“Why do I look forward to the weekend all week… and then completely fall apart when it gets here?”

If your weekends start with hope and end with overwhelm, guilt, or total shutdown—welcome to the club!

In this episode, I’m breaking down why unstructured time is uniquely challenging for ADHD brains… and how to create weekends that actually feel good (without turning them into a rigid, miserable schedule).

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Kristen hosted a live master class on Wednesday 4/1 and we thought you’d enjoy the replay! If you prefer to watch on youtube, you can do that here. Find the worksheet Kristen provided here. Join FOCUSED and save $100 on the relationships course in April here.

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Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #352: The Kids Who Can’t Be Told What To Do: PDA & Low-Demand Parenting (With Casey Ehrlich)

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If you’ve ever set a goal, made a plan, felt excited… and then somehow done the exact opposite—welcome to the ADHD self-sabotage club.

In this episode, I’m sharing a powerful class from inside my ADHD coaching membership, FOCUSED, all about self-sabotage—why it happens, what it actually means, and how to finally understand what’s going on in your brain.

But before we get into it, a little context:

Right now, I’m intentionally taking the path of least resistance to support my ADHD brain and protect my energy. Instead of creating brand-new content from scratch while feeling stretched thin, I’m sharing some of the most impactful classes I’ve already taught inside FOCUSED.

And this one?

It got raving reviews.

Members told me:

1. “This explained my brain in a way I’ve never understood before.”
2. “I finally see what’s happening when I get in my own way.”

So if you’ve ever told yourself:

1. “Why can’t I just follow through?”
2. “What is wrong with me?”
3. “Why do I keep sabotaging myself?”

This episode is going to shift how you see yourself—and your ADHD. Because self-sabotage isn’t a character flaw. It’s a pattern with a reason. And once you understand it, everything starts to change.

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Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #350: From Cemetery Shifts To A Career That Fits: Matt’s ADHD Comeback Story

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Let’s be honest: money tasks are peak ADHD avoidance material.

So instead of overthinking it…let’s just do it together.

This episode is your guided money session—part strategy, part nervous system support, all designed to help you finally engage with your finances.

We’ll work through the resistance, regulate your nervous system, and make money feel just a little bit more doable.

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Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #348: Too Bored To Function: Why ADHD Brains Would Rather Do Anything Than Be Bored

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This episode is… very ADHD.

We start with a quick revisit of ARFID after hearing from a listener who shared a powerful personal experience. Then we dive into your voicemails—covering everything from the heavy question of how to repair damage we worry we’ve done to our kids, to a very relatable struggle: emotional “doom piles.”

And because no ADHD episode would be complete without a little delightful distraction, we wrap things up by watching some hilarious ADHD reels together.

It’s thoughtful, honest, a little chaotic, and full of those “wait… is this just me?” moments. If you’ve ever had a brain that jumps track mid-sentence, you’ll feel right at home here.

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Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #344: Living in a Dumpster Fire: Systems That Actually Work for ADHD Families

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What if the easiest version of the task is actually the smartest one?

In this episode, we’re talking about the path of least resistance — and why for ADHD brains, it’s not laziness. It’s strategy.

The path of least resistance is the version of a task that:

1. Requires the least activation energy
2. Uses the least executive function
3. Hurts the least
4. Gets you moving the fastest

Not the A+ version.

Not the neurotypical version.

The version you can actually do.

So why don’t we take it? Perfectionism.

Russell Ramsay calls perfectionism the number one cognitive distortion in adults with ADHD. It sounds like, “If I’m going to do it, I have to do it right.” But “right” usually means the hardest, most optimized version — which often means we don’t do it at all.

We’ll talk about:

1. Why 70% done changes your life
2. How all-or-nothing thinking keeps you stuck
3. The moral layer that makes “easy” feel like cheating
4. Why the hard way is often the never-finished way

Plus, I’ll give you a simple coaching tool to use when you’re stuck:

What is the easiest possible version of this?

Because forward motion builds momentum.

Momentum builds self-trust.

And self-trust changes everything.

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Love this clip? Check out the full episode: Episode #342: Love on the Spectrum’s Kaelynn Partlow on Autism, ADHD, and Why She Refuses to Use the Term “AuDHD”

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