In this calming, neuroscience-based guided episode, AMFT/ADHD Parenting Strategist & Family Systems Coach Stephanie Buckleyteaches listeners how to use EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to regulate stress, anxiety, and overwhelm especially for teens and young adults with ADHD preparing to leave for college.

Stephanie explains why the ADHD brain can shift from calm to chaos in seconds, how the amygdala hijacks the prefrontal cortex under stress, and why traditional "talking through it" often fails when the nervous system is flooded.

Through a step-by-step, real-time tapping session, you'll learn how to bring the body back to balance, calm the mind, and create an internal sense of safety and control one gentle tap at a time.

Whether you're a parent helping your teen prepare for independence or a college student learning to self-regulate, this episode will help you reset your nervous system and strengthen emotional resilience for the transitions ahead.

What You'll Learn

• The neuroscience behind why ADHD brains become easily overwhelmed during transitions

• How EFT Tapping calms the limbic system and reactivates the prefrontal cortex

• Step-by-step guidance for a full tapping sequence

• How to use tapping before tests, social events, or stressful transitions

• Why self-regulation builds self-efficacy the belief that "I can handle this"

• How this tool helped Stephanie's own son manage stress before college

Key Takeaways

• Emotional regulation must come before executive function; the brain can't plan when it feels unsafe.

• Tapping offers a bottom-up approach calming the body first so the mind can follow.

• ADHD success in college depends less on motivation and more on nervous system mastery.

• Each round of tapping strengthens vagal tone and teaches the body to return to calm faster.

Favorite Quotes

"The ADHD brain doesn't need more motivation it needs more safety."

"Tapping helps the body remember calm, even when the mind forgets it."

"Our kids don't need us to remove their stress; they need us to teach them how to regulate it."

Recommended For

• Parents of ADHD teens and college students

• Young adults preparing for independence

• Therapists and educators supporting neurodivergent learners

• Anyone seeking a quick, evidence-based stress-reduction technique

Resources Mentioned

• EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) research and resources

• "Learned Helplessness & ADHD: When Overwhelm Becomes a Way of Life" — previous episode

• Visit ThePathToPeaceTherapy.com for additional parent resources and tools

If this episode helped you find even a moment of calm, share it with a parent, student, or educator who might need it too. Follow Stephanie on Instagram @ThePathToPeaceTherapy for more emotional regulation tools and ADHD resources. Subscribe to The Path to Peace Therapy Podcast wherever you listen and remember:

Peace is possible, and you don't have to do this alone.