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Your ADHD Besties

by Grace Koelma & Tara Breuso · English · Health

Your ADHD Besties is a podcast for people who are underwhelmed, overwhelmed and very attractive all at the same time... people who put the BDE in ADHD. ❤️‍🔥 Your hosts are besties Grace Koelma (founder of Future ADHD) and Tara Breuso (The ADHD Dietitian). Join us for episodes every Thursday where we

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 5 min
Latest: 28 Aug 2025
Language: English

Latest episode

28 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 28 min

53. ADHD & social media addiction: Why it FEELS IMPOSSIBLE to stop doomscrolling

Hiiii besties! Today on the podcast we are discussing ADHD and social media/phone addiction. We share our theory as to why ADHDers often find their communities online, why we get stuck in dopamine DOOM SCROLL loops. We talk about how we are attempting to create digital boundaries for ourselves (while still being kind to our ADHD brains) and what might help us to get a bit more of our time back from Marky Mark Zuck and his sneaky ways. 🫠 Ireggy Seggy (tiiiimeeee): We almost reignite top s...

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Earlier episodes 29 most recent

S2 · 14 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
52. Social anxiety? How to STOP spiralling & communicate your ADHD needs 🤐
After 3 months off, we’re BACK bestie babes - and WE MISSED YOU!!!! And for the first time ever, you can watch Your ADHD Besties on YOUTUBE! You guys asked, so we finally obliged. 💜 (we’re not nervous, YOU are 🫣) This week on the pod we discuss a bombardment of things... what we've been up to on our break, Grace’s official AuDHD diagnosis, as well as how we manage meltdowns in social situations, the internal stress dialogue and lack of emotional regulation that comes with being a ...
S2 · 31 Jul 2025 · 8 min
WE'VE MISSED YOUUU 😭 (back on August 14th!!)
We're back (SOON!) bestie babes! We're just quickly popping into your feed to remind you that the PODCAST WILL BE BACK on the 14th of August!! AND to update on some CUTE things 👀 we've been working on while we've been on a break... 🥑 Get our brand new ADHD Snack Hacker HERE 🌈 Join our Patreon live calls and get extra weekly 'More ADHD Besties' episodes! LOVE YOUUUUU 4EVZ G & T xxx ---------------------------- 🦋 WANT MORE ADHD BESTIES? JOIN OUR PATRE0N COMMUNITY for subscriber-only ...
S1 · 15 May 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
51. The ADHD achievement hangover 🎉😵 when the celebration doesn’t hit like it should
Hello, stunning tiny little ND brains! 🫠✨ This week we are getting raw and realz 👀 (yes, even more than usual)! We discuss burn out, Tara had a great LUHK-SA and Grace has been the mayor of phlegmville while turning 36 "yay!" *said phlegmilly* This is the last ep of Season 1 before we're on a much-needed break until August, but JOIN US OVER ON PATREON, where we'll be dropping weekly eps on a Monday. 💖 💌 This week’s dilemma: A divine listener just submitted a huge research paper after years of...
8 May 2025 · 48 min
50. *SPECIAL* "HELP! I CAN'T DO LONG DISTANCE FRIENDSHIP" - Why ADHD turns us into chronic ghosters 🫣👻
Hi Bestiessss – It’s another SPECIAL throwback episode from the early days of our PATRE0N! This episode is juicy AF and is packed with friendship dilemmas and vulnerable conversations about ADHD that we know so many of you will relate to. First up, we answer a Patreon listener question: Grace shares a bit about her AuDHD diagnosis journey (and what that’s looked like over time). Tara talks through her own exploration of neurodiversity and why she feels she sits more in the ADHD-only camp. DIV...
1 May 2025 · 51 min
49. *SPECIAL* Inside the ACTUAL process of an ADHD diagnosis: Grace's audio diary (from the VAULT!)
Hiii neurodivergent dreamboats 💖 We have a special treat for you today - a full episode straight from our Patreon vault... if you've ever wondered what an ADHD diagnosis is like, or if you're going through the process yourself right now, this ep is for you! A year ago our little Gracie-babe went to see a psychiatrist to get diagnosed with ADHD. She'd been diagnosed 18 months before by a psychologist, but she needed to get re-diagnosed with a psychiatrist to get meds. Because the appoint...
S2 · 24 Apr 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
48. Listen to our first ever ✨ LIVE PODCAST EVENT ✨ for ADHD women 🎉💃
Hiiiiiiii ADHD bestie BABES! Today we're sharing the recording of our VERY FIRST live podcast event (a few weeks ago) where we celebrated the launch of Grace’s book The ADHD Focus Friend... AND reaching the amazing podcast milestone of 250K downloads! We had such a wonderful time meeting some of our gorgeous listeners in person and we can’t wait to meet more of you in the near future! We discuss Grace’s book The ADHD Focus Friend and why it's different to traditional productivity tools ...
