EP310: Tips to Manage Your Freelance Business with ADHD with Shelby Dennis

In this episode, we explore practical ADHD-friendly productivity strategies to help nurse writers and freelance creatives better manage their time, energy, and emotions. From combating perfectionism to task batching and managing rejection sensitivity, this discussion is packed with actionable tips to support sustainable and stress-free workflows.

Managing A Freelance Business with ADHD

What You’ll Learn:

• How to build in buffer time for mistakes, last-minute tasks, and mental peace
• Why perfectionism is a myth and how to break free from it
• Smart ways to use time blocking and task batching—and when to use which
• How rejection sensitivity shows up in client emails (and how to stop over-apologizing)
• Why “sleeping on it” before hitting send can preserve your confidence and client relationships
• How building in downtime on Fridays can create a clean slate for the week ahead

ADHD Takeaways:

• Give yourself grace and structure: Set realistic expectations and build recovery time into your schedule.
• Don’t let research rabbit holes steal your day—batch and limit those phases.
• Keep an eye on your inner critic, especially in client communications—you’re not your own heckler.
• Time batching helps your energy go further and reduces context switching fatigue.

Pro Tip: Create a “catch-up window” in your weekly schedule—whether it’s Friday afternoon or scattered across the week—to give yourself breathing room. If you don’t use it, you’ve just earned a bonus break!