Article · 15 min read
What Is Action-Based ADHD Coaching? The Original Methodology Created by Shanna Pearson
Action-Based ADHD Coaching is the original methodology I developed to help adults with ADHD make meaningful, lasting changes
Resources
Articles on living with adult ADHD from Shanna Pearson, plus her podcast interviews with full transcripts. She is the founder of Expert ADHD Coaching and the author of the USA Today national bestselling book, Invisible ADHD (Flatiron Books/Macmillan, 2025).
Article · · 5 min read
ADHD and Alexithymia: When You Feel Everything… and Can’t Describe Any of It
Many adults with ADHD struggle to identify what they are feeling, even though their emotions are intense. This difficulty has a name: alexithymia.
Podcast · Sparking Wholeness · · 46 min listen
Dopamine, Overthinking, and Why ADHD Symptoms Spike in Perimenopause
Erin Kerry talks with Shanna Pearson on Sparking Wholeness about low dopamine, overthinking, and why ADHD symptoms can spike in perimenopause.
Podcast · Health Coach Radio · · 1 hr 3 min watch
Invisible ADHD, Women, and Directive Coaching
Shanna Pearson explains to Erin Power on Health Coach Radio why ADHD in women goes unnoticed, and why her coaches tell clients what to do.
Podcast · Passion Struck · · 54 min watch
Why So Many Women Live with Undiagnosed ADHD
Shanna Pearson talks with John R. Miles on Passion Struck about growing up with unseen ADHD, her own diagnosis as an adult, and why doing less helps.
Podcast · The Dylan Gemelli Podcast · · 1 hr 6 min listen
What ADHD Is, and How It Shapes Life and Relationships
Shanna Pearson tells Dylan Gemelli what ADHD is, why constant overwhelm is its clearest sign, and how it gets mistaken for anxiety or depression.
Podcast · Not Your Mother’s Menopause · · 1 hr 11 min listen
Navigating ADHD and Menopause
On Not Your Mother’s Menopause, Shanna Pearson tells Dr. Fiona Lovely why ADHD can surface as estrogen falls, and how mood scheduling helps.
Podcast · Teach Me How To Adult · · 1 hr 3 min watch
Do I Have ADHD or Anxiety? Emotional Regulation and Systems That Work
Shanna Pearson joins Gillian Berner on Teach Me How To Adult to talk about ADHD in women, emotional regulation, and systems small enough to stick.
Podcast · YOU: The Owner’s Manual · · 23 min listen
ADHD Tools for To-Do Lists, Boring Tasks, and Negative Self-Talk
Dr. Michael Roizen asks Shanna Pearson how adults with ADHD can handle long to-do lists, boring tasks and negative self-talk, with tools from her book.
Podcast · On Purpose with Elizabeth Pehrson · · 41 min listen
How ADHD Affects Women: Mood, Hormones, and Self-Esteem
Elizabeth Pehrson asks Shanna Pearson how ADHD affects women’s moods, hormones, self-esteem and relationships, and what helps.
Podcast · Everyday Wellness · · 58 min watch
ADHD Is Not What You Think: The Most Misunderstood Condition in Women
Shanna Pearson joins Cynthia Thurlow on Everyday Wellness to talk about why women with ADHD get missed and misdiagnosed, and the tools that help.
Podcast · Her Starring Role · · 53 min listen
Do You Have ADHD? Learn the Signs, How to Get Diagnosed, and Tools to Thrive
Shanna Pearson tells Michele Lamoureux how ADHD shows up in adult women, what a proper diagnosis involves, and the small tools that help every day.
Podcast · Love, Happiness and Success · · 55 min watch
Undiagnosed ADHD: Why It’s Missed and How to Finally Get Clarity
Shanna Pearson joins Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby on Love, Happiness and Success to talk about undiagnosed ADHD, misdiagnosis, and what a real assessment involves.
Podcast · The Tamsen Show · · 59 min watch
ADHD or Perimenopause? The Signs You’ve Been Missing
Shanna Pearson joins Tamsen Fadal to explain why so many women are first diagnosed with ADHD in midlife, and the tools that help with overwhelm.
Podcast · The Joel Evan Show · · 43 min watch
ADHD in Women: Catastrophic Thinking, Hormones, and Gamification
Joel Evan and Shanna Pearson talk about catastrophic thinking, why a long to-do list backfires, and how estrogen affects ADHD in women.
Podcast · Energized with Dr. Mariza · · 41 min watch
ADHD in Midlife: Why So Many Smart Women Are Misdiagnosed
On Energized with Dr. Mariza, Shanna Pearson explains why ADHD in women is mistaken for anxiety or depression, and why midlife brings it to the surface.
Podcast · ADHD Chatter · · 1 hr 7 min watch
The Real Reason ADHD Women Still Struggle
Shanna Pearson joins Alex Partridge on ADHD Chatter to talk about masking, rejection sensitivity, and why so many women with ADHD were missed.
Podcast · StRest · · 58 min watch
Invisible ADHD in Women: Misdiagnosis, Signs, and Tools That Work
Shanna Pearson talks with Kerstin Lindquist on StRest about how ADHD shows up in midlife women, why it gets missed, and simple tools for overwhelm.
Podcast · Barely Filtered · · 25 min watch
Tips & Tricks for Not Letting Your ADHD Sensitivity Ruin Your Relationships
In part two with Aurora Culpo on Barely Filtered, Shanna Pearson covers mood scheduling, the sugar hangover, sleep, and dating with ADHD.
Podcast · Barely Filtered · · 36 min watch
You’re Not Sensitive, You Just Have ADHD
Shanna Pearson joins Aurora Culpo on Barely Filtered to talk about overwhelm, rejection sensitivity, and why ADHD medication isn’t the whole answer.
Podcast · Pinkpill Rx · · 53 min listen
Overwhelmed All the Time: How ADHD in Women Gets Missed
Shanna Pearson tells Katie and Jay Fillmore on Pinkpill Rx why so many women reach midlife without knowing they have ADHD, and what to look for.