S2 · 17 Apr 2025 · 44 min
47. 🏝️ Your ADHD Island ft. Emma (@emmasmindovermatter) 🌈 🍄 A psychedelic toadstool paradise
ADHD BABES! YOU ASKED, AND SO (AFTER 8 MONTHS, WHOOPS! 😬) YOUR ADHD ISLAND IS BACK! 🏝️ And who better to kick off our episode with, than the incredible and hilarious Emma from @emmasmindovermatter! Emma’s island is an experience like no other… a maximalist pastel paradise where we promise you’ll never get overstimulated, and there’s no such thing as OVERSHARING (because it’s just called sharing, okay??) This island features psychedelic toads, astrologically relevant dolphins and robots that h...
S2 · 10 Apr 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
46. "I LOSE MY GRIP ON REALITY!" 🫨 ADHD, PMDD, mood-swings & hormones (feat. Emma from @emmasmindovermatter)
Hello tiniest ADHD babies 💁‍♀️ WE ARE OFFICIALLY BACKKKK TO OUR LIVE WEEKLY EPS!! (Grace has been away on holiday for 3 weeks and Tara has been a shell of a human without her, obvs) This week we're bringing you an interview with content creator and AuDHD advocate Emma Llewellyn (@emmasmindovermatter) all about PMDD - which is pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder. This topic is one that we get asked about often, so we wanted to do a deep dive with Emma, who raises awareness about PMDD frequentl...
3 Apr 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
45. 🥊 Fighting for Understanding: Navigating ADHD in Family Relationships
Hiiiii ADHD bestiesssss we’re back with another symposium on why-ADHD-can-suck-but-it’s-also-going-to-be-okay-we-promise! This time we’re diving into the complexity of family relationships with ADHD and covering the best dilemmas from the last 40+ episodes on dynamics with parents, parents-in-law, partners etc *Dun dun duuun!* Dilemma 1 - Holly sends a voice message dilemma on sharing her diagnosis from family and friends and facing stigma and gaslighting. We discuss: ADHD's frequ...
S2 · 27 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
44. ADHD & Friendships: “Why am I so bad at keeping friends?!”
Hi besties! On the pod today: Our Second Official ADHD Besties Symposium is here and this time we're looking at ADHD and Friendships. Why? Because when you have ADHD they can be hard bby. --- 🦋 JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY for extra subscriber-only episodes every week and the BEST community ever!! --- We have curated THE BEST 🤌 dilemmas on friendships from our very handsome (flicks hair into quiff) back catalogue and put them together for you to share with the people around you so ...
20 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
43. ADHD & Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD): What it feels like and how to manage it
Hello tiny little ADHD besties, this episode is the official symposium on Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (see: don't RSD), that we have curated from our stunning back catalogue and put together for you to share with people that you might have RSD'd on or around or near so that they understand what it is and why it's the yuck. 🦋 JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY for extra subscriber-only episodes every week and the BEST community ever!! On the pod this week we answer a series of dilemmas specific to...
13 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
42. ADHD & feeling BEHIND IN LIFE with finances, home-ownership, relationships & career 💸🏠💍
Hello stunning little neurodivergent brains On the pod this week Grace is guilt peeing and panic flushing... meanwhile Tara is finally not bogarting the eventful weeks, and ALSO she does like musicals and needs everyone to know it. 🦋 JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY for extra subscriber-only episodes every week and the BEST community ever!! 💌 Dilem lem lem: “I feel like due to being ADHD, I’m behind in life and not achieving milestones other people are. Have you girls ever felt like th...
S2 · 6 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
41. "Tell me why I BINGE EAT even when I'm happy" 🍫🙃 ADHD, impulsive eating & sensory needs
Hi tiny little ADHD babes, In today’s episode, Grace is forcing Tara to do her recommendation in a Kiwi accent even though she's in the throes of PMDD (cute). We discuss important subjects: like “what ARE the cakes in men’s urinals made out of?” and "public proposals, sweet or stressful?". Meanwhile, Grace shares an inattentive moment that she's still spiralling about (spoiler: her leather couch is NOT okay 🫠) 💌 DIVERGENT DILEMMA: “I get why my ADHD makes me binge eat when I’m sad, but ...
1 Mar 2025 · 4 min
📣 We're doing our very first LIVE besties event!! (in Australia)
