ADHD with Jenna Free7 Huhti 2025

2: How to Stop ADHD Dysregulation from Running Your Life

You know that regulation is supposed to help. You've tried yoga, bought a notebook and started journaling, and practiced breathing. But if you're still white-knuckling it through most days, the approach might be missing something.

In this episode, I break down what in-the-moment nervous system regulation looks like for ADHDers, and why doing it as a to-do list task isn't enough to change your state of being. I walk you through how to spot your personal signs of ADHD dysregulation as they're happening, and how to interrupt them with tools simple enough to use in real life, not just in a yoga studio.

If you've been doing all the right things and still feel like you're running on empty, this is where the work actually starts.

Download the free ADHD Regulation Guide and start building real regulation into your everyday life.

01:05 – What Nervous System Regulation Actually Means for ADHDers

03:14 – How Chronic Fight or Flight Makes ADHD Symptoms Worse

09:33 – How to Identify Your Personal Signs of ADHD Dysregulation

12:05 – Why ADHD Negative Self Talk and Masking Are Defense Mechanisms

15:41 – Scrolling, Spending, and Skipping Self-Care: External Signs of Internal Dysregulation

20:54 – Simple In-the-Moment Tools to Interrupt Dysregulation

26:41 – What It Feels Like to Stop Burning Energy Just Existing

Check out the full show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/stop-adhd-dysregulation

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