<![CDATA[ADHD Moms Mean Business]]>You’re raising babies, building a business, and occasionally forgetting why you walked into the room.

I’m Bryton VonEssen, a life and business coach and mom of five. This podcast is for mothers with ADHD who want to build thriving businesses and create a life that works with their brains.

We’ll talk marketing, mindset, motherhood, boundaries, and trusting yourself, even when the excitement wears off. Practical tools, honest conversations, and a little humor to help you grow a business you love while showing up for your family and yourself.

]]>https://www.brytonvonessen.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:47:07 GMTSun, 25 Oct 2026 01:14:50 GMT60Bryton VonEssen<p>You’re raising babies, building a business, and occasionally forgetting why you walked into the room.</p><p>I’m Bryton VonEssen, a life and business coach and mom of five. This podcast is for mothers with ADHD who want to build thriving businesses and create a life that works with their brains.</p><p>We’ll talk marketing, mindset, motherhood, boundaries, and trusting yourself, even when the excitement wears off. Practical tools, honest conversations, and a little humor to help you grow a business you love while showing up for your family and yourself.</p>episodicBryton VonEssenbrytonandco@gmail.comyes<![CDATA[5 | Ready to Quit Your Business? The ADHD Mom's 3-Question Check Before You Do]]>Daria Dana sold all of her furniture to keep her kiosk at the mall going. The kiosk failed anyway. But the one product strangers kept pointing at in her lookbook was the one she had already given up on, and her biggest year came right after she almost quit.

So many people quit right before they win. Not because it's over, but because it got boring, scary or embarrassing, and our brain can't tell the difference between "this is finished" and "this is a bad Wednesday." In this episode, Bryton VonEssen shares why we quit at the worst moment, what the people who made it did differently, and three questions to ask before you burn it all down.

In this episode:

  • Why we quit when it gets hard, not when it's over
  • Why nobody can count the people who quit right before they win
  • The voice in your head isn't your coach: it's a hater channel with your face on it
  • The lookbook moment: the thing that's failing is often telling you how to succeed
  • Why you get tired of your offer long before your audience has heard it
  • The Almost Quit Hall of Fame: The Help, Airbnb's cereal and three feet from gold
  • The lookbook check: who pointed, what am I really quitting, and what next step won't cost me the couch
  • Closing something that hurts you is not giving up. Keep your day job and your couch.

If your low days are about more than business, please reach out. In the US, you can call or text 988 any time.

For Full Show Notes, Visit:
https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/a3EhKakma3s3B1CGMETf

Chapters:
00:00 She sold all of her furniture
00:58 Intro
01:44 Welcome back, plus today's promise
02:28 What did you almost quit?
03:00 Daria Dana and Zigleys
04:13 The kiosk at the mall
05:35 I have never been that brave
06:28 We always quit at the worst moment
06:53 Why there's no number for it
07:21 What the numbers do say
07:47 ADHD and running a business
08:55 A professional quitter
09:25 The voice in your head
10:23 Back to the mall
11:48 The lookbook moment
13:00 Free mini-course
13:14 The Almost Quit Hall of Fame: The Help
14:39 Airbnb and the cereal
15:36 Three feet from gold
16:37 Never quitting isn't the secret
17:43 The lookbook check: three questions
18:58 Running Daria's kiosk through it
19:22 The mom with a 12-module course
20:08 "But nobody is pointing"
20:45 What if I really should quit?
21:33 Please keep your furniture
21:58 Floor days, and when it's more than business
22:32 My own almost-quit story
25:35 I see you
25:50 Your permission slip
26:48 Outro

Links:

