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Gina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterAntidepressants, ADHD & Sleep Apnea: The Overlooked RisksCould your ADHD treatment plan be making your sleep—and your symptoms—worse? In this episode, Gina Pera explores a critical but often-missed topic: the overlooked risks of antidepressants and sleep apnea in ADHD treatment.Drawing from her in-depth blog post, Gina unpacks the science, the real-world consequences, and why many prescribers—and even patients—miss the bigger picture. You’ll learn:How sleep apnea often flies under the radar in ADHD adultsWhy antidepressants can worsen sleep apnea and cognitive symptomsWhy “treatment-resistant depression” might really be “misdiagnosed ADHD with unreco...2025-05-2109 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterTelling Your ADHD Partner “You’re Hurting Me” —Doesn't Work!This episode is the audio version of my blog post on a sensitive but essential topic for ADHD-challenged relationships:Why the common advice to “just express your feelings” often backfires—especially when ADHD is in the mix.📝 Read the full post here: Why Telling Your ADHD Partner “You’re Hurting Me” Isn’t Helping https://adhdrollercoaster.org/tools-and-strategies/why-telling-your-adhd-partner-youre-hurting-me-isnt-helping/We’re told that honesty and vulnerability improve relationships. But when your ADHD partner is struggling with poor self-regulation and self-awareness, your heartfelt message may not land the way you hope. It mig...2025-05-0727 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterThe Adult ADHD Diagnosis — How Is It Made? With Gina Pera | ADHD Roller CoasterJust thinking about getting an ADHD diagnosis as an adult can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? Who can you trust? In this episode, I walk you step by step through what a thorough, evidence-based Adult ADHD evaluation should look like—and why it matters.📝 Read the full post here: The Adult ADHD Diagnosis: How Is It Made? https://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics-about-adult-adhd/the-adult-adhd-diagnosis-how-is-it-made/In this episode, you'll learn:Why a diagnosis is more than just a path...2025-04-2312 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterOn With My Vent, in All Its Offensive GloryThis first-person story paints a vivid picture of what it’s like to move through the world with undiagnosed ADHD:Constantly trying harder—but falling shortWondering why life seems harder than it should beLiving with a quiet but relentless sense of failureReceiving constant feedback that "You're not good enough"Whether you're living with ADHD or love someone who is, this first-person account offers a rare window into the lived experience.📝 Read the full post here: When Adult ADHD Feels Like Not Being Good Enough https://adhdrollercoaster.org/essays/when-adult-adhd-feels-like-not-being-good-enough/Send Gin...2025-04-0928 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterCyclothymia and ADHD — A Risk Factor or Misdiagnosis?This episode is the audio version of a popular blog post—all about overlap—and confusion—between Cyclothymia (a mood disorder) and ADHD.📝 Read the full post here: Cyclothymia and ADHD: A Risk Factor—or Misdiagnosis? https://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics-about-adult-adhd/cyclothymia-and-adhd-a-risk-factor-or-misdiagnosis/In this episode, I explore the risks of misdiagnosis and the fallout from confusing mood instability with core ADHD traits. Many individuals with ADHD are misdiagnosed with mood disorders—and prescribed medications that may worsen their symptoms.You’ll learn:What Cyclothymia is—a...2025-03-2607 min
The Christina Crowe Podcast: Making the invisible VISIBLEE71: ADHD Medication’s Impact on Coaching, Therapy, and Stigma: A Discussion with Gina PeraToday your host, is psychotherapist Christina Crowe; I love making invisible things visible. Today I’m talking to Gina Pera, an internationally recognized author, speaker, and educator on Adult ADHD.
Gina and I talk about:
The influence of ADHD medication efficacy in therapy or coaching outcomes,
The challenges of generic psychostimulants and what folks should know,
The challenge of sorting through what we should be really focusing on in coaching or therapy for adults with ADHD,
A peek behind the scenes of the ADHD advocacy world.
