Creating an ADHD-Affirming Relationship With Food

How do you feed yourself when cooking feels overwhelming, grocery shopping is exhausting, and you forget to eat until you're already past the point of hunger? In this episode, Dr. Marianne explores what it means to create a truly ADHD-affirming relationship with food. It isn't about meal plans or rigid rules. It’s about honoring the way ADHD brains actually work and making food more accessible, sustainable, and compassionate.

You’ll hear why executive functioning challenges make traditional approaches to eating difficult for many ADHDers, and how time blindness, sensory sensitivities, and decision fatigue all contribute to inconsistent eating patterns. We’ll also talk about the concept of low-lift eating—strategies that reduce steps and overwhelm—and why accommodations and external support are often the missing link to more stable nourishment. From meal delivery to co-eating with a friend, this episode is packed with options that honor your autonomy and needs.

If you’re looking for ADHD and food support, low-effort meals for ADHD, help with executive dysfunction and eating, or ADHD meal planning tools, this episode offers practical strategies through a neurodivergent-affirming lens. Learn how to reduce food-related overwhelm, support sensory needs, and embrace low-lift, realistic ways of eating without shame. This episode is a guide to creating sustainable food routines that center ADHD needs, not punish them.

CONTENT CAUTION:

This episode includes discussions of ADHD, disordered eating, and eating challenges related to executive functioning, decision fatigue, and internalized shame.

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• Navigating ADHD, Eating Disorders, & Sensory Sensitivities on Apple & Spotify.
• ADHD & Eating Disorders: The Overlooked Link on Apple & Spotify.

WANT MORE SUPPORT?

Want more support around ADHD and eating challenges? My ARFID and Selective Eating Course is designed for both adults with ARFID and parents of kids who struggle with eating. It’s trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming, and sensory-attuned. Learn more at drmariannemiller.com/arfid.

INTERESTED IN HANGING OUT MORE IN DR. MARIANNE-LAND?

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