Friday Jun 20, 2025

Burning The Rulebook: Beliefs that Betray the ADHD Brain

In this episode of The Busy Brained Saint, we're naming the unspoken rules and internalized beliefs that often sabotage the ADHD experience—especially for those of us trying to live a faithful, values-aligned life.

From “I have to be consistent to be successful” to “I shouldn’t need help if I’m smart,” we unpack the subtle (and sometimes loud) ways our culture, upbringing, and expectations have trained us to distrust our own brains. These beliefs don’t just get in the way of productivity—they chip away at our sense of worth, our spiritual identity, and our capacity to show up fully in the life God is inviting us to co-create.

This episode walks you through:

The top beliefs that don’t serve the ADHD brain
Why they feel true (but aren’t)
What more life-giving, ADHD-affirming truths sound like instead
How to begin replacing guilt-based rulebooks with something more aligned with grace, progress, and divine trust

This conversation is a call to stop trying to become the “ideal” version of yourself and start embracing the way your brain was actually designed to work—with flexibility, creativity, and support.