{"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":"EP. 41: Why You Can't Change Your ADHD Habits (Your Identity Is Keeping You Stuck) | ADHD with Jenna Free","slug":"ep-41-why-you-can-t-change-your-adhd-habits-your-identity-is-keeping-you-stuck-adhd-with-jenna-free","published_at":"2026-01-05T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095/ep-41-why-you-can-t-change-your-adhd-habits-your-identity-is-keeping-you-stuck-adhd-with-jenna-free","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095","url":"https://86ec717b-8213-494f-90a6-575b5c86795e.libsyn.com/ep-41-why-you-cant-change-your-adhd-habits-your-identity-is-keeping-you-stuck-adhd-with-jenna-free","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/86ec717b-8213-494f-90a6-575b5c86795e/EP._41__Why_You_Cant_Change_Your_ADHD_Habits_Your_Identity_Is_Keeping_You_Stuck___ADHD_with_Jenna_Free.mp3?dest-id=4814301","summary":"Join the free \"A Regulated Vision for 2026\" hangout (January 8th, 10am MST) - https://www.adhdwithjennafree.com/newyears You can get your free ADHD Regulation Guide here - www.adhdwithjennafree.com/adhdguide Join the waitlist for ADHD Groups (starting January 27-28) - www.adhdwithjennafree.com/waitlist Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Free Regulated Vision for 2026 Hangout 01:15 Identity and ADHD: How You See Yourself Changes Everything 02:35 The Stereotypical ADHD Identity Trap 04:30 Your Brain Will Fight to Keep Your Identity (Even If You Hate It) 06:00 Identity Acts as a Filter 07:15 My Non-ADHD Example: Intuitive Eating Journey 09:05 My ADHD Identity Shifts 11:00 When ADHD Is No Longer Your Personality 12:25 We Act in Ways That Confirm Who We Believe We Are 14:10 ADHDers Think They Can't Do Long-Term Things 16:00 Notice Where ADHD Language Shrinks You 17:30 Regulation Work Is For People Who Believe Change Is Possible Summary In this episode, I talk about ADHD identity and how the way you see yourself determines what you attempt, what you tolerate, and how you grow. Most ADHD conversations focus on symptoms, tools, and hacks - very little attention is given to identity. But here's the thing: most change doesn't fail because of effort, it fails because of identity. The stereotypical ADHD identity sounds like \"ADHDers can't watch a two-minute video\" or \"I'm scattered, I can't focus, I do things last minute, I can't follow through.\" These may describe states or actions (especially when dysregulated), but they get mistaken for traits - for who we are. When we solidify these states into our identity, we stop trying to build capacity, stop trusting ourselves, and regulation feels unrealistic. Your nervous system will work hard to protect your identity, even parts you don't li…","meta_description":"Join the free \"A Regulated Vision for 2026\" hangout (January 8th, 10am MST) - https://www.adhdwithjennafree.com/newyears You can get your free ADHD Regula…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1155,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-with-jenna-free-7252095/episodes/ep-41-why-you-can-t-change-your-adhd-habits-your-identity-is-keeping-you-stuck-adhd-with-jenna-free/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/ep-41-why-you-can-t-change-your-adhd-habits-your-identity-is-keeping-you-stuck-adhd-with-jenna-free.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}