ADHDebrief
ADHDebrief
Podcast Description
Real talk about ADHD. Hosted by Kaleigh Smith, a registered psychotherapist in Ontario, ADHDebrief shines a light on ADHD and other mental health conditions through real, relatable conversations. With a focus on lived experience and personal stories, the podcast helps listeners better understand their own minds and makes space for informal, honest talk about mental health.Kaleigh Smith is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) based in Ontario and the founder of Yellow Serenity Counselling & Psychotherapy, a neuroaffirming practice located in Barrie, Ontario. Kaleigh primarily works with ADHDers and first responders, bringing compassion, humour, and lived experience to the therapy room.As the host of ADHDebrief, Kaleigh creates space for real stories about ADHD, mental health, therapy, and the realities of navigating the mental health system in Ontario. This podcast isn’t clinical advice—it’s a platform for lived experience, reflection, and understanding the human side of neurodivergence and healing.To learn more or get in touch, visit www.yellowserenity.com or email [email protected].
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Content Themes
The podcast centers around themes of ADHD, mental health, and therapy, with specific focus areas including personal narratives and the challenges of navigating the mental health system. For example, the pilot episode 'Return of the Diagnosis' discusses the experience of managing ADHD in adulthood and reflects on late-in-life acceptance of the condition.
Real talk about ADHD. Hosted by Kaleigh Smith, a registered psychotherapist in Ontario, ADHDebrief shines a light on ADHD and other mental health conditions through real, relatable conversations. With a focus on lived experience and personal stories, the podcast helps listeners better understand their own minds and makes space for informal, honest talk about mental health.
Kaleigh Smith is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) based in Ontario and the founder of Yellow Serenity Counselling & Psychotherapy, a neuroaffirming practice located in Barrie, Ontario. Kaleigh primarily works with ADHDers and first responders, bringing compassion, humour, and lived experience to the therapy room.
As the host of ADHDebrief, Kaleigh creates space for real stories about ADHD, mental health, therapy, and the realities of navigating the mental health system in Ontario. This podcast isn’t clinical advice—it’s a platform for lived experience, reflection, and understanding the human side of neurodivergence and healing.
To learn more or get in touch, visit www.yellowserenity.com or email [email protected].
In this episode, I sit down with Emma Heutschi, a friend and fellow RP to explore her deeply personal journey with an eating disorder — one that ultimately led to her own diagnosis of ADHD. Together, we unpack the complex ways eating disorders can intersect with neurodivergence, including both ADHD and autism.
In this episode we discuss:
- How different eating disorders can present
- Why neurodivergent brains may be more vulnerable
- What works (and what doesn’t) in therapy
- The importance of individualized treatment
- How recovery is possible with the right support
About this week’s guest:
Emma is the founder and director of Ask Psychotherapy Hub, a space she created specifically for psychotherapy. Emma values the collective and individual needs of clients by ensuring their experience in therapy is purposeful and safe. She is a late-diagnosed ADHDer and passionate psychotherapist, beginning her career focused on treating eating disorders, which lead to a specialized practice in neurodivergence. Emma’s motivation behind Ask Psychotherapy Hub was to offer a neurodivergent-affirming community for therapists and their clients to have an authentic and growth-fostering experience.
You can find out more about her at https://www.asktherapyhub.ca/
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