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Dr Amanda Mullin - Think Differently Dr Amanda Mullin is on a mission to teach others to think differently - mental wellbeing and the ski

Dr Amanda is an author, speaker and Doctor of Clinical Psychology with a passion for healthy thinking and changing lives for the better. A mother, wife, cancer survivor and business owner she delights in sharing with others practical, effective strategies to overcome life's challenges and find joy.

Feelings are real.They’re important.They deserve to be listened to.But they’re not always accurate.“I feel like I’m fail...
06/10/2026

Feelings are real.
They’re important.
They deserve to be listened to.

But they’re not always accurate.

“I feel like I’m failing” isn’t the same as I am failing.
“I feel rejected” isn’t the same as I’ve been rejected.
“I feel unsafe” doesn’t always mean I’m in danger.

Validate the feeling.
Then check the story your brain has attached to it.

Brains are weird.I can deal with a genuinely complicated problem, make big decisions, run a business, stand on a stage……...
05/10/2026

Brains are weird.

I can deal with a genuinely complicated problem, make big decisions, run a business, stand on a stage…

…and still look at a very normal email for three days like it has personally offended me.

I think that’s partly why the “easy” things can be so frustrating. You know you’re capable. There is plenty of evidence that you’re capable.

And yet.

The email remains unanswered.
The appointment remains unbooked.
The thing remains… a thing. What’s the supposedly easy thing you struggle with?

You put it somewhere really safe.So safe, apparently, that not even you can find it. 😂This is one of those ADHD experien...
04/10/2026

You put it somewhere really safe.

So safe, apparently, that not even you can find it. 😂

This is one of those ADHD experiences that can look like carelessness from the outside — but often there’s a working-memory problem underneath it.

Putting something away requires your brain to hold onto where you put it long after the object has disappeared from view.

Which is why sometimes the best ADHD system isn’t the tidiest one.

It’s the one that helps you see, cue or retrieve the thing when you need it.

Your environment can do some of the remembering for you.

And yes, I’m still looking for several things I put somewhere safe.

What have you currently got “somewhere safe”?

ADHD time blindness isn’t just losing track of time. It can also mean being wildly optimistic about how much will fit in...
03/10/2026

ADHD time blindness isn’t just losing track of time. It can also mean being wildly optimistic about how much will fit into the time you have.

Empty dishwasher? Sure.
Send that email? Absolutely.
Quickly reorganise a drawer? Apparently essential.

And then suddenly you were meant to leave 11 minutes ago.

Please tell me I’m not the only one.

03/10/2026

You’ve probably saved 400 ADHD reels by now.

And some of those strategies are probably genuinely good.

But ADHD isn’t a lack-of-strategies problem.

The trick is understanding your ADHD — where your executive functioning gets stuck, what actually helps your brain, and which strategies are worth using for you.

That’s the work I love doing.

Less collecting hacks.
More understanding your brain.
More building your own ADHD blueprint.

If you’re ready to stop saving and start personalising, come work with me.

Comment “EDITION” for info - or follow for tips.

01/10/2026

I had the pleasure of chatting with gorgeous Jules at the AusMumpreneur Awards this year 💕

I actually first noticed Jules at last year’s awards, when I watched her take home multiple awards for her shapewear brand FIGUR . I’ve followed her journey ever since — not just as a business owner, but as a mum building something of her own.

What I particularly love about what she’s building is the body-positive message behind it — celebrating women’s bodies and building confidence, rather than suggesting they need to be fixed, hidden or made smaller.

As a psychologist, that’s a message I can absolutely get behind. ❤️

So it was lovely to finally meet you, Jules — and congratulations on everything you’re building - it was such a lovely full-circle moment to meet you properly and hear more of your story.

One of my favourite things about AusMumpreneur is exactly this — meeting women whose businesses you’ve watched from afar and discovering the person and the story behind them.

Ever feel like you’ve got 27 tabs open in your head ? The appointment you need to make.The email you need to send.The th...
30/09/2026

Ever feel like you’ve got 27 tabs open in your head ?

The appointment you need to make.
The email you need to send.
The thing your child needs for school.
The brilliant idea you had in the shower.
And that random thing you absolutely must remember later.

When you try to keep all of that in your head, you’re using working memory — a limited mental workspace we need for thinking, problem-solving and getting things done.

So one of the simplest things you can do is stop asking your brain to be the storage system.

Get it out.

Write it down. Voice-note it. Put it somewhere you’ll see it.

Then decide:

NOW — needs my attention
LATER — give it a time or place
NEVER — I can let this go
NOT MINE — delegate it or hand it back

Your system doesn’t need to be pretty. It just needs to exist outside your head.

Your working memory is for thinking. Not storage.

Save this for the next time all 27 tabs are open in your head
- or comment RESET to get a list of seven different strategies to use when you feel overloaded..

30/09/2026

You probably don’t need another ADHD hack.

If you’ve already saved 1,000 reels, bought 17 planners, including a special gold edged ones with gorgeous quotes that you were sure you’d use… downloaded 12 productivity apps and created a colour-coded system that lasted until approximately Wednesday… 😏

The problem might not be that you haven’t found the right planner.

It might be that planning isn’t actually the problem.

Maybe it’s working memory — you make the plan, then completely forget it exists.

Maybe it’s task initiation — you know exactly what you need to do, but getting your brain to START feels ridiculously hard.

Maybe it’s time blindness, emotional regulation, attention regulation, overwhelm… or a combination that’s very specifically yours.

That’s why collecting more generic ADHD hacks can only get you so far.

You need to understand how your ADHD brain actually works — where things tend to fall over for you, and what kind of scaffolding helps your brain function better.

That’s what we do itogether The ADHD Edition.

Less collecting hacks.

More understanding your brain and building strategies around it.

Comment EDITION and I’ll send you the details. 🧠

29/09/2026

“How many times do I have to tell you?”

If you’re saying it a lot, that might be a clue that telling them again isn’t the strategy they need.

Some kids — particularly kids with ADHD — can know exactly what they’re supposed to do and still not remember it at the moment they need to.

So instead of relying on them to hold the instruction in their head, help their environment do some of the remembering.

👀 Put things in their line of sight.
📝 Use visual reminders and checklists.
🎒 Keep important things where they’ll actually be needed.
⏰ Prompt at the moment they can act — not 20 minutes beforehand.
🔁 Build routines that reduce how much they have to remember in the first place.

Because “I’ve told you five times” doesn’t necessarily mean they weren’t listening.

Sometimes it means we’re using a memory-based strategy for a child who needs an external system.

Less “How many times do I have to tell you?”

More “What can we put in place so you don’t have to remember this all by yourself?”

28/09/2026

If I only had one minute with women with ADHD, this is what I’d want you to know. 🧠

Understanding your ADHD should give you more options, not a smaller identity.

Yes, ADHD can explain a lot. The time blindness. The forgotten things. The emotional intensity. The “why can I do this today but absolutely not tomorrow?” moments.

But understanding why your brain does something is only the beginning.

The next question is: what helps your brain do it better?

Not “How do I force myself to function like everyone else?”

But:
✨ What conditions help me focus?
✨ What gets things out of my working memory?
✨ What makes starting easier?
✨ What helps me regulate when I’m overloaded?
✨ What systems actually work for my brain?

Your ADHD is part of your story. It doesn’t need to become your whole identity.

Learn your brain. Work with it. Build around it.

That’s where things start to change. 💗

👉 comment EDITION for info on my adult ADHD course, or comment MISSED to get your guide for late diagnosis

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