ADHD isn’t a defect— it’s a brilliant survival strategy.

Heather McKean and co-host Kent dive into the neuroscience (dopamine, DMN, hyper-vigilance), childhood ACEs, and school-system pressures that wire an “ADHD brain.” Then they show how Mind Change tools re-route those patterns—no shame, no labels.

Inside this conversation

• Why a hyperactive brain is often a hyper-vigilant brain
• Dopamine “hunger” vs. true connection
• How compliance-based classrooms amplify symptoms
• Rewiring steps that turn coping skills into super-powers

Hit ▶︎ to rethink everything you were told about ADHD—and grab the free resources at mindchange.com.

Break triggers and live free—this Q&R episode turns community questions into rapid-fire mind shifts.

• Parenting under pressure – Heather unpacks why toddlers tap our own childhood wiring and how to calm the inner “volcano” before coaching kids.

• Is change a skill? – Kent explains why multilingual, multi-culture brains often adapt faster—and how anyone can catch up.

• Choosing the right help – Separating deep rewiring from surface-level “mindset tips” in today’s crowded coaching space.

• Food freedom – Moving from strict avoidance to abundant, judgment-free eating without losing healthy boundaries.

• Addiction without withdrawals – Why craving relief lives in the subconscious program (not the substance) and how to rewrite it.

• Body vs. mind – Do muscles store memories? We map bottom-up and top-down healing so nothing gets left behind.

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) isn’t only genetic—it can be the body’s brilliant way of expressing unprocessed emotion and inherited stress. In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean reveals how childhood hyper-vigilance, people-pleasing, and family trauma may wire the nervous system for chronic pain, joint instability, and fatigue—then shows how the Mind Change Method helps rewire those patterns for lasting relief.

In this conversation you’ll learn:

🧬 Beyond DNA: What EDS is when we look past purely genetic explanations

🧠 Mind-Body Loop: How subconscious belief patterns shape physical symptoms

🤸 People-Pleasing & Flexibility: Why saying “yes” too often can show up as literal hyper-flexibility

👶 Sensitive Childhoods: The cost of growing up hyper-aware in a high-stress home

🔄 Secondary Gains: How chronic illness can provide hidden “benefits” that keep it in place

🛠️ Rewiring Steps: Practical tools to interrupt survival patterns and claim rest, support, and joy

🔗 Show notes, resources, and Heather’s book Mind Change → mindchange.com/podcast