]]>https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/a3EhKakma3s3B1CGMETf7a083668-d676-476a-b157-096640f5f539Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>Daria Dana sold all of her furniture to keep her kiosk at the mall going. The kiosk failed anyway. But the one product strangers kept pointing at in her lookbook was the one she had already given up on, and her biggest year came right after she almost quit.</p><p>So many people quit right before they win. Not because it's over, but because it got boring, scary or embarrassing, and our brain can't tell the difference between "this is finished" and "this is a bad Wednesday." In this episode, Bryton VonEssen shares why we quit at the worst moment, what the people who made it did differently, and three questions to ask before you burn it all down.</p><p><b>In this episode:</b></p><ul><li>Why we quit when it gets hard, not when it's over</li><li>Why nobody can count the people who quit right before they win</li><li>The voice in your head isn't your coach: it's a hater channel with your face on it</li><li>The lookbook moment: the thing that's failing is often telling you how to succeed</li><li>Why you get tired of your offer long before your audience has heard it</li><li>The Almost Quit Hall of Fame: The Help, Airbnb's cereal and three feet from gold</li><li>The lookbook check: who pointed, what am I really quitting, and what next step won't cost me the couch</li><li>Closing something that hurts you is not giving up. Keep your day job and your couch.</li></ul><p>If your low days are about more than business, please reach out. In the US, you can call or text 988 any time.</p><p>For Full Show Notes, Visit:<br /><a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/a3EhKakma3s3B1CGMETf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/a3EhKakma3s3B1CGMETf</a></p><p><b>Chapters:</b><br />00:00 She sold all of her furniture<br />00:58 Intro<br />01:44 Welcome back, plus today's promise<br />02:28 What did you almost quit?<br />03:00 Daria Dana and Zigleys<br />04:13 The kiosk at the mall<br />05:35 I have never been that brave<br />06:28 We always quit at the worst moment<br />06:53 Why there's no number for it<br />07:21 What the numbers do say<br />07:47 ADHD and running a business<br />08:55 A professional quitter<br />09:25 The voice in your head<br />10:23 Back to the mall<br />11:48 The lookbook moment<br />13:00 Free mini-course<br />13:14 The Almost Quit Hall of Fame: The Help<br />14:39 Airbnb and the cereal<br />15:36 Three feet from gold<br />16:37 Never quitting isn't the secret<br />17:43 The lookbook check: three questions<br />18:58 Running Daria's kiosk through it<br />19:22 The mom with a 12-module course<br />20:08 "But nobody is pointing"<br />20:45 What if I really should quit?<br />21:33 Please keep your furniture<br />21:58 Floor days, and when it's more than business<br />22:32 My own almost-quit story<br />25:35 I see you<br />25:50 Your permission slip<br />26:48 Outro</p><p><b>Links:</b></p><ul><li>Daria Dana's story on TikTok (Zigleys): <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@zigleys/video/7704409456699903262" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@zigleys/video/7704409456699903262</a></li><li>Free 5-day mini-course, ADHD Task + Time Management: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com</a></li><li>Send a Hot Mess Hotline question or an Unhinged Win: <a href="mailto:hello@brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">hello@brytonvonessen.com</a></li></ul>yes00:28:0055 | Ready to Quit Your Business? The ADHD Mom's 3-Question Check Before You Dofull<![CDATA[4 | Why Is “20 Minutes” Never 20 Minutes? The ADHD Mom’s 3-Step Time Blindness Fix]]>You told someone you'd be there in 20 minutes, and you meant it. So why is it never 20 minutes? In this episode, Bryton VonEssen explains why your brain lies to you about time, and shares one page with three steps to plan a week it won't reject.

It starts in a feed store parking lot, with Bryton on a client call while her ice cream dies in the back of the car. One trip, four stops, home by noon. She got home at four, and the ice cream was "a liquid dairy beverage." If your plans keep charging you more time than you budgeted, this one is for you.

In this episode:

  • Why you can't plan time you can't feel, and what time blindness really is (it isn't a diagnosis, but it's a real problem that shows up in ADHD)
  • Meet Delusional Debbie, the woman who doesn't exist and builds all your plans
  • You don't have a time problem, you have a pricing problem: your brain quotes a sales price and life charges full price
  • The three hidden fees: starting, switching and stopping
  • The time receipt: get the receipt, plan backwards from the hard stop, and put time where you can see it
  • Why nobody gets a time from you on the spot, and what to say instead
  • Why empty space in your day is what keeps you on track
  • What to send when you're running late, instead of a three-paragraph apology
  • ADHD Tax: the boots in the trunk

