Are you ready to untangle the chaos of ADHD and uncover the wild truth about living a life that works for you? Wildly Different with Ana Urban dives into ADHD, neurodivergence, and personal growth with a blend of science, strategy, and a touch of magic. From embracing radical acceptance to building habits that stick, Ana shares practical tools and thought-provoking insights to help you break free from the ordinary. No fluff, no shame—just real talk for real transformation. New episodes drop every week. Let’s get untamed!
We hear a lot about masking in the ADHD space—but what if the real energy drain isn’t masking itself, but how we think about it?
In this episode, Ana Urban challenges the idea that basic emotional regulation is “pretending to be normal,” and reframes what’s actually happening beneath the surface.
⏳ In this episode:
00:55 – The quote that sparked this episode
02:33 – What’s really making us tired (hint: it’s not small talk)
02:47 – Why not interrupting people isn’t suppression
08:57 – The hidden trap of seeing regulation as performance
09:12 – What The Expectation Effect reveals about fatigue and mindset
11:38 – Why Ana shifted from ADHD coaching to resilience work
🌱 Ready to stop second-guessing and start trusting yourself—no matter what emotions arise?
🎟️ Save your seat for the live 2-day workshop: Rewire Your Brain for Emotional Resilience in Just 5 Minutes a Day
🗓️ May 20 & 22 | Included for Untamed members
💻 Grab your ticket today! (https://stan.store/anaurbanuntamed/p/rewire-your-brain-for-emotional-resilience)
Want to go even deeper?
Join the Untamed coaching experience and build the emotional resilience, clarity, and confidence to create a life that aligns with your values.
✨ Weekly live coaching with Ana
✨ Emotional regulation & mindset tools
✨ The Untamed Freedom Formula course
✨ Live masterclasses & workshops every month plus our entire library of past classes on everything from decluttering to perfectionism
✨ A wildly relatable, supportive community
👉🏽 Join now at anaurban.com/adhd-untamed (https://anaurban.com/adhd-untamed)
6 May 2025
Ep 24. How I Used Emotional Resilience to Make One of the Hardest Decisions for My Family.m4a
You’re standing at a fork in the road. Your emotions are loud—guilt, doubt, embarrassment, fear—and you’re faced with a big decision. What do you do?
In this raw and deeply personal episode, Ana Urban walks you through one of the hardest choices she's made for her family—and what it really looks like to build emotional resilience in real time. This isn’t about doing it perfectly. It’s about staying present, grounded, and compassionate when everything feels uncertain.
If you’ve ever been paralyzed by indecision, drowned in guilt, or wrestled with the pressure to “get it right,” this one’s for you.
⏳ In this episode:
00:43 – What is a “pivotal emotional moment”
03:19 – Embarrassment, judgment & choosing a different path
06:44 – Grieving the vision you imagined
12:01 – Why we can’t logic our way out of emotions
18:59 – The homeschool experiment (and why it didn’t work)
23:16 – The guilt of choosing business over family
28:16 – When no decision feels perfect
31:55 – The shift from spiraling to grounded clarity
33:40 – The final decision & what made it feel aligned
34:29 – Invitation to the 2-day live workshop on emotional resilience
🌱 Ready to stop second-guessing and start trusting yourself—no matter what emotions arise?
Join the Untamed coaching experience and build the emotional resilience, clarity, and confidence to create a life that aligns with your values.
✨ Weekly live coaching with Ana
✨ Emotional regulation & mindset tools
✨ The Untamed Freedom Formula
✨ A wildly relatable, supportive community
👉🏽 Join now at anaurban.com/adhd-untamed (https://anaurban.com/adhd-untamed)
🎟️ Want to go deeper? Save your seat for the live 2-day workshop: How to Build Emotional Resilience & Stop Second Guessing.
🗓️ May 20 & 22 | Included for Untamed members
💻 Grab your ticket today!
29 Apr 2025
Ep 23: Why Visualization Works Even When Your Brain Tells You You’re Going to Pee Your Pants
Ever find yourself spiraling right before a big moment—even if you’ve done all the prep?
Same.
This week on The Wildly Different Podcast, we’re talking about visualization—but not the fake-it-till-you-make-it kind.
I'm sharing the real story behind my first big in-person talk in over a decade—where, 10 minutes before walking on stage, my brain lovingly served up the intrusive thought:
“What if you pee your pants in the middle of your speech?”
(Yeah. Wild.)
In this episode, you’ll learn why our ADHD brains love to throw curveballs under pressure, how your nervous system predicts based on past experiences—not reality—and why visualization isn’t about perfection…it’s about preparing your body to stay with you in the messy moments.
You’ll hear why practicing five minutes a day can rewire your brain faster than hours of white-knuckling—and how you can start today.
⏳ In this episode:
00:00 – Why visualization actually works (and when it doesn’t)
00:59 – My first big in-person talk: what really happened
01:51 – The ridiculous intrusive thought that tried to derail me
03:29 – How your brain predicts safety (or danger) based on your past
04:21 – It’s not logic—it’s memory and pattern recognition
05:12 – How mental rehearsal rewires your brain over time
06:12 – Quick visualization exercise: Green apple (yes, really)
07:07 – Why a five-minute-a-day practice is more powerful than you think
07:58 – Updating old predictions with new, safe experiences
09:46 – Visualizing real challenges, not just best-case scenarios
10:43 – Training your brain for self-trust, not perfection
11:38 – Final reflections: you’re not broken—you’re rewiring
💥 Ready to build a brain that trusts itself—even when life gets messy?
Join ADHD Untamed, my group coaching experience for wildly different minds who are ready to stop self-abandoning and start trusting their real, present selves.
✨ Weekly live coaching with Ana
✨ The Untamed Freedom Formula
✨ Guided visualizations and practical mindset tools
✨ A wildly supportive, neurodivergent community
👉🏽 Join now at anaurban.com/adhd-untamed (https://anaurban.com/adhd-untamed)
Stay wild, my friends. 🌿
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