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Living Beyond ADHD

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After a three-year hiatus due to health challenges, DrB returns to Living Beyond ADHD with a message that hasn't changed — and a conviction that's stronger than ever. In this comeback episode, DrB lays out the truth about adults with ADHD: you are bright, gifted, and capable of extraordinary things. What's holding you back isn't a disorder — it's missing pre-skills and executive function skills that were never taught to you. And the most radical idea of all? Those skills can be learned. Welcome back.

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Can't start the task, or can't stop redoing it? Both get called laziness, but they're driven by opposite fears — and treating them the same way is why so many fixes don't stick. DrB breaks down the real difference between ADHD procrastination and ADHD perfectionism, how the two feed each other into one paralyzing loop, and the specific skills that interrupt each one. Key Points Covered Why ADHD procrastination is a task-initiation and emotional avoidance issue, not a time management issueWhy ...
Impulse buys at midnight. Bills that quietly turn into late fees. A banking app you haven't opened in weeks. If ADHD has ever made money feel like a moral test you keep failing, this episode is for you. DrB breaks down why ADHD brains struggle with money — dopamine, time blindness, working memory — and shares five practical skills for building a system that works with your brain instead of against it. Key Points Covered Why ADHD brains are especially prone to impulsive spending and financial ...
Ever replayed a text message for three days over a single missing exclamation point? That's not "being too sensitive" — it might be Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, an intense emotional response to real or perceived rejection that's common in ADHD brains. In this episode, DrB names the wound nobody talks about, explains why it happens, and shares practical skills for putting a pause between the feeling and the reaction. This one's personal, and it's for anyone who's ever shrunk their life to av...
The Season One finale. After twelve weeks of truth-telling, skill-building, and identity work — DrB paints the full picture. What does life actually look like when the pre-skills are built, the executive function skills are integrated, the shame spiral is dismantled, and the old identity is replaced with the real one? She doesn't speak in abstractions. She speaks from experience — her own and the hundreds of adults she's worked with. And she extends a clear, direct invitation to those who are...
ADHD doesn't stay contained to the person who has it. It ripples through every relationship — with partners, friends, family, employers. In this honest, compassionate episode, DrB looks directly at how ADHD shows up in relationships (inconsistency, forgotten commitments, emotional intensity, hyperfocus that fades), the skills that change those patterns, and a heartfelt word to the people who love adults with ADHD. No blame. No shame. Just clarity and a path forward. Key Points Covered • How A...
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