Your memory keeps failing you, and you can't figure out why. You forget why you walked into the room, lose your train of thought mid-sentence, and miss steps in tasks you've done a hundred times. This episode is for the adult with ADHD who's tired of feeling like their brain just won't cooperate.

I'm breaking down what's really happening with ADHD working memory, why fight or flight and cortisol make it significantly worse, and why regulation, not another system or app, is where the real improvement comes from.

Grab the free ADHD Regulation Guide in the show notes and start there.

00:00 – What Is ADHD Working Memory?

02:36 – How Fight or Flight Makes ADHD Working Memory Worse

05:05 – Why Your Brain Prioritizes Some Things and Drops Others

08:23 – Working Memory, Stress, and the ADHD Nervous System

18:18 – All or Nothing Thinking and the Fear of Forgetting

22:50 – The Real Fix for Improving Working Memory in ADHD

Check out the full show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/improve-your-adhd-working-memory

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