TikTok stars Roxanne Emery & Richard Pink (ADHD Love): From Addicts to Best Selling Authors

If you've got ADHD and a social media account, you'll definitely recognise my guests this week: husband and wife duo, ADHD Love! Roxanne Emery & Richard Pink create videos showcasing various aspects of ADHD. Their content empowers people to remove shame as well as being a resource for the neurodivergent community to educate their loved ones on the nuanced reality of living with ADHD. For Rich and Rox, life before social media stardom was painful. Listen as they take us on their journey through struggles, self-understanding and acceptance. Topics: 00:00 Intro + graphic story behind 1st social media video 03:18 Roxanne's diagnosis story 06:57 Post diagnosis emotions 08:17 Richard's ADHD learning curve 11:00 Roxanne running late for a romantic date 13:21 Roxanne's family accepting her diagnosis 18:14 What ADHD'ers think of themselves 21:11 Addiction: life then VS life now 26:24 How's your mental health now? 29:35 Washing Machine of Woes (Masking) 36:46 Your books 46:04 When people say 'ADHD is a trend' 48:39 When people say ADHD'ers are 'too much' 50:12 Your most impulsive thing Buy their best-selling book Dirty Laundry 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dirty-Laundry-adults-ashamed-BESTSELLER/dp/1529915406/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8 Pre-order their new book 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/SMALL-TALK-negative-beliefs-neurodivergent/dp/1529915422/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2H1FFUW71W6BL&keywords=small+talk+adhd&qid=1699307272&s=books&sprefix=small+talk+adhd%2Cstripbooks%2C78&sr=1-4 Follow ADHD Love on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/adhd_love_/?hl=en Follow ADHD Love on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@adhd_love?lang=en Support ADHD Chatter: LinkedIn 👉 https://bit.ly/3m1qm8Q Instagram 👉 https://bit.ly/3KuNXIr TikTok 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZxZNGd This episode has been produced for entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to be taken as medical advice or advice in any way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices