6 days. 25+ sessions. 30+ experts.
The 2nd annual ADHD Growth Summit is here. ADHD workshops, keynotes, and panels you won't find anywhere else, led by the top experts and creators you already follow.
What you'll walk away with
Over six days, you'll hear advice from the experts on everything from focus to food to relationships; how to eat and exercise with ADHD; tools you can use the same afternoon; and spend time with other ADHDers where you don't have to mask; Come join us and learn more about yourself than you have in years.
Two ways to join the Summit
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The top voices in ADHD
Coaches, clinicians, and creators at the front of the ADHD world, each one giving you the strategies they have actually seen work. This is the kind of inside knowledge you usually only get in a private session, and these talks happen live and only inside Shimmer.
Two weeks of sessions you can't get anywhere else
Every session is live, and once the summit wraps the talks stay inside Shimmer for members only. This is where our guests get specific about what actually works for ADHD, and most of it you won't hear anywhere else. New sessions get added as guests confirm, so it keeps growing right up to August.
Getting diagnosed as an adult with ADHD feels like the moment everything is supposed to click. But for most people, it doesn't, not right away. There's a gap between finally having a name for what's been happening in your brain and your life actually shifting in any meaningful way, and almost nobody talks about what that gap looks and feels like. In this session, Ky draws from his own late diagnosis experience to explore why the period after diagnosis can feel just as disorienting as before it, what gets in the way of real change, and what it actually takes to start moving forward with your neurology instead of against it.
Finding out you have ADHD as an adult can explain a lot and stir up a lot at the same time. In this panel, three creators who were all diagnosed later in life talk about what that was like for them. Trina Haynes of My Lady ADHD, Meredith Carder, author of It All Makes Sense Now, and Jesse Anderson, author of Extra Focus, share how their diagnosis changed the way they see their past, what surprised them, and what actually helped once they had a name for it. Expect an honest conversation about the messy middle between getting diagnosed and figuring out what comes next.
Being both autistic and ADHD comes with its own mix of strengths and struggles, and the two can pull against each other in ways that are hard to explain. This panel brings together people who live it and work in it. Dr. Jess Hogan, an AuDHD clinical psychologist and founder of The Divergent Clinician, is joined by creator Savant De'Shawn Devereaux and Suzanne Sophos for an open conversation about what AuDHD actually feels like day to day. They talk about the overlap between autism and ADHD, the parts that often get missed, and small things that make life easier when your brain runs on both.
What if the rules you've been living by were never actually yours? Through playful experiments, improv-inspired games, and moments of reflection, we'll uncover the invisible "shoulds" that keep ADHDers stuck in proving mode and replace them with new rules rooted in curiosity, self-trust, and joy.
Your body metabolizes food differently than neurotypicals. The worst part is that the way our brains work make eating (especially healthily and consistently) one of the hardest things to do. In this session we'll dive into what to eat that will scientifically make your ADHD easier to handle while getting deep into how to actually do this without burning out your brain. Think interoception, nervous system, behavioral hacks, and neuronutrition all in one. By the end? You'll start eating like you're ADHD, not a neurotypical anymore.
Sleep is essential. Everyone knows that. But that knowledge has never helped anyone fall or stay asleep more easily. In this workshop, Geraldine Kostrewa explores why ADHD brains often struggle with sleep and what actually helps you wake up more rested. From bedtime procrastination and racing thoughts to delayed body clocks, sensory needs and physical sleep difficulties. You will learn to reflect on your own sleep patterns and leave choosing one practical tool to try out of an entire toolbox of strategies.
Movement helps a lot of people with ADHD, but building a routine that lasts is the hard part. In this panel, Anjali Vittal and Marius Reger talk about how they train, stay consistent, and use exercise to feel steadier day to day. They get into why working out can be hard to start and keep going with ADHD, how to build a routine that survives low-motivation days, and simple ways to make movement something you actually look forward to. You will leave with a down-to-earth way to think about fitness that holds up on low-energy days.
