ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka EP. 384: ADHD Women Were Never Meant to Work Like This with Meghan French Dunbar
May 13, 2026
Meghan French Dunbar, entrepreneur and author who was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, reframes work around brain-friendly systems. She discusses late diagnosis, masking and burnout from traditional workplaces. Hear how she uses boundaries, values, AI tools, and new success metrics to design sustainable work and why many high-achieving women burn out under current work models.
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ADHD Fueled Rapid Entrepreneurial Wins
- Meghan links ADHD traits to entrepreneurial wins: extreme excitement and execution with 'ready, shoot, aim' risk-taking that enabled rapid launches.
- She launched a print magazine at 29 via crowdfund and rapid scaling, crediting neurodivergence for that impulsive drive.
Use AI To Organize Overwhelming Content
- Use AI to build an operating system that organizes content, synthesizes research, and surfaces relevant assets on demand.
- Meghan worked with an AI specialist to create dashboards and a content landing page that finds every asset on a topic like compassion.
Create An Ideal Life Statement
- Write an ideal life statement listing hours, people, types of work, and nonnegotiables to guide choices and say no.
- Meghan uses this to stop work at 2:30, avoid nights/weekends, and remove Slack/email from her phone.
