ADHD and Trauma Pt 5: How Big Pharma Shaped the ADHD Narrative (And What to Do About It) w/ Lynn Carsten

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.

Episode 040: In this eye-opening episode of Don’t Mind Me, I Just Have ADHD, host Ron Souers invites you to zoom out and see ADHD through a radical new lens—one that exposes the billion-dollar industry shaping your diagnosis. This isn’t just about pills and prescriptions. This is about stories—who gets to tell them, who profits from them, and how those stories become the invisible bars of our mental health.

Following Part Four’s deeply personal conversation with Ron’s mother on generational trauma and inherited shame, Part Five examines how pharmaceutical companies, cultural messaging, and medical marketing have all played a role in shaping how we understand—and misinterpret—ADHD.

With sensitivity, honesty, and fierce kindness, Ron walks us through the real science, the real risks, and the real harm that occurs when people are reduced to a diagnosis and medicated without meaningful care.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re broken without a prescription, this episode is for you.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• How ADHD diagnoses skyrocketed alongside Big Pharma’s marketing campaigns.

• Why “fix the child” narratives hurt more than they help.

• The danger of shame-based medication messaging.

• How to ask for an honest, trauma-informed ADHD assessment.

• Powerful daily practices to rewrite inherited beliefs.

• Why being “wired differently” doesn’t make you defective—it makes you adapted.

• How to reconnect with yourself through prosocial behavior and fierce kindness.

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"Don' Mind Me, I Just Have ADHD!" w/ Ron Souers:

Hosted by Social Shift coach and fierce kindness and ADHD advocate Ron Souers, this podcast is a raw, real, and a radically compassionate space for adults navigating ADHD, depression, anxiety, and the beautiful chaos of being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world.

Each week, Ron dives deep into the emotional archaeology of what makes us feel “too much” or “not enough,” and unearths practical, science-backed strategies to shift your perspective. From masking and rejection sensitivity to procrastination, imposter syndrome, and the ADHD–LGBTQ+ intersection, no topic is off-limits.

This is more than a podcast—it’s a permission slip to feel, to heal, and to take up space.

Expect:

🔥 Hard truths wrapped in kindness
🔥 Courageous conversations with guests who get it
🔥 Simple tools for focus, rest, connection, and growth

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