ADHD Roundtable Ep 14 | What If Your System Isn’t Broken—Just Different?

The ADHD Roundtable
June 18, 2024•1 min read

Episode Summary

In this powerful episode of the ADHD Roundtable, Jess is joined by Amber McCrea, Summer Carrick, Jawad Bhatti, and Elizabeth Ellison for a rich and radically validating conversation about what it means to live, work, and thrive outside the “norm.” From menopause and burnout to custom closet systems and time blindness, the panel unpacks how their lives have improved—not by fixing themselves, but by rejecting systems that never fit in the first place.

Whether diagnosed or self-identified, each guest brings stories of struggle, strength, and self-trust. You’ll hear practical hacks, deep reflections, and bold reframes—plus a few well-earned rants. This one is for anyone who’s ever wondered if they were the problem. (Spoiler: You’re not.)

✨ Highlights & Takeaways

  • Diagnosis Isn’t the Only Path: Many people know themselves deeply without needing a formal label—and that’s valid.

  • Burnout Is Real (and Sneaky): Especially during life transitions like menopause, the tools that once worked may stop—and that’s not failure.

  • System Hacking Is a Skill: From renting clothes to removing cabinet doors, panelists share real ADHD-friendly adaptations that changed their lives.

  • Self-Trust Changes Everything: When you stop trying to "fix" yourself and start building around how you actually work, things start to click.

  • You Already Have a System: It just might not look like one to anyone else. And that’s okay.

👥 Meet the Panelists

Amber McCrea – Holistic Nutritionist & Podcast Host
https://www.instagram.com/amberlmccrea
https://linktr.ee/ambermccrea

Summer Carrick – Media & Messaging Consultant
https://www.instagram.com/sumlady
https://www.summercarrick.com/

Jawad Bhatti – ADHD Therapist
https://www.instagram.com/positiveoutcomecounselling
https://www.positiveoutcome.ca/

Elizabeth Ellison – Consultant & Leadership Facilitator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-ellison-084726146

Jess DuBose – ADHD Coach
https://www.jessdubose.com/
https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithjess/

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Jess DuBose is an ADHD coach and writer who uses words the same way she approaches coaching—with honesty, humor, and a deep respect for the messy human experience. She’s a published author whose work explores what it means to live, rest, create, and grow in a world that often demands too much. Through both writing and coaching, Jess helps ADHDers build lives and businesses that honor their energy instead of shaming it—and she writes to remind people they’re not alone in the chaos.

Jess DuBose

Jess DuBose is an ADHD coach and writer who uses words the same way she approaches coaching—with honesty, humor, and a deep respect for the messy human experience. She’s a published author whose work explores what it means to live, rest, create, and grow in a world that often demands too much. Through both writing and coaching, Jess helps ADHDers build lives and businesses that honor their energy instead of shaming it—and she writes to remind people they’re not alone in the chaos.

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