Dopamine + Doubt: Untangling ADHD and OCD

About Dopamine + Doubt: Untangling ADHD and OCD

Dopamine and Doubt is a podcast about the overlap between ADHD and OCD—and what happens when it’s hard to tell which one is driving the behavior. Hosted by therapist Rachel Keefe, LCSW, the show explores ADHD and OCD symptoms including executive functioning difficulties, hyperfixation, reassurance seeking, intrusive thoughts, rumination, checking, avoidance, time blindness, and uncertainty. Each short episode breaks down confusing or relatable experiences in plain language, with real-life examples and practical strategies. You’ll learn how ADHD and OCD can look similar, where they differ, and how to respond when your brain gets stuck trying to figure everything out. Because the goal isn’t always to find the perfect answer. Sometimes, it’s learning to live with a little more uncertainty—and a little less doubt.

Publisher

Rachel Keefe, LCSW

Category

education · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jul 2026

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   ADHD and OCD: Tab Hoarding

   Closing a single browser tab can feel like you’re deleting a part of your brain. If that sounds dramatic but also completely familiar, I get into why it happens and what it can tell you about ADHD, OCD, and the way your mind handles uncertainty. I start with the ADHD side: open tabs as an “external working memory” system. When you don’t trust your brain to hold onto an article, a purchase idea, a calendar task, or a random question, your browser becomes the reminder. Add ADHD’s sensitivity t...

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Coming Up Next Week: Driven to Do: ADHD, OCD, and Over-Functioning in Relationships

   Unlock the full episode right now ➡️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2629683/support↗️ Want a sneak peek at next week's conversation? You're listening to a quick preview of what's coming up on Dopamine and Doubt. If you are a subscriber, the full, unedited version of this episode is already waiting for you in your private feed! If you aren't a subscriber yet, you can wait until this drops for free next Tuesday—OR you can click the link above to unlock it right now and listen five days early. What ...

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Driven to Do: ADHD, OCD, and Over-Functioning in Relationships

   You can remember every appointment, anticipate every need, and still feel like you are failing as a partner. That is the exhausting paradox I dig into here, especially for people living at the intersection of ADHD and OCD. I am Rachel, a licensed clinical social worker, and I walk through how ADHD shame can quietly push us into compensating, while OCD piles on hyper-responsibility and turns normal relationship uncertainty into a problem that must be solved right now. I talk about the way rel...

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