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Episodes: 55
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Female
Location: USA
Instagram: 93.0k followers
sorryimissedthis@understood.org
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Cate Osborn - Host and creator. Has ADHD and a background in sex education. Leads conversations about how ADHD affects relationships and supports listeners with taboo, painful, and often humorous challenges invo...
Dr. Erika Miley - ADHD And Women’s Sexuality; Higher Rates Of Erotica/romantasy Among Neurodivergent Women; Arousal/focus Mechanisms; Using Explicit Fiction For Emotional Processing And Daily Functioning
Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer - ADHD Self-diagnosis Validity And Access To Diagnosis; Stigma And Information Quality; Impacts Of Internalized Stigma; Clinical ADHD Assessment Process; Comorbid Anxiety/depression/ocd Considerations
Alison Lush - ADHD And Decluttering; Chronic Disorganization; Why Certain Organizing Methods May Backfire; Systems That Work With Adhd; Clutter’s Emotional Weight; Organizing As A Couples Issue
ADHD and impulse control: The science behind why willpower fails
June 30, 2026
Does ADHD really mean poor self-control? Or is that the myth that’s been making everything harder? Dr. Polaris Koi is a philosopher who studies ADHD and self-regulation (and is an ADHDer themselves). In this episode, Cate and Polaris get into why “just try harder” is not only unhelpful advice — it’s based on science that most researchers don’t even believe anymore. They talk about why impulsivity in ADHD adults rarely looks like the textbook version (hi, compulsive shopping and 3 a.m. tatto...
Why good sex can make your ADHD brain spiral
June 16, 2026
Do you feel almost manic after really good sex — craving more, making impulsive decisions, fixating on the next time? In this episode of Reddit reactions, Cate and Jessamine tackle five real Reddit posts from ADHD women. Digging into some seriously NSFW posts, they look at why some people with ADHD never feel spontaneous sexual attraction — and why that might be about “out of sight, out of mind.” Also… The orgasm pressure problem: When a partner’s need for reassurance after sex gets in the w...
Why neurodivergent women can’t stop reading smut and romantasy
June 02, 2026
Did you know that women with ADHD consume explicit fiction at dramatically higher rates than neurotypical women — and there’s a neurological reason? Dr. Erika Miley is a licensed mental health counselor, certified sex therapist, and author of the only dissertation published on ADHD and women’s sexuality. After surveying over 2,000 participants, one thing kept surfacing: smut. Romantasy, explicit romance, audio erotica — all of it. In this episode, she explains why the ADHD brain is uniquely d...
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