It's The ADHD-Friendly Show | Personal Growth, Well-being and Productivity for Distractible Minds

ADHD masking - do you even know when you're doing it?

March 6, 2026·12 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

🔗 Free Needs Assessment: https://hi.switchy.io/gw-b📖 Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults" by Carolyn McGuire: https://hi.switchy.io/sB83 There's a difference between adapting to a situation and erasing yourself to survive it. I spent most of my life masking in every area — work, friendships, family — and I didn't even realize how deep it went until retirement forced me to ask: who's actually underneath all of this?Today I'm sharing what I've learned about the difference between adapting and masking, inspired by an incredible upcoming book by Carolyn McGuire called "Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults." Plus a free needs assessment if you want to start figuring out what YOU actually need.If you've ever felt like you're performing just to get through the day — this one's for you.ADHD Resources & Coaching📩 Join my ADHD-friendly newsletter → https://hi.switchy.io/LxA1🎯 Work with me 1:1 → https://tally.so/r/mK512M📚 My ADHD productivity & planning tools → https://adhdfriendly.myshopify.com/collections/allA few favorite creator tools I use✅ FLOWN → https://hi.switchy.io/Liub✅ Notion → https://hi.switchy.io/hHSx✅ Descript → https://hi.switchy.io/RHx8✅ Flodesk → https://hi.switchy.io/UCYf✅ Shopify → https://hi.switchy.io/XKLy✅ Switchy → https://hi.switchy.io/hHSz✅ Creator MBA → https://hi.switchy.io/LsCO✅ Grow With Evelyn → https://hi.switchy.io/hHT7#ADHD #ADHDmasking #neurodivergent #unmasking #ADHDadults #mentalhealth #ADHDcoaching #selfawarenesscan

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