The ADHD Skills Lab

Why Simple Tasks Feel So Exhausting With ADHD (with Jenna Free)


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You've tried the calendars, the timers, the hacks. They work for two weeks and then stop. Jenna Free says that's not a discipline problem. It's a regulation problem.

Jenna is a counselor for ADHD with ADHD, author of The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation, and has worked in-depth with over 1,000 people through her ADHD Regulation Method. Her position is direct: dysregulation is not a fixed trait of the ADHD brain. It is a learned response to a lifetime of friction. And it is the reason every other system eventually fails.

We cover her three-level regulation framework, why she skips meditation and breathing exercises entirely, how dysregulated beliefs quietly block delegation and visibility in your business, and what physical signs most ADHD business owners have normalized as just a Tuesday.

What We Cover

  • Why regulation has to come before any other system or tool
  • The three levels Jenna works on: nervous system, thoughts and beliefs, behavior
  • Why negative self-talk and urgency feel like they work, and what they actually cost you
  • How dysregulation shows up as delegation avoidance and RSD in business
  • The first practical step to start noticing and interrupting dysregulation today

Connect With Jenna Free 
Book Title: THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO ADHD REGULATION: The Secret to Finding Balance, Getting Things Done, and Enjoying

Social Media Links & Show Notes:

  • TikTok: @adhdwithjennafree ; www.tiktok.com/@adhdwithjennafree
  • Instagram: @adhdwithjennafree ; www.instagram.com/adhdwithjennafree
  • Podcast: ADHD with Jenna Free; https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/adhd-with-jenna-free/id1801356817
  • Website: https://www.adhdwithjennafree.com/


Here is the link for the free PDF I mentioned www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdguide

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