Navigating Adult ADHD

Navigating Adult ADHD

Hosted by: Xena Jones

Education, Support and Coaching for Adults with ADHD. Combing science backed research and evidence based coaching tools to help you understand and work with your ADHD brain. With a no BS approach, this Podcast will...

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#156 Supplements for ADHD - What I Take & Why

The supplement aisle can feel overwhelming with every bottle yelling at you FOCUS! BRAIN! ENERGY! But which supplements actually make a difference for ADHD brains? In this episode, I’m breaking down the simple,...
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#155 6 Things No One Told Us About ADHD & Perimenopause

  Perimenopause plus ADHD can feel like someone yanked the power cord out of your brain.Low mood, no energy, libido gone, shorter cycles, cutting back work and the gym, and thinking, “WTF is wrong with me?!”   In this...
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#154 Don’t Tell Me What To Do: ADHD, PDA & The Demand-Avoidant Brain

In this episode, we’re unpacking Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) - It’s the “the second it becomes a have to, my brain says hell no” feeling, you might experience…  I can decide myself to clean the kitchen &...
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#153: Not All Dopamine Is Created Equal & THIS Matters If You Have ADHD

In this conversation we’re unpacking dopamine: what it actually is, how it works differently in ADHD brains & why not all dopamine is created equal. You’ll learn the crucial difference between fast dopamine...
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#152 What is Emotional Dysregulation?

Inside the episode, we explore: What emotional regulation actually is (in real-life, human terms - not textbook jargon) What emotional dysregulation looks like in everyday ADHD life: snapping, spiralling, shutting...
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#151 ADHD Time Blindness: Why We Lose Hours, Miss Deadlines & Stall on Long-Term Dreams

If you’ve been told your whole life that you’re disorganised, unreliable or bad at time management, this episode will help you see what’s really going on in your ADHD brain & give you tools to work with it...
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#150 Why it’s so hard to do something easy (The Wall Of Awful)

  Grab the free Wall of Awful worksheets to go along with this episode *here*   Why is it so hard to reply to that email, book the appointment or drop off the charity bag that’s been in your car for weeks? In this...
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#149 Dopamine Layering: The Hidden Reason You Feel Anxious & Numb

Ever noticed that the more you “treat yourself” with Netflix, snacks, scrolling or online shopping… the more anxious, restless or flat you feel afterwards?   You’re not imagining it, my friend. In this episode we’re...
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#148 ADHD Careers: Why We Struggle & Where We Thrive

  Do you struggle to stay in one job for long? Are you looking for the perfect ADHD career fit?  Do you find tasks that are a 'no-brainer' for your colleagues take you 5x as long to complete?    If so, you’re not...
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#147 Why ADHDers don’t follow through: The truth about shame-based goals

If you’ve ever set the same goal over & over again… then quietly stopped trying… then used that as “proof” that you never follow through, this episode is for you.   We’re talking about shame-based goals: the...
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#146 The 6 questions I ask my ADHD brain every year

If your ADHD brain loves to tell you “I didn’t do enough this year” or “I should be further along by now,” this episode is for you my friend!   I walk you through the 6 questions I ask myself at the end of every year...
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#145 ADHD Conference take-aways (experts you need to know about!)

“Telling neurodivergent people to try harder is like telling someone with Type 1 diabetes to just make insulin.” That line stopped me in my tracks… and it was only one of the powerful moments from the ADHD Conference...
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