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A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Christine

28 episodes

2 days ago

I finally gave my adult nephew his birthday card when I saw him on Christmas Day. His birthday is in August. If you live alone and have ADHD, you probably understand exactly how this happens—and why it’s not about laziness, not caring, or being “bad at life.” In this episode, I introduce the first pillar of my new ASSAP framework: Access. Access isn’t about motivation or discipline. It’s about recognizing what happens when everything in your life has to live inside one brain—especially a brai...

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I finally gave my adult nephew his birthday card when I saw him on Christmas Day. His birthday is in August. If you live alone and have ADHD, you probably understand exactly how this happens—and why it’s not about laziness, not caring, or being “bad at life.” In this episode, I introduce the first pillar of my new ASSAP framework: Access. Access isn’t about motivation or discipline. It’s about recognizing what happens when everything in your life has to live inside one brain—especially a brai...

Show more...

Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness

Episodes (20/28)

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

A is for Access: Why Doing Life Alone Overloads Your Brain, and What Actually Helps

I finally gave my adult nephew his birthday card when I saw him on Christmas Day. His birthday is in August. If you live alone and have ADHD, you probably understand exactly how this happens—and why it’s not about laziness, not caring, or being “bad at life.” In this episode, I introduce the first pillar of my new ASSAP framework: Access. Access isn’t about motivation or discipline. It’s about recognizing what happens when everything in your life has to live inside one brain—especially a brai...

2 days ago

16 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Reflections: An ADHD Way to Close the Year

As the year winds down, many of us feel pressure to “figure it all out” before January arrives. For solo adults with ADHD, that pressure often turns into shame, burnout, and yet another attempt to completely reboot life. This episode offers something different. Christine guides you through a gentle, ADHD-friendly way to reflect on the year—without beating yourself up. You’ll learn how to notice what actually worked, what collapsed under stress, and where your life needs more support (not more...

1 week ago

22 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Selfisms: Elevator Pitches for Your Life

What if you didn’t need resolutions, vision boards, or a “word of the year” to move forward? In this episode, Christine introduces Selfisms — short, personal belief statements that act like mental shortcuts for decision-making, social situations, and overwhelm. Think: small rules you already live by… just made intentional. If you know what an elevator pitch is – it’s like that, but not necessarily for your business. Christine kicks things off with a Broadway story that includes an unexpected ...

2 weeks ago

16 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Too Much, Too Fast: Why the Holidays Drain Solo ADHD Adults

If the holidays make you feel tired, frazzled, overstimulated, or “just done” before December even really begins — you’re not alone, and you’re definitely not broken. This episode breaks down why the holiday season hits solo ADHD adults so much harder. From sensory overload to time compression, emotional intensity to financial pressure, we take a compassionate, nervous-system-first look at what’s really going on in your brain and body. This is not the logistics episode (that’s Episodes 22 &am...

3 weeks ago

16 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

“Hacks for the Holidays… and How AI Can Save Your Sanity”

If the holidays feel like a group project you didn’t sign up for, today’s episode is for you. In Episode 24, we’re ditching “Pinterest perfect” and aiming for possible. ADHD brains + solo living + December = a lot. So here’s an episode full of shortcuts, hacks, permission slips, and some AI magic to make the season lighter. 🎁 What We Cover in This Episode ❤️ Part 1: 17 ADHD-Friendly Holiday Hacks From gifting shortcuts to décor minimalism to surviving grocery stores, you’ll learn: How to pick...

1 month ago

24 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

I've Been Invited to a Holiday Party, and my ADHD Brain Says "Now What?"

Holiday Social Plans… Now What? Welcome back to A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD! I’m your host, Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach and owner of Two Cats Coaching. Holiday socializing is hard enough — now add ADHD, winter fatigue, disrupted routines, and the fact that you’re doing this alone. Suddenly every invitation feels like someone assigned you a group project for a class you forgot to attend. This episode gives you realistic, ADHD-friendly strategies for three moments every so...

1 month ago

12 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Holiday To-Do List vs. One ADHD Brain: A Completely Unfair Fight

Hey friends — welcome back to A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD! I’m Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach and founder of Two Cats Coaching. Today we’re breaking down the real reason the holidays feel overwhelming when you’re both ADHD and solo: the entire holiday workload defaults to you. No partner, no backup brain, no shared executive functioning. This episode focuses on the practical, physical, cognitive demands of the season — not emotions or sensory overload (that’s coming in Episo...

1 month ago

17 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Finding Your Perfect ADHD Side Hustle

(Part 4 and final of the Side Hustle Mini-Series) Hey friends, welcome back to A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD! I’m Christine Dunning — Master Certified Life Coach, owner of Two Cats Coaching, and your caffeinated companion through the wild world of ADHD-friendly side hustles. If you’ve been following the mini-series, we’ve covered: 👉 Episode 18 – Finding the Right Side Hustle for You (and Your ADHD) 👉 Episode 19 – Side Hustles: Failures and Successes 👉 Episode 20 – Top 15 ADHD-Friendly Side Hu...

2 months ago

14 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Top 15 ADHD-Friendly Side Hustles, Pros & Cons

Host: Christine Dunning — Master Certified Life Coach, cat enthusiast, and your friendly neighborhood reminder that side hustles can be a great thing. Series: Side Hustles, Part 3 of 4 A fast, honest tour of 15 ADHD-friendly side hustles, grouped by how your brain likes to work—structure, flexibility, creativity, or “please just help me pay for that trip.” You’ll get pros/cons, typical start-up costs, and quick “pro tips” so you can test one without melting your executive function. Section O...

