Dollars, Distraction & Drama
Why This Workshop Might Be the Most Honest Conversation You’ve Had About Money & ADHD
Money is never just about money.
It’s about the moment you realize the bills are late again… not because you didn’t care, but because it slipped through the cracks for the third time this month. It’s about the tension you feel when your partner makes a passive-aggressive comment about Amazon boxes, or when you freeze up trying to remember your online banking password… again. It’s about the shame spiral that follows a “quick” spending binge — the one that was supposed to make you feel better, but just made things worse.
If you’ve ever found yourself whispering, “We should be further along by now,” you’re not alone, and you’re not broken.
Especially if ADHD is part of the picture, because what looks like irresponsibility or avoidance on the surface is often just the natural fallout of a brain wired for distraction, not deadlines.
This is the reality so many couples are living through, and it’s the reason why Dollars, Distraction & Drama was created.
This isn’t a budgeting workshop.
It’s not a boring financial seminar, it’s not “Money for Neurodivergents 101,” and it’s definitely not about shaming you for things you already know you “should” be doing differently.
Instead, this is about understanding. Real, grounded, eye-opening understanding: of yourself, your partner, and the patterns you’ve unintentionally created together. We’ll talk about what ADHD does to time perception, impulse control, executive function, and emotional regulation, and how all of that impacts your relationship with money.
We’ll look at the reasons one partner might feel like they’re constantly over-functioning, while the other shuts down. We’ll explore why resentment builds even when you love each other deeply.
Most importantly, we’ll offer tools (actual tools — not hacks, not platitudes) to help shift these dynamics in a way that’s sustainable and shame-free.
Take It From Someone Who Knows
I, Ali Arena — therapist, coach, ADHD woman, and neurodivergent relationship expert, have lived this. Personally and professionally. In this honest, compassionate hour, I will share what works. Not perfectly. Not magically. But meaningfully.
You’ll laugh. You might cry.
You’ll definitely feel seen.
You’ll also leave with a few tools that actually make sense for your beautiful, chaotic, one-of-a-kind brain.
When you understand what’s really going on — the dollars, the distractions, the drama — you can finally stop fighting the symptoms and start supporting each other differently.
Together.
The Workshop Details:
🗓️ September 27th at 11:30am EST
💻 Held on Zoom (replay included)
💸 $12.95
🎁 Bonus: ADHD Couples Connection Cards + Dollars & Dopamine Advent Calendar
This is for the couple who still want to make this work.
This is for the partner who’s been carrying too much.
This is for the one who’s afraid they’ve already messed it up.
You haven’t.
Let’s talk about it.
👉 Register for Dollars, Distraction & Drama today
See you there!
Your ADHD & Autism Guide,
Dr. Ali
P.S.
If you do need a dopamine hit that won’t land you in a shame spiral, I’ve got you:
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