The Doctor's Farmacy · August 26, 2026 · 57m

How to Actually Calm an ADHD Nervous System (And Change Your Life)

Dr. Mark Hyman speaks with ADHD counselor Jenna Free about how chronic fight‑or‑flight can intensify ADHD symptoms, especially in women and high‑achievers who have masked the condition for years. They discuss the frantic‑crash cycle, the role of nervous system regulation, and why calming the body is only the first step. Free shares practical strategies for physical, thought, and behavioral regulation that can help create sustainable change.

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The Frantic-Crash Cycle in ADHD13:22

Jenna Free describes how perfectionism, procrastination, and last‑minute pressure fuel a frantic‑crash cycle that exhausts the nervous system and intensifies ADHD symptoms.

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Compensating for Decades Through Perfectionism and Urgency4:38

Women and high achievers can mask undiagnosed ADHD for years by overpreparing, using perfectionism, and working only under intense external deadlines.

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