Thrive With ADHD Summit
Day 4 - Navigating Relationships with ADHD Ebook
Below you can watch the Thrive With ADHD Summit for Day 4 featuring:
ADHD Doesn’t Break Marriages. Couples Break When Symptoms Get Confused With Character
Elaine Taylor-Klaus Co-Founder & CEO of 'ImpactADHD', Master Certified Coach and Award-Winning Author

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Forget the idea that ADHD “ruins relationships.” ADHD isn’t the problem. Misunderstanding it is. Elaine cuts through the confusion to reveal the real difference between symptom and character and why it matters more than love languages, explains why fights about chores are rarely about chores, and shows how to shift from “they don’t care” to “we need a new system.”


ADHD Parenting: When Your Child's Meltdown Triggers Your Own Trauma
Dayna AbrahamNational Board-Certified Educator & 'Lemon Lime Adventures' Founder With 41 Million Viewers

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Dayna brings warmth to the hardest moments of parenting. She doesn’t talk about meltdowns as a behavior problem, she shows how they can reopen old wounds in parents who’ve been through trauma themselves. She explores what happens inside you when your child’s meltdown sparks your own, how to recognize when the past is shaping your responses, and the first steps to breaking the cycle for both parent and child.


The Brutal Truth About Why Intimacy Disappears When ADHD Women Carry the Mental Load
Dr. Morgan CutlipBest-Selling Author & Relationship Expert With 15+ Years of Experience and 330K+ Fans

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Dr. Morgan doesn’t dance around the issue, she says what couples feel but rarely say: intimacy dies when ADHD women are carrying the entire mental load. She explores what happens to desire when you’re holding everything together, how partners can mistake survival mode for disinterest, and what it takes to restore connection when the scales feel so uneven.


How Female ADHD Friendships Go From Soul-Saving to Soul-Crushing in Ways No One Admits
Dr. Elizabeth KilmerPHD Psychologist & Researcher Known for Designing Breakthrough ADHD Programs

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For ADHD women, friendships are life—until they suddenly aren’t. Hyper-intense bonds can shift overnight into ghosting, conflict, or silence, and every ADHD woman knows the sting. Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer explains why ADHD friendships can burn so bright yet burn out just as fast, the unspoken rules women with ADHD often break without realizing, and how to build connections that withstand the weight of expectation.


ADHD Doesn’t Excuse Everything. So Why Does It Feel Like It’s Being Used That Way?
Melissa OrlovAuthor of 2 Award-Winning Books on ADHD and Relationships & Cum Laude Harvard Graduate

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Melissa is one of the world’s leading voices on ADHD and relationships, and she makes couples feel seen in ways that are rare and powerful. She gets couples asking questions they’ve avoided for years. In this session she explores why small misunderstandings escalate so quickly, how to separate ADHD symptoms from hurt feelings before it’s too late, and what simple shifts can restore connection without another endless argument.


The Quiet ADHD Burnout That Builds for Years - Then Explodes on the Ones You Love Most
Amy Marie HannADHD Mom Coach With 183K Followers Transforming the Lives of 10,000+ Families

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Amy speaks like the friend you wish you had: honest, warm, and deeply practical. She shares the five things she stopped forcing herself to do, and why that shift changed everything for her family. In this session, she explores what happens when you drop the pressure to parent the “right” way, how to decide what truly matters amid endless advice, and what changes when you stop fighting your ADHD and start working with it.


You’ve Spent Your Whole Life Trying to Be Easy to Love. Aren’t You Exhausted Yet?
Jami FregeauRegistered Nurse & Host of 'The Neurodivergent Nurse' Podcast on ADHD in Everyday Life

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Jami has a way of speaking that makes the hardest truths feel like relief. She goes straight into the heartbreak so many ADHD adults never admit: the lifelong pressure to be “easy to love.” Her questions hit right where it hurts (and heals). She explores what happens to your self-worth when love feels conditional, how much of your “good behavior” is driven by fear of abandonment, and what shifts when you stop contorting yourself to keep people around.


The Rarest Kind Of Attachment Is Also The Only One You Can Still Create For Yourself
Dr. Judy HoTriple Board-Certified Neuropsychologist & National Institute of Mental Health Awardee

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Dr. Judy has a way of making psychology feel deeply personal. She gets right into why ADHD adults crave closeness yet often sabotage it - pulling people in, then pushing them away. She explores how ADHD wiring makes attachment feel fragile, why strategies meant to feel safe can undermine connection, and what it takes to build love that doesn’t collapse under fear.


You Don’t Chase Red Flags On Purpose, But Your ADHD Brain Thinks They Mean “Stay”
Kelli MillerClinical Therapist & Relationship Author Behind the Global Success of 'Thriving with ADHD'

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Kelli has a way of talking about relationships that feels disarmingly real. She lays out why so many ADHD adults end up chasing intensity, mistaking it for love and why calm, steady connection can feel so hard to hold onto. In this session, she explores why stability can feel boring after a life of ADHD intensity, how ADHD patterns pull you toward unwanted drama, and what it takes to choose connection without losing the thrill.