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
When Everything Feels Wrong (But You Can’t Explain Why)
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Have you ever had a moment where everything feels wrong—but you can’t actually explain why?
Nothing specific is broken.
Nothing obvious is on fire.
But you feel overwhelmed, stuck, or quietly panicked—and when you try to name the problem, your mind just goes blank.
If you have ADHD, this experience is common.
And if you’re single on top of that, it can feel even worse—because there’s no second brain around to help you sort things out.
In this episode, Christine Dunning introduces Access, the first phase of The ASSAP Framework. Access is not about action, motivation, or fixing your life. It’s about learning how to enter a problem safely so you can understand what’s actually going on—before overwhelm takes over.
What This Episode Is (and Is Not)
This is not:
- a reset
- a productivity system
- a “try harder” plan
- a self-optimization project
This is:
- orientation
- perspective
- learning how to notice problems earlier
- reducing shame by understanding what’s structural—not personal
Life has problems. That part is not optional.
Access is about identifying them faster, with less panic, and more clarity.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why confusion does not mean something is wrong with you
- How ADHD overwhelm collapses perspective and creates paralysis
- Why symptoms (procrastination, messiness, brain fog) aren’t the cause
- How being single removes the “second brain” most systems assume exists
- What Access really means—and why it comes before action
- How to start noticing problems without trying to solve them
The Three Access Questions
You’ll be introduced to three simple orientation questions—not to answer yet, but to notice:
- What keeps breaking?
- What feels heavier than it should?
- What do you keep rebuilding from scratch?
No fixing. No productivity. Just access.
What’s Next
In the next episode, we’ll move into Security—how to make this kind of thinking feel safe enough that you don’t shut down, burn out, or abandon it entirely.
Because pushing harder isn’t the answer.
Learning how to approach problems differently is.
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