The Busy Brained Saint Podcast

In this episode, we explore what happens when you finally reach a goal—but it doesn’t feel the way you expected. For many with ADHD, success can come with unexpected discomfort, self-doubt, and even anxiety as the brain tries to make sense of “good feeling bad.”

We unpack the familiar ADHD patterns of overthinking, scanning for what might go wrong, and returning to old stories of not being enough. Through the “old teddy bear vs. new teddy bear” analogy, you’ll learn how your nervous system adapts to change—and why discomfort doesn’t mean something has gone wrong.

You’ll walk away with a practical way to notice old thought patterns, pause, and choose a new response rooted in self-trust, emotional regulation, and freedom from survival-based thinking.

This is about learning to let good feel new—and letting yourself grow into it.

00:00 When Good Feels Bad

00:12 Welcome and Weekly Journal

01:37 Why Success Feels Unsafe

03:21 Your Comfort Zone Teddy Bear

07:15 Limbic Brain Stories

11:02 Self Trust Over Scanning

14:50 Acclimating to New Good

17:53 Leveling Up in Sports

19:03 Events and Closing Encouragement

Rejection with ADHD isn't just "being sensitive"—it can feel like a freight train crashing through your nervous system.

In this episode of The Busy Brained Saint Podcast, Kamden Hainsworth talks about the difference between who you are and the symptoms of ADHD.

After listening to a research talk on ADHD and relationships from Kristen Carter, Kamden shares how it brought up strong emotions as a parent and led her to reflect on how easy it is to turn ADHD struggles into personal shame.

She explains that ADHD symptoms can create difficult behaviors like forgetfulness, overwhelm, and emotional dysregulation—but those behaviors are not your identity. You are not “lazy” or “too much.” You are a person with a brain that works differently.

This episode is a reminder that you are not the problem—your symptoms are something you can understand, manage, and work with, without shame.

Rachel Nielson, host of the beloved podcast 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms, joins me for an honest conversation about receiving an ADHD diagnosis at age 41 and how it reframed decades of feeling scattered, overwhelmed, and "not quite enough."

Together we explore the realities of ADHD in women, motherhood, entrepreneurship, adoption, self-compassion, and the power of understanding your unique brain. Rachel shares how becoming a mother revealed challenges she couldn't explain, how her son's ADHD diagnosis led her to her own answers, and why learning to work with her brain instead of against it changed everything.

This conversation is full of wisdom, vulnerability, and hope for any woman who has ever wondered why life feels harder than it seems to for everyone else.

In this episode we discuss:

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00:28 Free Coaching Mini Sessions

02:00 Meet Rachel from Three and 30

04:14 Rachel’s Late ADHD Diagnosis

07:56 Grace After Diagnosis

10:44 ADHD Humor and Family Traits

16:02 Adoption and ADHD Links

19:30 Newborn Separation and Nervous System

22:55 Holding Adoption’s Complexity

26:37 Beauty in the Mess

27:21 Mentors in Open Adoption

28:48 Honesty Builds Attachment

29:59 Family History Triggers

31:06 Dark Days of Motherhood

32:10 Troll Comment and Healing

34:52 Public Sharing with ADHD

41:44 Building an ADHD-Friendly Team

42:51 Hyperfocus Retreat Strategy

46:42 Flecks of Gold Practice

49:07 Closing and Where to Follow

What if the thoughts and feelings taking over your mind aren't actually you? In this episode, Kamden digs into one of the most relatable struggles for people of faith with ADHD — the constant tug-of-war between the survival brain (natural man?) and the spirit — and why that battle feels so much louder when you have ADHD.

Drawing from Mosiah 3:19, Galatians, Ephesians, and Romans, Kamden connects the gospel concept of "putting off the natural man" to the very real neuroscience of the limbic brain and prefrontal cortex — and why those two don't communicate as smoothly in an ADHD brain.

You'll learn why your brain isn't broken — it's just wired for a world that no longer exists, and why the carnal state and the survival state might essentially be the same thing, how to start calming that part of yourself with compassion instead of judgment, and what it feels like when your spirit and your body finally start working together.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt trapped by their own thoughts, stuck in an old story, or just too overwhelmed to hear what God might be saying. You're not alone — and you have more choice than your brain is letting you believe.

00:00 Welcome Busy Brained Saint

00:35 Thoughts Aren't Identity

01:10 Mortality And Opposition

04:00 ADHD Brain Basics

07:11 Hunters Gatherers Strengths

09:03 Scriptures Natural Man

13:31 Survival Brain In ADHD

15:29 Coaching Tools Calm Ostrich

16:39 Free Mini Session Invite

20:28 Mindset Of The Flesh

23:27 Rewrite Old Stories

6:17 Become Like A Child

29:32 Soul Alignment And Joy

31:51 Prayer Choice And Closing

What does it actually look like when a counselor truly gets your ADHD brain? Today I sit down with Mosiah Castrejon, a Clinical Mental Health Counselor who not only specializes in ADHD-informed therapy — he lives it himself as a late-diagnosed ADHDer. follow on IG

Mosiah brings a rare and refreshing perspective to this conversation. As someone who discovered his own ADHD through his clinical work, he opens up about what it means to finally see your entire life story through a new lens — and why that realization changes everything.

