You're Not in Trouble The ADHD Guide to Building Healthy Connected Relationships

An empowering self-coaching guide to help ADHDers understand, repair, and build healthy relationships—with friends, romantic partners, family, and at work—from ADHD coach Kristen Carder, creator of the I Have ADHD podcastThe demands of relationships on the ADHD brain are taxing. You’re a good person who wants to do right by people, but it seems that no matter how much you contort yourself, you’re still not enough. And somehow, at the same time you’re too much; too loud, too emotional, too impulsive, too messy, too everything. In Lost in Translation, ADHD coach Kristen Carder dives into the five prominent relationships in our lives: friendships, romantic partnerships, parent-child relationships, family-of-origin relationships, and work relationships. She helps you understand ADHD’s impact on your relationships and gives you simple, practical steps to improve them. You’ll learn how to:Regulate your emotionsPrioritize your relationshipsUnderstand and communicate your needsUnderstand rejection sensitivity and how to soothe itCultivate connection with yourself and othersThis book is a gentle journey into creating rewarding relationships with advice that is tailored for the ADHD brain. Using a trauma-informed approach, it guides you towards making sincere, lasting changes in yourself that will strengthen your connections with others—and help you realize that you are finally enough.