Josie Long and Toddla T

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<p>The number of adults receiving an ADHD diagnosis has skyrocketed in recent years. In one of the most popular episodes ever of Changes, Annie’s husband Tom Bell (AKA music producer Toddla T) shared his experience of being diagnosed with ADHD. Eighteen months on the couple get back together to see what’s changed for him (and them) since. However, this time, to get a female perspective on ADHD, Annie and T are also later joined by multi-award-winning comedian, writer, podcaster, and film-maker, Josie Long. Josie was diagnosed with ADHD in lockdown when she was trying for her second child. Josie has had nine critically acclaimed tours, has made series for Radio 4 and has comedy specials on Amazon Prime (Cara Josephine) and Netflix (Something Better).</p><br><p>In this frank and hilarious episode, Josie and T both discuss living with ADHD and how it shows up for them in different and similar ways, how they manage it around family life and how a diagnosis has changed their opinion of themselves and their relationships.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Josie is touring the UK with her brand-new show ‘Re-Enchantment’ till the end of October this year. Tickets are available at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.josielong.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">josielong.com</a>. There, you can also get a copy of her book of short stories called ‘Because I Don’t Know What You Mean and What You Don’t’.</p><br><p>You can stream all of Toddla T’s music on streaming platforms and find his YouTube channel here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy4LRvLuG_Rst_oXE6xFww" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toddla T You Tube</a>.</p><br><p>The original Changes episode with Toddla T is&nbsp;<a href="https://podfollow.com/changeswithanniemacmanus/episode/2c1686576ca68056aaf70b004dfab36fc7cfb969/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Changes is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here:<a href="https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes</a></p><br><p>You may find the following resources useful:</p><br><p><a href="https://adhdaware.org.uk/what-is-adhd/getting-nhs-diagnosis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://adhdaware.org.uk/what-is-adhd/getting-nhs-diagnosis/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://aadduk.org/help-support/specialists-support-and-coaches/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://aadduk.org/help-support/specialists-support-and-coaches/</a></p><br><p>Should you be affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, The Samaritans can be reached on 116 123. You can also contact Mind on 0300 123 3393 or head to<a href="http://mind.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> mind.org.uk</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>