For Full Show Notes, Visit:
https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/k3wUADmSImWvZnDSgTSo

Chapters:
00:00 The feed store parking lot
01:20 Intro
02:06 Welcome back, plus today's promise
02:54 How long does it take you to get out the door?
03:20 Sunday night planning
04:12 Delusional Debbie
07:02 Point 1: you can't plan time that you can't feel
07:19 Time blindness
09:25 The planning fallacy
10:15 Free mini-course
10:35 ADHD Tax: the boots
13:03 Point 2 and Guess That Task
15:55 You have a pricing problem
16:08 The three hidden fees
17:19 Doing this with your clients
18:25 The time receipt
20:52 Running the town trip through it
21:25 A real Tuesday
23:26 When the week blows up
24:25 When you're already late
25:34 I see you
26:14 Your permission slip
27:27 Outro

Links:

]]>b17d71bc-e0ba-4f0e-9c5b-7e0dc608c0e4Sat, 07 Nov 2026 04:17:39 GMT<p>You told someone you'd be there in 20 minutes, and you meant it. So why is it never 20 minutes? In this episode, Bryton VonEssen explains why your brain lies to you about time, and shares one page with three steps to plan a week it won't reject.</p><p>It starts in a feed store parking lot, with Bryton on a client call while her ice cream dies in the back of the car. One trip, four stops, home by noon. She got home at four, and the ice cream was "a liquid dairy beverage." If your plans keep charging you more time than you budgeted, this one is for you.</p><p><b>In this episode:</b></p><ul><li>Why you can't plan time you can't feel, and what time blindness really is (it isn't a diagnosis, but it's a real problem that shows up in ADHD)</li><li>Meet Delusional Debbie, the woman who doesn't exist and builds all your plans</li><li>You don't have a time problem, you have a pricing problem: your brain quotes a sales price and life charges full price</li><li>The three hidden fees: starting, switching and stopping</li><li>The time receipt: get the receipt, plan backwards from the hard stop, and put time where you can see it</li><li>Why nobody gets a time from you on the spot, and what to say instead</li><li>Why empty space in your day is what keeps you on track</li><li>What to send when you're running late, instead of a three-paragraph apology</li><li>ADHD Tax: the boots in the trunk</li></ul><p>For Full Show Notes, Visit:<br /><a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/k3wUADmSImWvZnDSgTSo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/k3wUADmSImWvZnDSgTSo</a></p><p><b>Chapters:</b><br />00:00 The feed store parking lot<br />01:20 Intro<br />02:06 Welcome back, plus today's promise<br />02:54 How long does it take you to get out the door?<br />03:20 Sunday night planning<br />04:12 Delusional Debbie<br />07:02 Point 1: you can't plan time that you can't feel<br />07:19 Time blindness<br />09:25 The planning fallacy<br />10:15 Free mini-course<br />10:35 ADHD Tax: the boots<br />13:03 Point 2 and Guess That Task<br />15:55 You have a pricing problem<br />16:08 The three hidden fees<br />17:19 Doing this with your clients<br />18:25 The time receipt<br />20:52 Running the town trip through it<br />21:25 A real Tuesday<br />23:26 When the week blows up<br />24:25 When you're already late<br />25:34 I see you<br />26:14 Your permission slip<br />27:27 Outro</p><p><b>Links:</b></p><ul><li>Free 5-day mini-course, ADHD Task + Time Management: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com</a></li><li>Send an ADHD Tax story, a Hot Mess Hotline question or an Unhinged Win: <a href="mailto:hello@brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">hello@brytonvonessen.com</a></li></ul>yes00:28:3644 | Why Is “20 Minutes” Never 20 Minutes? The ADHD Mom’s 3-Step Time Blindness Fixfull<![CDATA[3 | How to Prioritize When Everything Feels on Fire (The ADHD Mom’s 3-Question Triage)]]>When every email, deadline, and kid need feels like an emergency, your ADHD brain doesn’t pick one. It freezes. In this episode, Bryton VonEssen shares the exact three-question triage she uses to sort what’s truly urgent from what’s just loud, so you can find your one real must and actually start.

