ADHD with Jenna Free

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

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 rea... more

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Number 1: 76: 3 Reasons to Set Your ADHD Diagnosis Aside
You know the label. ADHD, anxiety, OCD, autism, whatever you have been diagnosed with. You know the symptom, and it still hasn't changed anything. If a diagnosis has started to feel like a wall instead of an answer, this episode is for you. I walk through why holding a diagnosis too close, ADHD or otherwise, can quietly stop the regulation work that helps. I get into what fight-or-flight does to executive functioning, why "that's just my ADHD" can shut down a search worth continuing, and how I use the hiking trail versus the hiker to explain what can shift and what can't. For therapists, coaches, and clinicians, learn more about this approach at the free ADHD Regulation Method training I'm hosting on September 21st. 00:00 – Why Put Aside Your ADHD Diagnosis to Improve Symptoms 02:47 – How Fight or Flight Worsens ADHD Symptoms 07:34 – ADHD Overwhelm: Diagnoses vs. Dysregulation 13:19 – Essential Tools and Supports for ADHD Regulation 15:44 – The Regulation vs. Diagnosis Analogy: Hiking With ADHD Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/3-reasons-set-adhd-diagnosis-aside Let's stay connected! Want to thrive 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!
September 07, 202619min
Number 2: 75: Scarcity Mindset in ADHD: Why Nothing Feels Like Enough
You've screenshotted the same tip four times and still feel like you're behind. Or you finish the whole to-do list, and your brain zeroes in on the one thing left undone. If that constant sense of not enough is running the show, this episode names why. I break down the scarcity mindset, the survival response behind perfectionism, digital hoarding, and the endless learning-without-doing loop so many ADHD brains get stuck in. I walk through what's happening in the nervous system when fight or flight takes over, why external fixes only offer relief that fades, and what it takes to shift from managing symptoms to healing what's driving them. For therapists, coaches, and clinicians, this is a pattern worth spotting in your next client before it gets labeled as something else. 00:00 – Understanding Scarcity Mindset in ADHD 01:10 – ADHDers, Fight or Flight, and Survival Mode 06:09 – Perfectionism and Inaction in ADHD 07:02 – Time Scarcity: Rushing, Urgency, and Dysregulation 12:17 – Digital Hoarding, Spending, and Coping Mechanisms If this pattern is one you keep seeing in clients, the ADHD Regulation Method certification was designed to give you the training to work with it. Enrollment opens at the end of September 2026, and the waitlist is open now. Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/scarcity-mindset-adhd-why-nothing-feels-like-enough Let's stay connected! Want to thrive more 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!
August 31, 202617min
Number 3: 74: Stop the Confusion Between ADHD Emotions and Reactivity
You've been calling it "being emotional" for years, and it's kept you stuck. Or you're a clinician who lumps every client reaction into the same emotional bucket without separating what's really driving it. Either way, there's a solution, and it starts with knowing the difference between the two. If you want to stop managing feelings that aren't really feelings, this episode is for you. I break down the two systems most people confuse: the connection system behind real emotion, and the fight-or-flight reactivity that gets mislabeled as being "too sensitive" or "too emotional." I walk through what each one feels like in the body, why rejection sensitivity dysphoria almost always belongs in the reactivity column, and the three-part approach I use to build nervous system regulation instead of just managing symptoms. For clinicians, this names a distinction worth bringing into your next session before your next client walks in. 00:00 – ADHD Emotional Dysregulation: The Label That's Confusing Two Different Things 02:05 – Connection vs Survival: The Two Systems Behind Every ADHD Feeling 06:25 – How a Fight-or-Flight Response Hijacks ADHD Reactions 10:32 – Emotional Dysregulation vs Nervous System Reactivity: Why the Words Matter 13:11 – How to Regulate Your Nervous System, Not Just Your Emotions If what you just heard matches something you've been hearing in your own sessions, the ADHD Regulation Method certification was built to give you the training for it. Enrollment opens at the end of September 2026, and the waitlist is live right now. Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/adhd-emotional-dysregulation-vs-reactions 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!
August 24, 202625min
Number 4: 73: 3 Mistakes in ADHD Therapy That Stall Progress
You've been seeing an ADHD therapist for months, and something's off, or you're the clinician sensing your ADHD clients aren't getting where they hoped to go. Either seat you're sitting in, the pattern is the same, and there is a solution. If you want ADHD therapy that produces real symptom improvement instead of another round of coping tools, this episode is for you. I break down three specific mistakes that stall progress in ADHD therapy. The clinician's beliefs about whether ADHD symptoms can really improve, over-focus on validation without ever moving into growth work, and the therapist's own dysregulation showing up in the room. For clients, I cover the questions to bring into your next session to figure out if you're in the right relationship. For therapists, this one names the patterns worth checking in your own practice before your next client walks in. 00:00 – 3 Mistakes Your ADHD Therapist Might Be Making 00:59 – ADHD Therapist Beliefs: Can ADHD Symptoms Really Improve 06:11 – Validation vs Growth in ADHD Therapy 16:16 – Why a Dysregulated Therapist Can't Teach Nervous System Regulation for ADHD 21:01 – Questions to Ask Your ADHD Therapist Before Your Next Session If this episode named something you've been sensing in your own practice, the ADHD Regulation Method certification is the training built for it. Enrollment opens at the end of September 2026, and the waitlist is open now. Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/3-mistakes-in-adhd-therapy-that-stall-progress 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!
August 17, 202624min
Number 5: 69: Why ADHD Regulation Works Better Than Chasing Symptoms
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!
July 20, 202625min