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Emotional regulation — and yelling — as a mom with ADHD (Patricia Sung’s story)
Description
Patricia Sung was diagnosed with ADHD in her first year of college. It wasn’t until she became a mother, and other people relied on her, that she realized just how much ADHD affected her.
Patricia now hosts the Motherhood in ADHD podcast. Join Patricia and host Laura Key as they talk about managing emotions with ADHD. Patricia explains the concept of “raging” — that moment when you go from 99 to 100 and emotions boil over. She also shares strategies that can help.
Related resources
- Building self-compassion skills
- ADHD and anger
- Patricia’s podcast, Motherhood in ADHD
Timestamps
((01:10) Patricia’s diagnosis story
(06:16) How “ADHD” changed for Patricia when she became a mom
(09:09) ADHD mom challenges
(21:47) Acknowledging realistic “wins” for women with ADHD
(26:41) How you can join Patricia
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