
If you have ADHD, odds are you love consuming books. But if the thought of writing one ever came up, you probably shut it down fast. I could never do that. Maybe you were taught there’s only one way to write. Maybe the...


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Hosted by David Kessler & Isabelle Richards · health · EN
How many times have you tried to understand ADHD...and were left feeling more misunderstood? We get it and we're here to help you build a shiny new relationship with ADHD. We are two therapists (David Kessler & Isabelle Richards) who not only work with people with ADHD, but we also have ADHD ourselves and have been where you are. Every other week on Something Shiny, you'll hear (real) vulnerable conversations, truth bombs from the world of psychology, and have WHOA moments that leave you feeling seen, understood, and...dare we say...knowing you are something shiny, just as you are.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHow many times have you tried to understand ADHD...and were left feeling more misunderstood? We get it and we're here to help you build a shiny new relationship with ADHD. We are two therapists (David Kessler & Isabelle Richards) who not only work with people with ADHD, but we also have ADHD ourselves and have been where you are.
Something Shiny: ADHD! is hosted by David Kessler & Isabelle Richards. The show has published 131 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why Writing Can Feel Impossible with ADHD (and How to Make It Finally Work)" (21 October 2026, 54 minutes), "SUMMER REPLAY: Why "Back to School" Wrecks ADHD Brains (and the Reframe That Helps!)" (26 August 2026, 33 minutes), and "SUMMER REPLAY: What Systems Believe ADHD Looks Like vs. Who You Really Are" (12 August 2026, 27 minutes).
Something Shiny: ADHD! publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 131 episodes.
Booking probability for Something Shiny: ADHD! is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Something Shiny: ADHD! requires a Pod Score of 82 or higher. Something Shiny: ADHD!'s contact route on record: verified email.
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David Kessler & Isabelle Richards hosts Something Shiny: ADHD!, a health podcast with 131 episodes published.
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If you have ADHD, odds are you love consuming books. But if the thought of writing one ever came up, you probably shut it down fast. I could never do that. Maybe you were taught there’s only one way to write. Maybe the...

If you have ADHD, the back to school season hits from every direction at once. The end of summer. The end of freedom, staying up late, seeing your people. Then the start of everything: school, homework, earlier...

If you have ADHD, there's a good chance somebody labeled you before anybody actually saw you. Maybe you were the kid making commotion, so everyone knew, and what they knew was that you were a problem. Maybe you were...

If you have ADHD, you've spent your whole life being told to stop procrastinating. And you've tried. But starting two weeks early feels like nothing. No pressure, no relief, no reward. Just the nagging sense you wasted...

Remember when summer meant you got to just... whatevs? No school, nowhere to be, just go. But then as an adult with ADHD, summer shows up and the structure just evaporates. Your kiddos are out of school. Friends are on...

Episode #126
If you have ADHD and grief shows up, do you stay busy? Keep moving? Find something else to do? Stay ahead of the quiet? And then through it all does it find you anyway? Waking up at 2 AM, out of nowhere, when you...

Episode #125
If you have ADHD, you might already know this particular kind of shame. You held it together at a super sad event (let's say a funeral). Dry-eyed, composed, functioning. And then weeks later you completely lost it over...

If you have ADHD and you got your diagnosis as an adult, odds are it felt like a spotlight switched on over your entire life and everything, every struggle, every pattern, every thing you couldn't explain about yourself...

If you have ADHD, chances are "just believe in yourself" has never quite landed. Not because you're broken, but because traditional self-esteem advice wasn't built for a brain like yours. In this episode, David offers a...

This week, David and Isabelle continue their conversation with Avari Brocker — Neurodiversity Alliance student advocate and founder of LearningCurb.org . Avari talks about what it felt like to go from being on her own...

This week, David and Isabelle sit down with Avari Brocker — Neurodiversity Alliance student advocate and founder of Learning Curb — for a conversation about something so many neurodivergent people carry quietly for...

This week, David and Isabelle unpack why moving can hit neurodivergent brains so much harder than people realize. Yes, there’s the obvious stress of boxes, clutter, visual chaos, and trying to remember where literally...

Ever needed extra time, extra support, or a different way of doing something and immediately thought, “Wait… is this cheating?” Yeah. That feeling is way more common than you think. This week, David and Isabelle are...

Ever walked into a room full of neurodivergent people and thought, "Oh no, what if I'm NOT actually ADHD? What if I don't belong here either?" Yeah. That's a thing. And it's weirdly universal. This week, David and...

Ever wonder why seeing another neurodivergent person succeed can literally change your life? This week, David and Isabelle bring you the second half of their conversation with Jesse Sanchez, Executive Director of the...

Ever notice how ADHD makes you crave chaos...until the chaos actually arrives and your brain completely shorts out? This week, co-host Isabelle Richards is living that paradox in real time. We're dropping this episode...

Episode #115
Ever felt like you were doing everything "wrong" compared to everyone around you...like, thinking back to college, why did studying take you five environment changes and an all-nighter when your roommate just sat there...

If you’ve ever tried to start something simple—doing the dishes, sending the email, getting out the door—and still somehow couldn’t make it happen, this episode is for you. Russ Jones is back with Isabelle and David to...

You know what to do. You’ve made the list, downloaded the app, maybe even set a timer. But when it’s time to actually do the thing, your brain shuts down. And instead of momentum, you get a wall of shame. In this...

You know that moment when you're doing something hard, painful, or just plain exhausting, and a tiny voice whispers, "Why is this so hard for me?" You're not alone and in this episode we'll break down where that comes...
Recent guests on Something Shiny: ADHD!. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Liberty boys soccer coach, The Neurodiversity Alliance
creator of the ADHD Big Brother community, Glenbrook Partners
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD) expert, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Vice Chair of Innovation and Professor of Pediatrics in Emergency Medicine, Robotti & Company
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