Joe Tracini: ADHD, BPD & Everything In Between

About this episode

Joe Tracini shares his raw and honest journey through mental health challenges, including ADHD and BPD, in a candid conversation with hosts Mine and Paul.

Content warning: This episode discusses suicide, addiction and child sexual abuse.  If you would like support with anything discussed in this episode, please visit our help hub for resources: https://www.imadhdnoyourenot.com/help-hub/ Joe Tracini is an award-winning comedian, Sunday Times bestselling author, and one of the most honest voices in the conversation around mental health. But this isn't a tidy recovery story. Joe sits down with Mine and Paul to talk about growing up as a child performer while his mum had a breakdown and his dad was absent. The years that followed saw Joe’s relationship with drugs and alcohol take over. 14 years of sobriety and soul searching later led him to a BPD diagnosis that finally gave him something to address, and an ADHD diagnosis that only came in 2025.  It's raw, it's funny, it's one of the most remarkable conversations the podcast has ever had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE, Paul Whitehouse

Guest: Joe Tracini

Topics covered

• mental health
• ADHD
• BPD
• addiction
• child performer
• sobriety
• personal stories

Keywords

• ADHD
• BPD
• mental health
• addiction
• sobriety
• comedy
• child performer

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