ADHD with Jenna Free
Jenna Free, Canadian Certified Counselor | ADHD Therapist & Coach

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- You spend three weeks fussing with a work project that was technically done two weeks ago. A two-line email took 40 minutes because you rewrote it 4 times. You can't start the errand list until you've mapped out the perfect route, so the errands never get done. If you're an adult with ADHD who's tired of being told perfectionism is just how you're wired, this episode is for you.
I break down why ADHD and perfectionism is a nervous system defense mechanism, not a personality trait, and what shifts once you understand what's driving it. Perfect feels required because imperfect feels unsafe, and that shield quietly costs you your time, energy, and confidence. I cover how perfectionism fuels ADHD procrastination and avoidance, why it makes ADHD overwhelm heavier, plus a client story about the email habit that gave her back 90 minutes a day, and one place to practice imperfect action this week.
00:00 – Why ADHD and Perfectionism Isn't Who You Are
01:06 – How Perfectionism Triggers Procrastination, Overwhelm, and Lateness
05:46 – Perfectionism as a Fight-or-Flight Response
10:16 – Learning It's Safe to Be Imperfect
14:28 – The Client Who Cut 90 Minutes a Day From Her Inbox
ADHD regulation groups start tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11th. If perfectionism is the pattern you're ready to work on, this is your chance to get in. Grab your spot here.
Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/interrupt-adhd-perfectionism-patterns - You either clean the whole house in one rampage or leave your clothes on the floor for a week. You go hard at the gym for a week, eat one cookie, and write off the whole month. You wait for a six-hour window to work on that project, and when it doesn't come, no progress happens at all. If you're an adult with ADHD who's tired of hearing that all-or-nothing thinking is just how your brain works, this episode is for you.
I break down why ADHD all-or-nothing thinking is a dysregulation pattern, not a personality trait, and how it can shift once you understand what's actually driving it. Your nervous system swings you from one extreme to the other because the middle feels risky to a primal part of you. I cover what ADHD all-or-nothing thinking looks like across cleaning, work, fitness, and food, how the ADHD binge-restrict cycle is the same swing as going hard at the gym then quitting for a month, why ADHD perfectionism and avoidance are the same pattern dressed differently, what the ADHD burnout cycle does to your momentum, and how to identify one place you're pulling to the extreme this week so you can start softening it.
00:00 – Why ADHD All-or-Nothing Thinking Isn't Who You Are
03:25 – What Dysregulation Looks Like in Your Behavior
05:43 – The Pendulum Swing and Why It Kills Momentum
07:27 – All-or-Nothing With Food and Exercise
17:23 – Finding the Middle Ground With Perfectionism
22:36 – One Place to Soften the Swing This Week
Building habits with ADHD lives in the middle of the pendulum. Join my free call on August 5th, Is the Purpose of Life to Check Off To-Do Lists Till I Die?, to go deeper into what life can look like when you're not stuck rushing through it. https://www.jennafree.com/adhdcall
Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/find-balance-with-adhd-all-or-nothing-thinking
Let's stay connected!
Want more thriving with ADHD? Come hang out with me on Instagram!
Get out of paralysis, be more productive, and enjoy your life again! Join an upcoming group! - You know exactly what you should be doing, and you still can't make yourself start. If you're an adult with ADHD who's tired of being told your executive function is just "how your brain is," this episode is for you.
I make the case that ADHD executive dysfunction is not fixed at the level you're experiencing it right now. The reason it feels concrete is that your nervous system is stuck in fight or flight, and that state pulls blood flow away from the exact part of your brain that runs working memory, task initiation, planning, and follow-through. I cover what ADHD executive dysfunction actually is and why researchers call it the core deficit, how ADHD fight or flight and survival mode make every symptom look worse than your true baseline, why drilling one executive function skill at a time doesn't create lasting change, why ADHD paralysis has nothing to do with laziness, and two things you can start doing today to move out of survival mode.
00:00 – Why ADHD Executive Dysfunction Isn't What You Think
02:04 – The Brain's Management System and What Goes Wrong
03:29 – The Narrative That Keeps ADHDers Stuck
05:15 – Fight or Flight and the Missing Piece of ADHD Advice
07:03 – What ADHD Survival Mode Looks Like Day to Day
17:23 – Two Shifts You Can Start Today
ADHD executive dysfunction changes when you're out of fight or flight. Join my free call on August 5th at 5pm Mountain to go deeper. https://www.jennafree.com/adhdcall
Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/adhd-executive-dysfunction-isnt-permanent
Let's stay connected!
Want more thriving with ADHD? Come hang out with me on Instagram!
Get out of paralysis, be more productive, and enjoy your life again! Join an upcoming group! - You've tried fixing the symptoms one by one, and you're still spinning. This episode is for the adult with ADHD who's exhausted from chasing symptoms and not seeing real change.
