Breaking Stigmas: Embracing ADHD and LGBTQ+ in Faith Spaces with Guest Allison Dayton

On this episode, Kamden Hainsworth sits down with Allison Dayton, founder of Lift + Love, a community supporting LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. Allison opens up about her personal journey—growing up with ADHD, navigating early diagnosis, school challenges, and stigma, and discovering her unique strengths in connection, problem-solving and entrepreneurship. She shares the heartbreak that inspired her work, including the loss of her older brother to suicide and her experiences supporting her son as he came out. Together, they explore the intersections of neurodivergence, faith, and family—how intense, spirit-driven study can fuel passion but also risk burnout. Listen in as Allison shares heartfelt insights and the mission behind Lift + Love: to provide hope, guidance, and community for queer individuals and families navigating life in the church.   00:00 Meet Allison Dayton 00:39 Podcast Welcome 01:02 BETA Coaching Offer 04:08 Free Mini Session 05:55 Introducing Today Guest 07:10 Early ADHD Diagnosis 08:46 Stigma And Medication 10:13 College And Self Doubt 11:05 Finding Strengths 15:37 Learning Through Kids 16:28 Music Reading Struggles 20:24 Hard Work And Drive 22:42 Problem Solving Superpower 24:59 Enneagram And Motivation 26:21 Speed Dopamine And Tickets 27:16 Quitting Advertising for Jewelry 28:05 Design Wins and Big Clients 28:44 Family Struggles and Church Policy 30:50 Starting Lift and Love 33:12 Study as a Spiritual Pivot 34:39 Working Memory and Revelation 36:40 Burnout and Needing Brakes 39:51 Deceived Trigger and Tree of Life 47:54 Complexity of Identity and Bodies 50:45 Lift and Love Mission and Burnout 53:38 Closing Thanks and Outro ---------------------------------------------- Would you or someone you love be perfect for my LDS Women's ADHD BETA Coaching Experience? Book Your FREE Mini ADHD Coaching Session