Unshaming ADHD Writing: Letting Self-Trust, Gentleness, and Messiness Shape the Process

ADHD writers don’t follow straight lines. We move in bursts, spirals, pauses, and deep dives. For decades, Tina measured herself against neurotypical ideas of consistency and struggled to stay connected to her writing. In this session, she shares how she gradually reclaimed her creative process—journaling, long-form essays, and a slow-build book project—by unshaming her process and honoring how her brain works. Attendees will learn how persistence, not consistency, helps writers return without guilt; how writing freely, without judgment, keeps them connected to the writing life; how internal resistance can hold valuable insight; and how creating safety for the nervous system makes writing possible. Drawing from her journey from struggle to a sustainable relationship with writing, Tina demonstrates how writing can become a home of radical acceptance for ourselves and our process.