Relationships, Rhythms, and Rituals
Sun 24 Aug 2025
Shenanigan Report
How does having ADHD impact friendships and other relationships? How can you better try and manage them? What are the rewards for the effort? Damned if we know, but we’ll talk about them! Afterwards we’ll get less deep and talk about music, specifically what we like, and our most hated songs! Will any of our choices surprise you? Then we end with self care rituals, because it’s always important to take some time and pamper yourself!
Scintillating Segments
- Relationships: Marly covers how inattention, forgetfulness, impulsivity, and troubles with emotional regulation present challenges, but the good news is there are coping strategies and even benefits. Regardless, AJ agrees that it’s unrealistic to expect us to not use a calendar reminder so we don’t forget your birthday!
- Rhythms (Music) - AJ and Marly list the tracks we always skip and what our nostalgia comfort listens are
- Rituals (Self Care) - Hot baths, sensory deprivation, and singing along loudly to dark albums in the dark
Madness Resources and Links
- Rory the ADHD influencer video about how too much background noise affects ADHD people
- Music League - nominate songs for a “league” based on a theme and vote for your favourite.
- APAC a Punch Playlist - AJ’s favourite Music League to date
- Elephant Gym - Taiwanese math rock
- Sensory Deprivation (Wikipedia) Isolation tank (Wikipedia)
- For no aparent reason … luxuryescapes list of the 10 most incredible hotel bathtubs
- Murder Ballads - Album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Music Credits
Our lively intro and outro tracks are courtesy of the Short Circuits album by Brevyn.
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