Lionheart ADHD Coaching

Christian ADHD Coaching for a focused and faithful life.™

Do you know your purpose—but feel stuck under shame, distraction, or overwhelm?

At Lionheart, I don't offer quick fixes.

Instead, I partner you—through faith, science, and strategy—to build systems that let your unique wiring and God-given design shine.

This is where neuroscience meets the power of the Gospel.

Where time management meets eternal purpose.

Where your growling "I give-up" meets grace.

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I'm Dawn Swayne, ADHD Specialist

I’m an ADHD Coach and Certified Christian Life Coach with over a decade of experience working with ADHD and executive function challenges.

But more than credentials, I bring discernment, structure, and deep respect for agency.

Whether you’re:

a college student struggling to stay engaged and organized, or
a Christian woman carrying responsibility, leadership, and quiet exhaustion

You are able to fulfill God's purpose for your life with your unique design.

You’re here because your brain needs external clarity, wise accountability, and systems that actually work—grounded in Scripture and informed by clinical research.

This is Christ-centered, clinically grounded coaching—designed for real life, not idealized routines.

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I work with two types of Christians

Women Professionals & Mothers

You’re driven—but feel stretched thin by distractions, deadlines, and spiritual fatigue. The challenges of hormones, family, home and work feel like too much too much of the time. The stakes feel so high & you need help!

College Students

You sense your gifts, but struggle to keep up academically or mentally. Life in this season just has so many new moving parts and it is hard to keep up. With choice clarity and grace-rooted systems, you can significantly shift your trajectory.

EXPLORE COACHING FOR WOMEN

EXPLORE COACHING FOR COLLEGE LIFE

Receive your Christian ADHD Dopamine Reset tool.

This free resource will help you:

Reset your attention
Restore motivation
Re-engage with tasks

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Endurance, patience, and joy are not personality traits—they are Spirit-supplied strength.

You have been rescued, transferred, forgiven, and strengthened for today.

Colossians 1:11-14
New Living Translation
11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,[a] 12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. 13 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom[b] and forgave our sins.

If you want help translating spiritual truth into daily follow-through, book a discovery call.

So often this happens to me in my office. I'm working diligently, and my brain is saying, "Ok now this. Ok, next this. Ok, yeah, that's great, let's look at this. How about this, I think that works how about you? Ok yeah now this."

And then...
nothing.

NOTHING. NO THING. NOT A THING.

This is where I immediately pray. I sense the silence (that's how mine usually happens, some ADHDers get flooded with other thoughts). And I use strategies to refocus.

Starting small honors the reality that your brain has left the room. Remember, God is patient with your pace.

“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger.” (Psalm 103:8)

Grace supports effort, it doesn’t replace it. Take a break. Refocus.

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1

God never confuses our neurological wiring with your identity!!

Isaiah 43 doesn’t begin with performance, productivity, or emotional regulation. It is full of God asserting our identity, belonging, relationship and redemption.

We. are. His.

When you are overstimulated your nervous system is asking to be cared for, you're not being dramatic. (Well, I mean, maybe you're being dramatic but your nervous system isn't responsible for that, that's something separate, possibly just your personality).

Either way, even Jesus withdrew to quiet places to be with the Father, away from the crowds, noise, teaching, words... and maybe just the sorrow of being in His wondrous world He created which is drowning in sin. I think that is a lot of stimulation!

“He went off to a solitary place, where He prayed.” (Mark 1:35)

Rest and retreat are biblical responses, and when we turn our heart to withdraw we care for our nervous system in the arms of Christ.

Christian ADHD coaching begins with Christ, not diagnosis.

Science can serve the work but Scripture directs it.

If you want coaching shaped by faithful obedience and wise stewardship, book a discovery call.

Repetition forms attention when memory falters.

Using tools wisely is not unspiritual—it is stewardship.

If you want help building systems that support obedience, book a discovery call.

God establishes the work of your hands—not your hustle.

Faithfulness is what He blesses. I honest believe He is patient with our frantic frenzying about.

If ADHD has made follow-through feel fragile, book a discovery call and let’s strengthen it.

Consistency can grow when rhythm carries you.

Remember, structure is not rigidity—it is mercy for a wandering mind.

If you need help building spiritual rhythms that last, book a discovery call.

Your child-like faith and creativity reflect something holy. Jesus praised these traits! And perseverance is highly revered in the New Testament!!!

