ADHD Beyond the Label with Penn and Kim Holderness

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

December 16, 2025

Duration

40m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

ADHD isn’t about deficits; it’s about difference. Dr. Becky talks with Kim and Penn Holderness about emotional intensity, Deeply Feeling Kids, and why connection matters more than correction. They explore reframing ADHD through strengths, supporting kids’ regulation, and finding environments where they thrive. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4fSxbzk Your Good Inside membership might be eligible for HSA/FSA reimbursement! To learn more about how to get your membership reimbursed, check out the link here: https://www.goodinside.com/fsa-hsa-eligibility/ Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter For a full transcript of the episode, go to goodinside.com/podcast Thank you to our sponsor Zelle. When it counts, send money with Zelle. Headed out for the holidays? Netflix has free, educational games your kids will love—like *PAW Patrol Academy*, *Barbie Color Creations*, and *LEGO DUPLO World*—all fully unlocked with your membership and perfect for travel days, no WiFi required. Find more at http://netflixfamily.com/traveltips Thank you to our sponsor Skylight. Head to http://skylight.com/BECKY for $30 off their 15-inch calendars. This offer expires December 31st of this year. This season, Good Inside is partnering with Welcome Baby, a nonprofit that provides essential supplies to new parents in need. From December 18th–22nd, 10% of every new membership will help fund Welcome Baby packages—giving parents the support they need during those first, beautiful, overwhelming weeks. Learn more at http://www.goodinside.com/?utm_source=&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=welcomebaby_dec_2025&utm_content=shownotes_20251216 Thank you to our sponsor Sony. Get $700 off the Sony Alpha 7 IV camera at http://electronics.sony.com/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Becky

  host

  Clinical psychologist and host of the Good Inside podcast.

• Kim Holderness

  guest

  Author and content creator who co-wrote “ADHD Is Awesome” and discusses parenting a child with ADHD.

• Penn Holderness

  guest

  Author and content creator who co-wrote “ADHD Is Awesome” and speaks about his own ADHD diagnosis and parenting.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky and Kim Holderness, ADHD Beyond the Label with Penn and Kim Holderness explores Reframing ADHD as brain difference: emotions, strengths, supportive systems matter Penn describes being diagnosed at 20 and how unrecognized ADHD showed up most through emotional overwhelm, fidgeting, and frequent correction rather than academic failure early on.

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