[Coaching Tips] How I Self-Regulate as a Late-Diagnosed Women with ADHD
You arrive home after a demanding day—but instead of immediately going inside, you sit quietly in the car for a few minutes. Sound familiar?
For women with ADHD, seemingly small behaviors like this can reveal something important about how our brains handle transitions, stimulation and the constant starting and stopping that fills a typical workday.
In this episode, I’m sharing why I’ve learned to stop fighting some of the things my brain naturally wants to do and start asking a much more useful question.
I’ll share how sitting quietly in my car helps me transition after a busy day, what an uncomfortable moment during a work meeting taught me about advocating for my ADHD brain, and why the exact same principle can change the way we approach money.
Because managing money isn’t one simple task. It involves checking, deciding, starting, stopping, remembering and transitioning—and when the system you’re using doesn’t fit your brain, every one of those steps can become harder than it needs to be.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why you may crave silence before transitioning from work to home How constant starting, stopping and decision-making can affect an ADHD brain
- Why a behavior other people misunderstand may actually help you focus
- What self-advocacy can look like after an adult ADHD diagnosis
- Why traditional money systems may create additional friction for ADHD women How to start approaching financial tasks differently instead of simply trying harder
- Why financial self-trust is an important part of changing your relationship with money
Episode Highlight
One of the most useful questions I’ve learned to ask myself when something isn’t working is: “How can I do this differently?”
The goal isn’t to become better at forcing yourself through a system that doesn’t work for you. It’s to find a way of doing the task that does.
Also in This Episode
I introduce Money Investigation, a five-mission experience where you become a “money PI” and investigate your own finances—what your numbers are, where your money goes and what’s creating the financial chaos or uncertainty you’re experiencing.
It’s intentionally designed around things the ADHD brain responds to: interest, creativity, simplicity and play. The bigger goal? Building your financial self-trust.
If this episode makes you think of another woman with ADHD who keeps trying harder when she may simply need a different approach, share it with her.
Any questions? Email me at zb@indigo.coach
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