Meet our Featured Guests

Individual episodes and show notes can be found here.

  • Jessica McCabe – creator, How to ADHD 
  • AJ Jacobs – Multiple-time NYT Best-Selling Author
  • Dr. Richard Tedeschi – Pioneering Post-Traumatic growth researcher
  • Peter Shankman – Author, “Faster that Normal”
  • Dr. Ari Tuckman – author, “ADHD After Dark”
  • Dr. Don Cole – Clinical Director, The Gottman Institute 
  • Dr. Tamra Rosier – author, “Your Brain’s Not Broken”
  • René Brooks – creator, Black Girl Lost Keys
  • Lynn Lyons – author, “The Anxiety Audit” 
  • Caroline Maguire – author, “Why Will No One Play With Me?”
  • Inger Shay Colzie – ADHD Black Professionals Alliance
  • Dav Pilkey – author, “Captain Underpants” & “Dogman”

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The ADHD Essentials Podcast features in-depth conversations with experts in ADHD, neurodiversity, and mental health to help listeners better address the daily challenges of living life on hard mode.

Host Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., brings wisdom, humor, and compassion to topics ranging from navigating relationships, productivity, and parenting to managing your career, executive function, anxiety, and overall mental health.

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As host of the ADHD Essentials Podcast, Brendan has spoken with hundreds of experts in neurodiversity and mental health. His insightful questions, warmth, and intelligence have led to him becoming a highly regarded interviewer.

Brendan is a board member of the Men’s ADHD Support Group, and is the Director of Professional Resources for Calmer Con: Boston. He is formerly a member of the Influencers and Advocates Committee for the International Conference on ADHD. 

On the personal side, Brendan has been married to his wife since 2004 and is the father of identical twin teenage sons. He is a black belt in Kempo Karate, a comic book collector, avid D&D player, and he and his wife are reasonably-skilled West Coast Swing dancers.

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