Letting Go of the “This Year Will Be Different” Story

--- Join the Declutter Challenge! Registration is now open through May 15! --- That “this year will be different” promise feels so good when it’s fresh… and so brutal when the old patterns quietly return. In this episode, Pete and Nikki unpack why that boom-and-bust cycle hits so hard for ADHD brains: the early dopamine of a new system (or a newly organized sock drawer), the unrealistic maintenance expectations baked into most productivity advice, and the emotional crash that follows when the setup doesn’t hold. They dig into the real trap underneath the resolution mindset—living in the gap between who you were yesterday and who you hope to be tomorrow—and how to pull your attention back to the only place you actually have leverage: today. Along the way, they talk about why asking for help can feel so risky (hello, shame and RSD), how to regulate before you ask, and what it looks like to reframe help as advocacy instead of rescue. The goal isn’t becoming someone new. It’s learning to support the person you already are, with more time, more buffer, and a lot less self-punishment. Links & Notes Free download! How to Ask for Help Without the Guilt (00:00) - Welcome to Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast (03:11) - Letting Go of the "This Year will be a Different Story" Story 😉 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Letting Go of the “This Year Will Be Different” Story is an episode from Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast by TruStory FM.

This episode is 24:56 long.

This episode was published on Feb 5, 2026.

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