crossword puzzles—so he did, for five years, becoming a near-expert while his ADHD remained completely uncured. Now the ADD Crusher returns to reveal why the hardest part of ADHD isn’t the diagnosis—it’s learning to ask for what you need without apologizing for existing.
We’re living in a world where the meaning of “diagnosis” is applied to a TikTok or a 15-minute doctor visit. Somehow we’re still missing people who’ve been struggling for decades. Dr. Amie DeHarpporte breaks down why we’re both over-diagnosing and under-diagnosing ADHD at the same time.
How do movies and TV shape the way we understand ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence? Join us live as we talk with Matthew Fox—host of Superhero Ethics and Star Wars Generations—about the gap between lived experience and representation, and what happens when stories finally get it right.