Inside ADHD: the perfectionism and dysregulation connection with Sarah Kesty

On today’s episode, we chat with Sarah Kesty, an executive function coach and host of the Executive Function Podcast. Sarah dives into her journey and how ADHD, burnout, and invisible illnesses have shaped her work with clients. We discuss the connection between perfectionism and executive function, and how dysregulation makes ADHD and eating behaviors a lot more difficult to manage. Sarah also shares brain-friendly strategies for task paralysis and self-compassion for ADHD’ers. 

From Sarah: "I'm thrilled to share that "Growing Executive Function" is available for pre-orders (through my publisher or Amazon) and will be out in the world on August 29th, 2025!" 

Resources mentioned:

• The Executive Function Podcast with Sarah Kesty
• Episode: Strategies for eating enough, on time, and “healthy-ish” with Dana Monsees 
• Brain Tools School
• Mighty Community: NURA for CFS/long covid

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