Episodes

Learning to ask “why” is an incredibly powerful tool to help you live an easier life with ADHD. Today Dana talks about 3 specific times to ask “why,” and provides an important warning about “how” to ask “why.”

We kick off Season 3 with a frank discussion about why we’ve given up on new year’s resolutions. Instead, Dana introduces a framework for reflecting on the year gone by and thinking strategically & intentionally about the new year in front of us. You can do the same thing by answering 3 simple questions!

The holidays can be really hard on people with ADHD. There are loads of “shoulds” and “gottas” and pressures that pile up on top of lives that might already be running on the edge. How can we make the holidays more enjoyable and less stressful? We discuss that and much more in this episode!

People with ADHD tend to earn less that neurotypical peers for a variety of reasons. This creates yet another “tax” we can end up paying. This week, we take a shame-free look at the causes of underearning so we can evaluate what to do about it.

Money challenges with ADHD are incredibly common. Handling money is intertwined with so many prevalent ADHD symptoms that it’s presumed you’ll struggle at some point. This week, we continue an important conversation to help you make peace with money.

The holidays are here, which means for many of us with ADHD its time to hang on to our wallets! Impulsive spending can be a big problem. Today we talk about ways to approach it all year long!

As people with ADHD, we need to have fun in our lives in order to thrive. But hobbies are an interesting subject because we tend to collect them and some of us never engage with them. Today: all about hobbies and ADHD!

Self-medicating is usually considered negative—using substances or behaviors to increase focus and mask ADHD symptoms. But is it always bad? We ask this question in this episode!

Note: this episode is about how to work with your ADHD Manipulation Matrix, the tool for tracking your brain care to manage (manipulate) your ADHD that we described in Episode 71. The key to manipulating your ADHD to your advantage is to be able to figure out which of...