ADHD Big Brother - ADHD and Depression Solutions, Laughter, and Thoughts
Russ Jones
Adult ADHD and Depression can be sucktastic! Let’s have a laugh or two while we work to get on the other end of our unique skull spaghetti. Nominated for best male host in the 2024 Podcasters People's Choice Awards, and currently a top 2% global podcast!Subscribe to the ADHD Big Brother podcast if you want short, entertaining episodes, delivered weekly, that will nudge you forward on managing those adult ADHD symptoms. If you are stuck; if you have no motivation to do boring things; if you can’t get started; if you have choice paralysis; if you live with craptastical self-loathing, have a million unfinished projects, and no time management skills... I can help.I’m Russ Jones. I’m a former actor/comedian and a professional ADHD Coach. I’m diagnosed with ADHD and Depressive Disorder, and my mission is to help adults who struggle the same way I did. You know, like a good big brother would. I’m trained in integrative wellness coaching with years of specialized experience in ADHD-specific coaching.Beyond the podcast, I lead an award-winning membership community where we turn these strategies into action together. Join us! Visit https://www.adhdbigbrother.com to learn about our membership community, coaching, and how I’m helping adults with ADHD get unstuck, gain confidence in their ability to be consistent, and ultimately learn how to coach themselves. We can do hard things!
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Mar 30, 2026 • 23min
238 - How I Manage My ADHD; Productivity Edition
A 50-year-old single dad shares a productivity playbook for managing ADHD and depression. He talks routines that actually stick, sleep’s role in executive function, and how community challenges build habits. Learn about capture-and-prioritize systems, forget-friendly calendars, timers as helpers, and playful methods like a cleaning card game to overcome inertia and start tasks.
Mar 23, 2026 • 20min
My Fixes For Excessive ADHD Brain Chatter
Is your inner voice as jerky as mine? I find it super helpful to process my plans out loud. Let's discuss! The other areas that help me when my brain is chattering too much:Nature And not just any nature. NEW nature. A place I haven't been before helps engage my brain and quiets my chatter.Meditation...Sometimes opening myself up to more chatter is the way to go. Meditation is nonstop chatter for me. But getting good at being nonjudgmental about it, and getting into the habit of calmly redirecting my thinking...it helps!Talking out loud! When I'm talking out loud, my monster mind shuts up. I like that. The article I referenced:Talking to Yourself Out Loud is a Technology for ThinkingWant to suss out whether coaching with me is a good fit? Let's have a chat:https://calendly.com/russjones/30minutechatStuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
Mar 16, 2026 • 17min
236 - ADHD Productivity vs. Self-care
We usually do one or the other. We are being productive and on the go, go, go...or we are in self-care mode and needing a break. Let's talk about this! I have opinions. I'd love to know yours. Mentioned in this episode: Book a free chat with Russ to apply for 1:1/Group coaching: click here. The Ready SET Go PDF - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgoThe ADHD Toolbox Live event, Register HereStuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
Mar 9, 2026 • 22min
235 - ADHD, Depression, and All That Shiddidoo
The theme for this episode should be "Wednesday is going to happen". No matter how we feel about life, the depression, the overwhelm, the joy or the sorrow...Wednesday is still going to happen. And I would like to help us put a lasso around it and be the one in control of it. Mentioned in this episode:Learn more and Join our membership community: https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbbBook your free consult with Russ. Register for the FREE ADHD Toolbox Event March 17 and 18, 2026: https://www.brainworxmembers.com/adhdtoolboxLearn more about Alma Galvan: Stuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
Mar 2, 2026 • 17min
234 - ADHD and Depression: Understanding "I Can't"
This is a very timely episode. There are a couple of "I can't"s in my world. Exercise and meditating. Today I'll explain how that feels to me and what I'm doing about it. Summary of my "Plan it in Advance" challenge:1) Forget today. Set a timer for 10 minutes and plan the task for a specific time tomorrow.2) For me, this is meditate minimum of 2 minutes and goal of 20 minutes...daily.3) I win if I can do the planning in advance 30 days in a row. 4) Bonus if I meditate the full 20 minutes at least 3 times in those 30 days. Are you stuck in an 'I Can't' loop right now? Join ADHDBB's membership community now and come experience our Body Doubling room. Do your 'shitty thing' while I do mine!Stuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
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Feb 23, 2026 • 23min
233 - How to Get Things Done When You're Depressed or Overwhelmed
Discussion of coping with low mood while responsibilities keep piling up. Practical frameworks and a downloadable “Ready S.E.T. Go” guide for getting moving when the brain feels frozen. Short 30-minute appointment strategy and structure-as-skill approach to reduce decision fatigue. Techniques like body doubling, physical resets, and stacked supports to start tasks during overwhelm.
Feb 16, 2026 • 25min
232 - ADHD Motivation: Is Novelty Friend or Foe?
Novelty is a hot topic for adults struggling with ADHD. We know it's a source of activation, so let's talk about what's good and bad about it! Mentioned in this podcast: Join the ADHDBB community - https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbbCheck out the card games I made: Goal Digger:https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/goal-digger-the-long-term-goal-gameGoal Getter:https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/goal-getterStuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
Feb 9, 2026 • 18min
231 - Why Can’t I Just Do It? The Life Cycle of an ADHD Task
What's the deal with tasks?! And why are they so hard to do sometimes?! Today we go through the life cycle of a task and what we, as adults with ADHD, must do to accomplish these often crappy things! Stuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
Feb 2, 2026 • 21min
230 - ADHD, Depression, CBT, Mindset Shifts, and Productivity
Well I wanted to talk more about productivity but I clearly had some inner need to express my opinion about how crappy CBT is for my depression and getting things done. What to do when you don't love your brain, and you don't care about it's opinion of you, and you have stuff to do?! Let's discuss. Join ADHDBB and improve your time management, get shit done, and learn YOUR way to become consistent? Get started here: https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbbInterested in the Consistency Crew? Contact me and let me know: https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/contactrussStuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
Jan 26, 2026 • 19min
229 - ADHD + Depression - How I Weather My Storm
Today I am proving that you can be in a depressive episode and laugh at the same time. Going through a depressive episode sucks. In this episode I'm sharing what mine feels like currently and some of the strategies I'm using to get through it. Learn more about ADHDBB here - https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbbStuck? Start here. Get the exact framework I use to get moving when my brain is frozen. Download the "Ready S.E.T. Go" guide here - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo
