ADHD Beyond the Label – Episode 14 – Alex Partridge

Alex Partridge is best known as the founder of UniLad and LADBible, two of the UK’s most recognisable digital platforms. But long before his ADHD diagnosis at 34, Alex had already experienced burnout, addiction, and years of shape-shifting to fit into environments that never really made sense to him.

In the episode, Alex joins Phil Anderton, CEO of ADHD 360, and co-host John Reynolds to discuss the pattern of shape shifting, and how constantly adapting to meet expectations became a way of coping long before he knew why he felt different. They explore how ADHD can influence identity, drive, self-worth, and the pressure to prove yourself, even in the absence of self-understanding.

It’s a conversation about the less visible ways ADHD can shape a person’s life, from the habit of shape shifting to meet expectations to the drive that masks uncertainty, and how diagnosis can become the point where you stop questioning your worth and start recognising your patterns.