THE ADHD SKILLS LAB
Produced by Unconventional Organisation
If you want to hear practical researched-backed strategies and real-life experiences to help you navigate life with ADHD, you’ve come to the right place.
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The ADHD Skills Lab
About the show
Each week, UO founder Skye Waterson (née Rapson) will chat with expert guests, take your questions and offer research-backed tips and advice to help take on each day in an ADHD-friendly way. Along with producer Sarah Russell, they will delve into the latest ADHD research and discuss strategies.
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Researched-back strategies
Learned tested techniques to get back on track
By ADHD for ADHD
Our podcast is created by and for ADHD brains
Personalised for you
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Episodes
93
Is Your Job Burning You Out or Just Built Wrong for ADHD?
Burnout isn’t a personal flaw—it’s often a mismatch between your brain and your work. Skye and researcher Taylor share three surprising studies on why ADHD brains struggle in typical workplaces—and how they can actually thrive, especially in entrepreneurship.
92
From Burnout to Boss: ADHD Strategies to Stop Imploding Your Career Every 2 Years
Marketing strategist Devlin Croal shares how he stopped self-sabotaging his career every two years while managing ADHD. We cover burnout, executive function, AI tools, and the simple system that finally worked. See you inside!
86
Finding Confidence Beyond the Comfort Zone: Interview with Brooke Schnittman
What does it really mean to thrive with ADHD? Be confident enough to put out a HEAVILY edited episode because it had a terrible recording, that's what! Brooke Schnittman sits down in The ADHD Skills Lab to explore the journey to fostering confidence. See you inside...
91
Why You Snap at 3pm: The ADHD Sensory Overload You Didn’t See Coming
It’s not just stress — your nervous system might be the culprit behind feeling overwhelmed by the afternoon.
In this episode, we explore two studies showing how ADHD adults process sensory input differently, and why your brain might not recognize overload until it’s too late.
85
Is Executive Functioning Real? 20 years of ADHD research says... maybe?
Think you’ve got ADHD executive functioning all figured out? Spoiler: you don't! Join Sarah and Skye as they explore key research and break down what executive functioning is - and whether we've been measuring it all wrong. See you inside!
Host
Skye Waterson
Skye was diagnosed with ADHD as a doctoral student. After a few years of research and work with Auckland University, she left her academic career to launch Unconventional Organisation.
Now a worldwide ADHD support service, Unconventional Organisation has seven coaches and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, academics and professionals work with ADHD to achieve their goals through research-backed strategies
When she’s not supporting others with ADHD, Skye likes to explore her hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and 1-year-old son.
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Podcast Producer
Sarah Russell
Sarah was diagnosed with ADHD aged 30 when she began to seek new treatment options for her depression and anxiety.
She is the podcast producer at Unconventional Organisation, where she has been working for the past two years. She has a passion for understanding how people work together in groups, which led her to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. This background has provided her the opportunity to work in various roles within the public school system and the mental health field.
During her free time, Sarah cycles through hobbies like gardening, gaming, and baking while also juggling life as a mother of two children.