Bryton opens up about rebuilding her life after divorce, working 80-hour weeks while raising five kids, and still feeling behind every single day. Then she walks through why urgency is often a feeling in your body, not a fact, and how to calm your nervous system enough to sort the list.

In this episode:

  • Why ADHD brains struggle to rank tasks, and how a threat response and overloaded working memory make everything feel equally urgent
  • Step zero: the 5-minute brain dump (your brain is not a filing cabinet)
  • Two reality checks for urgent vs. loud: who is actually waiting, and what concretely breaks if it waits until tomorrow?
  • The three-question triage: What has real consequences in the next 48 hours? What moves money or a client forward? How can I make it 10 minutes small?
  • A game-show run through 47 emails, a vague client message, a mystery tax letter, and Pajama Day
  • Hot Mess Hotline: how to prioritize when you only get 40 minutes
  • What to do on low-capacity days, and why one real must is a full win

Get your free printable Triage Card: https://brytonvonessen.com/episode3

For Full Show Notes, Visit:
https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/C7LWOwwoXgnw9zkyLA1Y

Chapters:
00:00 The keyboard-cleaning morning and the three-question promise
03:30 Why every task can feel equally urgent
04:29 Working 80 hours and still feeling behind
07:22 Calm your nervous system before sorting the list
09:19 ADHD freeze, working memory, and productive procrastination
12:11 Step zero: brain dump, then breathe
13:03 Hot Mess Hotline: prioritizing with only 40 minutes
14:32 Two checks for separating urgent from loud
15:31 Triage the emails, tax letter, client promises, and Pajama Day
18:26 Set boundaries and choose one or two must-dos
20:52 A real-morning example and the power of 10-minute steps
22:45 Make scary tasks small and use support tools
24:07 Adapt the method for low-capacity days and build self-trust
25:57 Printable triage card and what’s next

Links:

]]>cd1aa0c9-f23e-4f46-94d8-bdb50ffab26eTue, 03 Nov 2026 22:51:37 GMT<p>When every email, deadline, and kid need feels like an emergency, your ADHD brain doesn’t pick one. It freezes. In this episode, Bryton VonEssen shares the exact three-question triage she uses to sort what’s truly urgent from what’s just loud, so you can find your one real must and actually start.</p><p>Bryton opens up about rebuilding her life after divorce, working 80-hour weeks while raising five kids, and still feeling behind every single day. Then she walks through why urgency is often a feeling in your body, not a fact, and how to calm your nervous system enough to sort the list.</p><p><b><strong>In this episode:</strong></b></p><ul><li>Why ADHD brains struggle to rank tasks, and how a threat response and overloaded working memory make everything feel equally urgent</li><li>Step zero: the 5-minute brain dump (your brain is not a filing cabinet)</li><li>Two reality checks for urgent vs. loud: who is actually waiting, and what concretely breaks if it waits until tomorrow?</li><li>The three-question triage: What has real consequences in the next 48 hours? What moves money or a client forward? How can I make it 10 minutes small?</li><li>A game-show run through 47 emails, a vague client message, a mystery tax letter, and Pajama Day</li><li>Hot Mess Hotline: how to prioritize when you only get 40 minutes</li><li>What to do on low-capacity days, and why one real must is a full win</li></ul><p><b><strong>Get your free printable Triage Card:</strong></b> <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/episode3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/episode3</a><br /><br />For Full Show Notes, Visit:<br /><a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/C7LWOwwoXgnw9zkyLA1Y" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/C7LWOwwoXgnw9zkyLA1Y</a></p><p><b><strong>Chapters:</strong></b><br />00:00 The keyboard-cleaning morning and the three-question promise<br />03:30 Why every task can feel equally urgent<br />04:29 Working 80 hours and still feeling behind<br />07:22 Calm your nervous system before sorting the list<br />09:19 ADHD freeze, working memory, and productive procrastination<br />12:11 Step zero: brain dump, then breathe<br />13:03 Hot Mess Hotline: prioritizing with only 40 minutes<br />14:32 Two checks for separating urgent from loud<br />15:31 Triage the emails, tax letter, client promises, and Pajama Day<br />18:26 Set boundaries and choose one or two must-dos<br />20:52 A real-morning example and the power of 10-minute steps<br />22:45 Make scary tasks small and use support tools<br />24:07 Adapt the method for low-capacity days and build self-trust<br />25:57 Printable triage card and what’s next</p><p><b><strong>Links:</strong></b></p><ul><li>Free Triage Card: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/episode3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/episode3</a></li><li>Free 5-day mini-course, ADHD Task + Time Management: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com</a></li><li>Send a Hot Mess Hotline question or an Unhinged Win: <a href="mailto:hello@brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">hello@brytonvonessen.com</a></li></ul>yes00:26:403 | How to Prioritize When Everything Feels on Fire (The ADHD Mom’s 3-Question Triage)full<![CDATA[2 | Stop Chasing Perfection: The ADHD Mom’s Guide to Restarting Without Shame]]>Show notes

