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April 14
If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or just “too much,” this episode is here to tell you: you’re not. You’re intuitive, and that might just be your ADHD superpower.
Julie Jancius, known as The Angel Medium, is a spiritual teacher, podcast host, and bestselling author who helps people reconnect with their intuition, their energy, and their purpose. Diagnosed with ADHD in middle school, Julie always knew she was different—driven, creative, deeply empathic, and always tuned in to something just below the surface. But it wasn’t until she experienced major life upheaval as a teen and later lost her father unexpectedly that she began to fully understand the power of intuition and energetic sensitivity—and how it had been guiding her all along.
In this conversation, Julie and Tracy explore the link between ADHD and spiritual gifts, from intuitive decision-making to emotional depth and the ability to read a room without saying a word. Julie shares why traditional ADHD solutions didn’t work for her, how energy healing and spiritual connection became her lifelines, and why learning to follow your internal compass might just be the most important skill of all. They also talk about breaking cycles, building purpose-led businesses, and why listening to your intuition isn’t “woo”—it’s wisdom.
If you’ve ever felt like your brain doesn’t follow the rules and your heart doesn’t either, Julie’s story will leave you feeling more seen, understood, and inspired to trust yourself.
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"I kept thinking someone else had the answer. That someone else needed to tell me what to do. But what I really needed was to listen to my own energy."
- Julie Jancius
"When ADHD folks follow their intuition, it sparks drive and momentum. That’s why we’re innovators. That’s why we lead."
- Julie Jancius
"Our ADHD brains don’t always follow linear logic—but they know. We feel the right decision before we can explain it."
- Julie Jancius
"You keep waiting for someone to come in and rescue you, but no one’s coming. It’s you. You are the one you’ve been waiting for."
- Julie Jancius
"When I start to spiral, I smile. I ask my intuition what to do next. I take action."
- Julie Jancius
"When I just let myself work within the boundaries of how my ADHD operates, I excel. But when I try to fit someone else’s mold, everything goes wrong."
- Julie Jancius
- Julie Jancius, known as the Angel Medium, shares her ADHD diagnosis story, explaining how she struggled with math in middle school despite previously excelling academically, and began medication during her freshman year of high school.
- She describes herself as an "extroverted introvert" who could connect with any social group as a child but never felt she truly belonged, attributing this partly to moving frequently (12 different homes before age 14) due to her father's airport management career.
- Julie reflects on how her naturally optimistic personality and deep connection-seeking tendencies were shaped by early experiences, including selling Girl Scout cookies door-to-door, which taught her that rejection was simply "a numbers game" rather than a personal failing.
[11:00 - 27:00] Medication Challenges and Finding Alternative Paths
- Julie Jancius recounts how ADHD medication negatively impacted both her mood and academic performance, causing her grades to drop from straight A's to C's and leading to depression and suicidal thoughts, despite multiple attempts with different medications.
- She explains how this experience led her to realize she needed to work with her natural brain wiring rather than against it, discovering that when she allowed herself to be authentic rather than trying to fit neurotypical expectations, she excelled in creative pursuits.
- Julie describes a pivotal dinner with fellow entrepreneurs where she finally felt completely understood and accepted, experiencing what she believes neurotypical people might feel in everyday life—validation that her different way of thinking and being was not only acceptable but valuable.
[27:00 - 51:10] ADHD, Intuition, and Spiritual Connection
- Julie Jancius explains how she believes ADHD and spiritual gifts are closely connected, describing how people with ADHD often have heightened intuition because they've had to rely on alternative senses when conventional systems don't work consistently for them.
- She shares a profound personal experience of hearing her late father's messages after his passing, which led her to develop her spiritual practice and understand that intuitive messages sound like one's inner dialogue rather than external voices.
- Julie emphasizes that following intuition leads to fulfillment and purpose, recommending pattern-breaking as her top ADHD workaround—staying present, recognizing when negative spiraling begins, and consciously shifting to positive emotions through actions as simple as smiling, which "lights up three different good chemicals within your brain.
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