High school can feel unbearable when you have ADHD. Everything is louder: rejection, friendships, self-image, and the constant pressure to fit in. In this episode, Grace Pitts shares what it really felt like to be a teen with ADHD, including rejection sensitivity, shame spirals, impulsive reactions, and the way one comment could derail her entire day. We talk about why ADHD teens often feel “too much,” how RSD can destroy friendships, and why punishment rarely creates change. Grace also explains what coaching gave her that therapy never did: simple tools that helped her rewire patterns, build emotional control, and finally feel like she is in control. This conversation is for teens who feel misunderstood and for parents who want to support their child with connection instead of constant correction.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(01:19) What Was Hardest About High School With ADHD?

(03:46) What Does RSD Feel Like in Real Life, and Why Is It So Intense?

(10:20) Why Did You Switch Schools and Try Online School?

(13:19) Who Are You Now Compared To Two Years Ago?

(18:33) Why Did Coaching Work When Therapy Did Not?

(22:03) What Do Parents Need To Know About ADHD Teens?

(27:21) What Does Life Feel Like Now, and What Changed Most?

(31:11) How Does Social Media Make Teen ADHD and Self Image Harder?

What is the hardest part of ADHD for teens right now? Teens share your experience. Parents share what you see your child struggle with most in the comments.

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Mornings feel impossible for so many ADHD adults not because we are lazy or undisciplined, but because our brains struggle with the shift from asleep to awake unlike anyone else. In this episode, I talk about why traditional morning routines fail ADHD brains and walk you through a flexible. five-step system designed to work with your energy, and nervous system instead of against them. We cover why alarms are not enough, why visual routines matter more than motivation, and how to build consistency without rigid repetition. If mornings leave you feeling behind, overwhelmed, or burned out before the day even starts, this episode will help you design a morning that actually supports you.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(01:55) The Three ADHD Morning Barriers Explained

(02:42) A Flexible ADHD Morning System

(02:52) Wake Up With Stimulation, Not Just Alarms

(03:22) Front-Loading Dopamine Before Productivity

(04:07) Movement, Sunlight, and Nervous System Regulation

(05:09) Consistency Without Rigid Repetition

(07:35) Structure with Variety for ADHD Success

What is the hardest part of your morning with ADHD right now? Leave your answer in the comments.

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I see so many adults get an ADHD diagnosis but still feel like something is missing, and it is often because autism was dismissed and never screened. In this episode, I walk through what autism in adults can look like when it hides behind ADHD, including masking, sensory overload, and predictive anxiety. I also share the exact questions to ask so you can get a real assessment, not a quick dismissal. If you have ever felt misunderstood, too sensitive, or like you are performing your way through life, this conversation will help you put language to your experience and build support that fits your actual wiring.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(01:42) What Autism Can Look Like In High Masking Adults

(02:33) Adult Autism Signs:

(04:24) Predictive Anxiety And Pattern Scanning

(05:09) Autism Screening Questions To Ask Your Clinician

(06:56) The Cost Of Undiagnosed Autism

(07:51) Labels As An Instruction Manual, Not A Crutch

(10:53) Your Brain Was Not Broken, Only Misunderstood

Where in your life do you feel the most unheard or misunderstood? Leave your answer in the comments.

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ADHD is not the reason you struggle as an entrepreneur. In many cases, ADHD is the reason you are wired for entrepreneurship in the first place. In this episode, I talk about why so many ADHD adults feel like they are failing with focus, structure, and consistency, while quietly excelling at creativity, risk, intuition, and resilience. Drawing from my work coaching hundreds of ADHD entrepreneurs, I explain how ADHD traits like urgency-driven focus, novelty-seeking, and rapid recovery from failure are core entrepreneurial strengths. This episode is about reframing ADHD from something you need to fix into something you need to leverage, and learning how to build a business that actually works with your brain instead of against it.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(00:47) Wired for Innovation

(01:12) Thriving In the Unknown

(02:14) Urgency Under Pressure

(02:58) Emotional Intelligence

(03:39) Resilience

(04:26) Recap

What part of your ADHD have you been told was a weakness, but secretly feel might be a business strength? Share it in the comments.