Nine abandoned planners. Sound familiar? If every new productivity system feels life-changing for two weeks and then quietly disappears, that isn’t proof you’re broken. It’s useful information.

In this episode, ADHD life and business coach Bryton VonEssen breaks down why ADHD productivity systems tend to fizzle right around the two-week mark, and what to do about it. She introduces the floor-and-ceiling approach, practical ways to refresh a system without rebuilding it from scratch, and a shame-free restart ritual built for real-life, low-capacity days. Plus, this week’s Unhinged Win: remembering parent-teacher conferences and showing up on time.

In this episode:

  • Why new systems feel magical at first: novelty and the fresh-start effect may be doing the heavy lifting, not the planner
  • How system shopping and elaborate setup can feel productive while secretly becoming procrastination
  • Why a system designed on a high-energy day falls apart on a rough Thursday, and how to design for variable capacity
  • The floor-and-ceiling approach: a minimum version you can manage on your worst days, with stronger days as a bonus
  • Four strategies for a more sustainable system: keep the core stable, refresh novelty on purpose, create a small restart ritual, and track restarts instead of streaks
  • Bryton’s personal restart ritual (calming down, meditating, chocolate, and skipping the shame audit by archiving overdue tasks)
  • How small wins build self-trust
  • One simple first step you can take today

Frameworks:

  • Floor-and-ceiling system
  • Restart ritual
  • Track restarts, not streaks

Your action steps:

  1. Write a note titled “My Floor” and list one thing your business needs from you on your worst day.
  2. Keep one stable home for tasks and one calendar instead of rebuilding your whole system over and over.
  3. Every four to six weeks, or whenever things feel stale, add a small novelty refresh: a new background, pen, workspace, or planning playlist.
  4. Create a short restart ritual: calm your body, clear or archive outdated tasks, and choose one thing to do today.
  5. Count how many times you come back to your system, not how long your streak lasts.

Chapters:
00:00 Nine abandoned planners and the two-week clue
01:59 Why systems work at first, then disappear
06:07 Novelty fuels the setup honeymoon
08:17 When system shopping becomes procrastination
10:59 Unhinged Win: making it to parent-teacher conferences
13:06 Design for your worst days with a floor and ceiling
15:22 The real skill is restarting, not maintaining a streak
16:24 Keep the core stable and manufacture novelty
18:03 A restart ritual without the shame audit
20:43 Write one item on your worst-day floor

Links:

Keywords: ADHD Moms Mean Business, Bryton VonEssen, ADHD podcast, ADHD life coach, ADHD business coach, ADHD coach for moms, ADHD mom entrepreneur, ADHD women in business, mom entrepreneur, mom business owner, small business owner with ADHD, neurodivergent entrepreneur, ADHD moms, late-diagnosed ADHD women, work-from-home mom