“Unless you become like little children…” (Matthew 18:3)

Wonder and dependence are spiritual strengths, and those of us with ADHD tend to have these in large measure!

The weary ADHD mind needs invitation, not condemnation.

If you are tired and need gentler, truer support, book a discovery call.

If you are the parent of a young adult with ADHD, this one will reach into places you rarely say out loud.

The fear after the finals call.
The tension between helping and holding back.
The quiet prayer: *Lord, am I supporting… or rescuing?*

In this 4 minute read, I discuss:

• Why ADHD brains often develop executive functioning 30% later
• What research actually says about scaffolding and independence
• Where responsibility truly begins
• How to stop confusing control with faithfulness
• A simple 3-step prayer practice you can start this week

This is not about coddling.
It's about wisdom and trusting the Consequence-Keeper more than ourselves.

If you are weary, confused, or wondering whether your child will launch… this will steady your heart and sharpen your discernment.

👉 Read the full blog now.

And if you are a young adult with ADHD who feels like you’ve “missed your moment,” or a parent trying to love well without losing your mind, book a Discovery Call with me.

Let’s talk about what faithful, structured, Christ-centered growth actually looks like in this season.

You are not called to "fix" your character (Christ does that as you walk in loving obedience)—you are invited to steward your environment.

God’s Word meets you best where your eyes already go.

If you want help building environments that support faithfulness, book a discovery call.

The ADHD brain engages when Scripture connects to real life and real decisions.

God’s Word matters most when obedience is on the line.

If you want help applying Scripture to everyday choices with clarity, book a discovery call.

Truth reshapes the mind over time. Speak what God says, even when your feelings disagree.

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)

Renewal is a process, and we are taking this thing one day at a time.

Meditation deepens when it is shared.

God designed growth to happen in relationship, not isolation or pressure.

If you need accountability that strengthens faith rather than shames struggle, book a discovery call.

If Jesus did not give up on us through suffering, distraction, betrayal, and death, He is not giving up on you now.

ADHD does not exhaust Christ’s patience or mercy.

If you need help learning how to stay faithful when perseverance feels costly, book a discovery call.

A faithful response begins with awareness, honesty, and surrender—not shame.

The Holy Spirit empowers self-control, even when emotions feel overwhelming.

Shoutout to @addcoachacademy for the incredible "Power of the Pause" model that inspired this post!

This prayer is about today.

Wisdom, understanding, fruitfulness, and growth are not abstract—they are daily needs.

Colossians 1:9-10
New Living Translation
9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.

If you want help translating prayer into faithful action, book a discovery call.

Remember that you don’t owe anyone a DEFENSE of your brain, but a clear explanation can be helpful for the right person (even if they aren't the right person, or want to learn, advocating for yourself is your right). Clarity can help—but dignity comes from Christ, not understanding from others, though understanding is certainly the prayer.

“Let your gentleness be evident to all.” (Philippians 4:5)

Our goal is to explain our neurology without justifying our existence.

Hyperfocus can be a gift when guided and a burden when unchecked. God invites discernment, not suppression, of how your mind works.

“Test everything; hold fast what is good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

You'd be surprised the power of prayer as an ADHD strategy. Ask God where your attention is meant to be stewarded for the rest of today.

Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

You are not exhausted because you are lazy.

You are exhausted because you are trying to earn what Christ has already given.

If ADHD has tangled effort with worth, coaching can help you untangle them.

Book a discovery call to begin resting and rebuilding.

Biblical conviction is not cruelty.
Your beliefs shape how you treat others, and Christ forms us to speak truth with humility and love. Belonging to Him means we see the Image Bearer in front of us, someone He died to save.

If ADHD makes emotional regulation or reactions difficult, coaching can help you respond with wisdom.

Book a discovery call to learn how.

If your life feels scattered & fragmented, please be encouraged that Christ understands and cares deeply about where you are. God meets us in disorder and brings peace without condemnation.

“God is not a God of confusion but of peace.” (1 Corinthians 14:33)

Try to breathe, pray and remember that peace means that Christ is with you. It is not dependent on your ability to perform. You are not bound by the law, perfectionism or optimizing every little thing. Grace abounds to you my friend. Grace abounds.

You don’t need a perfect routine—just a faithful rhythm that meets you where you are.

“Let all that you do be done in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:14)

Consistency grows through kindness, not pressure.

Sometimes, we command our souls to do a hard thing.

This is not willpower alone—it is putting ADHD in its place, submitting it to Christ, and fighting to belong fully to Him.

