ADHD Beyond The Label

About ADHD Beyond The Label

Is ADHD a roadblock to success, or could it be a hidden superpower in business and life? ADHD is often misunderstood, reduced to stereotypes of inattention and distraction. Yet, some of the world’s most successful business leaders and creatives have been diagnosed with the condition. In this insightful series, Dr. Phil Anderton and John Reynolds challenge common misconceptions, speaking with high achievers from business and media about their real-life experiences with ADHD.

Publisher

Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Apr 2025

Latest episode

23 May 2026

Latest episodes

58 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 May 2026

   Liv Harland | Finding Music, Purpose & Identity | ADHD Beyond the Label

   In this powerful episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds sit down with rising music artist Liv Harland for an honest conversation about creativity, confidence, self-doubt, and discovering ADHD in the music industry. With over 50 million streams and a career built independently from busking on the streets to performing for audiences around the world, Liv opens up about the realities behind the talent, the racing thoughts, executive functioning struggles, impulsivity, emotional sensitivity, and feeling misunderstood growing up. Together, they explore how ADHD can fuel creativity while also creating hidden challenges, especially in fast-paced industries like music and entertainment. From school experiences and rejection sensitivity to entrepreneurship, social media pressure, and finding flow through music, this episode is a deeply relatable conversation for anyone who has ever felt “different.” A moving discussion about vulnerability, purpose, neurodiversity, and why understanding yourself changes everything

2. 

   25 Apr 2026

   Perfectly Imperfect: Female Leadership, ADHD and Letting Go of Perfection | ADHD Beyond the Label

   In this episode of ADHD Beyond the Label, Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds are joined by entrepreneur and architect Martina Tararuj, who shares her powerful journey from late ADHD diagnosis to leading a global community of over 850 female CEOs. Diagnosed as an adult, Martina reflects on growing up in a time when ADHD in girls was largely misunderstood or overlooked. Despite academic success and professional achievement, she often felt different, driven by creativity, intuition, and deep focus on subjects she loved, while struggling with motivation in others. Now working with hundreds of high-achieving women, Martina reveals a striking insight: many female leaders share similar ADHD traits, creativity, flexibility, resilience, and the ability to think differently, yet still battle perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and self-doubt.Together, the conversation explores the hidden strengths of ADHD in leadership, the dangers of perfectionism, and the importance of creating safe spaces where women can be authentic, imperfect, and empowered to fail fast and learn faster. This episode offers inspiration not only for women navigating ADHD, but for the next generation of girls growing up in a world that is finally beginning to understand neurodiversity and the extraordinary potential that comes with thinking differently.

3. 

   18 Apr 2026

   From Survival to Spotlight: Emily Victoria’s Journey Beyond Trauma | ADHD Beyond the Label

   In this deeply moving episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds and Dr Phil Anderton sit down with documentary-maker Emily Victoria, whose powerful film A Pedophile in My Family: Surviving Dad has reached number one on Netflix. Emily bravely shares her story of surviving severe childhood abuse, navigating motherhood, and recently receiving an ADHD diagnosis that reshaped her understanding of herself and her family. Together, they explore the complex intersections of trauma, neurodivergence, resilience, and healing. This is a conversation about courage, awareness, and the importance of understanding—not just surviving, the past. Emily’s story is not only one of survival, but of transformation, advocacy, and hope.

Who has been a guest on ADHD Beyond The Label

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Beth Long
• Sqn Ldr Mark ‘Suggs’ Sugden
• Dr Carly Jones MBE FRSA
• Lou Woods
• Dr Samantha Hiew

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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