]]>https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/0xgpnBtNqgZ1bB6cYdcA7b210756-6b17-40c5-947f-42a5be1c51fbMon, 26 Oct 2026 15:16:28 GMT<p><b><strong>Show notes</strong></b></p><p>Nine abandoned planners. Sound familiar? If every new productivity system feels life-changing for two weeks and then quietly disappears, that isn’t proof you’re broken. It’s useful information.</p><p>In this episode, ADHD life and business coach Bryton VonEssen breaks down why ADHD productivity systems tend to fizzle right around the two-week mark, and what to do about it. She introduces the floor-and-ceiling approach, practical ways to refresh a system without rebuilding it from scratch, and a shame-free restart ritual built for real-life, low-capacity days. Plus, this week’s Unhinged Win: remembering parent-teacher conferences <i><em>and</em></i> showing up on time.</p><p><b><strong>In this episode:</strong></b></p><ul><li>Why new systems feel magical at first: novelty and the fresh-start effect may be doing the heavy lifting, not the planner</li><li>How system shopping and elaborate setup can feel productive while secretly becoming procrastination</li><li>Why a system designed on a high-energy day falls apart on a rough Thursday, and how to design for variable capacity</li><li>The floor-and-ceiling approach: a minimum version you can manage on your worst days, with stronger days as a bonus</li><li>Four strategies for a more sustainable system: keep the core stable, refresh novelty on purpose, create a small restart ritual, and track restarts instead of streaks</li><li>Bryton’s personal restart ritual (calming down, meditating, chocolate, and skipping the shame audit by archiving overdue tasks)</li><li>How small wins build self-trust</li><li>One simple first step you can take today</li></ul><p><b><strong>Frameworks:</strong></b></p><ul><li>Floor-and-ceiling system</li><li>Restart ritual</li><li>Track restarts, not streaks</li></ul><p><b><strong>Your action steps:</strong></b></p><ol><li>Write a note titled “My Floor” and list one thing your business needs from you on your worst day.</li><li>Keep one stable home for tasks and one calendar instead of rebuilding your whole system over and over.</li><li>Every four to six weeks, or whenever things feel stale, add a small novelty refresh: a new background, pen, workspace, or planning playlist.</li><li>Create a short restart ritual: calm your body, clear or archive outdated tasks, and choose one thing to do today.</li><li>Count how many times you come back to your system, not how long your streak lasts.</li></ol><p><b><strong>Chapters:</strong></b><br />00:00 Nine abandoned planners and the two-week clue<br />01:59 Why systems work at first, then disappear<br />06:07 Novelty fuels the setup honeymoon<br />08:17 When system shopping becomes procrastination<br />10:59 Unhinged Win: making it to parent-teacher conferences<br />13:06 Design for your worst days with a floor and ceiling<br />15:22 The real skill is restarting, not maintaining a streak<br />16:24 Keep the core stable and manufacture novelty<br />18:03 A restart ritual without the shame audit<br />20:43 Write one item on your worst-day floor</p><p><b><strong>Links:</strong></b></p><ul><li>FREE 5-Day Course – ADHD Time + Task Management: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.BrytonVonEssen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">www.BrytonVonEssen.com</a></li><li>Got an Unhinged Win? Send it to <a href="mailto:hello@brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">hello@brytonvonessen.com</a></li></ul><p><b><strong>Keywords:</strong></b> ADHD Moms Mean Business, Bryton VonEssen, ADHD podcast, ADHD life coach, ADHD business coach, ADHD coach for moms, ADHD mom entrepreneur, ADHD women in business, mom entrepreneur, mom business owner, small business owner with ADHD, neurodivergent entrepreneur, ADHD moms, late-diagnosed ADHD women, work-from-home mom</p>yes00:23:06122 | Stop Chasing Perfection: The ADHD Mom’s Guide to Restarting Without Shamefull<![CDATA[1 | Nothing Is Wrong With You: Why Your ADHD Brain Isn’t What’s Hurting Your Business (or Parenting)]]>Nothing Is Wrong With You: Why Your ADHD Brain Isn’t What’s Breaking Your Business (or Your Motherhood)

Why can you build a whole website in one night but not send one four-minute email? In this first episode, Bryton VonEssen explains why so many ADHD moms in business blame themselves for advice that was never built for their brains. She also explains why shame never gets the thing done, and shares the one question that changes everything.

