#07: Is It ADHD or Trauma? Explaining the Overlap with Cade Lamb

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South of Normal

Jheri South

13 episodes

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Hosted by Jheri South, Certified Master Transformational Coach, ADHD specialist, and mother of seven neurodivergent kids, you’ll find real-life strategies for ADHD in adults and teens: executive-function tools, routines that actually stick, and support for issues like rejection-sensitivity (RSD), emotional regulation, and school or work follow-through. We dive into honest conversations, coaching demos, and guest stories from the neurodivergent community. If you’re ready to build systems that fit an ADHD brain (not fight against it), you’re in the right place

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#07: Is It ADHD or Trauma? Explaining the Overlap with Cade Lamb

South of Normal

36 minutes 50 seconds

1 month ago

#07: Is It ADHD or Trauma? Explaining the Overlap with Cade Lamb

What if the traits you spent your whole life calling “tough,” “intense,” or “shut down” were actually ADHD? In this episode, former Special Forces candidate and 82nd Airborne veteran Cade Lamb shares how years of military conditioning, emotional calluses, and repeated high-stress environments amplified patterns he now recognizes as lifelong ADHD. We talk about why trauma can show up as paralysis, avoidance, or anger, how men learn to mask it as strength, and why so many adults misread these patterns. This conversation helps you understand where trauma ends, where ADHD begins, and how the two overlap far more than most people realize.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(02:47) Cade’s Military Story

(09:51) Trauma in the Military

(17:26) ADHD or Trauma? Understanding the Overlap

(23:01) How Trauma Impacts ADHD

(28:53) PTSD ties to ADHD

(33:52) How to Start Gaining Emotional Control

What part of ADHD do you struggle with the most? Leave your answer in the comments below.

Connect with Cade

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cade.r.lamb/

Website:https://fearnotdoright.com/