Besties, we're popping into your feed with a special announcement, and if you're a Western Australian local, you do NOT want to miss this event! We're doing our very first LIVE ADHD Besties event to celebrate the launch of Grace's amazing book The ADHD Focus Friend 🎉📕. The event will be held down in Margaret River at the arts centre - the HEART on the 13th March. The deets: ADHD, LATE-DIAGNOSIS & WOMEN: book launch and Q&A Date: March 13th Venue: The HEART (arts centre) Margaret...
S2 · 27 Feb 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
40. "Help! My mum is going to tell the psychiatrist that I DON'T have ADHD!"
Hellloooo besties In today's ep Grace is doing unimportant author-y things like promoting her chart topping book while Tara is doing genuinely important things like avoiding washing her colander. Tara gives insight into why ADHD medication is very personal and specific to each person and why it's a journey not a destination for her. 💌 DIVERGENT DILEMMA: “My mum doesn't believe I have ADHD and she has to fill out my ADHD assessment form for my psychiatrist" We cover: Generational ADHD G...
S2 · 20 Feb 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
39. When ADHD makes you feel like you're ⚠️ TOO MUCH ⚠️ (Masking & RSD)
Hi bestiessss On todays episode, Tara’s out of meltdown and is a bit more organised* *she’s doing HIGHLY profound things like sewing pants and brandishing bobbins with Chloe Wilder (Listen to Chloe’s ADHD island here), Meanwhile Grace is taking her journals on a little beach trip (don’t worry she asked them first) in her bid to stay unperceived and allowing herself to be indulgent about meeting her needs. 🫣 RSD corner: Tara completely messed up on the style episode “Alice Bornstein” is ...
S2 · 13 Feb 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
38. How to navigate ADHD & AuDHD meltdowns and shutdowns: tips for you and your loved ones
Oh HIII, bestie babes! In today's episode, we're ADHD-ing all over each other, and Tara is sick of people feeling bad about oversharing. Oversharing is the new sharing. Okay??? Good. 💌 DILEMMA OF THE WEEK: Nick asks: "I don't understand the difference between ADHD / AuDHD meltdowns and shutdowns! Can you explain?" We’re recording this episode just an hour after Tara had an ADHD meltdown—because she wants to show you what an ADHD meltdown actually looks like. Have you ever felt extremely disco...
S2 · 6 Feb 2025 · 1 hr
37. ADHD & clothing: simplifying your wardrobe to reduce decision fatigue
Hi bestiesssss This week Tara will apparently do anything for a Dorset accent and Grace is asking for advice on whether she needs new beauty products, however the only answer she will accept is a resounding and supportive yes. We have a lot of fun introducing our new segment 🫠 RSD corner 🫠 where an RSD shared is an RSD halved. A lovely listener sent us an email with some recommendations including: The Samsung digital door lock Our ADHD emoji texting code We discuss ADHD stimming (self s...
S2 · 30 Jan 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
36. New Year, same ADHD?! 🫣 How to set goals that actually feel good 🤌
WE ARE BACK, BABY! 🎉✨🫠 And we've missed you all! 💖 We’re kicking things off after Chinese New Year, and in 2025, we’re bringing you a brand new segment you never knew you needed—teaching you *how* to RSD (wait, what?! Don’t worry, all will be revealed). ✨ RECS: Tara: Double cleansing skincare routine 🫧 Grace: @gaiamusiccollective on Instagram 🎶 💌 DILEMMA OF THE WEEK: Tahlia asks: How do I make New Year’s resolutions ADHD-friendly? She loves that fresh start feeling but hates her inconsisten...
S2 · 12 Dec 2024 · 50 min
35. 💔 Feeling under-appreciated in friendships: RSD & boundaries
🎄 HAPPY DECEMBER BEAUTIFUL ADHD BESTIES! Our gorgeous listener from the UK opens the episode for us and we're taking wrong exits and accidentally lying at the drive through. A big thank you to everyone who tagged us in your Spotify wrapped 🥹❤️ DILEMMA: “I feel under appreciated in my friendship and I can’t stop the RSD” We discuss: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) in friendships and how it affects our relationships.How self-trust in ADHD can be challenging but is key to managing emotional ...
10 Dec 2024 · 8 min
A little update and a sneak peek... 👀
Hiii neurodivergent dreamboats! We are popping in with a little update on all the goodies we've been stashing in our Patreon lately because you do NOT want to be missing this... ❤️‍🔥 This week in our Patreon-only episode we are bringing you a never-before-heard chat we recorded in the weeks BEFORE we started our podcast... all about Grace's experience being diagnosed and starting medication. In this episode (initially recorded 9 months ago): Grace shares her raw emotions the nig...
S2 · 5 Dec 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
