When the systems that once worked suddenly stop working… it can feel like you’ve lost yourself.
In this conversation, Jessica sits down with Kelly Lopez, founder of Life Between Systems, to explore what happens when ADHD traits, motherhood, and entrepreneurship overlap.
Kelly shares her journey from 12 years in corporate operations to building a business while raising three children — including a toddler at home. After postpartum recovery, she found herself facing something many women experience but rarely name: resistance to progress, task initiation paralysis, and a nervous system that needed healing before hustle.
Together, they unpack:
- Why external deadlines feel easier than personal goals
- The difference between true exhaustion and resistance
- How 15-minute timers can reveal what your brain actually needs
- Time blindness in motherhood and entrepreneurship
- The shame behind “I work well under pressure”
- Why novelty tools aren’t the same as aligned systems
Kelly introduces her 3A System: Audit, Align, Automate, a practical framework for reducing overwhelm and building systems that work with your brain instead of against it.
You’ll also hear creative, low-tech automation ideas (like NFC tags for habit tracking, reminders, and daily flow) that gamify productivity without requiring a “smart home” overhaul.
Most importantly, this episode is a reminder:
You are allowed to heal.
You are allowed to move slowly.
And you can build momentum without self-punishment.
For women navigating ADHD traits, postpartum identity shifts, perfectionism, or entrepreneurial overwhelm — this conversation offers clarity, compassion, and practical experimentation.
Here are the NFC tags Kelly mentioned (Amazon affiliate link):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9X24YXK/?coliid=I2PR8FOZZF95DI&colid=8KDBM07HUC7S&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_lstpd_PXG7SX5YVH660PZ5ZT0G
Learn more about Kelly and her work at her Substack, https://substack.com/@lifebetweenthesystems
Your Lab Kit
- "The Truth Test"
- Audit before you add.
- Create a physical trigger.
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The ADHD Alchemy Podcast is where bright, sensitive women finally stop masking and start thriving—with clarity, confidence, and shameless potential.
We’re sharing real stories that help us turn friction into flow, liability into leverage, and resistance into rhythm. If your brain feels like a thousand tabs are open and five radio stations are playing at once, you’re in the right place!
I’m Jessica Covington and I’ve always had a slightly different way of doing things, including ADHD. In my work, we leverage the body-mind connection to harness the beautiful potential you’ve always known is there but haven’t been able to use. My guests and I are here to help you quiet the shame, trust yourself again, and create a life that feels calm, focused, and fully yours.
These are the stories of women like us: the ones who think differently; who’ve tried every damn system, planner, and app but nothing sticks; who’ve spent years and all their energy trying to seem "normal"; and who are finally ready to see ADHD without shame, guilt, or apology.
Stick with us here to remember you are NOT a failure, you’re not alone in the chaos, and you are certainly not deficient or disordered.
Apply to be a guest and share your own story here.
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