As 2025 draws to a close, many people with ADHD feel the weight of unmet goals, unfinished projects, and the relentless pressure to “do better next year.” This webinar explores the powerful connection between ADHD, shame, and self-criticism—and how these patterns can intensify during the end-of-year reflection period. Join us for a compassionate, practical discussion about how ADHD brains process expectations and self-evaluation. We’ll uncover the neurological factors implicated in shame, why shame-driven motivation backfires, how to recognize the inner critic in action, and what it means to release perfectionism in favor of self-understanding and growth and how a little humor goes a long way. This session is meant to promote mindfulness about how ADHD shapes your relationship with achievement. This session offers space to breathe, reflect, and reset.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify negative self-talk traps
- Connect to the therapeutic power of humor
- Learn how shame shows up in the brain
Who: Roberto Olivardia, PhD
Biography
Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Associate at McLean Hospital and Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, body dysmorphic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He also specializes in the treatment of eating disorders in boys and men. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board for ADDitude, as well as sits on the Professional Advisory Boards for ADDA and CHADD and is a Featured Expert for Understood.
