{"podcast":{"title":"AuDHD Flourishing","slug":"audhd-flourishing-6336580","podcast_index_feed_id":6336580,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/643789a2ba30d20010916124","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/audhd","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1681361009096-e1fc7f0180185eee01ce539966c60842.jpeg","author":"Mattia Maurée","episode_count":184,"summary":"The monotropic neurotype of Autism + ADHD holds strengths and challenges. Typical advice often doesn't work for us! Your AuDHD host, Mattia Maurée (they/them), shares research, lived experience, and practical advice from coaching over 400 neurodivergent folks. They focus on feeling better first, before tackling the big life design questions. You're doing great, you belong here, and it's possible to feel a lot better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:18:13.496127+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/audhd-flourishing-6336580"},"episode":{"title":"150 The Wall of Awful with Brendan Mahan","slug":"150-the-wall-of-awful-with-brendan-mahan","published_at":"2026-07-18T07:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/audhd-flourishing-6336580/150-the-wall-of-awful-with-brendan-mahan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/audhd-flourishing-6336580","url":"https://shows.acast.com/audhd/episodes/6a5a44aff782764c4c5ff17b","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/643789a2ba30d20010916124/e/6a5a44aff782764c4c5ff17b/media.mp3","summary":"Brendan Mahan's concept of The Wall of Awful has taken on a life of its own. While originally geared toward ADHD, it's also extremely applicable to other neurodivergent folks including autism, AuDHD, OCD, and PDA. In short, there are a bunch of tough emotions built up over time between you and tasks that are difficult for you (whether or not anyone else believes they are easy). While you may instinctively figure out how to sidestep or smash through the issues, it's not really addressing the deeper problem that still affects you the next time. Brendan's book, The Wall of Awful, comes out Sep 1 2026, and you can learn an overview of the concepts at the YouTube videos listed under #3 below Connect with Brendan / Mentioned in episode: The Wall of Awful book & resources, and if you're buying on Amazon here's my affiliate link Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults by Caroline Maguire, book, affiliate link 2 short vids explaining the Wall of Awful & strategies for going through & over it by Jessica McCabe of How to ADHD AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain   community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Brendan Mahan's concept of The Wall of Awful has taken on a life of its own. While originally geared toward ADHD, it's also extremely applicable to other…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3498,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/audhd-flourishing-6336580/episodes/150-the-wall-of-awful-with-brendan-mahan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/audhd-flourishing-6336580/150-the-wall-of-awful-with-brendan-mahan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}