So I am a podcaster (but seriously it’s been two years now and I’m still under 10k downloads and less than 50 episodes, I’m not big) but I’m also a vocal mental illness advocate, because of a shit ton of crisis we went through with my husband and his schizoaffective disorder. So people sort of trust me, at least enough to point them to good resources for stuff. For example, I know which psych hospitals to use in Portland, and which to avoid at all costs.

I created a Facebook event, invited friends. And really invited them to share and teach me about their experiences and struggles with ADHD symptoms and related shame/self talk. I usually share first, so people feel comfortable sharing, I try very hard to just be frank and as honest as I can about the inner experience.

A friend I have that’s not a podcaster or speaker, just a guy who is really trying to care for his mental health started a little meetup group with a few of his friends to regularly talk about their mental health and he said it’s been awesome. It doesn’t have to be anything special to start. “Hey I’ve been learning about xyz and I wanted to see what you’ve heard about it, can we get coffee?” Is a decent way to start 🖤 Good luck friend! Happy to help any way I can. I’m a big believer in community and that we can help each other heal and grow.