S1 E7 The ADHD Perfection Trap: Why ADHD Women Bounce Between “All or Nothing”
Angry On The Inside - ADHD Women Talking Late DiagnosisShow Notes
ADHD loves extremes. Perfect or failing, all or nothing. Jess and Jeannine expose how black-and-white thinking fuels burnout and perfectionism, and why learning to live in the gray might be the most freeing thing ADHD women can do.
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