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Millennial Pioneers PodcastTo Medicate, or not To Medicate, That is the Adult ADD QuestionIn this episode, Jen gives an update on her ADHD medication journey. She gets vulnerable about the pros and cons of medication, and how her life has been affected with and without it. We are not medical professionals, so please talk to your doctor. This is Jen's personal experience only. Resources mentioned in this episode: ADHD Test: Do I Have ADHD? Adult ADD Symptoms Episode Season 3 Episode 6 "Pregnancy and ADHD Meds..." What is Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria Is it you, me or adult ADD? by Gina Pera What is Executive Dysfunction? by ADDitude Magazine How to go about getting diag...2024-02-2946 min
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Learn Spanish with meFruits in SpanishToday we are going to be learning some fruits in Spanish. Manzana, Uvas, Pera, Naranja, Mango, Mandarina, Piña, Fresas, Banano, Cereza, Coco, Kiwi, Durazno, Guayava and Mora.2023-03-1009 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterWhat's Up with Concerta and General Stimulant Shortage?This episode is the audio version of an important blog post, where I break down urgent issues affecting many ADHD medication users:What’s going on with the Concerta authorized-generic (the brand-name product sold as a generic by Patriot, a Janssen subsidiary)?What’s the status of the ADHD stimulant shortage that began in late 2022?Most importantly: What can you do now to protect your treatment and advocate for yourself or your loved one?Read the full post here: Janssen Quietly Ends Concerta Authorized-Generic https://adhdrollercoaster.org/adhd...2023-01-2733 min
The Art of Being a MumLena GeorgeMy guest this week is Lena George, an author from Baltimore USA and mom of one son.Lena has been creative her whole life, growing up in Pennsylvania she played guitar, violin and flute, as a youngster she would dictate books and stories for her mom to write and Lena would illustrate them. When she was 14 she started a Zine and published that for a while, and when In college studying visual arts Lena wrote a live journal blog. She moved to Baltimore in 2008.Lena was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager, She began a...2023-01-121h 20Gina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterADHD, Empathy, & Dopamine: A Book Excerpt, Study, and DefinitionWhat can a published study — and an excerpt from my first book — explain about ADHD, empathy, and the neurotransmitter dopamine? That’s what this post is all about.I started noticing a remarkable phenomenon 20 years ago. That is, stimulant medication, which targets dopamine, enhances empathy (or at least the ability to act on empathy) for many adults with ADHD. How is this possible?You can read this popular blogpost (and the comments!) here: ADHD, Empathy, & Dopamine: A Book Excerpt, Study, and DefinitionSend Gina a text!READY TO GO DEEPER — AND ACTUAL...2022-11-1721 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller Coaster"Self-Medicating with Argument"—Meaning and Connection to ADHDFor many obvious reasons, ADHD-challenged relationships tend to teem with arguments and conflicts. Especially when neither partner knows ADHD is in the mix! Apart from that, why do some people with ADHD self-medicate with argument? What does that phrase even mean? I wrote about this in my first book, in 2008. Since then, we hear about it more online—but seldom in a useful context.Simply, self-medicating with argument refers to the stimulation some folks get by provoking a conflict—consciously or not. It can spell disaster for your life and relationships.Why does this happen? Ca...2022-11-0611 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterWhy A Support Group for the Partners of Adults with ADHD?This podcast draws from a blog post at ADHD Roller Coaster. You can read the full post (and comments) here: Why A Support Group for the Partners of Adults with ADHD?excerpt:A support group for the partners of adults with ADHD? That struck many people as a strange concept in 2003, when I advanced it in the essay below. A decade later, the need still remains puzzling to some—angering to others. That includes some mental-health professionals—even those with high-level adult ADHD expertise. That must change.Whatever happens to the a...2022-09-1617 min
Fold em: Help for Gambling ProblemsAdult ADHD: Living Well and Managing Risk For Gambling AddictionListen in for information and first hand experience with managing adult ADHD. We explain why adults with ADHD are at increased risk for gambling problems. Hear about strategies specifically for adults with ADHD - how to keep gambling in check and how to prevent a relapse if you struggle with compulsive gambling. I'm joined by Darryl Anderson, a counsellor who works in mental health settings and helps people with gambling problems. He also lives with ADHD himself. For more information on adult ADHD: - Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance - Centre for ADH...2022-02-1137 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterEvidence-Based Therapy for ADHD-challenged CouplesAdult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy TM. Why create a special model for Adult ADHD-challenged couples? Why not just use standard couple therapy? Great questions. I’ll answer them, at least in part, in this podcast. · I first explained in 2008 why standard couple therapy is typically unhelpful in my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult ADHD, including a chapter called “Why the Wrong Therapy is Worse Than No Therapy.” This book is as relevant today as it was then.· My second book is Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy: Clinical Interventions, published in 2016. · It is the first and only clini...2021-04-2212 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterADHD, Empathy, And "Raising a Narcissist"Author and Adult ADHD Educator Gina Pera explores the complex relationship between ADHD and empathy.She shares a compelling story from Taylor J., a mother with late-diagnosis ADHD who feared her daughter's apparent lack of empathy signaled narcissism.Yet an ADHD diagnosis and subsequent treatment revealed a different narrative. Gina delves into how ADHD-related challenges can mimic narcissistic traits and discusses the transformative impact of appropriate interventions. This episode offers valuable insights for parents, caregivers, individuals, and professionals seeking to understand the nuanced behaviors associated with ADHDADHD symptoms can in...2021-04-0214 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterBlindsided by the ADHD Diagnosis: One Wife's Story· How can you be blindsided by an ADHD diagnosis? It’s easy. · Our culture has alternate explanations for virtually all ADHD-related challenges—e.g. depression, anxiety, and trauma. Even in this 21st Century, the mental health profession has not caught up to the science. · When we finally learn, we are shocked: Why did we not know this before?· How many relationships are imperiled by unrecognized ADHD? Maybe in the millions, just in North America. · No matter how many “and then my spouse was finally diagnosed” stories I hear, each one moves me—and motivates me to keep beatin...2021-03-2710 minGina Pera's Adult ADHD Roller CoasterHow Did You Learn About ADHD?— results from the ADHD Partner SurveyWhat was your “light bulb” moment—when you discovered the possibility of Adult ADHD for yourself or your partner? In this podcast, I share results from the ADHD Partner Survey—the most comprehensive study of Adult ADHD lifestyle issues, particularly as regards relationships. The survey question was: “How Did You Learn Your Partner Might Have ADHD?” (read the original post at that link)ADHD Roller Coaster podcasts share the audio version of the most popular posts at my blog: ADHD Roller Coaster, the longest-running website of any kind on Adult ADHD (since 2008). Send Gina a tex...2021-03-2008 min