Attention Talk Radio ADHD: Managing Stress and Emotions at Work
Feb 25, 2026
Diann Wingert, ADHD business coach and former psychotherapist who helps neurodivergent entrepreneurs reduce burnout. She discusses how emotional intensity shapes workplace struggles. She outlines the SPACE toolkit for spotting triggers, pausing escalation, acting to stop rumination, clearing the air, and evolving systems. Short tactics and recovery practices come up throughout.
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Emotional Dysregulation Is Core To ADHD
- Emotional dysregulation is as central to ADHD as attention problems and often gets overlooked.
- Jeff Copper frames emotions as survival reflexes that hijack attention, so regulating emotion is required to restore focus.
Diann's Clinical Background And Personal ADHD Journey
- Diann's lived history includes 20 years as a psychotherapist and being a mom to three kids with ADHD before her own diagnosis.
- That background shaped her focus on entrepreneurs and blending strategy with emotional coaching.
Use The SPACE Framework To Manage Reactions
- Use a simple mnemonic to remember a stepwise approach to emotional regulation at work.
- Diann Wingert's SPACE: Spot patterns, Pause escalation, Act, Clear the air, Evolve your toolkit, makes strategies easier to recall under stress.