Christine Dunning

I was diagnosed with ADHD at 32, which explained approximately everything about my life and also nothing because by then I'd already figured out a hundred coping systems that made me look functional. My diagnosis was actually freeing: it helped me stop fighting my brain and start working with it. That personal journey led me back to school for a master's in clinical psychology with a focus on ADHD and executive function, and I've spent the last twelve years coaching exclusively with clients who have ADD/ADHD diagnoses or strong indication of them. I bring both professional training and lived experience to this work—which means I don't believe in one-size-fits-all productivity systems and I know that shame is the enemy of sustainable change. I'm based in Minneapolis, I'm direct without being harsh, and I use a lot of humor because the alternative is crying, and we've all cried enough about this. Show less

If you've tried every productivity system and abandoned most of them; if you hyperfocus on things you love and can't start things that bore you; if you've built your entire life around avoiding the shame spiral—I'm your person. We work on executive function strategies that actually work for ADHD brains: externalizing memory, building systems that don't rely on willpower, managing the emotional dysregulation that comes with Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. You'll learn to stop diagnosing yourself and start accommodating yourself. Concrete outcomes include completing projects you've been avoiding for months, building routines that survive bad days, communicating your needs to employers and partners without oversharing, and developing a more neutral relationship with your brain's quirks. One client, a freelance designer with severe time blindness, went from missing every deadline to billing 20% more within four months. Another, a law student, passed the bar on her third try after we built an exam strategy that worked with her brain instead of against it. Show less