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Drug Free ADHDEssays on managing ADHD with skills (not pills) Author: Joseph Pack
The Drug Free ADHD Podcast is for ADHD-powered people who want to thrive with skills, not pills. Host Joseph Pack has spent seven years managing ADHD naturally and now shares the exact tools, stories, and strategies that work. Each episode explores practical skills, inspiring stories, and fresh perspectives from experts in ADHD, health, and spirituality. This isnt about hacks or theory. Its about building the skills to live with focus, freedom, and energy (drug free). drugfreeadhd.substack.com Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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(VIDEO) Why I'm leaving the ADHD diagnosis behind
Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
In this conversation I sit down with Ben Cook to talk about something that might ruffle a few feathers:What happens when you loosen your grip on the ADHD label?Ben and I are both speaking ADHD about it less and less. In my case, that’s basically not at all. Not because we’re denying struggle – but because we’re more interested in the human underneath the diagnosis: values, environment, habits, food, sleep, connection… and what’s actually possible when you stop treating four letters as a life sentence.We talk about:* How an ADHD diagnosis can both validate your experience and quietly limit you* The difference between understanding your brain and living inside a label* When diagnosis helps – and when it becomes an excuse not to try* Medication, side-effects, and why Joe had to go looking for alternatives* Ultra-processed food, inflammation, sleep, and why your “busy brain” might be screaming for a reset* The power of coaching, challenge, and having someone who refuses to buy your limiting storyThis is not an anti-diagnosis episode. It’s an honest, messy, hopeful chat about identity, agency, and what changes when you start asking:“Who am I beyond ADHD – and what kind of life do I actually want to build?” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drugfreeadhd.substack.com