I make the case that ADHD nervous system dysregulation is the thread running through it all, and that working on regulation rather than individual symptoms is how things actually shift. I cover why ADHD symptom management that targets one problem at a time keeps you stuck, how fight-or-flight ADHD affects everything from executive functioning to appetite to relationships, what rejection sensitive dysphoria looks like in nervous system terms, why ADHD paralysis and overwhelm connect to the freeze response, and why depth work on one thing creates more change than spreading effort across 30.
00:00 – Chasing ADHD Symptoms vs. Finding Real Regulation
02:35 – Why Chasing ADHD Symptoms Feels Exhausting
08:12 – Emotional Dysregulation vs. Nervous System Dysregulation
09:23 – Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and ADHD
19:19 – Overwhelm, Paralysis, and the Freeze Response in ADHD
21:51 – Why Regulation, Not Band-Aids, is the Solution
ADHD regulation groups are reopening! August 5th registration will open. Check out the details here.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/adhd-regulation-vs-symptom-chasing
Let's stay connected!
Want more thriving with ADHD? Come hang out with me on Instagram!
Get out of paralysis, be more productive, and enjoy your life again! Join an upcoming group! - You hold it together all day, then walk in your front door, and everything comes out sideways. You're snappier with your partner, more defensive with your kids, and impatient with the people you really want to enjoy being with. This episode is for the adult with ADHD who's tired of the people they love the most getting the worst version of them.
I walk through what's happening in your nervous system when relationships and ADHD collide at home, why ADHD defensiveness, impatience, and controlling behavior show up strongest with the people closest to you, and what starts to shift when you work on nervous system regulation instead of gritting your teeth through dinner. If ADHD rejection sensitive dysphoria, mental rushing, or ADHD parenting dysregulation feel familiar, this one's worth your time.
00:00 - Why Relationships and ADHD Get Complicated at Home
02:53 - ADHD Defensiveness as a Fight or Flight Response
09:54 - Vulnerability, Written Communication, and Retraining Your System
10:27 - Impatience in Relationships and the Rushing You Can't Turn Off
16:51 - ADHD Controlling Behavior and Why You Insert Yourself
20:57 - Co-Regulation and Becoming the Calm in the Room
Live workshop on July 15 called Calm is Contagious, on co-regulation, ADHD, and relationships. Get the details here
Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/adhd-relationships-stay-regulated
Let's stay connected!
Want more thriving with ADHD? Come hang out with me on Instagram!
Get out of paralysis, be more productive, and enjoy your life again! Join an upcoming group!
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Om ADHD with Jenna Free
ADHD with Jenna Free is a podcast for adults with ADHD who are done surviving their symptoms and ready to start thriving with ADHD, without the endless tips, hacks, and workarounds that have never really fixed anything. It's also the show where therapists, coaches, and counselors come to deepen their understanding of treating ADHD in adults and learn what regulation-based care looks like in practice.
Hosted by Jenna Free, a Canadian Certified Counselor (CCC) and ADHD therapist, this show exists to give you a completely different way of understanding ADHD in adults. You're stuck, overwhelmed, and exhausted because your brain is running on fight-or-flight. Willpower was never going to fix that, and once you understand that, everything changes.
I'll answer questions like:
Do I have ADHD?
What is ADHD task paralysis, and how do I get unstuck?
Why is my ADHD getting worse in my 40s?
What do ADHD and perimenopause do to your brain?
How do I manage ADHD emotional dysregulation without medication alone?
Why do I procrastinate so much with ADHD?
Why don't ADHD tips and tricks ever work long-term?
What does it look like to thrive with ADHD?
What does nervous system regulation have to do with ADHD?
How do I stop feeling overwhelmed with ADHD?
How do I get trained to treat ADHD in adults using a regulation-based approach?
What does ADHD therapist training through a regulation framework actually cover?
This podcast covers the full experience of living with adult ADHD: the real science behind procrastination in ADHD and ADHD task paralysis, why ADHD and perimenopause collide in ways no one talks about, and the solution-focused conversations most ADHD podcasts aren't having. For practitioners, Jenna also gets into the clinical side: what nervous system regulation training looks like, how to apply a regulation framework with clients, and what ADHD coach certification and ADHD therapist training often omit. Jenna shares her own story throughout, what it looks like to go from chronically dysregulated to thriving, so whether you're living with ADHD or working with people who are, you can see what's possible.
This show gives adults with ADHD, newly navigating a late diagnosis, and clinicians seeking ADHD continuing education one thing: a clear path toward healing
If you're an adult with ADHD who's tired of the commiseration and ready for a show that believes your life can look completely different, or a practitioner who wants to understand ADHD at the nervous system level, you're in the right place.
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