Oct 28, 20261h 1m
Clinically Awkward is back for Season 2, and we’re kicking it off just in time for Halloween with The Haunting of Hill House. Mike Flanagan’s Netflix series follows the Crain family through one terrible summer in 1992...
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Clinically Awkward
Hosted by Alyssa Zimmerman · health · EN
About this Podcast:
Clinically Awkward is the podcast for the wonderful weirdos. Hosted by an AuDHD therapist, this show dives into the neurodivergent experience with candid conversations, laugh-out-loud moments, and unapologetic honesty. Here, we embrace the “awkward” and celebrate the “overshare,” because around here ”too much” is exactly enough.
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
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What is Clinically Awkward about?
Clinically Awkward is the podcast for the wonderful weirdos. Hosted by an AuDHD therapist, this show dives into the neurodivergent experience with candid conversations, laugh-out-loud moments, and unapologetic honesty. Here, we embrace the “awkward” and celebrate the “overshare,” because around here ”too much” is exactly enough.
Who hosts Clinically Awkward?
Clinically Awkward is hosted by Alyssa Zimmerman. The show has published 40 episodes to date.
What has Clinically Awkward covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Girl, Same: The Haunting of Hill House, Grief, Neurodivergence, and Intergenerational Trauma with Kara Cruz" (28 October 2026, 61 minutes), "Season 2 Update: Neurodivergent Pop Culture Deep Dives *Actually* Start October 28" (20 October 2026, 2 minutes), and "Funny Bitches with Weird Brains: Season 2 Preview, Therapists Diagnosing TV Characters, and Assessing Enneagram Types with Rain Glynn" (6 October 2026, 54 minutes).
How often does Clinically Awkward publish?
Clinically Awkward publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 40 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Clinically Awkward?
Booking probability for Clinically Awkward is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Clinically Awkward requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Clinically Awkward's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Clinically Awkward?
The strongest fits for Clinically Awkward are Therapists & Other Health Practitioners and Family & Social Services. Clinically Awkward has a health audience.
About the host
Alyssa Zimmerman hosts Clinically Awkward, a health podcast with 40 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 20, 20262 min
Clinically Awkward is back Wednesday, October 28th, going all in on neurodivergence and pop culture. AuDHD therapist Alyssa Zimmerman explains the season 2 delay and previews what’s ahead: Carrie Bradshaw’s untreated...
- Oct 6, 202654 minS2
Clinically Awkward Season 2: I'm finally giving the algorithm the hyper niche content it's looking for, so this season we're yapping about our favorite fictional characters through the lens of mental health...
Episode #38
Hyperfixation Season: Hockey, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Crying About Strangers with Jana Morgen
Jun 23, 202656 minIf your hyperfixation got a hyperfixation, congratulations, you are exactly who this episode is for. The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs broke a lot of neurodivergent brains this season, and I needed to talk about it with...
Episode #37
Feathered Roommates: Autistic Special Interests, Neurodivergent Pets, and the AuDHD Animal Spectrum
Jun 16, 202658 minSome people have a pet. Nikki Dinwiddie has a neurodivergent household that includes two Great Danes, a goat in perimenopause, and what she describes as feathered roommates. She is a therapist. This tracks. Nikki and I...
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- Jun 9, 202655 minS0
<p >If you've ever sat in a performance review thinking "I would be so good at this job if everyone would just leave me alone," this episode is for you.</p> <p >This week I'm joined by Polly Pollock, an AuDHD marketing...
- Jun 2, 20261 hourS0
<p >The Stanley Cup Finals start today, this episode has never been more relevant, and the episode I was planning to air was a complete tech disaster. Re-airing this one was the only correct choice.</p> <p >If you've...
- May 26, 202655 minS0
<p >I have an earnestly held belief that every culture thinks they invented being weird and unhinged. This week I'm joined by Brazilian American therapist and fellow AuDHD human Brenna Doering, and we are here to...
- May 19, 202658 minS0
<p >We're talking EMDR, trauma, nervous system regulation, and why no one in the history of calming down has ever calmed down by being told to calm down. This week I'm sitting down with clinical social worker Laurie...
- May 12, 202659 minS0
<p >Narrative therapy, ADHD, autism, and the story you've been telling yourself that is only ~10% of the actual truth. This week I'm talking to Dr. Cristina Louk, neurodivergent clinical psychologist, ADHD specialist...
Episode #31
We Didn't Fail School. School Failed Us: What the System Got Wrong About Neurodivergent Kids
May 5, 202651 minS0<p >If you grew up neurodivergent in a school that had no idea what to do with you, this episode is going to hit you right in the feelings.</p> <p >I'm sitting down with Rebecca Engle, AuDHD dyslexia specialist, special...
- Apr 28, 202653 minS0
<p >This week on Clinically Awkward, fellow therapist (and fellow Alyssa) Alyssa DeRoche joins me for what I can only describe as a reparative experience disguised as a podcast episode. We're both AuDHD, both...
- Apr 21, 202655 minS0
<p >"It's natural" is not a safety label.</p> <p>This week, Blair Buckley returns to the pod and we are getting into holistic medicine for neurodivergent bodies. The genuinely helpful, the ineffective, and the stuff...
- Apr 14, 202658 minS0
<p >In this episode, I'm joined by my unlikely friend Rain Glynn to keep our Heated Rivalry hyperfixation going with a full Enneagram breakdown of the characters. We prepared separately and compared notes live, which...
- Apr 7, 202659 minS0
<p >In this episode of Clinically Awkward, I sit down with Dr. Alice Rizzi, a New York licensed psychologist specializing in OCD and anxiety disorders, to blow up everything you think you know about obsessive compulsive...
- Mar 31, 202655 minS0
<p >In this episode of Clinically Awkward, I sit down with Dr. Paige Victorine, a clinical psychologist and co-owner of Nouveau Psychological Wellness in Arlington, Virginia, to break down Acceptance and Commitment...
- Mar 24, 202650 minS0
<p >On this episode of Clinically Awkward, I sit down with Michigan therapist Riann Tennyson to talk about Dungeons & Dragons through a neurodivergent lens — and why so many of us with ADHD and autism are a little too...
- Mar 17, 202653 minS0
<p >On this episode of Clinically Awkward, I sit down with pediatric neuropsychologist Rebecca Fontanetta to talk about criminology through a neurodivergent lens and explore why so many of us with ADHD and autism are a...
- Mar 10, 202653 minS0
<p>On this episode of Clinically Awkward, I sit down with Becca Block to talk about perimenopause and neurodivergence, and why this transition can feel especially chaotic for AFABs with ADHD and/or autism. We unpack...
- Mar 3, 202657 minS0
<p>In this episode of Clinically Awkward, I sit down with Psychiatric PA Laura Hope Hobson to talk about body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs, like hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, cheek chewing, and...
Recent guests
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Polly Pollock
AuDHD marketing and sales coach for neurodivergent online business owners, Antisocial Marketing Kit
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Rebecca Engle
educator, author, advocate for inclusive learning environments, Stitches and Stanzas
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Dr. Alice Rizzi
psychologist and mindfulness expert, Together Mindful
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Dr. Paige Victorine
Nouveau Psychological Wellness
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