October 29, 2025

Do I Have ADHD? How To Navigate The Signs + Symptoms, Regulate Emotions, and Implement Systems, with Shanna Pearson (Founder Of The World’s #1 ADHD Coaching Company)

1 hour 4 minutes

What if your chaos, sensitivity, overwhelm, and anxiety aren’t personality flaws, but ADHD? ADHD in adults is often missed or misdiagnosed... especially in women. So today, we're deep-diving how to get a proper diagnosis, regulate emotions, and build ADHD-friendly systems that actually stick with expert coach Shanna Pearson.

Learning how my brain works has personally given me so much more self-compassion and self-understanding, and now I'm excited to implement practices and systems to make my life a little easier.

If you’ve ever struggled with time blindness, decision paralysis, emotional rollercoasters, or overthinking that never seems to shut off, this episode will help you navigate undiagnosed ADHD and understand your brain, so you can work with your mind — not against it.

Shanna Pearson is the founder of the world’s largest one-on-one ADHD coaching company, working with thousands of adults with ADHD every year, and the bestselling author of Invisible ADHD.

If you've ever Googled “Do I have ADHD?” this one's for you. Tune in to learn about:
✅ The science and brain chemistry behind ADHD — and how dopamine plays a role in focus and motivation
✅ The three types of ADHD and how symptoms differ across gender
✅ Why so many women are misdiagnosed with anxiety or depression before discovering ADHD
✅ The truth about masking, over-functioning, and burnout in high-achieving adults
✅ Emotional regulation and our inability to compartmentalize the chaos
✅ Navigating executive dysfunction, time blindness, and disorganization
✅ How to create ADHD-friendly systems that actually work: mood-based scheduling, one focus at a time, & action-first behaviour changes
✅ How to feed your brain’s need for dopamine in healthy, sustainable ways
✅ What to do if you suspect ADHD but don’t want medication (everyday changes that make a difference)

Follow Shannon and check out her book:

https://www.adhdcoaching.com/

https://www.invisibleadhd.com/

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October 29, 2025

Do I Have ADHD? How To Navigate The Signs + Symptoms, Regulate Emotions, and Implement Systems, with Shanna Pearson (Founder Of The World’s #1 ADHD Coaching Company)

1 hour 4 minutes

Learning how my brain works has personally given me so much more self-compassion and self-understanding, and now I'm excited to implement practices and systems to make my life a little easier.

Shanna Pearson is the founder of the world’s largest one-on-one ADHD coaching company, working with thousands of adults with ADHD every year, and the bestselling author of Invisible ADHD.