Unapologetically ADHD: A Step-by-Step Framework For Everyday Planning On Your Terms

by Nikki Kinzer, Pete D. Wright

Step-by-step yet flexible blueprint to plan long term goals, projects, and tasks when living with ADHD

Written by Nikki Kinzer and Pete D. Wright, co-hosts of the hit podcast Taking The ADHD Podcast with more than one million annual downloads, Unapologetically ADHD helps readers plan for long term goals, projects, and tasks that need to get done, providing a step-by-step outline for success that still allows for plenty of individual flexibility. An accessible and also fun read, this book is intentionally organized into clear sections within chapters and includes engaging visuals throughout.

Readers get access to various coaching strategies, such as powerful questions and exercises, to help them move towards planning success on their own terms. In this book, you'll find information

Understanding how the ADHD mind works and how to manage “all or nothing” mode Letting go of the shame that so many with ADHD feel and the concept of RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria) acceptance Using practical tips that can be applied immediately to help you feel more in control of your life
With a perfect balance between planning strategies and real conversations on what it's like to have ADHD, Unapologetically ADHD earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of everyone with ADHD who wants to master an often-challenging executive function to live a more structured and fulfilling life.

Genres: Adhd, Self Help, Psychology, Nonfiction

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 28, 2024

Reviews

[Nicole Dunton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This audiobook was so helpful that I got myself a physical copy. I also got my mom a copy.

Update:
I decided to read the physical copy and make notes. It is definitely a great read. I've even marked passages off to reread when I feel discouraged.

[ReadIntoWonderland · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book does have a good bit of helpful advice for those with ADHD struggling to organize their life and time. I appreciate the gentle and encouraging approach the authors took. It makes some good points but few I haven't heard before.

My one complaint about it was that there was a ton of tone shifting, making it difficult to focus on the content. (Which I already struggle with when reading nonfiction because of ADHD). It would continually flip-flop between conversational and clinical. My advice to those with ADHD who speed up audiobooks when listening to them is to slow this one down a bit from your typical listening speed.

Overall if you have ADHD and find planning out your time to be a challenge, you may find this book helpful. If you don't have ADHD this isn't really the book to educate you about it. If you have looked up a lot of advice on the subject, you likely won't get much from reading it.

[Alana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't give it a full rating until I've tried implementing it, but at least on first read through it sounds promising (even if some setup on the front end). Surprisingly, a lot of this is stuff I've already started incorporating on my own over time, but it's put together in a more cohesive way. Plus, it has the benefit of focusing in a less shame-inducing way, making allowances for changes in priorities, simple mistakes, etc. I'm curious to see how some of these methods work.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I reread the end of this book to implement a to-do system for this year, and I feel like it's too narrow. It seems to be concentrated on 'big' tasks that take multiple hours, but I find that I have a large number of tiny tasks that I frequently forget. I'm still trying to implement it, but I'm not really hopeful that it'll be helpful

[Rose Thorne]

This workbook offers a compassionate step by step activities for identifying your individual needs for scheduling, paper management, time management, and having a plan to follow. I used this as a stepping stone to the development of my own process.

[Ashley Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for tips and tricks to help manage adhd symptoms, more first hand accounts and therapy based than scientific evidence.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely more inclusive of ADHD then any other ADHD I can ever recall reading.
However, I did not realize this was a book that I did not want to read a quickly and instead it was one that would’ve been better if I had taken my time. I can’t speak to whether or not anything worked within the book yet however the writer is educated and also I can always tell when the writer doesn’t have a severe of ADHD as I have. I was surprised by that with the writer, however good book.