The Busy Brained Saint Podcast

Ever feel like you know what to change, but your brain just won't let you do it? In this episode, Kamden breaks down why chasing the result — the timer, the planner, the "just be on time" hack — almost never works long-term for ADHD brains, because the real problem isn't the action. It's what's fueling it.
Kamden walks through her approach as a causal coach: working backward from the behavior you want to change to find the belief, fear, or nervous system response actually driving it. Using two relatable examples — a workplace pattern of shame and hiding, and the surprisingly universal struggle of putting on shoes — she shows how the exact same action can come from two completely different internal places, and why that difference changes everything about how sustainable the change actually is.
If you've tried all the hacks and you're still stuck, this episode will help you understand why — and what to look at instead.Free Coaching Mini Session 

The Discipline of Constraint: ADHD Edition
Ever been told to "just choose one thing and do it"? For an ADHD brain, that advice can feel almost impossible — and today I'm breaking down why.
In this episode, I use the image of a bowling alley with no gutters — just one big open floor and 15 sets of pins in the distance — to explain what it's actually like inside an ADHD brain. While a neurotypical brain sees clear lanes and naturally knows where to aim, our brains see everything at once, with no built-in boundaries to guide us. That's why "just focus on one thing" can feel so much harder than it sounds.
We'll talk about:
Why your brain isn't broken, it's just missing the gutters
How the limbic brain's motivational triad (conserve energy, avoid pain, seek pleasure) convinces us that chaos feels safer than constraint
What it means to become the "VIP tour guide" of your own brain
Practical ways to build your own gutters — lights, noodles, alarms, music, whatever works — so you can constrain to one lane at a time
How to tell the difference between necessary pivots (like a hungry four-year-old) and the ping-pong ball effect
Why constraining your focus doesn't mean being unrealistic, and why it's a skill, not a personality flaw
Constraint is hard, and if it feels hard, that means you're doing it right. You don't have to knock down every pin at once to be worthy — you have to learn that as boring as it is you get to pick a lane and start.FREE MINI SESSION 

Focused Faith: Jesus Christ Is Not Our Burden, He Is Our Relief
Heyo, busy brain — welcome back to Focused Faith, the monthly segment where we explore gospel topics through the lens of ADHD. This month I'm joined by my friend Melanie Stroud, host of the Come Follow Me For Us podcast, and we're digging into a beautiful talk from April 2026 General Conference: "Jesus Christ Is Not Our Burden, He Is Our Relief" by Elder David J. Wunderli.
We talk about the backpack full of rocks we all carry, why ADHD brains especially tend to grip tight and try to muscle through instead of surrender, and what it actually looks like to let Christ lighten the load instead of just walking beside Him. Melanie also opens up about a hard season she's in right now — and how choosing relief instead of another to-do item has made all the difference.
This one's honest, a little scattered (in the best way), and full of real talk about prioritization, rejection sensitivity, distraction, and how showing up imperfectly is still showing up. Come as you are — busy brain and all.
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So many people with ADHD carry a quiet shame — not because ADHD is a flaw, but because of how often it's been pointed out, joked about, or misunderstood by the people around them. This episode explores where that shame comes from, why it shows up so often in relationships and marriages, and what it actually feels like to be fully known and accepted without having to explain or defend your brain.
If you've ever masked your ADHD, apologized for how your mind works, or felt embarrassed by a diagnosis, this conversation is a reminder: your brain isn't something to hide. It's something to understand — and you deserve people who meet you with curiosity instead of judgment.Shop ADHD Store Free ADHD Coaching Mini Session 

In this episode, we explore what happens when you finally reach a goal—but it doesn’t feel the way you expected. For many with ADHD, success can come with unexpected discomfort, self-doubt, and even anxiety as the brain tries to make sense of “good feeling bad.”
We unpack the familiar ADHD patterns of overthinking, scanning for what might go wrong, and returning to old stories of not being enough. Through the “old teddy bear vs. new teddy bear” analogy, you’ll learn how your nervous system adapts to change—and why discomfort doesn’t mean something has gone wrong.
You’ll walk away with a practical way to notice old thought patterns, pause, and choose a new response rooted in self-trust, emotional regulation, and freedom from survival-based thinking.
This is about learning to let good feel new—and letting yourself grow into it.
 
00:00 When Good Feels Bad
00:12 Welcome and Weekly Journal
01:37 Why Success Feels Unsafe
03:21 Your Comfort Zone Teddy Bear
07:15 Limbic Brain Stories
11:02 Self Trust Over Scanning
14:50 Acclimating to New Good
17:53 Leveling Up in Sports
19:03 Events and Closing EncouragementSign Up for Kamden's weekly ADHD journal HERE!

Rejection with ADHD isn't just "being sensitive"—it can feel like a freight train crashing through your nervous system. In this deeply personal episode, Kamden shares a vulnerable story of public embarrassment, rejection sensitivity (RSD), and what it looked like to regulate, recover, and keep showing up anyway. If criticism, shame, or feeling misunderstood hits you harder than it seems to hit everyone else, this episode will help you feel seen—and remind you that even painful experiences can become sacred teachers.Schedule your FREE ADHD Mini Session Chapter Markers 
00:00 Welcome Busy Brained Saints
00:30 What Is Rejection Sensitivity
01:37 How RSD Feels In The Body
04:32 Coaching Help And Mini Session
06:27 San Diego Sales Conference Setup
11:47 Called On Stage For Podcast
16:29 Public Feedback And Meltdown
23:53 Staying In The Room To Learn
29:29 Bathroom Break And Boundaries
33:15 Dinner Decision After The Crash
40:06 Explaining RSD To The Group
47:57 Meaning Making And Christlike Rejection
54:16 Hand Squeeze And Farewell

