ADHD & Self-Compassion: Learning to Speak to Ourselves with Love

We’re not always the friendliest narrators of our own lives. Sure, everyone makes mistakes. Everyone is late to a meeting or call from time to time. Everyone has rough days. But if you’re living with ADHD, there’s a good chance you’ve taken the practice of celebrating your perceived failures to an art form.

This week on the show, thanks to the inspiration of the work of Susan David and her writing in and around emotional agility, we’re talking all about ADHD and self-compassion. If we’re adept at speaking to ourselves with bile, how will we learn, change, and grow? It turns out, there are steps we can take… and we’re going to try and take a few of them today.

Links & Notes

• ‘The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage’ – TEDTalk by Dr. Susan David
• SusanDavid.com
• Give Me That Panic Attack with Pete Wright — Pete’s guest spot on Systematic with Brett Trpstra

• (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
• (01:33) - Pete's Guest Bit on Systematic
• (03:15) - Support the Show • Become a Patron!
• (06:48) - ADHD and Self-Compassion Inspired by Susan David

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