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Navigating Relationships When One Partner Has ADHD - Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) & Shame
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A 60-minute live workshop helping couples understand rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) and shame cycles when one partner has ADHD, with practical tools to slow moments down and protect connection.
Whether you’re the one with ADHD or the one supporting a partner who has it, this space is designed to give you clarity, compassion, and tools you can start using right away.
Thursday, March 26th, 2026 | Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST | Virtual (Zoom) | Pay What You Can
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What are
Good Life Talks?
Good Life Talks are live, educational workshops designed to support emotional awareness, communication, and connection in everyday life. These conversations are grounded in real experiences, practical tools, and a non-judgmental approach to mental health and relationships.
Our talks are not therapy sessions, but they are informed by clinical knowledge, coaching practices, and lived experience. You are welcome to attend solo or with a partner. Sharing is always optional.
About this upcoming workshop
This workshop is a continuation of our previous Good Life Talk, Navigating Relationships When One Partner Has ADHD. That initial workshop focused on understanding ADHD in relationships and common patterns couples get stuck in. Based on participant feedback and requests, this session goes deeper into rejection sensitivity, emotional pain, and shame.
When one partner has ADHD, moments of feedback, conflict, or misunderstanding can land intensely. Neutral comments can feel personal. Small disconnections can feel like rejection. Emotional reactions can rise quickly, leaving both partners confused about how things escalated so fast.
This 60-minute workshop will help you understand what rejection sensitivity is, how shame gets activated in ADHD relationships, and why these reactions are not about being dramatic or fragile. You will learn practical ways to reduce emotional fallout, slow down difficult moments, and respond with more clarity and compassion without blame, shame, or walking on eggshells. No prior knowledge of ADHD, the nervous system, or emotional regulation is required.
What you'll learn
You’ll walk away with:
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An understanding of how RSD and shame impacts ADHD relationships
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Language for ADHD patterns that are often hard to explain
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Practical tools to slow reactive moments in real time
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Greater empathy for both partners’ experiences
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A sense of relief, not more responsibility
This workshop is not about fixing one partner. It’s about helping both people understand each other’s wiring, needs, and responsibilities so the relationship can feel more balanced, safe, and connected.
Past Talks
Good Life Talks are shaped by the voices of our community. Many of our workshops grow directly out of participant feedback and shared experiences.
Navigating Relationships When One Partner Has ADHD - Dec. 11, 2025
A foundational workshop focused on understanding ADHD in relationships, common communication loops, and tools for working together as a team.
Participants shared that this workshop helped them feel more understood, gave them language for difficult patterns, and offered tools they could use right away.
Navigating Relationships When One Partner Has ADHD | Impulsivity & Emotional Dysregulation - Jan. 29, 2026
A practical workshop focused on understanding emotional dysregulation and impulsivity in ADHD relationships, why reactions escalate quickly, and how partners can regulate before trying to resolve conflict.
Participants shared that this workshop helped them better understand the urgency behind their reactions, reduced blame between partners, and gave them concrete tools they could apply immediately to slow down and reconnect.
About the Facilitators
We’re a therapist-and-coach couple who not only work with ADHD in relationships professionally, we live it personally. One of us has ADHD and one does not, so we understand what it means to love each other and learn each other at the same time.
Vanessa brings her work as a licensed therapist specializing in emotional and nervous-system regulation, while Tou Ger brings his coaching experience helping clients strengthen communication, confidence, and self-leadership.
Together, we share tools rooted in clinical training, coaching experience, and lived practice; strategies that support healthier communication and connection for couples navigating ADHD, including our own.
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