Ever wonder why you can’t start a task until the last minute? Entrepreneur and ADHD advocate Colin McIntosh discovered that instead of waiting for motivation to magically appear, he creates artificial urgency — using earlier deadlines to trigger his brain into action before panic takes over. In this episode, we explore why this simple strategy works so well for ADHD and how you can use it yourself.

Key Points:

• Why the ADHD brain often needs urgency to get started.
• Colin McIntosh's strategy of creating artificial deadlines.
• Practical ways to build urgency into everyday life.
• How artificial urgency helps overcome time blindness and procrastination.
• Designing your environment to work with your ADHD brain.

COLIN MCINTOSH S2E12: https://adhdifference.nz/s2e12-building-empires-leaning-into-adhd-strengths-guest-colin-mcintosh/

ADHDIFFERENCE: https://adhdifference.nz/artificial-urgency/

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More than 100 episodes later, I'm pressing pause — but first, thank you. What started as a podcast has become a collection of honest, thoughtful, and deeply human conversations about ADHD. Season 2 may be wrapping up, but these stories, strategies, and lived experiences aren't going anywhere.

All of season 1 and season 2, more than 100 episodes, remain available whenever you need them. So, if you've missed an episode or want to revisit a favourite conversation, or just beginning your ADHD journey, there is plenty waiting for you.

Simply head to the link in the bio, search for ADHDifference on your favourite podcast platform, or visit adhdifference.nz where you'll find every episode, transcripts, videos, practical strategies, and plenty of additional resources to explore. ADHDifference.nz

Until next time, thank you for being part of this wonderfully different community. Take care of yourselves. Be kind to your beautifully different brain. And I'll see you again soon.

Signing off for now, your host, Julie Legg x

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Drawing on my conversation with psychotherapist Karen Dwyer-Tesoriero, this episode explores why so many adults with ADHD carry an inner critic that didn't originate with them. It introduces the concept of "legacy burdens" — negative beliefs inherited through years of criticism, comparison, and misunderstanding — and shares practical strategies to separate your true identity from those old messages and begin replacing them with a kinder, more balanced view of yourself.

Key Points:

• Why adults with ADHD often internalise negative childhood messages.
• What psychotherapist Karen Dwyer-Tesoriero calls "legacy burdens."
• How criticism from parents, teachers, peers, and society becomes an inner voice.
• The connection between inherited beliefs, shame, people-pleasing, and rejection sensitivity.
• Recognising when your emotional response belongs to the past rather than the present.
• Practical strategies to challenge inherited beliefs:
• Why therapies such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR can help reframe long-held beliefs.

KAREN DWYER-TESORIERO S2E44: https://adhdifference.nz/s2e44-adhd-trauma-reclaiming-self-trust-guest-karen-dwyer-tesoriero/

ADHDIFFERENCE: https://adhdifference.nz/legacy-isnt-your-identity/

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