Summary of 2025 ADHD Women’s Palooza
Linda Roggli’s ADHD Palooza’s are a great opportunity to hear about how others handle their ADHD. I missed a few days this year but still got a lot out of it. Below are my key takeaways.
Overall
Taking care physically: Do all the things that help you manage symptoms
Taking care mentally: Bring Awareness, Intention, and Self-compassion to all you do
Key takeaways to do
Close the loop on everything - create expiration dates (to dos, decisions, caring, etc…) and check in on how you’ve done
To improve memory - be specific about what it is, when you need to do it (time or event), and why
Set time limits and adhere to them
For every To Do list item consider these three things: Deadline - When is it due? What is due this week? Impact - What are the positive and negatives of this task being completed? Time factor - How much time do I have this week to do this task?
Try to look for what’s right instead of being in fix it mode and looking for what’s wrong
Harness your brain chemistry by imagining your ToDos as prescriptions - nutrition, sleep, exercise, fun, etc
Expend the right energy at the right time by analyzing your nutrition, sleep, posture, lifestyle, clutter (environment), and rejuvenation activities. Screens, clutter, and poor posture deplete us - quick fixes - clean your desk, sit up straight, get up and move around instead of turning to a device
Manage others - let them know when you are doing focused work and how they can help you
ADHD affects communication. Be aware and Check in pre-communication - set intentions, settle;
During communication - empathize or find points of agreement; After communication - communication repair
Find the right people - the people who accept you for who you are
As women, we are socialized and conditioned to feel like we have to meet high standards (recognize the impossible and stop trying to live up to it)
Wherever possible, put things on autopilot - once a month, once a week, etc. - let others know
Key thoughts to adopt
Recognize everyone is doing the best they can with what they know at the moment
Set boundaries with yourself and others - prioritize yourself too
Find moments of stress relief - what are the low lifts you can adopt?
Be okay with disappointing others - It’s better to disappoint people now instead of later - Putting other’s needs first amplifies our stress.
You will never complete everything “The car will still need to be washed after you are gone”
There is a toxicity in thinking you always have to be resilient
Our “just get it done” button is behind barbed wire - Other people can access their more easily
Shed assumptions of what others are thinking
It can be tiring to live in this brain
Accept the variability - ADHD is real
What resonates for you?
What might you adopt?
I’m thinking more about how you will never be able to complete everything and how to reduce energy vampires. I also love the simplicity of awareness, intention, and self-compassion.
