Shawn Horn

Dr. Shawn Horn, a clinical psychologist who studies shame, trauma, and social functioning in adult ADHD. She unpacks shame as a social emotion, explains why ADHD creates a ‘perfect storm’ for shame and RSD as a trauma-like response, and explores neuroception, how screens amplify threat signals, and practical nervous-system–matched tools for healing.

Dr. Shawn Horn, licensed clinical psychologist known as The Shame-Busting Psychologist who helps adults with ADHD and shame resilience. She recounts childhood school shame, misdiagnosis, and masking. They discuss rejection sensitivity, nervous system dysregulation, how shame hooks into identity, and practical shame-free approaches to living with ADHD.