{"podcast":{"title":"ADHD with Jenna Free","slug":"adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095","podcast_index_feed_id":7252095,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/557461/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/557461","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/a/2/e/6a2e470661adca93d959afa2a1bf1c87/Copy_of_ADHD_With_Jenna_Free-Podcast_Artwork_Tempalte.png","author":"Jenna Free","episode_count":65,"summary":"ADHD with Jenna Free is a podcast for adults with ADHD who are done surviving their symptoms and ready to start thriving with ADHD without the endless tips, hacks, and workarounds that have never really fixed anything. Hosted by Jenna Free, a Canadian Certified Counselor (CCC) and ADHD therapist, this show exists to give you a completely different way of understanding ADHD in adults and the signs of ADHD in women. Because the reason you're stuck, overwhelmed, and exhausted isn't a lack of willpower, it's that your brain is running in fight or flight. And once you understand that, everything changes. This podcast covers the full experience of living with adult ADHD: the real science behind procrastination in ADHD and ADHD task paralysis, ADHD executive functioning strategies that work, why ADHD and perimenopause collide in ways no one talks about, and the honest, solution-focused conversations that most ADHD podcasts aren't having. Jenna also shares her own story, what it looks like to go from chronically dysregulated to genuinely thriving, so you can see that this is actually possible for you. This show gives women with ADHD, and anyone who has ever wondered whether ADHD can be di…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T18:19:18.722772+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095"},"episode":{"title":"57: Why ADHD Paralysis Keeps Coming Back And How to Heal It","slug":"57-why-adhd-paralysis-keeps-coming-back-and-how-to-heal-it","published_at":"2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095/57-why-adhd-paralysis-keeps-coming-back-and-how-to-heal-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095","url":"https://www.jennafree.com/blog/why-adhd-paralysis-keeps-coming-back","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/86ec717b-8213-494f-90a6-575b5c86795e/Why_ADHD_Paralysis_Keeps_Coming_Back_And_How_to_Heal_It.mp3?dest-id=4814301","summary":"You're frozen, you finally panic into action, you crash. Then you do it all over again tomorrow. If that cycle feels impossible to break, this episode is for you. I'm breaking down why ADHD paralysis keeps coming back no matter how hard you try, why the fixes that seem to work are making things worse, and what healing it at the root looks like. Plus, grab a spot in the free live workshop, Get Unstuck for Good . 02:36 – Why Short-Term Fixes Make ADHD Symptoms Worse 05:38 – Common ADHD Productivity Strategies That Backfire 09:50 – Nervous System Regulation as the Real Key to Getting Unstuck 16:56 – The Long-Term Approach to Healing ADHD Paralysis Check out the full show notes and other resources at https://www.jennafree.com/blog/why-adhd-paralysis-keeps-coming-back Let's stay connected! April 29th: Get Unstuck for Good: Healing ADHD Paralysis at the Root Workshop Want more thriving with ADHD? Come hang out with me on Instagram! Get out of paralysis, be more productive, and enjoy your life again! Join an upcoming group!","meta_description":"You're frozen, you finally panic into action, you crash. Then you do it all over again tomorrow. If that cycle feels impossible to break, this episode is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1497,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095/episodes/57-why-adhd-paralysis-keeps-coming-back-and-how-to-heal-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095/57-why-adhd-paralysis-keeps-coming-back-and-how-to-heal-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}