{"podcast":{"title":"ADHD Aha!","slug":"adhd-aha-4325260","podcast_index_feed_id":4325260,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/yjHKUkkH","website_url":"https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c6b4f1f9-b454-4880-9647-4faf19e16689/6cd403af-e229-4292-b650-b14da3ba2159/3000x3000/adhd-aha-cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Understood.org","episode_count":135,"summary":"Listen to people share candid stories about the moment it clicked that they have ADHD. Host Laura Key, who’s had her own ADHD “aha” moment, chats with guests about common topics like ADHD and shame, mental health challenges, and more. Through heartfelt interviews, listeners learn about the unexpected, emotional, and even funny ways ADHD symptoms surface for kids and adults.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T14:20:12.542979+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260"},"episode":{"title":"Recovering perfectionist, no longer a martyr (Kim Tran’s story)","slug":"recovering-perfectionist-no-longer-a-martyr-kim-tran-s-story","published_at":"2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260/recovering-perfectionist-no-longer-a-martyr-kim-tran-s-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/recovering-perfectionist-model-minority","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1245/afp-935247-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/608ae5c9-7135-4564-9708-367bb0e6dc78/episodes/4ffa689f-51fe-4381-98bf-217678658930/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=608ae5c9-7135-4564-9708-367bb0e6dc78&awEpisodeId=4ffa689f-51fe-4381-98bf-217678658930&feed=yjHKUkkH","summary":"Kim Tran spent years chasing perfection: a high achiever who believed struggle wasn’t an option. As an Asian American woman raised with the pressures of the model minority myth, asking for help felt like failure. But after being encouraged three separate times to get evaluated for ADHD, Kim finally said yes — after becoming a mom and realizing she wanted something different for her child. In this conversation, Kim talks about perfectionism, cultural expectations, and why martyrdom isn’t a badge of honor. She shares how learning to ask for help reshaped her life, and how she’s modeling a healthier path for the next generation.","meta_description":"Kim Tran spent years chasing perfection: a high achiever who believed struggle wasn’t an option. As an Asian American woman raised with the pressures of t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1516,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-aha-4325260/episodes/recovering-perfectionist-no-longer-a-martyr-kim-tran-s-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260/recovering-perfectionist-no-longer-a-martyr-kim-tran-s-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}