Jun 29, 2026 · 16 min · 10 segments
In this episode I explore the connection between Somatic Work and ADHD. What if ADHD isn't just in the mind, but also living deep in our nervous system? I discuss how chronic stress, advice from…
If you have ADHD, whether it's diagnosed or you just feel like you fit the symptoms that you hear about all the time, chances are you have spent much of your life hearing things either from your parents or your teachers or your friends, like just focus.
Why don't you just pay attention? If you tried just a little bit harder, if you get organized, this will help.
Stop procrastinating and just do it.
Many people with ADHD become experts in masking their struggles.
They try to hide the parts of them that actually live inside of them, and they do it just so that society accepts them, which I think is vastly unfair to somebody who's actually struggling.
They work twice as hard to keep up.
They overcompensate for everything.
They push through exhaustion.
They criticize themselves constantly.
And over time, that can create a chronic stress within the nervous system that doesn't help with ADHD.
It actually could be making it worse.
This also causes physical fatigue, which in turn causes you to lay on the couch and not be motivated to do anything, which in turn, people now start calling you lazy.
And the truth is, you're not lazy.
One of the biggest misconceptions about ADHD is that it's simply a problem with attention, mostly because of the name.
In reality, ADHD often involves challenges with emotional regulation, impulse control, motivation, executive functioning, sensory processing, time management, and tolerance to stress.
Many people with ADHD don't struggle because they don't care.
In fact, it's quite the opposite.
They care so much that it causes paralysis and momentum forward.
They struggle because their nervous systems are often working overtime.
And when the nervous system becomes overwhelmed, the body responds.
If you have ADHD, whether it's diagnosed or you just feel like you fit the symptoms that you hear about all the time, chances are you have spent much of your life hearing things either from your parents or your teachers or your friends, like just focus.
Why don't you just pay attention? If you tried just a little bit harder, if you get organized, this will help.
Stop procrastinating and just do it.
Many people with ADHD become experts in masking their struggles.
They try to hide the parts of them that actually live inside of them, and they do it just so that society accepts them, which I think is vastly unfair to somebody who's actually struggling.
They work twice as hard to keep up.
They overcompensate for everything.
They push through exhaustion.
They criticize themselves constantly.
And over time, that can create a chronic stress within the nervous system that doesn't help with ADHD.
It actually could be making it worse.
This also causes physical fatigue, which in turn causes you to lay on the couch and not be motivated to do anything, which in turn, people now start calling you lazy.
And the truth is, you're not lazy.
One of the biggest misconceptions about ADHD is that it's simply a problem with attention, mostly because of the name.
In reality, ADHD often involves challenges with emotional regulation, impulse control, motivation, executive functioning, sensory processing, time management, and tolerance to stress.
Many people with ADHD don't struggle because they don't care.
In fact, it's quite the opposite.
They care so much that it causes paralysis and momentum forward.
They struggle because their nervous systems are often working overtime.
And when the nervous system becomes overwhelmed, the body responds.
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