I thought I bombed on stage, turns out it was just my self critic

<p>For late-diagnosed ADHD women doing the inner work: I bombed a PechaKucha talk in front of 300 people, then spent days unable to believe the praise that followed. This is a live, unfiltered reckoning with limiting beliefs, the inner critic, and the lasso tool I use to tame it.Recorded live on Instagram, October 16, 2026.| Chapters |0:00 Venus retrograde: shedding old stories</p><p>0:40 The coaches in my algorithm vs. my reality</p><p>2:06 The PechaKucha: 20 slides, 20 seconds each</p><p>3:07 Stumbling in front of 300 people</p><p>4:10 &quot;Fuck the cards&quot; — going off script</p><p>5:42 The inner critic on full blast</p><p>7:22 They said I nailed it. I thought they were lying.</p><p>8:40 The pattern since 3rd grade: never believing praise</p><p>9:45 The irony: not following directions WAS the message</p><p>11:41 The lasso: recognize it, name it, tame it</p><p>12:51 Pivot = turn down the volume or change the station</p><p>14:32 Millimeters of progress: voice notes instead of withdrawing</p><p>16:10 Who you&#39;ve been won&#39;t get you where you&#39;re going</p><p>18:16 Who do you want to be?___________________________</p><p>📌  More where this came from, amongst other radical women, in our adhd community: <a href="https://www.victoriouscoach.com/awadhdcommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.victoriouscoach.com/awadhdcommunity</a> </p><p>📌 Late diagnosed? Take the quiz to see what’s possible: <a href="https://www.victoriouscoach.com/awadhdquiz" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.victoriouscoach.com/awadhdquiz</a> </p><p>📌 Local to Denver? Check out an event: <a href="https://victoriouscoach.eventbrite.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://victoriouscoach.eventbrite.com</a>  </p><p>📌  Liked the content? Consider keeping the lights on &amp; buy me a coffee! <a href="https://coff.ee/cumberbatcg" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://coff.ee/cumberbatcg</a> </p><p>💫 The BEST all around business platform for entrepreneurs, periodt! Unltd. email, CRM, sales pages, funnels, course creation, communities [and so much more, it&#39;s actually wild]: <a href="https://openinapp.link/sio" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://openinapp.link/sio</a>___________________________On Victorious Coach, we explore self-reclamation through evidence-based coaching, nervous system regulation, embodiment, psychology, and honest conversations about becoming fully yourself.Each episode offers practical tools, compassionate challenge, and a reminder that you&#39;re shap