
I Lost Everything Despite Being a Financial Planner (My ADHD Money Story)
About this episode
David DeWitt shares his personal journey from financial disaster to freedom, revealing how understanding the connection between ADHD, shame, and money behaviors transformed his relationship with finances.
• Breaking free from the shame cycle that drives ADHD financial behaviors
• Understanding how self-beliefs sabotage financial progress despite good intentions
• Learning that willpower and discipline aren't effective solutions for ADHD money management
• Recognizing how 20,000 more negative experiences shape harmful core beliefs in people with ADHD
• Discovering how to befriend rather than battle financial demons
• Making sustainable progress by addressing emotional foundations first
• Finding freedom through self-acceptance rather than constant self-improvement
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