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When trauma goes unprocessed, it can quietly intensify ADHD emotional dysregulation, making the fear of being unheard shape your entire life. In this episode of South of Normal, I sit down with Joanie Collins, a 68-year-old woman who lived decades with undiagnosed ADHD while carrying severe unresolved trauma, to explore how emotional sensitivity, panic, and withdrawal develop as nervous system responses. We talk about how trauma amplifies ADHD emotions, why rejection sensitivity dysphoria becomes so intense, and how learning to feel heard, validate emotions, and set boundaries can finally bring relief. This conversation is for ADHD adults and parents who have always felt “too sensitive” without ever understanding why.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(01:50) The “All In” ADHD Pattern and Constant Pivots

(03:51) Why ADHD Was Missed in Women for Decades

(08:45) Emotional Sensitivity, Shame, and Self-Judgment

(14:18) Living Unheard and Carrying Trauma in Silence

(20:56) What Trauma Did to Safety, Trust, and Identity

(31:20) ADHD, People-Pleasing, and Fear of Rejection

(46:06) Healing Trauma, RSD, and Learning Boundaries

(59:27) Advice for Anyone Living in Silence

Have you ever felt unheard for so long that it changed how you show up in relationships or in life? Let me hear your answer in the comments.

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ADHD isn’t just distraction, it’s big emotions, shutdowns, spirals, and reactions that feel way bigger than the moment. In this episode, entrepreneur James Tanner, whose career spans tech, PR, sales, and political campaigns, opens up about living with ADHD, dyslexia, emotional paralysis, and lifelong rejection sensitivity despite being someone who can command any room. Together, we break down why ADHD brains process rejection so intensely, how conditioning and past experiences shape emotional responses, why confidence crumbles even when you’re highly capable, and what actually helps regulate an ADHD nervous system in the middle of a spiral. If you’ve ever wondered why tiny moments hit you so hard or why you can be brilliant on the outside but stuck on the inside, this conversation finally makes your ADHD wiring make sense.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(02:57) Fear of Phone Calls and Social Tasks

(10:07) Emotional Dysregulation and RSD Explained

(13:47) Consistency, Confidence, and ADHD Paralysis

(17:40) Getting Out of an RSD Spiral

(21:55) How ADHD Shows Up in Kids and Teens

(27:46) Using ADHD Strengths in Real-World Situations

(33:32) Fear, Imposter Syndrome, and Avoidance

(38:40) Building Self-Trust and Managing ADHD

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Personal Website: https://jamestanner.us

What if therapy isn’t actually helping your ADHD child at all? Most parents put their ADHD kids in therapy hoping it will finally calm the chaos, but in this episode I talk about why so many families see zero change at home. Therapy teaches insight, but ADHD is an access problem, not an awareness problem. I explain why traditional talk therapy can accidentally make them feel broken, and how coaching, structure, and in-the-moment tools help them activate their brains. If your mornings, homework battles, or emotional blowups haven’t improved despite years of therapy, this episode will help you understand what your child truly needs and why nothing is wrong with them, they simply need a framework designed for their wiring.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Why Therapy Doesn’t Shift ADHD Behavior

(01:20) Insight Versus Access in Real Time

(02:18) What ADHD Kids Actually Need to Make Progress

(04:03) Parents as Partners in the Process

(04:55) Teaching Skills, Not Shame

(05:44) How ADHD Kids Finally Feel Understood

What part of parenting an ADHD child feels the hardest for you right now? Tell me in the comments.

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What if the traits you spent your whole life calling “tough,” “intense,” or “shut down” were actually ADHD? In this episode, former Special Forces candidate and 82nd Airborne veteran Cade Lamb shares how years of military conditioning, emotional calluses, and repeated high-stress environments amplified patterns he now recognizes as lifelong ADHD. We talk about why trauma can show up as paralysis, avoidance, or anger, how men learn to mask it as strength, and why so many adults misread these patterns. This conversation helps you understand where trauma ends, where ADHD begins, and how the two overlap far more than most people realize.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(02:47) Cade’s Military Story

(09:51) Trauma in the Military

(17:26) ADHD or Trauma? Understanding the Overlap

(23:01) How Trauma Impacts ADHD

(28:53) PTSD ties to ADHD

(33:52) How to Start Gaining Emotional Control

What part of ADHD do you struggle with the most? Leave your answer in the comments below.

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Website:https://fearnotdoright.com/

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