EP. 56: Productive Procrastination: How to get back to what matters
20/04/2026 | 16 mins.
What if productive procrastination isn't about seeking dopamine or being undisciplined? What if you're cleaning the kitchen before work because your nervous system thinks your work project is a bear you need to run from? In this episode, I break down why you avoid the important task and do everything else instead. It's not laziness. It's your system avoiding what feels dangerous. And every time you avoid, you're training your nervous system that the task is unsafe. Put on your regulation goggles. See yourself as an animal in dysregulation, not someone who's failing. Download the free ADHD Regulation Guide -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdguide Join the free ADHD Regulation Workshop - Get Unstuck for Good (April 29th) -- www.jennafree.com/adhdworkshop Want to dive into this work to reduce symptoms and make life more enjoyable? Learn more about ADHD Groups here -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/groups Get "The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation" - www.jennafree.com/book Connect with Me Instagram TikTok
EP. 55: Are you thriving or surviving with ADHD?
13/04/2026 | 25 mins.
What if your ADHD symptoms are being amplified because you're stuck in survival mode? What if the reason life feels so overwhelming is because your system thinks you're in danger when you're actually just... living? In this episode, I break down what's happening in your body when you're in survival mode vs. when you're regulated. It's not just a mindset. It's biological. When you're in fight or flight, your executive functioning goes down, your energy burns out fast, and you're stuck in freeze, scattered, or constant reaction. When you regulate, your capacity expands, symptoms lessen, and you can actually be present in your life. Download the free ADHD Regulation Guide -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdguide Join the free ADHD Regulation Workshop - Get Unstuck for Good (April 29th) -- www.jennafree.com/adhdworkshop Want to dive into this work to reduce symptoms and make life more enjoyable? Learn more about ADHD Groups here -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/groups Get "The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation" - www.jennafree.com/book Connect with Me Instagram TikTok
EP. 54: Spending, Hoarding or Avoiding: The Survival Mode Money Pattern ADHDers get stuck in
06/04/2026 | 14 mins.
What if your money problems aren't about being irresponsible or bad at planning? What if you're just stuck in survival mode... swinging between spending, hoarding, or avoiding? In this episode, I break down the four money patterns dysregulated ADHDers get stuck in. It's not about budgets or apps. It's about getting out of fight or flight. When you're regulated, you make conscious choices with money. When you're dysregulated, you're either impulsively spending, paralyzed by fear, avoiding your accounts, or obsessively checking them. Download the free ADHD Regulation Guide -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdguide Ready to get back in the driver's seat with money? Join the ADHD and Money Workshop -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdmoney Want to dive into this work to reduce symptoms and make life more enjoyable? Learn more about ADHD Groups here -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/groups Get "The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation" - www.jennafree.com/book Connect with Me Instagram TikTok
EP. 53: ADHD? Emotional Dysregulation Isn't the Problem
30/03/2026 | 22 mins.
What if emotional dysregulation isn't the problem? What if trying to control your emotions is why you're still stuck? In this episode, I break down why emotional regulation is just a symptom. The real problem is nervous system dysregulation. Your emotions aren't proof you're failing. They're proof your nervous system feels unsafe. When you stop trying to control the emotion and start regulating your nervous system, everything changes. Download the free ADHD Regulation Guide -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdguide Want to dive into this work to reduce symptoms and make life more enjoyable? Learn more about ADHD Groups here -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/groups Get "The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation" - www.jennafree.com/book Connect with Me Instagram TikTok
EP. 52: Why ADHD Self-Awareness Still Leaves You Stuck
23/03/2026 | 14 mins.
What if being "too self-aware" isn't actually the problem? What if you're just aware of the symptom but not the mechanism creating it? In this episode, I break down why ADHD self-awareness still leaves you stuck. You know you rush, procrastinate, and avoid. But knowing the behavior doesn't change it because awareness at the surface level isn't deep enough. True awareness isn't knowing what you're doing. It's understanding why it's happening. When you understand the thoughts, beliefs, and nervous system patterns driving the behavior, that's when real change begins. Download the free ADHD Regulation Guide -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdguide Want to dive into this work to reduce symptoms and make life more enjoyable? Learn more about ADHD Groups here -- www.adhdwithjennafree.com/groups Get "The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation" - www.jennafree.com/book Connect with Me Instagram TikTok
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.
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 and the signs of ADHD in women. Because the reason you're stuck, overwhelmed, and exhausted isn't a lack of willpower, it's that your brain is running in fight or flight. And once you understand that, everything changes.
This podcast covers the full experience of living with adult ADHD: the real science behind procrastination in ADHD and ADHD task paralysis, ADHD executive functioning strategies that work, why ADHD and perimenopause collide in ways no one talks about, and the honest, solution-focused conversations that most ADHD podcasts aren't having. Jenna also shares her own story, what it looks like to go from chronically dysregulated to genuinely thriving, so you can see that this is actually possible for you.
This show gives women with ADHD, and anyone who has ever wondered whether ADHD can be diagnosed in adulthood, a path forward that isn't about coping harder, but healing.
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 does 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
Can you heal ADHD symptoms without just white-knuckling through life?
What does nervous system regulation have to do with ADHD?
How do I stop feeling overwhelmed with ADHD?
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, you're in the right place.
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