EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 29 MIN
#309 ADHD And Emotions | Tamara Rosier, PhD
from SuperPsyched with Dr. Adam Dorsay · host SuperPsyched ©
Dr. Adam Dorsay introduces SuperPsyched and interviews ADHD coach and author Dr. Tamara Rosier about ADHD, emotions, and daily strategies for healthier functioning. They discuss how people with ADHD are criticized far more than peers, may feel “broken,” and often have impulse-control challenges, heightened emotional intensity, high sensitivity, and sensory issues tied to a sensitive nervous system, making environmental fit and nervous-system regulation important. Rosier argues ADHD isn’t inherently a “gift,” but benefits can emerge when energy and emotions are managed, including choosing where attention goes and treating feelings as informants rather than facts. They emphasize sleep as foundational, covering difficulties with sleep onset, maintenance, and desire, the importance of deep sleep for the brain’s glymphatic “cleaning” system, and how time blindness and “rabbit holes” interfere with routines. Rosier closes with a wish that people understand human interconnectedness and accept themselves without constant proving.00:00 Welcome to SuperPsyched00:26 ADHD and Emotional Bruises01:11 Meet Dr Tamara Rosier02:48 Why ADHD People Click04:21 Not a Gift Managing Energy05:45 High Sensitivity and Nervous System08:12 Sensory Overload and Regulation08:41 Behavioral Basics Beyond Meds09:50 Sleep Struggles with ADHD11:47 Glymphatic System Brain Cleaning12:19 Beliefs About Sleep Drive14:50 Reframing Sleep with Clients15:01 Sleep as Necessary Evil15:26 Bedtime Sabotage Habits16:19 Time Blind Rabbit Holes17:55 Why Sleep Runs Everything18:33 ADHD Emotional Engine20:34 Feelings Aren't Facts24:04 Curious Not Furious24:41 Default Mode Network Explained26:16 One Skill for Humanity27:31 Connection Story and FarewellHelpful Links:Tamara Rosier, PhDTamara Rosier, PhD LinkedInTamara Rosier, PhD Books
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Dr. Adam Dorsay introduces SuperPsyched and interviews ADHD coach and author Dr. Tamara Rosier about ADHD, emotions, and daily strategies for healthier functioning. They discuss how people with ADHD are criticized far more than peers, may feel “broken,” and often have impulse-control challenges, heightened emotional intensity, high sensitivity, and sensory issues tied to a sensitive nervous system, making environmental fit and nervous-system regulation important. Rosier argues ADHD isn’t inherently a “gift,” but benefits can emerge when energy and emotions are managed, including choosing where attention goes and treating feelings as informants rather than facts. They emphasize sleep as foundational, covering difficulties with sleep onset, maintenance, and desire, the importance of deep sleep for the brain’s glymphatic “cleaning” system, and how time blindness and “rabbit holes” interfere with routines. Rosier closes with a wish that people understand human interconnectedness and accept themselves without constant proving.00:00 Welcome to SuperPsyched00:26 ADHD and Emotional Bruises01:11 Meet Dr Tamara Rosier02:48 Why ADHD People Click04:21 Not a Gift Managing Energy05:45 High Sensitivity and Nervous System08:12 Sensory Overload and Regulation08:41 Behavioral Basics Beyond Meds09:50 Sleep Struggles with ADHD11:47 Glymphatic System Brain Cleaning12:19 Beliefs About Sleep Drive14:50 Reframing Sleep with Clients15:01 Sleep as Necessary Evil15:26 Bedtime Sabotage Habits16:19 Time Blind Rabbit Holes17:55 Why Sleep Runs Everything18:33 ADHD Emotional Engine20:34 Feelings Aren't Facts24:04 Curious Not Furious24:41 Default Mode Network Explained26:16 One Skill for Humanity27:31 Connection Story and FarewellHelpful Links:Tamara Rosier, PhDTamara Rosier, PhD LinkedInTamara Rosier, PhD Books
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