In this episode of The Busy Brained Saint Podcast, Kamden Hainsworth talks about the difference between who you are and the symptoms of ADHD.
After listening to a research talk on ADHD and relationships from Kristen Carter, Kamden shares how it brought up strong emotions as a parent and led her to reflect on how easy it is to turn ADHD struggles into personal shame.
She explains that ADHD symptoms can create difficult behaviors like forgetfulness, overwhelm, and emotional dysregulation—but those behaviors are not your identity. You are not “lazy” or “too much.” You are a person with a brain that works differently.
This episode is a reminder that you are not the problem—your symptoms are something you can understand, manage, and work with, without shame.Schedule a free ADHD mini session with Kamden 
 
 

Rachel Nielson, host of the beloved podcast 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms, joins me for an honest conversation about receiving an ADHD diagnosis at age 41 and how it reframed decades of feeling scattered, overwhelmed, and "not quite enough."
Together we explore the realities of ADHD in women, motherhood, entrepreneurship, adoption, self-compassion, and the power of understanding your unique brain. Rachel shares how becoming a mother revealed challenges she couldn't explain, how her son's ADHD diagnosis led her to her own answers, and why learning to work with her brain instead of against it changed everything.
This conversation is full of wisdom, vulnerability, and hope for any woman who has ever wondered why life feels harder than it seems to for everyone else.
In this episode we discuss:• Late-diagnosed ADHD in women• Motherhood and executive functioning• Adoption, attachment, and nervous system regulation• Self-compassion after diagnosis• Hyperfocus and entrepreneurship• Supporting ADHD children while understanding yourself• Finding the "flecks of gold" in everyday life <- Purchase Rachel's Flecks of Gold Journal 
FREE ADHD MINI SESSION with Kamden Timestamps:00:00 Welcome to Busy Brained Saint
00:28 Free Coaching Mini Sessions
02:00 Meet Rachel from Three and 30
04:14 Rachel’s Late ADHD Diagnosis
07:56 Grace After Diagnosis
10:44 ADHD Humor and Family Traits
16:02 Adoption and ADHD Links
19:30 Newborn Separation and Nervous System
22:55 Holding Adoption’s Complexity
26:37 Beauty in the Mess
27:21 Mentors in Open Adoption
28:48 Honesty Builds Attachment
29:59 Family History Triggers
31:06 Dark Days of Motherhood
32:10 Troll Comment and Healing
34:52 Public Sharing with ADHD
41:44 Building an ADHD-Friendly Team
42:51 Hyperfocus Retreat Strategy
46:42 Flecks of Gold Practice
49:07 Closing and Where to Follow

What if the thoughts and feelings taking over your mind aren't actually you? In this episode, Kamden digs into one of the most relatable struggles for people of faith with ADHD — the constant tug-of-war between the survival brain (natural man?) and the spirit — and why that battle feels so much louder when you have ADHD.
Drawing from Mosiah 3:19, Galatians, Ephesians, and Romans, Kamden connects the gospel concept of "putting off the natural man" to the very real neuroscience of the limbic brain and prefrontal cortex — and why those two don't communicate as smoothly in an ADHD brain.
You'll learn why your brain isn't broken — it's just wired for a world that no longer exists, and why the carnal state and the survival state might essentially be the same thing, how to start calming that part of yourself with compassion instead of judgment, and what it feels like when your spirit and your body finally start working together.
This episode is for anyone who has ever felt trapped by their own thoughts, stuck in an old story, or just too overwhelmed to hear what God might be saying. You're not alone — and you have more choice than your brain is letting you believe.Schedule your FREE ADHD mini coaching session HERE. Episode Timestamps
00:00 Welcome Busy Brained Saint
00:35 Thoughts Aren't Identity
01:10 Mortality And Opposition
04:00 ADHD Brain Basics
07:11 Hunters Gatherers Strengths
09:03 Scriptures Natural Man
13:31 Survival Brain In ADHD
15:29 Coaching Tools Calm Ostrich
16:39 Free Mini Session Invite
20:28 Mindset Of The Flesh
23:27 Rewrite Old Stories
6:17 Become Like A Child
29:32 Soul Alignment And Joy
31:51 Prayer Choice And Closing

What does it actually look like when a counselor truly gets your ADHD brain? Today I sit down with Mosiah Castrejon, a Clinical Mental Health Counselor who not only specializes in ADHD-informed therapy — he lives it himself as a late-diagnosed ADHDer. follow on IG
Mosiah brings a rare and refreshing perspective to this conversation. As someone who discovered his own ADHD through his clinical work, he opens up about what it means to finally see your entire life story through a new lens — and why that realization changes everything.
In this episode we cover:
What an ADHD-informed therapy room actually looks and feels like
Why traditional therapeutic approaches often fail ADHDers — and what to do instead
The "double whammy" of ADHD and conditional self-worth, especially within faith communities
How shame silently drives so much of our struggle — and how self-compassion is the antidote
Parenting, partnership, and being honest with your family about your brain
His powerful three-pillar framework for approaching ADHD healing
Whether you're searching for the right therapist, trying to understand your own diagnosis, or simply want to feel less alone in your experience — this conversation will leave you feeling seen, validated, and more equipped to move forward.
You were given this brain. Let's figure out what to do with it.Schedule your FREE ADHD mini session with Kamden