{"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":"The voice in my head said “You’re stupid”: ADHD and negative self-talk (Carla Ciccone’s story)","slug":"the-voice-in-my-head-said-you-re-stupid-adhd-and-negative-self-talk-carla-ciccone-s-story","published_at":"2026-04-28T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260/the-voice-in-my-head-said-you-re-stupid-adhd-and-negative-self-talk-carla-ciccone-s-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/negative-self-talk-carla-ciccone","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1245/afp-935247-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/608ae5c9-7135-4564-9708-367bb0e6dc78/episodes/a55a7a23-e8aa-4cbb-abb5-e6e6d90a0955/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=608ae5c9-7135-4564-9708-367bb0e6dc78&awEpisodeId=a55a7a23-e8aa-4cbb-abb5-e6e6d90a0955&feed=yjHKUkkH","summary":"Carla Ciccone, author of Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of ADHD’s Lost Generation, shares what it’s like to grow up thinking you’re the problem. She talks about learning to mask when she was just 6 years old and living with constant negative self-talk. Like many girls with ADHD, Carla hid her struggles and felt like a lost cause. Carla opens up about her inner voice — the one that says “you’re stupid” — and how fear, failure, and pressure from others can build deep self-doubt. Motherhood became a turning point, pushing her to change the way she spoke to herself so her daughter wouldn’t continue the cycle. Also in this episode: Carla draws parallels between her experiences with asthma and ADHD.","meta_description":"Carla Ciccone, author of Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of ADHD’s Lost Generation, shares what it’s like to grow up thinking you’re the problem. She talks…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1384,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-aha-4325260/episodes/the-voice-in-my-head-said-you-re-stupid-adhd-and-negative-self-talk-carla-ciccone-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/the-voice-in-my-head-said-you-re-stupid-adhd-and-negative-self-talk-carla-ciccone-s-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}