Have you ever looked at a blank weekly planner and thought, I don't even know where to start?
On this episode of Organizing an ADHD Brain, ADHD coach Megs teaches how to make a plan that actually works for an ADHD brain, without needing it to be perfect. Whether you're looking for ADHD coaching, a supportive ADHD community, or practical ways to get organized, this episode meets you where you are.
By the end, you'll have a new way to think about planning, one that bends instead of breaks, and actually helps you feel more regulated instead of more overwhelmed.
Megs gets real about a hard day juggling two young kids and another move, then pushes back on the idea that ADHD brains just can't plan. Plans, rhythms, and routines can absolutely work, when they're simple, written down, and treated as flexible guides instead of rigid rules to fail at.
Using meal planning as her anchor example, she shares what she learned living temporarily on a mountain in Georgia (far from any grocery store), and how she eventually built a Sunday meal-planning habit in Massachusetts that reduced both overwhelm and overspending, even on the weeks it still fell apart. She walks through how to notice what isn't working, break goals into small steps, set intentions with reminders and support like body doubling, and build a "bare minimum" plan for your worst days so you stay regulated even when life gets chaotic.
The good news? A plan doesn't have to be beautiful or complete to work. It just has to exist, and this episode shows you exactly how to build one you'll actually use.
This episode connects to an earlier conversation about all-or-nothing thinking, if that resonates, check out the "Burn It All Down" episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/organizing-an-adhd-brain/id1728728980?i=1000760213135
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This episode is for anyone who has ever given up on planning because it felt too hard to do it perfectly, and is ready to try a different way.
Time Stamps:
2:03 — An Instagram video about ADHD planning sparks a reframe
3:23 — Why plans fail: and why that's not the whole story
4:26 — The Georgia meal planning story: planning on a mountain far from groceries
7:46 — Building a Sunday meal-planning routine in Massachusetts
11:26 — Keeping plans simple, written, and flexible
13:25 — Beliefs, small wins, and what actually builds momentum
17:04 — What a plan really is — and what it doesn't have to be
18:25 — How to reverse-engineer a goal into something doable
4:03 — Setting intentions, reminders, and using body doubling for support
29:27 — Expecting imperfection: treating plans like projects, not promises
32:12 — Building a bare minimum plan for your hardest days
35:52 — Community invite and closing thoughts
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