In this episode:

  • Why most business advice runs on “importance” while your brain runs on interest
  • The shame loop, and why yelling at yourself has never once worked
  • The question to ask instead of “what’s wrong with me?”
  • This week’s Tiny Tryout: a sticky note that changes how you talk to yourself

Follow the show so new episodes show up on their own. Then head straight to Episode 2, where we talk about why your productivity system dies the second your kids get sick.

Links:
ADHD Time + Task Management - FREE 5 day course
https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management

www.BrytonVonEssen.com

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]]>https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/Bqklc8iH7SvsNy9gzBmub6b2f6ab-43e7-4eaf-9abb-c90ffd23292dSun, 25 Oct 2026 20:26:40 GMT<p><b><strong>Nothing Is Wrong With You: Why Your ADHD Brain Isn’t What’s Breaking Your Business (or Your Motherhood)</strong></b></p><p>Why can you build a whole website in one night but not send one four-minute email? In this first episode, Bryton VonEssen explains why so many ADHD moms in business blame themselves for advice that was never built for their brains. She also explains why shame never gets the thing done, and shares the one question that changes everything.</p><p><b><strong>In this episode:</strong></b></p><ul><li>Why most business advice runs on “importance” while your brain runs on interest</li><li>The shame loop, and why yelling at yourself has never once worked</li><li>The question to ask instead of “what’s wrong with me?”</li><li>This week’s Tiny Tryout: a sticky note that changes how you talk to yourself</li></ul><p>Follow the show so new episodes show up on their own. Then head straight to Episode 2, where we talk about why your productivity system dies the second your kids get sick.</p><p><b><strong>Links:</strong></b><br />ADHD Time + Task Management - FREE 5 day course<br /><a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management</a><br /><br />www.BrytonVonEssen.com<br /><br />Send you ADHD Tax Stories to <a href="mailto:hello@brytonvonessen.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">hello@brytonvonessen.com</a></p>yes00:23:31111 | Nothing Is Wrong With You: Why Your ADHD Brain Isn’t What’s Hurting Your Business (or Parenting)full<![CDATA[Trailer: A Podcast for ADHD Moms Running Businesses (and Running Around Like a Hot Mess)]]>You’re running a business, running a household, and trying to remember dress-up day, all with an ADHD brain and business advice that was never written for you. Hosted by certified master life coach, entrepreneur, and mom of five Bryton VonEssen, this show is empathy, real strategy, and a fair amount of swearing about burnout, mom guilt, pricing, visibility, and the very real ADHD tax. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Hit follow and start with Episode 1.

Start here: grab my free 5-day mini-course HERE : ADHD Task + Time Management

Full show notes and resources: www.brytonvonessen.com

Takeaways

  • Empathy and strategy for ADHD moms
  • Balancing business and motherhood


Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction to ADHD Moms Mean Business
  • 02:50 Navigating Business and Motherhood Challenges

]]>https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/RE7HkcONdGNe8tDoEV4L05c16381-c32b-48a0-a778-0a1c79ca3224Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:35:33 GMT<p>You’re running a business, running a household, and trying to remember dress-up day, all with an ADHD brain and business advice that was never written for you. Hosted by certified master life coach, entrepreneur, and mom of five Bryton VonEssen, this show is empathy, real strategy, and a fair amount of swearing about burnout, mom guilt, pricing, visibility, and the very real ADHD tax. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Hit follow and start with Episode 1.</p><p>Start here: grab my free 5-day mini-course <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/adhd-task-time-management" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">HERE : ADHD Task + Time Management</a></p><p>Full show notes and resources: <a href="https://brytonvonessen.com/discover/podcasts/zUWe2qBfGukdvQTfFmmC/episodes/RE7HkcONdGNe8tDoEV4L" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">www.brytonvonessen.com</a></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Empathy and strategy for ADHD moms</li><li>Balancing business and motherhood</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Introduction to ADHD Moms Mean Business</li><li>02:50 Navigating Business and Motherhood Challenges<br /><br /></li></ul>yes00:02:431Trailer: A Podcast for ADHD Moms Running Businesses (and Running Around Like a Hot Mess)trailer