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)

Oct 29, 2025

Shanna Pearson, founder of the leading ADHD coaching company and bestselling author of Invisible ADHD, discusses the often-misunderstood traits of ADHD in adults, especially women. She explains the brain chemistry of ADHD and how it can be misdiagnosed as anxiety or depression. Shanna shares insights on emotional regulation, the exhaustion of masking symptoms, and practical tools for managing mood and motivation. Plus, learn about the importance of recognizing ADHD strengths and implementing ADHD-friendly systems in daily life.

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Dopamine Shortage Drives ADHD Behavior

ADHD brains have less available dopamine, and people unconsciously create stimulus to compensate.
This explains chronic novelty-seeking, catastrophizing, and self-generated dopamine hits.

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Invisible Hyperactivity In Women

ADHD presents differently across people: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined types.
For many women ADHD shows as internal 'invisible hyperactivity' of nonstop thinking rather than physical restlessness.

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Symptom Overlap Causes Misdiagnosis

ADHD symptoms overlap heavily with anxiety and depression screening items.
Many people, especially women, get misdiagnosed because standard screens capture ADHD-driven overwhelm.

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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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