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Hacking Your ADHD

Release Date: 06/22/2026

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Hacking Your ADHD

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We are diving back into one of our most popular and highly requested conversations! In this rebroadcast, host William Curb sits down with Maddy De Gabrielle to talk about moving past the struggle of adult ADHD and building a highly personalized, practical toolkit for daily survival.

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by neurotypical advice that demands the very executive function you're short on, this episode is your permission slip to stop trying to fix your memory and start accommodating it instead.

What We Cover in This Episode:

  • The Myth of Neurotypical Sleep Hygiene: Why traditional "wind-down" routines can backfire for an ADHD brain—and how a pair of sleep headphones and a late-night treadmill walk completely flipped the script for Maddy.

  • Low-Tech, High-Impact Hacks: From an $8 plastic medication dispenser that removes the executive burden of record-keeping, to using an unexpected "grabber bar" to tackle messy floors with the kids.

  • Defeating Time Blindness: The power of a waterproof shower clock to manage transition anxiety and conquer the daily "getting in vs. getting out" hurdle.

  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Why Bluetooth trackers (like AirTags and Tiles) are crucial health support devices for an ADHD brain's short-term memory limits.

  • The Shared Vocabulary of ADHD: Powerful phrases like "I’m stuck" and the difference between "climbing the wall" vs. "staring at the wall" that can transform communication with your partner or family.

"My life got so much better when I stopped trying to improve my memory and instead treated myself like someone who had a memory problem." — Maddy De Gabrielle

This Episode's Top Tips 

  1. When we’re looking at what goes into our tool kit we need to be thinking of both the physical and mental items that can assist us throughout the day.
  2. It’s important to work on getting past the idea of how we “should” be able to do certain things and look at what tools will let us actually do those things.
  3. It’s important to work on understanding and accepting ADHD as a chronic condition. We need to recognize ADHD's impact on our daily life and work on employing practical tools and strategies to mitigate those challenges.