34. Are ADHD supplements a SCAM? Dietitian Tara breaks down the science & myths
Hello ADHD babes! 🥳✨ This week on Your ADHD Besties: Grace had a truly chaotic week, managing to both ponk her car and her brows (in unrelated news, Tara was Grace's brow technician but is she getting fired?). Important babes! 🦋 DON'T MISS OUR LIVE Q&A CALL ON PATREON TOMORROW!! We'll deep dive all your questions on supplements, don't miss the call - SIGN UP HERE! DIVERGENT DILEMMA: Registered Dietitian Tara helps us to answer the question that everyone wants an answer to: AD...
S2 · 28 Nov 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
33. Is procrastination a DIRTY WORD for ADHDers?
Hello, stunning ND brains! Ready to join us for some juicy ADHD dilem lems while sipping your metaphorical (or literal) white wine in the sun? In this week's dilemma, a newly diagnosed ADHD mum asks for help. She's trying to build her dream Etsy shop but keeps getting sucked into hyperfixation rabbit holes on her computer (cute), and is feeling frustrated at her lack of productivity. Sound familiar? We discuss: Unconscious Scrolling: It’s not laziness; it’s unmet needs tapping us on the shou...
S2 · 21 Nov 2024 · 1 hr 10 min
32. De-cluttering, medication and the ADHD tipping point
Heyy besties! ✨BIG NEWS!! WE LAUNCHED OUR PATREON SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT THIS WEEK! ✨ Thurs eps not enough? Join our Patreon community! You'll get BONUS subscriber-only episodes every week, bestie chat groups, live Q&As, downloadables and more. Sooo many of you have already signed up... our little happy hearts are split in two with love! 🥹 In this week's episode... DILEMM #1 - Medication, diagnosis and self compassion! We discuss: ADHD medication, diagnosis, neurotypes, tipping points,...
S2 · 20 Nov 2024 · 9 min
👀 SNEAK PEEK: Subscriber-only episode ft. Grace's journey with AuDHD
🥳 OMG IT’S HERE! 🥳 You guys have been asking for more of us in your ears every week 🙈 so we’ve finally launched our Patreon community! (Yes, it’s very cool and yes you DEFINITELY want to be part of it 😎) JOIN THE ADHD BESTIES PATREON HERE! If you love this show, and want to support us in doing the podcast long-term, consider joining our Patreon community! 💜💜💜 Thank you to everyone who has already joined, we see you! If you thought the Thurs podcast was good, prepare yourself for ...
S2 · 13 Nov 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
31. Rapid fire ADHD dilemmas!! ❤️‍🔥 Alarm fatigue, meds, demand avoidance & diagnosis doubt
Hellooooo dopamine-deprived babeeeees In today’s episode: We're recording from our new studio and we're very excited and so are the drunk rascals below us on the street! Tara admits to reading the end of books before she finishes them (only sometimes!) and hating hairdresser scalp massages - forward your hate mail to @adhdbestiespodcast on instagram, she is expecting it. Today we're doing a RAPID FIRE DILEMMA ROUND ❤️‍🔥 (see: slightly faster than we normally answer dilemmas and not a...
S2 · 6 Nov 2024 · 1 hr
30. ADHD & ANXIETY: Tara's story of motherhood, postpartum anxiety & depression 💜
Hi besties, we have something a little bit different for you this week! First up, we're struggggling to do admin tasks, but on the plus side we were so bored at the bank that we used the hand sanitiser 200 times so our hands are super dry 🫠 In this raw and honest episode of Your ADHD Besties, Tara opens up about her personal journey with anxiety and how it intersects with her ADHD. She dives deep into the complexities of living with anxiety from childhood all the way through her postnatal e...
S2 · 30 Oct 2024 · 37 min
29. "What part of my PERSONALITY is ME, and what part is my ADHD?!" 🤔
Hi gorgeous besties! In today’s episode: Tara's suitcase game is stronggg, Grace is always real but is getting realllly real about her ADHD. DIVERGENT DILEMMA: A beautiful trans listener asks "I was wondering if being assigned female at birth is one of the reasons why I was diagnosed late? And if you think that transgender men usually have female ADHD?" We discuss ADHD intersectionality, the interplay between nature and nurtureWhether there any biological underpinnings of...
S2 · 24 Oct 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
28. HOW TO: fall in love with your STIMS, manage sensory clashes & reframe ADHD inconsistency
ADHD BABESSSS! We’re back for Season 2! In today’s episode Tara is joining us from East Java 🌺, while poor Grace is joining us from germ-ville 🤧. Grace makes a retraction and apology about her pronunciation of the word Appalachian 🏔️ and promises not to RSD (see: she will RSD about it forever). Dilemma 1: "How do I find a hobby I like and actually stick with it?" We discuss letting go of the idea of having to ‘achieve’ hobbies and see them through to completion and that hobbies are oft...

