{"podcast":{"title":"Beautifully Complex","slug":"beautifully-complex-222562","podcast_index_feed_id":222562,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6137613/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://beautifullycomplex.life","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8ed490f52facc5e5a12002262914cd68.jpg","author":"Penny Williams","episode_count":380,"summary":"Parenting a neurodivergent kid is one of the hardest things you will ever do. If you are exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering why nothing seems to work, this is the place for you. I am Penny Williams, parenting coach, author, and mom who's in the trenches alongside you. Each week on Beautifully Complex, I bring you honest conversations and real strategies for raising kids with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and learning differences. Our kids aren't broken, just wired differently. My work is grounded in the SIGNAL Framework™, a nervous-system-first approach I developed around one core truth: regulation is required before any skill or strategy can take hold. Every episode delivers insights you can actually use to reduce your stress, rebuild your confidence, and create a family life that feels good for everyone in it. I've helped thousands of families worldwide, and this community is here for you too. New episodes drop every week. Subscribe so you never miss one. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beautifully-complex--6137613/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T10:23:54.309934+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562"},"episode":{"title":"357: Three Layers of Regulation for ADHD, with Jenna Free, CCC","slug":"357-three-layers-of-regulation-for-adhd-with-jenna-free-ccc","published_at":"2026-05-07T00:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562/357-three-layers-of-regulation-for-adhd-with-jenna-free-ccc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/357-three-layers-of-regulation-for-adhd-with-jenna-free-ccc--71840293","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/p1887/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71840293/357_three_layers_of_regulation_for_adhd_rev_050626.mp3","summary":"Living in constant urgency can start to feel normal when you have ADHD. But what if so much of that struggle isn’t just ADHD… it’s a nervous system stuck in survival mode? In this conversation, I sit down with ADHD therapist Jenna Free to unpack what regulation really means and why it’s foundational for thriving with ADHD. We explore how so many ADHD symptoms overlap with fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses, and how that “double load” is what often makes life feel overwhelming and unmanageable. Jenna shares her three-layer framework for regulation, starting with the nervous system, moving into thoughts and beliefs, and finally into behavior. We talk about how rushing, people-pleasing, avoidance, and perfectionism are often signs of dysregulation, not character flaws. And more importantly, we talk about how to shift them in practical, doable ways. This episode also brings so much compassion to the role of beliefs like “I’m behind” and how those thoughts keep us stuck in cycles of stress and shutdown. You’ll hear how small, intentional shifts toward awareness, gentleness, and flexibility can create real, lasting change. For parents, this conversation is especially powerful. Jenna reminds us that our own regulation is the starting point, and that reducing urgency and overwhelm at home can make a meaningful difference for our kids. If you’ve been feeling stuck, exhausted, or like nothing is working, this episode offers a new lens and a hopeful path forward. You can find additional resources at parentingadhdandautism.com and Regulated Kids.com — because it’s not just about the struggles, it’s about progress, one step at a time. Show notes and more resources at parentingadhdandautism.com/357 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beautiful…","meta_description":"Living in constant urgency can start to feel normal when you have ADHD. But what if so much of that struggle isn’t just ADHD… it’s a nervous system stuck…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2066,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beautifully-complex-222562/episodes/357-three-layers-of-regulation-for-adhd-with-jenna-free-ccc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562/357-three-layers-of-regulation-for-adhd-with-jenna-free-ccc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}