Ep. 79 — Navigating ADHD and Emotional Boundaries: “My Patio is Bangin'”

ADHD often feels like emotional whiplash. There's burnout, masking, boundary blurring, and the ever-elusive goal of just being okay. In this episode, Michelle and Megan dive into the idea of emotional boundaries through the metaphor of a house and a yard (yes, complete with haunted attic and squirrel intrusions).Megan admits she’s been living in the yard, outside of herself, while Michelle shares what it felt like to suddenly sob on a massage table. With laughter, honesty, and a healthy dose of sibling chaos, they explore what it means to come back to your emotional home, one small win at a time.Whether your internal house is a fixer-upper or you’ve just been crashing in the garden shed, this episode is a nudge to replant your roots, prune some emotional hedges, and start feeling like your space is actually your own again.Favorite line from the episode: “You're Like Salt!”00:00 — Welcome to the haunted house05:08 — The massage table breakdown09:40 — Living in the yard (and forgetting the porch)13:22 — Why ADHD brains struggle with “the inside”17:47 — When your house is emotional clutter20:19 — “I’m not even at the front door yet”25:36 — The mall wins: small, sneaky signs of progress30:00 — Reclaiming your space one moment at a timeIf this episode felt like a peek into your own emotional yard, share it with a friend who gets it. Follow the show so you don’t miss next week’s episode, where we finally open the front door and look inside the house. (Closets full of emotional stuff? We’ve got you.)ADHD, boundaries, emotional burnout, overwhelm, masking, neurodivergent women, radical acceptance, haunted house metaphor, healing, small wins, self-awareness, ADHD women, therapy moments, yard metaphor