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Podcast: Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast
Episode: Letting Go of the âThis Year Will Be Differentâ Story
Description: That âthis year will be differentâ promise feels so good when itâs fresh⌠and so brutal when the old patterns quietly return. In this episode, Pete and Nikki unpack why that boom-and-bust cycle hits so hard for ADHD brains: the early dopamine of a new system (or a newly organized sock drawer), the unrealistic maintenance expectations baked into most productivity advice, and the emotional crash that follows when the setup doesnât hold.They dig into the real trap underneath the resolution mindsetâliving in the gap between who you were yesterday and who you hope to be tomorr...