How ADHD Is Secretly Affecting Your Relationships  with Melissa Thompson

How ADHD Is Secretly Affecting Your Relationships with Melissa Thompson

March 10, 2026 · 58 min · Season 8 · Episode 857

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This episode explores how ADHD affects relationships and provides insights on building healthy connections.

Survived childhood trauma? Ready to thrive, find love, and build a life you’re proud of? Join renowned trauma coach Michael Anthony’s free group. https://www.skool.com/think-unbroken-5756/about?ref=deff9f4cffd7469182949355dd1c1a1e Are ADHD symptoms secretly damaging your relationships? In this powerful episode of the Think Unbroken Podcast, Michael sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Embracing Joy Psychotherapy, Melissa Thompson, to unpack how ADHD, trauma, and emotional patterns impact dating, communication, conflict, and long-term connection. They dive deep into the real work of building healthy relationships—from recognizing red flags in the dating phase to repairing conflict, overcoming resentment, and creating lasting emotional intimacy. If you’ve ever struggled with impulsivity, distraction, emotional shutdown, or feeling misunderstood in relationships, this conversation will give you practical tools and powerful insights. Melissa shares how ADHD can show up in love, why many couples misunderstand each other’s nervous systems, and what it actually takes to repair after conflict. They also explore vulnerability, emotional safety, relationship…

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