Why it's so hard to celebrate wins with an ADHD brain (and how to change that)
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges women with ADHD face in celebrating their wins and offers strategies to overcome these difficulties.
In this episode I'm getting into why women with ADHD are so good at cataloguing everything that went wrong and so bad at holding onto what went right. Newsflash: it has nothing to do with gratitude and everything to do with the neuroscience behind your ADHD brain! We cover: Why the ADHD brain runs hotter on negativity bias and what years of masking does to that The Reticular Activating System: what it is, why it matters, and why your brain is basically one giant algorithm Why celebrating wins feels so uncomfortable when your nervous system learned early that good things get taken away A simple 7-day wins challenge to start retraining your brain today 7-DAY 3-WINS CHALLENGE For 7 days straight, write down 3 wins: either in the morning for the day before, or at night to reflect on the day just gone. Alternatively, send me your 3x wins on the first day via Instagram and I'll keep you accountable every day after that. I genuinely want to celebrate with you!!! COME & JOIN ME IN PERSON ✨ The Mind, Body & Soul Reset: For Women With Late-Diagnosed ADHD Sunday 2nd August 2026, 9:30am-12:30pm In person: West Palms Studio, Hindmarsh, South Australia [lunch included] Online tickets…
People in this episode
Host: Alexia Eleni Monda
Topics covered
- ADHD
- celebrating wins
- neuroscience
- negativity bias
- women with ADHD
- self-improvement
Keywords
- ADHD
- celebrate wins
- neuroscience
- negativity bias
- self-improvement
- women
- 7-day challenge
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Soul & Strategy
Places: South Australia
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