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05 ADHD & Decisions: Overcoming Overwhelm and Building Self-Trust

05 ADHD & Decisions: Overcoming Overwhelm and Building Self-Trust

Update: 2025-11-30
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If you have ADHD and find yourself second-guessing every decision, spiralling after feedback, or relying on everyone else’s opinion before trusting your own… this episode is for you.

This week, we explore why ADHD brains struggle with self-trust, conviction, emotional regulation and follow-through — especially for women diagnosed later in life.

We dive into:

  • Why conflicting feedback can trigger overwhelm (and RSD)
  • Decision paralysis vs. people-pleasing — and how ADHD blurs the line
  • Which inner voice to trust when doubt creeps in
  • Letting go when others disagree with your choices
  • Separating self-worth from mistakes
  • Building conviction rooted in your core values
  • Recovering from shame spirals
  • Grounding tools to pause instead of panic

You’ll also hear a real moment from my week — how one piece of advice and one piece of criticism collided, sent me into an overwhelm loop, and what it taught me about ADHD, identity, and the power of slowing down.

ADHD doesn’t make you indecisive — it makes you emotionally wired in a different way.

And you can build the confidence and consistency you’ve been craving.

If you’re navigating ADHD, late diagnosis, emotional sensitivity or self-doubt, this episode is your gentle companion in the work ahead.

Show Notes & Resources:

• Understanding Rejection Sensitivity & ADHD: https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd

• Decision-Making Differences in ADHD Adults (CHADD): https://chadd.org

• ADHD Emotional Regulation Research (Barkley): https://www.russellbarkley.org

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05 ADHD & Decisions: Overcoming Overwhelm and Building Self-Trust

05 ADHD & Decisions: Overcoming Overwhelm and Building Self-Trust

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