{"podcast":{"title":"Crazy Together","slug":"crazy-together-7119114","podcast_index_feed_id":7119114,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/crazytogetherpod/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.crazytogetherpod.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19402746/CrazyTogether_2000Sq.png","author":"Marcus & Esme O’Kayvius","episode_count":100,"summary":"If you’re sick and tired of listening to the negative talk track playing in your head, then why not listen to us instead? We are Marcus and Esme O’Kayvius (not our real names), a married, neurodivergent couple with a lot of experience managing our own mental health issues while raising a daughter and navigating the dystopic hellscape that is corporate America. Join us each week as we discuss trending mental health issues and explore how they impact our health and wellness. We’ll also examine the myths and misconceptions associated with mental health and what we can do about them. Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114"},"episode":{"title":"96. When ADHD Makes You Go Blank","slug":"96-when-adhd-makes-you-go-blank","published_at":"2026-04-01T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114/96-when-adhd-makes-you-go-blank","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114","url":"https://crazytogetherpod.podbean.com/e/96-when-adhd-makes-you-go-blank/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bbjbqa6vdhpdccgc/CT_096_Going_Blank.mp3","summary":"Picture this: you’re actively working on something that requires a lot of attention (e.g., homework, an assignment at work, an e-mail to a boss who requires communication that is somehow both succinct and robust, etc.). But then, all of a sudden – whoosh – your mind goes blank. No thoughts. Just blank. It would be a real Zen sound of one-hand clapping moment if the timing wasn’t so inconveniant. Because, eventually, you snap back to attention. You shake your head, bewildered by the experience, and upset that you allowed yourself to lose focus again. But what if it wasn’t entirely up to you whether you lost focus or not? In this week’s episode, Marcus and Esme review two recent studies that suggest: a) those moments where we lose focus, trail off in thought, or just go blank are a product of naturally occurring phenomena in our brains; and b) there are structural differences in our brains that differentiate our experiences from those of neurotypical people. What does it all mean? Well, maybe we can start by being a little kinder to ourselves.","meta_description":"Picture this: you’re actively working on something that requires a lot of attention (e.g., homework, an assignment at work, an e-mail to a boss who requir…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2147,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crazy-together-7119114/episodes/96-when-adhd-makes-you-go-blank/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114/96-when-adhd-makes-you-go-blank.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}