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Deeply validating' \u003ci\u003eRich and Roxanne Pink (ADHD Love)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Thank you, Alex, for making us feel \u003cb\u003eseen, heard \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ecelebrated\u003c\/b\u003e!' \u003ci\u003eMartine McCutcheon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE HOST OF THE GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED 'ADHD CHATTER' PODCAST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Aged just 21, Alex Partridge founded UNILAD and LADBible, social news sites which now have a following of 100 million people around the globe. A legal case over ownership in 2017 tipped him over the edge of the cliff into alcoholism, triggering years of mental health issues until, aged 34, he was diagnosed with ADHD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow it all makes sense.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his chart-topping podcast, ADHD Chatter, Alex has spoken to dozens of experts on ADHD and related conditions in a bid to understand and improve outcomes for the neurodiverse population - and this groundbreaking book brings them all together, for the first time, in one place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A blend of lived experience and expert insight, this deep dive into ADHD has the power to change your life. If you've ever wondered why you can't remember those critical appointments, how you can be hyper-focused one minute and down a YouTube rabbit-hole 30 seconds later, or why do people walk so slowly? then this relatable and unashamedly honest book is for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written with Alex's trademark raw vulnerability, \u003ci\u003eNow It All Makes Sense\u003c\/i\u003e distils the essence of all the most important need-to-knows, from parenting with (and for) ADHD, to managing your mental health, your finances and even your shopping list. Most importantly it celebrates the opportunities and strengths, unique skillsets and positive traits of ADHD to remind you that you are NOT broken - and you are enough.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54911800082805,"sku":"9781399817813","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399817813_745269eb-3db2-4582-a1b3-30317b176305.jpg?v=1786019542"},{"product_id":"9781399827812","title":"Making ADHD Make Sense","description":"Praise for NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE:\u003cbr\u003e 'Insightful and compassionate. This will help a lot of people' Matt Haig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of the most complete and moving accounts I've ever read... On behalf of all of us who grope toward understanding, thank you, Mr Partridge; thank you, thank you, thank you.'   Edward Hallowell, MD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Alex is rich, successful and an entertaining and concise communicator. Alex is also very ADHD. You want to read this book for all these reasons. It helps that it is short.' Kate Spicer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Truly life changing. The perfect antidote for shame' Samantha Hiew PhD, founder of ADHD Girls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A powerhouse of a book. Deeply validating' Rich and Roxanne Pink (ADHD Love)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This elegant hardcover guided journal is a compassionate, wise interactive companion to \u003ci\u003eNow It All Makes Sense\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling guide to living with an ADHD diagnosis from the host of ADHD Chatter, Alex Partridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNow It All Makes Sense\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex Partridge ignited an outpouring of support and recognition from readers who saw themselves in his vulnerabilities, and his journey from shame to strength. Just as in his acclaimed podcast, ADHD Chatter, Alex is wonderful at distilling the essence of what it is to live with ADHD, from parenting with (and for) ADHD, to managing your mental health, your finances and even your shopping list, in a uniquely relatable and unashamedly honest way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This guided journal, for use daily, regularly, or when you remember (!) uses prompts and exercises to help you feel your way towards a place of understanding and self-acceptance. It gives practical takeaways as well as psychological insights, based not only on Alex's lived experience, but also on the expertise of the very many clinicians and experts he has interviewed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Designed to encourage ongoing writing and reflection on your strengths as well as your struggles, this beautifully designed journal will sit alongside you at every step of the journey to remind you that you are not broken, and you were always enough.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897370984821,"sku":"9781399827812","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399827812_cabc2c55-4946-482f-bd37-ce8f7abaccf1.jpg?v=1786019710"},{"product_id":"9781399827836","title":"Why Does Everybody Hate Me?","description":"Your boss asked you for a chat, and you just knew you were going to be fired\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou didn't sleep all weekend, and you weren't fired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Someone answered your message with a thumbs-up emoji and you just knew they hated you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo you stopped talking to them, they eventually stopped texting, and now you miss them like crazy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Someone went for a bathroom break mid-film, and you just knew it's because they think your taste in films is terrible\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou were so upset you missed the rest of the film, and they left early\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rejection is physically painful for you. Even the most minor criticism stings. And why wouldn't it? By the time you were 12, you'd received 20,000 negative messages about yourself, your brain and your unique ADHD way of living life.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e20,000.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alex Partridge knows how it feels to live with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), the state of emotional dysregulation experienced by almost everyone with ADHD. Throughout his journey from successful entrepreneur to neurodiversity campaigner and host of the hugely successful ADHD Chatter, Alex has been haunted by the fear of rejection, labelled 'over-sensitive', and fought constantly against the desire to people-please and protect himself from emotional harm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWhy Does Everybody Hate Me?\u003c\/i\u003e Alex draws on his own experience of RSD, and shares how it's colored every aspect of his life, from his days as founder of the global social media content brands UniLad and LadBible, to his adult relationships, his mental health struggles and his terrible imposter syndrome. He'll use the insights he's gained from the world's top experts on ADHD to share with you some simple steps to regaining your boundaries, your confidence and your self-belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You are not 'too sensitive' - nor are you broken. 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