In this episode we cover:

Whether you're searching for the right therapist, trying to understand your own diagnosis, or simply want to feel less alone in your experience — this conversation will leave you feeling seen, validated, and more equipped to move forward.

You were given this brain. Let's figure out what to do with it.

What if coming home to Christ wasn’t about fixing yourself—but remembering you already belong?

In this month’s Focused Faith episode, Kamden Hainsworth is joined by Melanie Stroud (Come Follow Me For Us Podcast) to explore Elder Clark G. Gilbert’s April 2026 General Conference talk, “Come Home.” Together, they walk through four common experiences—feeling like you don’t belong, not measuring up, doubting, or feeling stuck in tradition—and reframe them through both a gospel and ADHD lens.

Using simple coaching tools like the STEAR map, Kamden breaks down how our thoughts shape our spiritual experience—and how even a small shift can open the door to connection, peace, and belonging.

This episode is a gentle reminder that:

If your faith has ever felt scattered, heavy, or out of reach… this conversation will meet you there—with honesty, hope, and a fresh perspective.

Talk: Come Home by Elder Gilbert

Research shows that 25–40% of individuals with ADHD also have dyslexia—yet so many go undiagnosed or misunderstood.

In this episode of The Busy Brained Saints, I’m joined by my dear friend, educator, and dyslexia interventionist Elizabeth Hipwell to unpack what dyslexia actually is, how it overlaps with ADHD, and why it so often gets missed—especially in high-functioning kids and adults.

With over 25 years of experience supporting learners from preschool through college, Elizabeth brings both professional expertise and deeply personal insight as someone with ADHD and dyslexia, and as a parent of two children with ADHD.

Together, we explore:

On a personal note, Elizabeth is also the one who helped me recognize my own mild dyslexia—giving me a key piece of my own puzzle. This conversation is both validating and eye-opening, and I’m so excited to share it with you.

If you’ve ever felt like ADHD doesn’t fully explain your struggles… this episode might connect some important dots.

Elizabeth Hipwell, M.Ed || Dyslexia Specialist

https://www.thedyslexiadigest.com/

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Some of the hardest questions asked as an ADHD coach… aren’t actually the deep, emotional ones.

They’re the basic ones.

In this episode, I walk through the foundational questions about ADHD—the ones that should be simple, but often feel the hardest to answer in the moment. From “What is ADHD?” to “How is it diagnosed?” to “Is ADHD good or bad?”—we’re covering it all in a clear, honest, and pressure-free way.

This is your ADHD 101, but with some depth, and real-life application. We’ll talk about executive functions, medication, hormones, women and ADHD, and why understanding your brain is one of the most powerful things you can do.

This will clear up some of the most basic and also important ideas with ADHD, without me having to recall them all by memory in the moment. 

00:00 Welcome Busy Brains

00:28 Free Mini Coaching

02:01 Episode Setup

04:08 What Is ADHD

06:03 Executive Functions

08:44 Symptoms And Types

10:01 Women Vs Men

13:36 Medication Basics

14:54 Diagnosis Process

17:36 Hormones And ADHD

19:23 How Common Is ADHD

21:05 Superpower Or Struggle

25:28 Books And Wrap Up

26:44 Final Thanks And Links

From Masking to Radiating: ADHD and Spiritual Identity with Chaplain Sierra Larson

* Why ADHD brains are wired to scan for approval—and how that disconnects us from our worth

* The core beliefs (like “I’m not enough”) that quietly run the show

* How to challenge shame using both truth and faith

* What “spiritual fitness” really looks like beyond checklists and perfection

* The difference between performing righteousness and building a real relationship with Christ

* How to stop shrinking your gifts and start trusting the way God created you

If you’ve ever felt like you need to tone yourself down to be accepted—or worried that shining brightly might make you seem prideful—this conversation will meet you right where you are and gently invite you into something more honest, more grounded, and more freeing. You were never meant to be less. You were meant to **radiate**. ✨

**00:00** Welcome Busy Brains

**00:39** Free Mini Session Offer

**01:25** Meet Sierra Larson

**02:11** Radiant Awakening Meaning

**03:43** Fear of Being Too Much

**05:05** Unmasking and Approval Scanning

**07:11** Challenging Shame Beliefs

**11:18** Spiritual Fitness Defined

**14:09** Beyond Ritual to Relationship

**16:36** Scriptures as Love Letter

**18:46** Radiating Christlike Connection

**20:25** Beyond Checkbox Faith

**21:27** Cracking Open Hearts

**22:21** Loved Unmasked by Christ

**24:27** Visionary Gifts in Prayer

**25:23** Leading with God-Given Vision

**27:53** Zion Needs Different Brains

**28:35** Women and Priesthood Power

**30:11** Covenants, Authority, and Miracles

**33:06** Praying Healing Like Children

**35:56** Your Worth Is Infinite

**38:03** Closing Thanks and Next Steps

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