The ADHD Weasel - Feel Understood
Figuring out how to “adult” with ADHD shouldn't feel like assembling IKEA furniture with no instructions and half the screws missing…
The ADHD Weasel is written weekly to help adults understand ADHD, find strategies that actually work, and most importantly, feel less alone! You’re in good company here (19k+ ADHDers from around the globe).
Who We Are
This newsletter is written by two ADHDers who spent years thinking we were just bad at life before finally understanding our brains work differently.
We started with a research project, conducting 200+ interviews with people who have ADHD. What we found surprised us. Person after person shared the same story: years of shame, feeling broken, thinking they were failing at life. And there were so many of us feeling exactly the same way.
That’s what this newsletter is. A space where you’re not the only one, and strategies that actually work for ADHD brains.
Feel free to reach out: adhdweasel@substack.com
Here’s what to expect (free plan)
Monday Reset: one simple, brain-friendly strategy to start your week without the overwhelm
Wednesday deep-dive: Opening section of our newsletter on ADHD life: science, strategies, and real talk. (Full newsletter + quick worksheets are for paid members only, and we alternate which Wednesdays are free vs. paywalled.)
Saturday reflection: Opening section of a focused newsletter on one specific idea: like a mental model, reflection, or practical “how-to.”
What’s only in the paid plan
Full Wednesday deep-dives + quick worksheets that turn ideas into change
Full Saturday reflections
Full access to our archive of newsletters
ADHD Essentials Bundle: Get free trials for 10 apps the ADHD community swears by (normally $400+ value). Learn more here.
What our readers have to say
“I can’t quite bring myself to pursue a formal diagnosis—at 55, it might just break my heart. But I am ready to try and implement strategies and hopefully mitigate the negative beliefs about myself, and your writing makes me feel I might be able to do that.”
Sophie, paid subscriber
“I find it so relevant to my life.”
Tom, paid subscriber
“I subscribe to several (at least lol) newsletters on Substack that focus on ADHD. Yours is consistently the most useful for me and I want to give back while I can.”
Ann, paid subscriber
“I have felt seen through your posts and felt like there was a way I could figure out how to make life work for me through your extensive research.. it gave me some hope.”
Tanvi, paid subscriber
“I want to be kinder to myself… in my thoughts and internal dialogue. As a 40-something lifelong ADHD sufferer, learning more about this diagnosis with concrete tips and strategies helps me treat the way I move through the world with deep compassion.”
Samara, paid subscriber
“I support your work because I have been following you on substack and I have been diagnosed with ADD just last year. I find your readings very helpful and resourceful”
Karen, paid subscriber
“Because I now understand that so many things in my life that have always seemed a bit “off” or dissimilar to other people’s actions and characteristics are really ADD traits. Talk about a lightbulb moment!”
Linda, paid subscriber
“I often feel like people misunderstand my ADHD. The term is so overused and normalized that most people think they are being empathetic when they tell me they can relate to what I’m experiencing. You know that’s not that case. And The ADHD Weasel’s work immediately cuts through the noise and understands the realities of ADHD.”
Matt, paid subscriber