Energy accounting maps what gives you energy and what drains it across five domains: social, sensory, mental, physical, and environmental. Most planning treats energy as one bucket, but a day that drains you socially can leave you fine cognitively, and once you know the difference you can plan around it. In this hands-on workshop we'll walk through the exercise together, build your own energy map, and show how Indy, Shimmer's free ADHD app, uses it to plan your days around your real energy instead of pretending you have unlimited bandwidth.
ADHD rarely travels alone. For people who also navigate dyslexia or dyscalculia, everyday tasks like reading, writing, and working with numbers carry an extra layer most people never see. In this session, Xenia Angevin draws on both lived experience and the science of learning differences to unpack what actually happens when these conditions overlap, and shares practical strategies that make reading, numbers, and daily systems work more smoothly.
Plenty of ADHD adults end up in urgency mode even when they genuinely don't want to be. This session walks through the ADHD Pattern Loop (overwhelm → avoidance → urgency → crash) and connects it to the Interest-Based Nervous System, so you understand why urgency became your default on-ramp in the first place. From there you map one stuck task to the specific INBS lever that's missing, so you leave with something you can actually use.
Learn how ADHD medications work, when they're used, and how to manage treatment effectively. Bust myths and gain clarity about options.
We take in a lot over a week of the summit. This session is where we slow down and put it together. Coach Kunal leads an interactive recap of the sessions so far, sharing the moments that stuck and workshopping how to fold what we're learning into real life. Come to compare notes, think out loud, and leave with a few things you actually want to carry forward. Kunal is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach with an MD and MBA, and he's at his best helping people turn insight into a plan that fits their life.
Have you tried every organizing system, planner, and productivity hack, only to find that nothing seems to stick? The problem isn't you—it's that you've been trying to organize in a way that doesn't match how your brain naturally works.
In this empowering and practical session, organizing expert Cassandra Aarssen will help you discover your unique organizing style and understand why traditional organizing advice often fails people with ADHD. You'll learn ADHD-friendly organizing systems designed to work with your natural habits instead of against them, along with simple, realistic solutions that reduce overwhelm and make it easier to maintain an organized home.
Whether you're chronically cluttered, constantly losing things, or struggling to stay on top of daily tasks, you'll leave with a personalized roadmap for creating organizing systems that fit your life, your brain, and your home.
Saving a couple minutes here... taps there, it can add up to a lot. Join automation nerds Stephen Robles and Sharon Pope (Shelpful) as they talk through small, crazy-simple automations that take phone-tasks off your plate, so your brain gets to chill.
Most workplaces were built around a "model employee" that ADHD brains were never meant to fit. In this candid, illustrated session, Dani Donovan reframes how ADHD "weaknesses" can be used as strengths, breaks down the six struggles that trip us up most at work — and the real accommodations that actually help — and shows how to ask for support (and how managers can offer it well). Whether you have ADHD or work alongside someone who does, you'll leave with concrete ways to build a workplace where neurodivergent people thrive.
However you earn a living, ADHD comes to work with you. In this panel, Shimmer coaches talk through what it takes to manage ADHD on the job, whether you work from home, in an office, at a big company, or a small one. We'll get into accommodations worth asking for, the tips and tools that make the day easier, and a few reframes that take the pressure off. Practical strategies for building a career and getting through the workday with ADHD.
You're already working twice as hard just to keep up. Add kids with ADHD to the mix, and the effort required to parent well can feel completely unsustainable. Elaine Taylor-Klaus gets it firsthand. As a parent advisor, author, podcaster, and adult with ADHD who raised three complex kids, she brings lived experience and deep professional expertise as a Master Certified Coach to one of the most under-addressed challenges in the ADHD community.
In this conversation, Elaine will unpack something most people don't realize: effort management is actually an executive function, and when it's challenged, everything costs more. Join us live to explore what sustainable, compassionate parenting can look like when you stop holding yourself to a neurotypical standard. If you're a parent with ADHD, this is for you.
ADHD often comes with a loud inner critic. This session looks at where that self-criticism comes from and how it feeds social anxiety, so you leave feeling steadier around other people. Dr. Sharon Saline covers rejection sensitivity, the perfectionism and imposter feelings that often ride along with it, and practical ways to build real self-confidence. You will walk away with a clearer sense of why these patterns show up and small steps to quiet the criticism and trust yourself more.
