Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., ADHD & Neurodivergent Coach

It seems like I should re-introduce myself, given recent events and my follower increase. Here you go: I am Brendan Mahan M.Ed., M.S. Host of the ADHD Essentials Podcast. ADHD coach, consultant and speaker. Credentials: 1/

@WhiteHouse This is gross, and beneath the dignity of the United States.

JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. 🇺🇸🔥

My buddies Shane Thrapp and Braden Young have started the DadDHD Podcast, and I'm helping them with their launch!  So, I'm featuring episode 5 of their show where they interviewed me about fatherhood and ADHD.  I hope you enjoy it. podbean.com/eas/pb-qi9kc-1…

psst... Rejection sensitivity isn't some mysterious, unknowable thing. It's just a form of anxiety. So anxiety management techniques will help. Pass it on.

Anybody just not wear their glasses on the weekend and during the summer? (This is a post about ADHD meds.)

@adhd_beans I hear you. I lost my mom a decade ago. Sometimes the ache surprises me.

My grandma has been gone for 5 years today and I still send her messages on Facebook. The ache really never goes away. It just gets easier to live with.

Democrats have received *checks notes* professional wrestling in the national divorce

Most of the time when you clean a room, the mess gets worse before it gets better. This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.

@ShannonMFHill Land doesn’t vote.

I don’t see a single blue state. Just blue cities trying to tell us all how to live.

In this episode of the ADHD Essentials Pod, I interview Bradley Smith II about how restrictions help ADHD & creativity thrive. We discuss the nature of creativity, ways that ADHD can lead to small scale mourning, and how to set useful limitations. podbean.com/eas/pb-x2g8c-1…

The 2026 "Crush Your ADHD Summit" starts tomorrow and runs all week. 25 experts, myself included, will be presenting on topics that are useful for adults with ADHD. Mine talk is on how we can use planning for things beyond just productivity. alanpbrown.com/a/2148208829/U…

Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

In which I discuss taking 16 years to accomplish not one, but two! five-year goals. And share three takeaways from the experience. podbean.com/eas/pb-zfemu-1…

There isn’t a secret bonus final episode of Stranger Things, and you don’t hate the ending as much as you think. You’re just sad the show is over. And that’s okay. You’re allowed.

@TheVibeWithKy It’s. The. Worst.

I have #ADHD. I forgot to take my meds, and now I’m trying to manual-shift my brain through the day.

When my sons were born, I set a goal to earn my black belt and write a book by the time they turned five. Stuff got in the way and now they’re sixteen. That said, I earned the black belt two weeks ago and the book comes out in September. Keep moving forward.

@Riley_Gaines_ Look at the lifetime incomes of those with a bachelor degree (or even an associates) vs those with a high school diploma. Then realize you just proved your martyr wrong.

These are legitimate courses offered at Texas State University... - Queer & Trans texts - Gender & Sexuality in texts - Black Queer Excellence - etc Charlie Kirk was right. College is a scam.

We are more than our perceived “shortcomings.” More than what people find inconvenient about us. More than what annoyed our grade school teachers. So. Much. More. #ADHDAwarenessMonth

@readswithravi That’s not a Jung quote. That’s not how he wrote.

A reminder from Carl Jung:

We should really all be retweeting this daily.

@danidonovan I’ve convinced myself that I need a shower to wake up. I want to be awake, so I shower everyday.

how do you convince yourself to shower when you resent having to “waste” time with the annoying reality of basic hygiene maintenance