Sorry, I Missed This: The Everything Guide to ADHD and Relationships with Cate Osborn
It can be hard to navigate relationships when you have ADHD. Host Cate Osborn has ADHD, a background in sex education, and a whole lot of questions like “How do I know what I want out of a relationship? How do I remember my friends exist? What can I do to handle conflict better?” Tune in to Sorry, I Missed This to learn about topics like social skills, boundaries, communication, intimacy, and sex. Join Cate in unpacking the taboo, painful, and often hilarious challenges of being in a relationship when you have ADHD.
Latest episodes
November 4, 2026 ·
Why the manosphere pulls in neurodivergent men (and how to help)
Why incel and manosphere spaces draw in ADHD and autistic young men, and how to help someone being pulled in.
October 21, 2026 ·
He has ADHD. She doesn’t. What actually helps this real couple communicate
Her husband has ADHD and she doesn’t. Dani Burford shares the care meter, the mess monster, and other systems that help them communicate.
October 7, 2026 ·
When intense feels normal: ADHD and abusive relationships
People with ADHD face higher rates of dating abuse. A researcher explains why, what control looks like, and how leaving really works.
September 23, 2026 ·
The ADHD safety net hiding inside a kink power dynamic
Amanda Dames (The Kink Consultant) on how negotiated power dynamics — dominance, submission, structure — can be an ADHD tool, kinky or not.
September 9, 2026 ·
I’ve never felt like a good woman: ADHD and femininity
Cate and Rae Jacobson talk about ADHD, femininity, and why a diagnosis is a starting point, not a fix.
August 26, 2026 ·
An Emmy winner’s trick for ADHD idea overload (Live show!)
Emmy winner Adam Reed on ADHD, creativity, and permission to fail. Recorded live for Understood’s first-ever studio audience podcast taping.
August 12, 2026 ·
Your ADHD brain loves a good argument. Here’s why that’s a problem.
Cate answers listeners’ big ADHD questions on arguments, talking about diagnosis and more.
July 28, 2026 ·
Why money fights are never really about money
A financial therapist and Cate break down why ADHD makes money so hard — and why money fights are rarely about the money itself.
July 14, 2026 ·
Parentification: The hidden pattern in ADHD relationships
ADHD coach Kristen Carder explains why ADHD relationships develop parent-child dynamics — and how to fix it before resentment takes over.
June 30, 2026 ·
ADHD and impulse control: The science behind why willpower fails
The “just try harder” advice is wrong. Dr. Polaris Koi explains what self-control actually looks like for ADHD brains.
Host
Cate Osborn
(@catieosaurus) is a certified sex educator, and mental health advocate. She is currently one of the foremost influencers on ADHD.