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From Stuck to Started: Executive Function & ADHD Coaching to Take Action

From Stuck to Started: Executive Function & ADHD Coaching to Take Action

Written by: Sarah Lovell - Executive Function & ADHD Coach
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Welcome to From Stuck to Started, the podcast for ambitious ADHDers, perfectionists, and over-thinkers who are ready to achieve their goals without burning out. Join your host, Sarah Lovell, an executive function and ADHD coach, as she shares strategies to help you understand your brain, break down big tasks, and build systems that work for you. Each episode is packed with actionable tips and real-life inspiration to help you tackle hard things and make progress that feels good.© 2025 Executive Functioning First All Rights Reserved. Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Success
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  • 063: How Women Business Owners with ADHD Can Save 10+ Hours Per Week (Without Working Harder)
    Feb 18 2026

    Learn more about Ideas to Action: A 12-Week Executive Function Group Coaching Program for Women Business Owners - We Start March 2nd, 2026! Don’t wait for the “perfect time” to apply!

    Have you ever finished a full workday feeling busy but wondering where your time actually went? In this episode, I’m breaking down the hidden ways women business owners — especially those with ADHD or overwhelmed brains — lose hours every week, and why it’s not a willpower or discipline problem. If you want more ease, energy, and realistic time management for women business owners, this episode will help you start seeing your time differently.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode

    1. The 5 most common “time leaks” impacting time management for women business owners
    2. Why decision fatigue, perfectionism, and overthinking quietly drain your time and energy
    3. How ADHD brains experience task switching and why it can cost you hours each week
    4. How to create realistic, brain-friendly systems that actually work for a women business owner lifestyle
    5. Simple ways to start reclaiming time without working harder or pushing yourself toward burnout

    Host: Sarah Lovell, Executive Function & ADHD Coach

    Connect with Sarah Lovell:

    1. Apply for Ideas to Action: A 12-Week Executive Function Group Coaching Program for Women Business Owners
    2. Get your Free ADHD Action Plan
    3. Website: Executive Functioning First
    4. Instagram: @executivefunctioningfirst

    Music by: AudioCoffee, Inspirational Background

    I use affiliate links for my fave products that I use and trust. If you click and purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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    Turn Your Ideas Into Action - Join Us March 2nd!

    Have a million incredible ideas but struggle to follow through? You're not alone. Ideas to Action is a small group executive function coaching program designed specifically for women business owners with ADHD. Imagine running your business feeling clear, proactive, and in control—instead of constantly reacting and catching up. Together, we'll help you prioritize what moves your business forward, structure your days with the right balance of flexibility, and build systems that actually work with your brain. Only 3 spots left! Ready to make this the moment everything shifts? Apply at...

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    25 mins
  • 062: Overwhelmed and Waiting for the “Perfect Time” To Start? A Better Way for Women Entrepreneurs to Take Action in Your Business
    Feb 11 2026

    Learn more about Ideas to Action: A 12-Week Executive Function Group Coaching Program for Women Business Owners - We Start March 2nd, 2026! Don’t wait for the “perfect time” to apply!

    If you’re a woman business owner with ADHD who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in procrastination, this episode is for you. I’m breaking down why so many women entrepreneurs wait for the “perfect time” to take action and why it’s rarely just perfectionism. We’ll talk about executive functioning, burnout, and how to move forward in a way that actually feels supportive and sustainable in your business.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode
    1. Why women business owners with ADHD procrastinate—even when they’re motivated and excited
    2. How self-talk, fear of failure or success, and past burnout keep you stuck
    3. The executive functioning challenges (like time blindness and prioritizing) that make starting feel so hard
    4. Why “someday goals” are especially tricky for ADHD entrepreneurs
    5. Practical strategies to take aligned action in your business without burning out

    Host: Sarah Lovell, Executive Function & ADHD Coach

    Connect with Sarah Lovell:

    1. Apply for Ideas to Action: A 12-Week Executive Function Group Coaching Program for Women Business Owners
    2. Get your Free ADHD Action Plan
    3. Website: Executive Functioning First
    4. Instagram: @executivefunctioningfirst

    Music by: AudioCoffee, Inspirational Background

    I use affiliate links for my fave products that I use and trust. If you click and purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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    22 mins
  • 061: How Women Business Owners Can Stop Procrastinating and Get Unstuck: A 3-Step ADHD-Friendly Process to Take Action
    Feb 4 2026

    Learn more about Ideas to Action: A 12-Week Executive Function Group Coaching Program for Women Business Owners

    Do you have something in your business that you want to do, but you just can’t get yourself to start? It keeps popping into your head — “I should do that thing” — and yet you feel completely paralyzed. That’s not procrastinating. You’re stuck.

    This episode will help you understand why you get stuck. By the end of this episode you’ll have a simple formula you can use to build a toolbox of strategies that will help you take action in your business in a way that feels supportive, realistic, and sustainable.

    You built your business because you love what you do and you’re really good at it. You deserve systems & tools that fit your brain & your business.

    What you’ll learn in this episode:

    1. Why women business owners with ADHD get stuck, even when they care deeply about their work and have strong motivation
    2. How executive dysfunction keeps you stuck in your business
    3. Simple ways to figure out why you’re stuck and feeling overwhelmed
    4. ADHD-friendly strategies to stop procrastinating in your business and get unstuck without burning out or forcing yourself
    5. How to take action in your business in a way that works with your ADHD brain
    6. What it really means to get unstuck as an ADHD woman business owner and why it doesn’t require more discipline or motivation

    Host: Sarah Lovell, Executive Function & ADHD Coach

    Connect with Sarah Lovell:

    1. Apply for Ideas to Action: A 12-Week Executive Function Group Coaching Program for Women Business Owners
    2. Get your Free ADHD Action Plan
    3. Website: Executive Functioning First
    4. Instagram: @executivefunctioningfirst

    Music by: AudioCoffee, Inspirational Background

    I use affiliate links for my fave products that I use and trust. If you click and purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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    24 mins
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