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
The 2-Minute Fix for ADHD Overwhelm (That Might Save You $10K)
You’re not behind because you’re bad at time management. You’re behind because you’re managing the wrong things.
Skye here! In this mini solo episode, I walk you through my 2-minute focus formula, the same one I've used to help ADHD founders reclaim hours of their week and thousands in lost revenue.

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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.

Adrenaline Isn’t a Business Strategy: The ADHD Growth System That Lasts
You can scale a business on sheer force... for a while. But eventually, ADHD founders burn out, blow up, or walk away.
This episode is your map out of the cycle. Skye shares the behind-the-scenes process she used to stop relying on urgency, reduce decision fatigue, and build a company that doesn’t fall apart the moment she takes a break.

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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!

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Here’s the ADHD-Friendly Way to Get Seen (and Stay Sane). Let's Talk Personal Brand!
Here’s the ADHD-friendly way to get seen (and stay sane). Skye and Amy Landino break down what personal branding really means for ADHD professionals—and how to stop letting perfectionism and fear of being cringe hold you back.

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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.

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.