🔥 What happens when ‘ADHD Burnout’ is normalized and becomes your baseline?
In this Fireside Chat, we sit down with Trina Haynes—founder of @MyLadyADHD and co-host of the Brain Waves podcast. Trina brings us an unfiltered conversation about what it means to live in constant overdrive.
From late diagnosis to ‘mom guilt,’ from masking to mental exhaustion, Trina opens up about how years of undiagnosed ADHD dramatically shaped her identity—and what it ultimately takes to grow out of those negative, core beliefs in order to forge a new path towards radical acceptance.
✨ Highlights ✨
💡 “I didn’t even know I was burnt out until I stopped.”
🎭 Trina reflects on the invisible labor of masking and people-pleasing.
🧠 Why ADHDers often conflate Anxiety with Productivity..
💬 The healing power of Community—and the Courage it takes to Rest.
🎙️ Created by Stephen Tonti, Benj Welmond, & Aaron Smith
🎥 Directed by Benj Welmond | Edited by Maggie “Maggs” Thibideaux
📍 Shot in Winter Park, CO at an undisclosed location.
This episode is for anyone who’s ever asked: Why am I like this?
💬 Pull up a seat. Let’s talk ADHD, exhaustion, and finding your way back to yourself.
📺 This episode was originally published on our YouTube channel, watch it here: https://attentiondifferentllc.slack.com/archives/C06SFFNG8HL/p1753980631035039
We are Attention DIFFERENT not DEFICIT An advocacy and edutainment podcast centered on radical acceptance and neurodiveristy. Attention Different aims to de-stigmatize and build community by exploring the intricacies of living life and "adulting" with ADHD in the modern world. We periodically feature experts, special guests and influencers in the ADHD community.
If you enjoy the podcast please like, share, and subscribe!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0lWgdvEhaI4p5MyxM5w3A?sub_confirmation=1
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Follow all of these if you want to be inspired in your ADHD journey
• Website - https://www.attentiondifferent.com
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/attention_different
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/attndifferent
• X - https://www.x.com/attndifferent
