Hacking Your ADHD You Might Also Like: Hyperfocus with Rea Jacobson from Understood.org
Sep 22, 2025
Dr. Christine Hargrove, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in financial therapy for neurodiverse individuals, joins the conversation. She dives into how ADHD impacts earning potential and memory, leading to financial challenges. Christine explains her unique financial therapy approach, using tools like money genograms to uncover family patterns. She also discusses common issues couples face, offering practical budgeting strategies and automation tips to promote financial well-being. A wealth of insights for those navigating ADHD and finances!
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Match Strategies To Your Executive-Function Gaps
- Assess which executive-function gaps cause your biggest financial pain before trying generic fixes.
- Prefer sustainable, realistic changes over vague "try harder" strategies.
Use A Genogram To Reveal Money Patterns
- Map family money patterns with a financial genogram to reveal inherited beliefs and events.
- Use that map to spot rules and messages you still follow unconsciously.
Small Misses Add Up Financially
- ADHD worsens earning, managing, and saving money through small, repeated slips more than single catastrophes.
- Poor credit often reflects many small missed payments rather than one big mistake.