For people with ADHD, guilt can feel like a full-time job you never signed up for.

In this episode, Dr. J digs into why your brain keeps hitting replay on minor mistakes, why “I shouldn’t have said that” can echo for hours, and how emotional overdrive makes tiny errors feel enormous.

You’ll get clear strategies to pause, notice patterns, and respond without spiraling.

For more on this topic

Listen: ADHD and shame
Read: The 3 areas of executive function
Try: ADHD Unstuck (a free self-guided activity)

For a transcript and more resources, visit MissUnderstood on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

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