EP. 373: Stories We Tell Ourselves (And About Each Other)

Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: _____ Your ADHD brain is one of the best storytellers in the room. The problem is it doesn't always know when it's making things up. I'm recording this two days before movers arrive, from a house I no longer own, in a t-shirt, with dilated pupils. Classic. I sold Bullfrog Farms, my six-and-a-half-acre country home, and decided to do the most opposite thing possible: move into a high-rise in San Francisco. Three HOA rejections later, all because of two small dogs named Teddy and Moe, I went from "this is inconvenient" to "we're basically going to be homeless" in under a week. That spiral brought me back to something I keep teaching but had to relearn myself. In this episode I talk about the ADHD brain's compulsive need to fill uncertainty with narrative, the difference between reacting to a story and reacting to data, why public criticism hits differently than private criticism when your nervous system has no agency, and how a misidentified baby egret became the most honest lesson of the month. If your brain has ever taken one rejection, one unanswered text, one hard week, and turned it into a verdict about your entire life, this one is for you. Resources: Website: tracyotsuka.com Instagram: YouTube: FREE 3-days to Fall in Love With Your ADHD Brain training on Jan 6th: Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: Send a Message: Your Name | Email | Message If this podcast helps you understand your ADHD brain, Shift helps you train it. Practice mindset work in just 10 minutes a day. Learn more at tracyotsuka.com/shift Instead of Struggling to figure out what to do next? ADHD isn’t a productivity problem. It’s an identity problem. That’s why most strategies don’t stick—they weren’t designed for how your brain actually works. Your ADHD Brain is A-OK Academy is different. It’s a patented, science-backed coaching program that helps you stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits. 👉 Learn more here : Learn more by connecting with Tracy through Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , Pinterest , or visit adhdforsmartwomen.com . Are You Ready to Discover Your Brilliance? Order Now: Visit our website:

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EP. 373: Stories We Tell Ourselves (And About Each Other) is an episode from ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka by Tracy Otsuka.

This episode is 30:38 long.

This episode was published on Feb 25, 2026.

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