What It Means to Be “Good Enough” With ADHD

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of being 'good enough' for individuals with ADHD and how it can be both liberating and limiting.

--- Register today for our upcoming webinar: Webinar: Stop Starting Over! Why Your Planning Keeps Falling Apart — June 15, 2026, 4 pm PT/7 pm ET https://takecontroladhd.com/gps --- "Good enough" is a phrase that can land like permission or like an accusation — and for ADHD brains that have spent a lifetime being told we're not trying hard enough, both feelings often arrive at once. This week, we're untangling that knot. Why does a phrase meant to release us so often feel like settling? Why does the ADHD brain hear "good enough" and translate it into "not enough"? And what would it actually take to reclaim the phrase as our own? This is really all about intention — the difference between walking away from something because you've been defeated by it, and walking away because you've made a choice. One leaves you smaller. The other builds something. We talk about the standards we measure ourselves against (almost always invented), the freeze that comes when nothing feels possible, and the small, almost invisible acts that count as progress even when they don't feel like it. By the end, we land somewhere unexpectedly tender: a reminder that the way we build trust with ourselves isn't…

People in this episode

Hosts: Pete Wright, Natasha Tracy

Topics covered

• ADHD
• self-acceptance
• mental health
• personal growth
• intention
• trust building

Keywords

• ADHD
• good enough
• self-improvement
• mental health
• personal standards
• trust
• progress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TruStory FM

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