Busting Stigmas

I've been thinking a lot about the word stigma. It implies a stain, something to be ashamed of and/or disgraced by.

Ouch.

Why is this the word most associated with a unique way of being in the world? It's a rhetorical question (ish). But it comes up a lot around anyone with a neurodivergent brain.

After discovering I have ADHD in mid-November 2020 — just before my 53rd birthday — I've been deep in research mode, trying to understand the myriad ways my brain works differently.

I knew right from the jump that I wanted to be part of breaking down the ridiculous and archaic labels that keep people silenced and ashamed of their ADHD brains.

When I posted an Instagram video about it, my old friend and colleague Jordan Lane reached out, telling me he has also realized in mid-life that his brain works in unique and mysterious ways.

We got to talking and decided to start a podcast, unpacking our experiences.

You can find it right here.