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Your ADHD Besties is a English health podcast from Grace Koelma & Tara Breuso. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

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Language: English
Category: Health
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 5 min
Latest episode: 28 Aug 2025
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53. ADHD & social media addiction: Why it FEELS IMPOSSIBLE to stop doomscrolling

Earlier episodes 29 most recent

52. Social anxiety? How to STOP spiralling & communicate your ADHD needs 🤐

WE'VE MISSED YOUUU 😭 (back on August 14th!!)

51. The ADHD achievement hangover 🎉😵 when the celebration doesn’t hit like it should

50. SPECIAL "HELP! I CAN'T DO LONG DISTANCE FRIENDSHIP" - Why ADHD turns us into chronic ghosters 🫣👻

49. SPECIAL Inside the ACTUAL process of an ADHD diagnosis: Grace's audio diary (from the VAULT!)

48. Listen to our first ever ✨ LIVE PODCAST EVENT ✨ for ADHD women 🎉💃

47. 🏝️ Your ADHD Island ft. Emma (@emmasmindovermatter) 🌈 🍄 A psychedelic toadstool paradise

46. "I LOSE MY GRIP ON REALITY!" 🫨 ADHD, PMDD, mood-swings & hormones (feat. Emma from @emmasmindovermatter)

45. 🥊 Fighting for Understanding: Navigating ADHD in Family Relationships

44. ADHD & Friendships: “Why am I so bad at keeping friends?!”

43. ADHD & Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD): What it feels like and how to manage it

42. ADHD & feeling BEHIND IN LIFE with finances, home-ownership, relationships & career 💸🏠💍

41. "Tell me why I BINGE EAT even when I'm happy" 🍫🙃 ADHD, impulsive eating & sensory needs

📣 We're doing our very first LIVE besties event!! (in Australia)

40. "Help! My mum is going to tell the psychiatrist that I DON'T have ADHD!"

39. When ADHD makes you feel like you're ⚠️ TOO MUCH ⚠️ (Masking & RSD)

38. How to navigate ADHD & AuDHD meltdowns and shutdowns: tips for you and your loved ones

37. ADHD & clothing: simplifying your wardrobe to reduce decision fatigue

36. New Year, same ADHD?! 🫣 How to set goals that actually feel good 🤌

35. 💔 Feeling under-appreciated in friendships: RSD & boundaries

A little update and a sneak peek... 👀

34. Are ADHD supplements a SCAM? Dietitian Tara breaks down the science & myths

33. Is procrastination a DIRTY WORD for ADHDers?

32. De-cluttering, medication and the ADHD tipping point

👀 SNEAK PEEK: Subscriber-only episode ft. Grace's journey with AuDHD

31. Rapid fire ADHD dilemmas!! ❤️‍🔥 Alarm fatigue, meds, demand avoidance & diagnosis doubt

30. ADHD & ANXIETY: Tara's story of motherhood, postpartum anxiety & depression 💜

29. "What part of my PERSONALITY is ME, and what part is my ADHD?!" 🤔

28. HOW TO: fall in love with your STIMS, manage sensory clashes & reframe ADHD inconsistency

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