France, Bread, Pickpockets & Being Happily Distracted by Things We Hate

France, Bread, Pickpockets & Being Happily Distracted by Things We Hate

Welcome back to Happily Distracted, your favorite ADHD podcast. On today’s episode, sisters Monya and Leyla Phillip delve into Adhd humor to share their favorite positive distractions, starting with Leyla’s obsession with returning to France, researching pickpockets, and loving French cafes, style, and BREAD. Leyla describes losing six pounds and feeling less inflammation and arthritis while eating freely in Paris, which prompted a personal journey into avoiding food additives and preservatives and choosing simpler, origin-labeled foods and local preservative-free bakeries at home. They recount a honeymoon subway mishap where Leyla was briefly separated from her husband and stayed hyper-aware of pickpocketing. And then the conversation shifts to the things they love to hate that are somehow still happily distracting them like graduations, brunch, and mandatory workplace training. And if you feel like you’re missing out on reality tv this time around, don’t worry - the sisters promise to dig into Welcome to Plathville next time. Need more ADHDistraction? Check me out and come say hi! TikTok - @leyla.phillip Instagram - @happilydistractedpodcast Youtube - https://youtube.com/@happilydistractedpodcast?si=hfKIfvNFGK6oViGf Want to happily distract me? Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or drop me a comment on Spotify or Youtube. Give a little love to your favorite ADHD humor hub! And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!

Curated Chaos: Sisters on Scrolling, Comparison, and the Algorithm Rabbit Hole

Welcome back to Happily Distracted, your favorite ADHD podcast. This week,  Leyla and Monya riff about life distractions—especially endless scrolling—and how curated “perfect” families, trad-wives content, CEOs-with-5am-routines, and beauty influencers can fuel comparison in viewers, even when it’s just entertainment. They connect this to algorithms, comment-section sadness, and keeping up with “thousands of Joneses.” And then there’s the whole Manosphere side of the coin as well, and you know that they get into that too. None of these things feel like real life distractions, but here we are. Also, Leyla opens up about not being cute when pregnant  while Monya brags that she looked gooood during her own pregnancy. Pregnant trad-wives have NOTHIN on pregnant Monya. Oh, and Leyla bit a girl’s toe once. This episode is pretty much feral, so you should give it a listen! Need more ADHDistraction?  Check me out and come say hi! TikTok - @leyla.phillip Instagram - @happilydistractedpodcast Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HappilyDistractedPodcast Want to happily distract me? Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or drop me a comment on Spotify or Youtube. Give a little love to your favorite ADHD humor hub! And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!

Grifters, Reality TV and Other Life Distractions

Welcome back to Happily Distracted, your favorite ADHD podcast. If you’ve ever seen an influencer with a Birkin bag telling you to DM them the word “wealth”, you’ve seen a grifter at work. And today, we’ll prepare you for all of their BS and more. On this episode of the Happily Distracted podcast, sisters Leyla Phillip and Monya jump from Leyla’s fascination with cartel leader “Elcho/El Mencho” and recent violence near Puerto Vallarta to a larger discussion of the “Tony Soprano Effect” and why power draws people in.   They then shift into Reality TV, critiquing a new Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Amanda, a self-proclaimed “money coach,” as an example of an ultimate online grifter—someone who’s selling expensive retreats and courses without credentials, using influencer buzzwords, limited spots, and MLM-style tactics.   They offer red-flag phrases that every grifter loves to use while urging listeners to do the real work, ask questions, and not chase too-good-to-be-true promises. Get that Grifter gone! Need more ADHDistraction? Check me out and come say hi! TikTok - @leyla.phillip Instagram - @happilydistractedpodcast Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HappilyDistractedPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@HappilyDistractedPodcast] Want to happily distract me? Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or drop me a comment on Spotify or Youtube. Give a little love to your favorite ADHD humor hub! And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!

Tweaking Reality (and Yes, the Housewives Too) Sobriety Style

Hot take: most things in your life don’t need a full overhaul… they just need some tweaking. In this episode, Leyla and Monya unpack their current obsession with “tweaking”—and before anyone gets concerned, Leyla is still in the sisterhood of sobriety. We're not talking about that kind of tweaking, okay? This is about taking what already works and making it better, funnier, and way more interesting. From Peter Attia’s longevity philosophy, to lifting heavier, to falling down a rabbit hole of TikTok DJs remixing songs into something weirdly addictive—this is about small shifts that completely change the experience. Monya talks about beautifully reworked hotels that feel brand new without starting from scratch, while Leyla fully leans into the magic of a good mashup. And then they ask the question no one asked—but everyone should have: What if The Real Housewives… was actually good again? Instead of the same recycled drama, they imagine a version with humor, connection, and women who actually like each other (groundbreaking). It’s equal parts ridiculous and… kind of makes sense. Somehow, it all circles back to real life—recovery, growth, and appreciating the people who show up when it matters. Because sometimes, the difference between stuck and happy… is just a small bit of tweaking. Need more ADHDistraction? Check me out and come say hi! TikTok - @leyla.phillip Instagram - @happilydistractedpodcast Youtube - @HappilyDistractedPodcast Want to happily distract me? Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or drop me a comment on Spotify or Youtube. And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!

Comedians, Serial Killers and MomTok

This week, Leyla and Monya share what’s been “happily distracting” them. The distractions include YouTube videos about European pop culture, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" (aka MomTok) and how it’s better than “The Real Housewives”, and documentaries about Eddie Murphy and Aileen Wuornos (respectively).   Monya says her main focus this week is recommitting to better sleep after returning to work, explaining how watching TV used to help quiet her mind. They also debate group vacation planning, complain about streaming services releasing episodes weekly, and rave about Spanx Air Essentials. Be sure to leave a comment and tell us about YOUR happy distractions this week!   Need more ADHDistraction? Check me out and come say hi! TikTok - @leyla.phillip Instagram - @happilydistractedpodcast Youtube - Want to happily distract me? Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or drop me a comment on Spotify or Youtube. And remember: Distractions aren’t the problem - they’re the party!