ADHD and Friendships: The Struggles Nobody Talks About

ADHD and Friendships: The Struggles Nobody Talks About

Update: 2025-09-05
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In this podcast, I'm talking about How ADHD impacts friendships and relationships for adults, including specific challenges, personal struggles, and practical approaches to building healthier connections.If you're a late-diagnosed ADHD adult, coach, or entrepreneur looking for strategies that actually work with your brain, this video has practical insights you can implement right away


.**ADHD Resources & Coaching**


📩 Join my ADHD-friendly newsletter → https://hi.switchy.io/LxA1

🎯 Work with me 1:1 → https://tally.so/r/mK512M

📚 My ADHD productivity & planning tools → https://adhdfriendly.myshopify.com/collections/all


**Helpful ADHD Tools I Love and Use:**


🧠 FLOWN Body Doubling (focus sessions) → https://hi.switchy.io/Liub

📝 Notion (organization system) → https://hi.switchy.io/hHSx

🎬 Descript (video editing) → https://hi.switchy.io/RHx8

📧 Flodesk (email marketing) → https://hi.switchy.io/UCYf

🛍️ Shopify (online business) → https://hi.switchy.io/XKLy

🔗 Switchy (link management) → https://hi.switchy.io/hHSz

🎓 Creator MBA (Fav course on creating) → https://hi.switchy.io/LsCO

📌 Grow With Evelyn (my coach for online business) → https://hi.switchy.io/hHT7

**My ADHD Systems & Templates:**•

Vision to Action Planning System → https://adhdfriendly.myshopify.com/products/vision-to-action-adhd-notion-template• Distraction to Action Program → https://adhdfriendly.myshopify.com/products/distraction-to-action-a-productivity-program-for-the-highly-distracted-adhd-the-adhdish• Up & Running Coaching Course → https://adhdfriendly.myshopify.com/products/up-running• The Organized Business Template → https://adhdfriendly.myshopify.com/products/the-organized-business-notion-template-for-new-business-owners• The Coach Hub Resources → https://adhdfriendly.myshopify.com/products/the-coach-hub-template-organize-your-business#ADHD #ADHDProductivity #ADHDEntrepreneur #ExecutiveFunction #adhdcoaching Timestamps0:00 — Introduction: The struggle with friendships before and after ADHD diagnosis, and how understanding ADHD changed the approach to friendships.0:38 — Direct mention: "ADHD and friendships," personal reflections on struggles and changes made.1:32 — How ADHD symptoms (inattention, forgetfulness, impulsivity) impact friendships, with personal examples.3:34 — Emotional regulation, rejection sensitivity, and how these ADHD traits affect friendships.5:56 — Executive function challenges: planning, following up, and how these affect social roles in friendships.7:31 — How ADHD impacts friendships from childhood to adulthood, and the importance of understanding your strengths and limits in friendships.11:06 — Reassurance: If you have ADHD and struggle with friendships, you are not alone, and advice on cherishing safe, supportive friendships.

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ADHD and Friendships: The Struggles Nobody Talks About

ADHD and Friendships: The Struggles Nobody Talks About

Caren Magill