# S1 E31 Can’t Start: ADHD Women, Body Doubling & Not Doing It Alone

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Podcast: [Angry On The Inside - ADHD Women Talking Late Diagnosis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/angry-on-the-inside-adhd-women-talking-late-diagnosis-7487854)
Published: 2026-02-25T12:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1192

## Resource

Why is it so hard to start even when you want to? In this episode of Angry on the Inside, Jess and Jeannine talk about ADHD task initiation, body doubling, and why late-diagnosed women often struggle to begin tasks alone. Body doubling isn’t supervision or productivity hacking. It’s simply doing a task while someone else is present and for many ADHD women, it lowers resistance, reduces overwhelm, and makes starting possible. They unpack activation energy, productive procrastination, co-regulation, competence identity, and the vulnerability of asking someone to “just sit with me.” Maybe this isn’t about forcing yourself to start. Maybe it’s about not fighting your brain alone. When this resonates you’ll know exactly who to send it to the friend you’re going to body double with.

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