Every couple needs to negotiate different desires and ways of doing things. ADHD doesn't create new relationship challenges, but it may give you more to negotiate. So let's discuss how partners who are wired differently can learn to live well together. The goal here is to avoid the resentment that erodes relationship happiness. This means balancing each of your needs and handling those difficult conversations in a way that promotes understanding, builds empathy, and actually leads to an agreement that can be followed.
Before we can show up for anyone else, we need a working relationship with our own nervous system. For ADHD brains, self-care often gets skipped because everything feels too loud, too fast, or too behind to slow down for. This session reframes self-care as nervous system regulation and gives you three tools you can use the same day: brain dumping, breathwork, and a gratitude practice that actually fits an ADHD brain. You'll practice each one live and leave with a short ritual you can repeat tomorrow.
Plenty of people with ADHD are high achievers who still feel like they are running on empty or one step from things falling apart. Dr. Alan Graham draws on more than 30 years of coaching and teaching to look at what actually drives success for ambitious adults with ADHD, and how to keep it going without burning out. Expect practical strategies for turning drive into steady progress, protecting your energy, and building on your strengths.
What happens when you stop trying to fit into a system that was never built for your brain — and start building your own?
Join creator and entrepreneur Ari Scott for a no-fluff conversation about running a business with ADHD on purpose. From getting expelled and fired to growing a full-time business from just $57, Ari has turned her lived experience into a mission: to help build 100,000 ADHD-owned businesses and empower others to create brain-aligned ventures that actually work for them.
If you've ever felt like you have to "mask" to succeed or hustle your way to burnout, this session is your permission to do things differently. Get ready for real talk, practical strategies, and a fresh perspective on what ADHD-led success can truly look like.
Studying with ADHD can feel like a fight with your own focus, whether you are in school, taking a course, or learning something new on your own. In this panel, Anna Charitonos, known as an.nalogy, and Maruko Chan share the study habits and tricks that actually work for them. They talk about getting started when your brain resists, holding focus without burning out, and setting up a study routine you can keep. Expect practical ideas you can try the next time you sit down to learn something.
Two weeks of the summit is a lot to hold onto. This closing session is where we bring it all together. Coach Tracy leads an interactive recap of the summit, making space to revisit favorite moments, name what's worth keeping, and work through how to build these ideas into daily life. It's a group conversation where you can share what landed, hear what stuck with others, and leave with a plan you're excited to try. As Shimmer's Lead Coach, Tracy is the right person to help pull two weeks of learning into something you can use.
What attendees said last year
"I felt heard, even though my mic was muted, and seen even with my camera off! I was very impressed with the diversity of subjects and speakers, much more than I've seen in any other Summit I've attended. It gave me answers I desperately needed and validation in my efforts. It was just what I needed when I needed it most."
"The content was fantastic. It covered a wide range of topics, and when I couldn't join live from the UK, I knew I could catch up on the recording. I don't know any adults with ADHD, so I have no one to speak to who gets it. It was amazing to not feel alone for a few hours each evening."
"The parenting session with Anil Chacko was incredibly valuable. I consume a lot of parenting content already and was skeptical I'd learn anything new, but his presentation was structured so well that I came away with something tangible to apply at home."
"The founders sessions and the AuDHD session resonated with me most. I learned a lot and now see the value in signing up for coaching. Truly, thank you for all the hard work. It was amazing!"
"The talks were excellent. The best ones were packed with information. I especially loved the talk where Chris spoke about her journey to co-found Shimmer."
"I found going back to re-watch a bunch of them. The Critical Thinking for Decision Making examples were easy to connect with, and the ADHD medications session had so much information I didn't know and was really valuable."
"These seminars give some really good insights. You learn something new from each lecture. It's allowed me to feel included in a community with people like me."
"I learned something in every session. Just the feeling that I wasn't alone made me want to learn more. I've just started using Shimmer but it's worth every penny. Such a great community for me."
Last year's lineup
Join Shimmer and you can watch every one of these talks from last year, on top of everything happening this August.
