For many ADHD adults, bullying doesn’t end in childhood—it follows them into workplaces, relationships, and everyday life. Brooke Schnittman joins us to share groundbreaking survey findings and personal insight into why ADHD adults are uniquely vulnerable to mistreatment.

Struggling with blame, finger pointing, or constant friction in your relationship where ADHD is in the mix? In this candid conversation, ADHD coach Caroline Maguire sits down with couples counselor Lisa Rabinowitz to reframe ADHD and partnership as a team sport. Instead of “fixing” one person, Lisa shows how both partners bring history, habits, and hurt into the boat and how you can paddle together. You’ll learn practical tools to shift from criticism and defensiveness to collaboration, how to spot emotional flooding before the car crash, and simple language tweaks that lower conflict fast.

In this episode, Caroline Maguire sits down with executive function ADHD coach and bestselling author Brooke Schnittman to talk about a topic we don’t discuss enough: bullying across the lifespan for kids and adults with ADHD. Brooke shares what pushed her to run a survey after years of hearing the same painful story from clients and what she found was staggering: -47% of children with ADHD are bullied -17% go on to become bullies (often as a trauma response) -In Brooke’s adult survey: 89% reported being bullied in childhood, 82% in adulthood, and 70% in both Together, Caroline and Brooke break down what “adult bullying” actually looks like (hint: it’s not always obvious), why so many people don’t label it as bullying, and what you can do to start protecting your nervous system, your self-trust, and your relationships.