A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD
A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD is a podcast for adults with ADHD who are doing life without a built-in support system — no partner, no shared mental load, no automatic second brain.
If you’re single, living alone, or functionally solo, ADHD hits differently.
There’s no one reminding you to grab the thing, finish the form, or notice when you’re overwhelmed. Executive dysfunction doesn’t show up as chaos — it shows up as quiet overload, decision paralysis, and the constant feeling that something is wrong, even when you can’t explain what.
This podcast isn’t about productivity hacks, motivation, or “finally getting your life together.”
It’s about understanding what’s actually happening — where ADHD, solo living, and modern life collide — and learning how to build external support, structure, and safety on purpose.
Hosted by Christine Dunning, a master certified life coach, musician, and late-diagnosed adult with ADHD, each episode offers reflection, language, and practical reframes to help you:
- stop blaming yourself for systems that were never designed for solo brains
- identify problems earlier, before burnout sets in
- build structures that work with ADHD instead of against it
You’re not broken.
You’re not behind.
You’re doing too much alone — and this podcast exists to name that, clearly and honestly.
Want to connect? Find me on my website: www.twocatscoaching.com or email me at christine@twocatscoaching.com
A Solo Person's Guide to ADHD
ADHD, Debt, and the Shame Spiral
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Episode 11: Debt & Credit – Two Sides of a Coin
If debt were a person, it’d be that one friend who borrows your stuff and never gives it back. Annoying, clingy, and ridiculously expensive. In this episode of A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD, we’re tackling debt and credit—their messy relationship, why ADHD brains struggle with both, and how to finally kick that freeloader out of your wallet.
👉 Inside this episode:
- My real-life story of wrestling with credit card debt after cancer recovery and house damage.
- Why debt hits harder when you live solo with ADHD.
- ADHD debt triggers: impulse spending, due date amnesia, shame spirals, and executive dysfunction.
- Different types of debt ranked by “stress factor” (spoiler: family loans = emotional interest rate off the charts).
- ADHD-friendly debt payoff strategies: snowball vs. avalanche, automating payments, gamifying progress, and celebrating milestones (yes, with Dollar Store confetti).
- Easy side hustles that don’t eat your brain: pet sitting, tutoring, selling your stuff, seasonal gigs, and more.
- What not to do if you’re in debt (hint: ignoring it never works).
✨ Action Step: Pick ONE debt and create a mini-plan to attack it this month.
Debt isn’t a moral failure—it’s just math with bad timing. And with ADHD brains, we need dopamine-friendly, shame-free strategies to get ahead.
Resources & Links:
- Free Debt Strategy Quick Map worksheet click here
- Coaching with Christine: Two Cats Coaching – first 30 minutes free!
- Catch up on earlier episodes in the ADHD & Money series (budgeting, impulse spending, hacks, and more).
About your host:
I’m Christine Dunning, Master Certified Life Coach, retired teacher, cat enthusiast, and proud member of the “paid $37 in late fees… again” club. On A Solo Person’s Guide to ADHD, we dig into the solo-living struggles that come with ADHD—and find ways to laugh, learn, and lighten the load together.