2 months ago

29 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Episode 19 — Side Hustles: Failures and Successes (My Story)

🎙️ Episode 19 — Side Hustles: Failures and Successes (My Story) A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD | Hosted by Christine Dunning, MCC ADHD brains love a new idea — that dopamine rush hits and suddenly we’re convinced we’re starting a dog-treat empire, buying overpriced craft machines, and signing up for every delivery app known to humankind. 🐶✨ In this episode — the second in our Side Hustles Mini-Series — I’m sharing the good, the bad, and the “what was I thinking?” lessons from my own side-hustl...

2 months ago

22 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Finding the Right Side Hustle for You (and Your ADHD), Part 1

Being single and managing ADHD often means you’re the safety net. One unexpected bill, and it feels like your whole month unravels. That’s where side hustles come in — not just as a financial backup, but as a creative outlet, a confidence boost, and sometimes, the spark for something bigger. In this first of four episodes on ADHD-friendly side hustles, Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach and multi-preneur, helps you explore what kind of side hustle actually fits your ADHD brain. Be...

2 months ago

11 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Rituals & Real Talk: ADHD-Friendly Ways to Move Through Grief

Host: Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach & founder of Two Cats Coaching Guest: Rev. Stacy Collins, MDiv, hospice chaplain & fellow late-diagnosed ADHDer In our finale for the Grief Series, we explore rituals—simple, personal, ADHD-friendly ways to honor losses of all kinds: loved ones, pets, and the life you didn’t get to live. No incense required (unless you like it!). Think intention, not perfection. Why Rituals Help Meaning-making: mark a change, honor a life, name “the...

2 months ago

28 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

The Life I Didn’t Live: Grieving Unfulfilled Dreams (ADHD Edition)

Host: Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach & founder of Two Cats Coaching Guest: Stacy Collins, hospice chaplain & fellow late-diagnosed ADHDer Not all grief follows a funeral. Sometimes it shows up as a quiet ache for the life you didn’t get to live—children you didn’t have, a career that didn’t land, a relationship that never fit, an identity that never fully had space. For many late-diagnosed ADHD adults (especially women), naming these losses is an act of self-compassion...

3 months ago

30 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

The Quiet Ones Hurt the Most: ADHD & Pet Grief

Host: Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach & founder of Two Cats Coaching Guest: Stacy Collins, hospice chaplain & fellow late-diagnosed ADHDer For many single adults (and plenty of partnered folks, too), pets are family—routine-keepers, comfort-bringers, and steady companions. In this episode, Christine and Stacy talk about pet loss: anticipatory grief, saying goodbye, and rebuilding daily life when the house suddenly sounds too quiet. What We Cover Pet grief is real grief:...

3 months ago

25 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Why Goodbye Doesn’t Come Easily: Grieving Loved Ones When You Have ADHD

Host: Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach & founder of Two Cats Coaching Guest: Stacy Collins, hospice chaplain (Dignity Hospice) & fellow late-diagnosed ADHDer This second episode in our ADHD & Grief series goes deep on the big one: grieving the death of a loved one—a parent, partner, close friend, or family member. Christine and Stacy explore how ADHD can intensify and complicate the experience—and how support, planning, and self-compassion can make a very hard season...

3 months ago

35 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

Wait, Is This Grief?

Welcome to A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD, hosted by Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach and founder of Two Cats Coaching. Have you ever burst into tears during a random commercial—or found yourself deeply affected by a movie that wasn’t even sad? You’re not alone. This episode kicks off a five-part series exploring ADHD and grief—why it hits differently, how it shows up unexpectedly, and what it means for those of us who live solo. Christine is joined by her longtime friend R...

3 months ago

20 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

10 ADHD-Friendly Money Hacks (That Don’t Involve Giving Up Lattes)

Episode 12: 10 ADHD-Friendly Money Hacks (That Don’t Involve Giving Up Lattes) Hey friends, Christine here — Master Certified Life Coach, cat enthusiast, and host of A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD. We’re wrapping up our ADHD & money theme with something lighthearted: ten quirky, ADHD-friendly hacks to save money that don’t require giving up coffee, joy, or your last shred of sanity. From snagging free mulch and hidden library perks, to stacking rewards apps and even turning pet sitting int...

3 months ago

15 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

ADHD, Debt, and the Shame Spiral

Episode 11: Debt & Credit – Two Sides of a Coin If debt were a person, it’d be that one friend who borrows your stuff and never gives it back. Annoying, clingy, and ridiculously expensive. In this episode of A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD, we’re tackling debt and credit—their messy relationship, why ADHD brains struggle with both, and how to finally kick that freeloader out of your wallet. 👉 Inside this episode: My real-life story of wrestling with credit card debt after cancer recovery an...

3 months ago

13 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

ADHD Impulse Spending: "Oops, I Bought a Kayak!"

Ever opened a package and thought, “Wait… when did I order this?” If so, you’re in the right place. In this episode of A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD, I’m talking all things impulse spending: Why ADHD brains are wired for “add to cart”How solo living makes it easier (no one there to say, “Another planner? Really?”)The most common ADHD impulse buys—Amazon rabbit holes, subscription creep, and emotional spendingSimple hacks to pause before your wallet taps outYou’ll also hear some personal stori...

3 months ago

8 minutes

A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD

One Spreadsheet to Rule Them All (ADHD-Friendly Budgeting)

If your ADHD money system feels like Gandalf yelling “You shall not spend!” every time you walk into Target, this episode is for you. Today I’m diving into the surprisingly simple tool that helped me go from financial hot mess to “hey, my bills are actually paid on time!”—a single spreadsheet. That’s it. One sheet. One place. One ADHD-friendly system that doesn’t require a PhD in Excel formulas. Inside this episode: Why budgeting isn’t punishment (it’s GPS for your money)The ADHD traps that m...

4 months ago

10 minutes