Mid-year reviews and performance conversations often happen in spring. Adults with ADHD are increasingly naming how rejection sensitive dysphoria impacts career confidence and workplace anxiety. This week's blog offers insight and support for approaching feedback in a way that feels more manageable—and less personal.

If you've ever spent an entire day performing a version of yourself that felt nothing like the real you — holding it together at work, seeming calm when you're not, passing as organized — you already know something about masking. But knowing it and understanding it are two different things. Dr. Sharon Saline returns to help Pete and Nikki unpack what masking actually is: hiding traits, suppressing impulses, and overcompensating to appear more polished than you feel. It's a coping mechanism that can be useful, but for adults with ADHD, chronic masking carries real costs — increased anxiety, emotional exhaustion, a growing disconnect between who you show the world and who you actually are.

More adults are naming the long-term emotional impact of masking, rejection sensitivity, and internalized shame. March’s Mental Health conversations often open space for deeper, identity-based reflection.

 ADHD can shape relationship dynamics in subtle ways. Discover how couples can navigate romance, communication, and emotional balance when one partner has ADHD.

New research shows stimulant ADHD medications may boost alertness and motivation more than attention. Learn what this means for sleep, learning, and family life.

Creating new habits can feel especially hard for families living with ADHD. This article explores why habit formation is challenging for ADHD brains and offers practical, compassionate strategies to help families build routines that actually stick—without shame, power struggles, or perfectionism.

Struggling to manage holiday tasks with ADHD? Learn how executive dysfunction can paralyze you — and discover practical, brain-friendly strategies to make decorating, shopping, cooking, and planning feel doable.

Got ADHD? Do you struggle? Do the neurotypicals around you struggle? In this edition of Attention Talk Radio, cognitive engineer and ADHD coach, Jeff Copper, (https://digcoaching.com) has an open and frank conversation with Dr. Sharon Saline about the need for empathy and gratitude. Many of those with ADHD are looking for empathy, but what about those who are supporting you? Gratitude and thanks can go a long way for those who are really trying to support you and can be your ally. If you have ADHD, struggle, and need support, this is a show you haven’t been looking for but must hear.  

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit disorder, including managing symptoms of ADHD in adults with ADD or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated to help them get unstuck and moving forward by opening their minds to pay attention to what works. To learn more about attention and ADHD coach Jeff Copper, go to www.digcoaching.com.  

This week, Sam and Katie dive into one of the most common- and misunderstood- ADHD experiences: anxiety. Why do ADHD brains so often run in overdrive, even when there’s nothing to panic about? And what’s really going on beneath that constant sense of “what if?”
They’re joined by clinical psychologist Dr Sharon Saline who specialises in ADHD and anxiety. Together they unpack why ADHD minds can be hardwired for hypervigilance, how childhood criticism can shape lifelong worry patterns, and why so many of us rely on last-minute panic to get things done.
From procrastination and emotional flooding to mindfulness and self-compassion, this is a thoughtful, practical conversation about understanding your anxiety instead of fighting it- and how to turn it into a tool for curiosity, resilience, and growth.
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Summer promises rest and relaxation—but for adults with ADHD or anxiety, it can feel disorienting or overwhelming. This week, Dr. Sharon offers practical ways to gently hit "reset" and reclaim the season with clarity, joy, and intention.

Did you know there's such a thing as productive anxiety and toxic anxiety? One can give you a boost, while the other can drag you down. Managing ADHD, anxiety, time management, and social expectations can be tricky, but they also open doors to self-discovery and growth. Dr. Saline, with over 30 years of experience and a strengths-based approach, offers down-to-earth advice to help you tackle social anxiety, emotional regulation, and time management, especially during life transitions like menopause. Her personal and professional insights help smart women manage their busy brains and use their intelligence as a tool, not a mask.

Dr. Sharon Saline is a tireless advocate for alternative learners. Her education and experience as a psychologist and mom gives her insights that are spot on. Here are her 12 GREAT Ideas outlining how we encourage them to get things done.

In this episode, I welcome Dr. Sharon Saline, a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience and a top expert on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences, and mental health challenges. Dr. Saline shares her personal experience with ADHD and anxiety and provides insights into the relationship between these two conditions. She also offers strategies for managing anxiety and ADHD, emphasizing the importance of understanding triggers and developing proactive strategies.