CoolMyMindYour Brain's Not Broken
by Tamara Rosier
Summary
One of the few ADHD books to centre emotional regulation rather than productivity, which is what makes it useful — for many adults, the emotional side is the harder half. Written by an ADHD coach who has it herself, in a notably non-clinical, practical register.
Who it's for
Adults whose main ADHD struggle is the emotional weight of it — shame spirals, overwhelm, and rejection sensitivity — rather than task management alone.
Key takeaways
- Why emotional intensity and difficulty regulating it are core to ADHD, not incidental to it
- Practical approaches to the shame and self-criticism that accumulate after years of falling short of expectations
- Strategies for overwhelm and emotional flooding, distinct from the usual organizational advice
Most ADHD books are, at bottom, about getting things done. Your Brain’s Not Broken is about how it feels to have ADHD — the emotional flooding, the shame that builds after years of unmet expectations, the exhausting gap between intention and follow-through.
Tamara Rosier is an ADHD coach with ADHD, and the book reads accordingly: practical and direct rather than clinical. It pairs well with a more research-oriented title, covering the emotional territory those books tend to treat only briefly.
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