How She Launched an ADHD Podcast Without Waiting to Be Perfect — Jorie Houlihan | Ep 173

For years, people kept telling Jorie Houlihan the same thing: you should start a podcast. She kept resisting. Eventually, she decided to do it anyway. In this episode of My Podcast Story, Jorie shares how she launched ADHD and..., a podcast primarily created for women diagnosed with ADHD later in life, and what she learned from going from “I should start a podcast” to actually publishing one. Join the My Podcast Story Newsletter Get real podcasting stories, lessons, ideas, and behind-the-scenes insights from hosts building shows across different industries. https://mypodcaststory.com/join Connect with Jorie Houlihan Podcast: ADHD and... with Jorie Houlihan Podcast Website: https://adhdandpodcast.com Website: https://joriehoulihan.com YouTube: Search Jorie Houlihan or ADHD and... Chapters 00:00 Why Your First Podcast Episodes Don’t Need to Be Perfect 00:18 Welcome to My Podcast Story 00:37 Meet Jorie Houlihan 00:52 What ADHD and... Is About 01:29 Launching the Podcast Less Than Two Weeks Ago 02:04 Why People Kept Telling Jorie to Start a Podcast 02:12 Realizing Her Personality Was Part of the Differentiation 03:19 Finally Deciding to Start 03:44 Resisting the Urge to Launch Overnight 04:09 Following a Proven Podcast Launch Process 04:56 Choosing Between Solo Episodes and Interviews 05:08 Finding the First Podcast Guests 05:30 Defining a Clear Audience for the Show 06:19 The Meaning Behind ADHD and... 06:52 The First 11 Days After Launch 07:06 Early Listener Feedback 07:46 Approaching 300 Downloads in Under Two Weeks 08:27 Building Every Episode Around “ADHD and…” 09:09 Breaking Overwhelming Tasks Into Smaller Steps 09:54 Good Enough Move On 10:30 Why Interview Episodes Run Longer 11:15 Producing the Entire Podcast Herself 11:58 Publishing One Episode Every Week 12:11 Building a Podcast Backlog 13:00 How Jorie Batches Her Recording 13:10 Being Proud of Actually Following Through 14:24 Accepting That You’ll Be Bad Before You Get Better 14:51 Learning to Interview Without Needing Perfection 16:00 Listening to Your Own Podcast Like a Listener 16:27 Editing Differently for Audio and Video 17:10 Celebrating Your Progress 17:54 Why People With ADHD Need to Celebrate Small Wins 19:05 Looking Back at Your Past Self Differently 19:33 Turning Difficult Experiences Into Something Useful 21:34 Building Confidence From Evidence 22:00 Why Perfectionism Stops People From Starting 22:36 Getting Better Through Repetition 22:48 Jorie’s Podcast Production Workflow 23:18 Recording With Riverside and an iPhone 24:19 Using CapCut for Audio Leveling 24:47 Publishing Through RSS.com and YouTube 26:06 Why Jorie Chose RSS.com for Podcast Hosting 27:17 Dynamic Ads and Future Monetization 28:49 Why She Chose Paid Hosting Over a Free Option 30:36 Why Podcasting Tools Keep Getting Better 30:45 Discovering PodMatch 31:05 Booking Six Podcast Guest Appearances in One Week 31:13 Finding Guests for ADHD and... 32:14 How Jorie Uses PodMatch Regularly 33:37 What Makes Her a Highly Active PodMatch User 36:20 The Tools Behind Jorie’s Website and Membership 36:31 Using Course Creator 360 38:12 What Jorie Wants to Build Next 38:39 Upcoming Topics for ADHD and... 39:41 The ADHD Planner Graveyard 40:40 Jorie’s Organic Podcast Growth Strategy 41:00 Growing From a 30,000-Member Facebook Community 41:45 Using the SWEEP Marketing Method 42:41 Getting Guests to Help Promote Episodes 43:36 Creating Promotional Assets for Podcast Guests 44:28 Using LinkedIn and Instagram Collaborations 44:47 What the Podcast Could Look Like Six Months From Now 45:23 Why Podcasting Feels Like a Natural Fit 45:57 The Goal of Eventually Hiring an Editor 46:31 Realizing How Much She Has Already Accomplished 46:53 Where to Find Jorie Houlihan and ADHD and...