336 Why the Bare Minimum Might Be Your Biggest Win Yet

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Do you skip over your wins like they don’t matter? Feel weird or embarrassed when people cheer you on? Yep, that sounds about right. Adults with ADHD often struggle to celebrate themselves… but it’s a skill worth learning. In this episode, I’ll show you why celebration feels so uncomfortable—and why it’s actually essential for your mental health, motivation, and identity. We’ll unpack how to embrace positive emotions, honor your effort (even the “bare minimum”), and finally let yourself feel ...

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0:00.0	Time management is one of the most critical issues facing the ADHD community, and I am here to
0:07.4	help you solve that problem for free. So listen up, ADHDer. Have you ever sat down with your
0:13.4	to-do list and realized that everything on the list feels urgent? Every single task is screaming
0:19.6	at you with the same intensity, like it all has to get done right now.
0:23.6	And no matter what you choose, you usually feel like you're doing the wrong thing.
0:28.9	If you have ADHD, your brain's executive functions work differently.
0:32.9	ADHD brains don't naturally prioritize.
0:35.8	Instead of stacking tasks in order, everything lands on one big
0:40.5	flat plane shouting at you all at once. This is one of the main reasons why time management feels so
0:47.1	impossible for us. But here's the good news. Prioritizing is a skill. And like any other skill,
0:54.0	it can be learned. That's why I'm hosting a free
0:58.0	live master class called Everything Can't Be Number One. Time Management starts with prioritization.
1:05.1	It's happening Wednesday, September 24th at 12 p.m. Eastern. In this class, I'll show you why prioritizing feels so hard for the
1:14.1	ADHD brain, how to finally choose what matters most, and simple ADHD-friendly strategies
1:21.0	to stop overcommitting so that you can actually follow through. This workshop will change
1:27.3	the way that you look at your to-do list and the way that you
1:29.9	manage your time, guaranteed or your money back.
1:33.3	So if you're tired of spinning your wheels, burning out, or feeling like you're always behind,
1:38.7	join me.
1:39.8	Go to I have-eadhd.com slash time to save your spot.
1:43.8	That's I have-a-D.com slash time to save your spot. That's I have ADHD.com slash time to save your spot
1:48.5	because everything can't be number one. But the right things, those can finally come first.
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