Here is a podcast I recorded almost a year ago and never published. I have no idea what it contains so we can hear about it at the same time. I wonder what I will think of it?!!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh

Living Shamelessly and free with ADHD

Jul 15th, 2023 54m 54s

Hi kids! I’m back and getting vulnerable about the grip shame has had on me. I’m offering some unorthodox tips that are working for me to hack ADHD mostly by confronting it’s most debilitating bed partner: SHAME. Why thinking that you have to s

ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation (featuring RSD: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria)

Mar 24th, 2023 1h 10m

Emotional Dysregulation is one of the least well understood yet major components of ADHD and can be it’s most serious and debilitating symptom. Today I discuss ADHD and RSD (Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria) one very common and extremely painful

Spring-clean your mindset and bloom into who you want to be!

Mar 21st, 2023 1h 3m

Today I’m talking about identifying limiting beliefs, purging stagnant mindsets and moving beyond our uncomfortable comfort zones. Simple exercises for steadily moving our fears and insecurities out of the driver’s seat of our lives, finding co

Stuff I learned in grad school that I wish I learned in kindergarten

Mar 4th, 2023 1h

This week I’m talking about things like creating comparison narratives (why is everyone but me so competent/cool; why is everybody mad at me). Why people participate in “pain Olympics” (my trauma is worse than your trauma) and what one single t

Grad School after 45 (with ADHD!) The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (so far)

Feb 18th, 2023 58m 4s

2023 is that you?! My first episode this year! I’m chatting about my first 6 weeks of grad school. It’s been a damn ride! Things I expected to be hard? Not that bad! Stuff I never expected to struggle with or come up at all? Baptism by fire! Wo

Cultivating Confidence through Curiosity

Oct 19th, 2022 1h 11m

Today I talk about curiosity. How it can overcome fear anxiety and overwhelm and break you out of your Discomfort Zone (that place which feels familiar but also unfulfilling and nagging). How engaging purposefully with curiosity took away analy

Making friends with triggers and how to get unstuck from your rut.

Oct 7th, 2022 59m 41s

In todays episode I share a recent experience where finally understanding a long-time trigger freed me from nagging anxiety. PLUS! My proven tips for taking on a terrifying/overwhelming task or journey in a way that feels manageable and builds

Baby, what’s your Attachment Style?

Sep 24th, 2022 1h

Do you know what your personal attachment style is? We all have one! In this episode I discuss Attachment Theory and 4 types of relationship attachment styles. Identifying my own has been truly LIFE CHANGING and is making an incredible impact o

Whose approval are you waiting for to live your own life?/ Nobody cares which paint you choose.

Sep 1st, 2022 58m 34s

In today’s episode I talk about how paralysing people pleasing has been in my life. How nobody cares what colour you paint your bedroom and how you can reframe your perception of your reality to create a better one. --- Support this podcast

Hot (Mess) Summer. Thoughts on my unhinged summer and how I’m getting my groove back

Aug 24th, 2022 1h 6m

How was your Summer?! Good? Great! Mine was an emotional rollercoaster mostly a slow disassociated climb ending in a free fall of despair and identity crisis! Wheeee!! Fun! I talk about the dangers of trying to compartmentalise sadness or bad f

Conversation with Joe Boyle. The 2022 Edition

Aug 17th, 2022 1h 14m

Everyone's favourite Joe Boyle is back. And this conversation has it all. Tragedy, triumph and everything in between. We talk about Joe's ongoing battle with cancer and where he is now. How the loss of his father and several close friends at t

Rest and Reset: My Best Life Hack

May 10th, 2022 40m 16s

My ultimate life hack for when you are feeling stuck unmotivated depressed exhausted numb or frozen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsty-sayer/support

You can’t always get what you want. But you can always ask for what you need.

Apr 22nd, 2022 1h 3m

This episode gives 5 reasons why understanding and expressing your needs is an act of mature self love and a radical form of community service. Includes plenty of practical tips and scripts to express your needs in a healthy conflict free way a

When the Going Gets Tough (The Tough Go Gentle..)

Apr 5th, 2022 59m 52s

How to adjust your perspective on the difficult work of recovering from mental illness, grief or/or burnout and respond to your needs the way an excellent friend would. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirst

The Importance of little luxuries and daily delights in building resilience and overcoming burnout

Mar 29th, 2022 30m 52s

Today I talk about the need for more intentional efforts to create joy in our daily lives through small indulgences, sensory pleasures and intentional luxuries that don’t have to cost any money. How these things can help us to overcome trauma,

Beware The Ides of March! My story of Self Betrayal

Mar 15th, 2022 1h

In this episode I talk about a recent experience with self betrayal, we look into the patterns of self abandonment what it looks and feels like, why we do it and how we can stop. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/

How am I supposed to feel?!

Feb 25th, 2022 45m 10s

Do you feel guilty for feeling sad when others have it worse or guilty for being happy when people you love are suffering? Also: how to really comfort people. (Hint: most of us get it wrong) and a bunch of easy bio hacks to help ease stress, an

You Are The Sky. Or when in doubt: add more chocolate and pillows

Feb 18th, 2022 57m 52s

In this episode I talk about some things I’ve been reflecting on since the recent passing of my friend’s precious son Luke after his brave battle with brain cancer. Includes my thoughts on how to better support people in pain, how to fully sink

Deactivating “WAIT MODE” and rediscovering joy. /How my husband got famous and “touched eternity”

Jan 28th, 2022 1h

In today’s episode. Talking about my newly famous husband whose work is floating 1 million miles out in space ready to unlock the secrets of the universe (No biggie) and how it’s restoring my faith in humanity. PLUS: How I’ve been stuck in the

Embracing: No Good Choices and Ourselves

Jan 16th, 2022 29m 38s

I’m back my darling babies and today I’m talking about how after a major holiday season breakdown I’m embracing the liberation of Having No Perfect (or even Good) Choices right now. Also chatting about our collective burnout and how Just Being

ADHD and Me. How untreated ADHD has affected my self esteem and why I’m ready to take it on.

Jun 18th, 2021 53m 49s

I’ve had ADHD all my life was diagnosed in my late 30’s but have not done much research or sought treatment until how. How the fiasco of my first pottery lesson led to me to understand how much it has been limiting me and hindering my self acce

The Truth Will Set You Free: How to Stay In Your Own Healing Lane after going public as a Survivor

May 23rd, 2021 57m 50s

When Survivors speak publicly they are often met with crushing pushback. Many sense that they then need to manage the public perception and fallout. This episode helps survivors to navigate these fears and to stay in their own lane to healing.

Purpose with a capital P and Survivors Courage To Heal

May 23rd, 2021 1h 6m

In part 1 of this episode: How I put an end to my tormented striving to find my Purpose and started living an life of self acceptance and purpose fulfilled. In part 2 I talk about how the fear of the opinions of others can keep victims silenced

On Growth In The Time of Corona: Joe Garcia

Mar 24th, 2021 32m 55s

Returning after a very long hiatus with a crowd favourite MMA fighter coach and gym owner, Joe Garcia! We talk about how devastating Covid-19 was to his business, his lifestyle and even his identity and how he pivoted, got creative and grew. A