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50m 24s
"ADHDers hate structure but thrive on it at the same time."
In this episode, Heather sits down with Brooke Schnittman to explore why the systems that are supposed to help us thrive can sometimes become the very things we resist the hardest. For neurodivergent brains, traditional approaches to productivity often miss the mark, especially when we're already overwhelmed and operating from survival mode. Brooke shares how her own late ADHD diagnosis changed her understanding of herself, along with the lessons she's learned from supporting neurodivergent adults, students, and families. The conversation also explores practical ways to make everyday tasks more manageable and to create systems that work with how your brain actually functions.
What to listen for:
☑️ Putting in the reps through systems that actually support your success
☑️ The different ways undiagnosed ADHD shows up in high-achieving women
☑️ Why you can be good at knowing how everyone else feels while losing yourself
"So many of us with ADHD are overwhelmed, we're burned out, we're in a place of survival mode. To get out of the overwhelm, we need to break it down into such a small action that we're building momentum, we're moving in a consistent way, even if it's 1%."
☑️ People-pleasing and hypervigilance turn us into emotional managers at home
☑️ Why you actually do need a planner to manage your life if you have ADHD
☑️ Building systems that work for your unique brain and particular struggles
"Once you get that self-awareness, then you can start building in more systems and understanding your why and how to move forward and feel more productive in life."
☑️ Brooke's signature STOP method for identifying what drains your energy
☑️ The role of positive reinforcement in helping neurodivergent children
☑️ Why self-awareness needs to come before setting up systems
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About Brooke Schnittman:
Brooke Schnittman, MA, PCC, BCC, is an ADHD coach, coach trainer, and founder of Coaching With Brooke, where she and her team work with ADHD adults, students, parents, and professionals training to become ADHD coaches around the world. She is also a late-diagnosed ADHDer, wife, mom, and stepmom in a family of five ADHDers. Before starting her company, Brooke spent fifteen years in special education as a teacher and later as an Assistant Director.
She is the creator of the 3C Activation® framework, best-selling author of Activate Your ADHD Potential, and host of the SuccessFULL With ADHD podcast. Her work has appeared in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and ADDitude, and she was nominated for SUCCESS Magazine's 2025 Women of Influence. Brooke speaks on ADHD, emotional regulation, executive function, parenting, burnout, and what it takes to move from chaos to consistency without shame.
Connect with Brooke:
Website: www.coachingwithbrooke.com
Activate Your ADHD Potential: www.coachingwithbrooke.com/activatebook
Podcast: SuccessFULL With ADHD
Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube: @coachingwithbrooke
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