Brendan Mahan
Former educator and mental health counselor who hosts the ADHD Essentials podcast and authored Overcoming the Wall of Awful, focusing on emotional dysregulation, burnout, and practical strategies for ADHD.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 42min
Climbing the Wall of Awful: Emotional Paralysis, Burnout & How ADHDers Actually Start with Brendan Mahan
Brendan Mahan, former educator and mental health counselor who hosts ADHD Essentials and wrote Overcoming the Wall of Awful. He unpacks the “Wall of Awful” built from repeated failure. He discusses burnout, shame versus guilt, emotional dysregulation, pausing before an amygdala hijack, and practical handholds like timers, checklists, and body doubling to start moving forward.