Jesus said, “Today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way.” (Luke 13:32–33 NLT)
This is what it looks like to use the Word as a sword.

At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”

32 Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose. 33 Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn’t do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!

Success for a Christian with ADHD is faithful stewardship, rejecting shame and walking in obedience with the brain God has given you. Perfectionism really is about you. God does not call you to that.

If you’re ready to redefine success biblically and practically, book a discovery call and let’s build this together.

Overwhelm is usually just overload for those of us with ADHD. God does not ask you to conquer everything at once, but I believe He does ask us to take the next faithful step.

“Whoever is faithful in very little is faithful also in much.” (Luke 16:10)

So faithfulness often looks like thinking about and choosing one small act of obedience at a time, not what it means to finish the whole task.

ADHD isn’t a moral failure!!! IT. IS. A. REGULATION. CHALLENGE! Your ability to hyperfocus reflects intensity, not deficiency. God is not confused by how your attention works!

“The Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)

God measures faithfulness by the heart, not by neurotypical performance. So if you want to examine anything, start with your heart. Christ will be waiting to love you when you do.

Attention isn’t about eliminating sound — it’s about using the right sound.

These very funny tongue-in-cheek words from a client say it all! My college clients know that accountability is one of the secrets to managing their ADHD!
When you combine biblical truth, ADHD-specific strategy, and compassionate coaching—you get real change.
I’m beyond honored to walk alongside my clients as they reclaim their days, their confidence, and their God-given design.

Interested? DM “Lionheart” to learn more!

—
D A W N S W A Y N E
Certified Christian Life Coach
Founding Coach
LIONHEART ADHD COACHING
"Christian ADHD Coaching for a Focused and Faithful Life"
🌐 www.dawnswayne.com
#ChristianADHDCoach
#ADHDLifeCoach
#ExecutiveFunctionSupport
#FaithBasedCoaching
#WomenWithADHD
#FaithAndFocus
#ChristianCoaching
#LionheartADHD
#GodCenteredGrowth
#FocusedAndFaithful
#CoachingTestimony
#CoachingThatChangesLives
#RenewYourMind
#ADHDVictory
#ADHDTestimony

Scripture tells us to run with endurance (Heb. 12:1), and it also encourages us to run our race with perseverance. But it never says to run it alone.

Lionheart coaching provides firm structure, biblical clarity, and real accountability.

🕰 Limited Discovery spots available.
👉 Book your Discovery.

James 1:2-4
New Living Translation
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

Proverbs 20:18
New Living Translation
Plans succeed through good counsel;
don’t go to war without wise advice.

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

"Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin." Zechariah 4:10

Can’t start tasks—even when you love God and care deeply?

🔗 Link in bio: When You Can't Start, God Hasn't Stopped

Zechariah 4:10
New Living Translation
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

I work with women and students with ADHD.
I see firsthand how overstimulating, fast-paced content trains the brain to scroll instead of stay.

This has been bothering me for a while, and I increasingly have had a hard time reconciling my posts with my convictions. I decided I don't want to participate in that system anymore, and I refuse to build a business that relies on the same dopamine loops my clients are trying to escape.

I don't want to compete for your attention, I want to try to protect it. I guess there's some irony here, since my target audience likes dynamic, visual things, but I've just coached too many client's who have their time sabotaged & cognitive load burdened by scrolling, and it is a source of frustration, pain and sometimes shame for them.

What the platforms call "engagement" is really just a way to keep us endlessly on screens. Attention is the new commodity, and if that is the case, that gives me pause. What does Christ want us to give our attention to? How often? How long? What meaning are we assigning to the way we use social media? Does Christ agree?

My feed is the main way I let people know about my business and all I am doing in the niche of Christian ADHD Coaching, and I understand this will make me harder to find "out there."

That's okay.

This is my choice.

Not wrong or right, just a choice based on a personal conviction.

This feed is designed to be read, saved and returned to as a resource, as a reminder of Christ's lavish love for you and for ways you can navigate a world not designed for your neurological design.

Every post exists to help you:
1. Understand ADHD
2. See it through the lens of faith
3. Move toward obedience and faithfulness with support.

If you’re looking for quick hits, this won’t be the place.

If you’re looking for depth & formation, welcome!

I truly get to work with the most courageous, brilliant, big-hearted people.
My clients show up, lean in, and do the work—with grace, grit, and faith.
Every message like this reminds me: God is in this calling.
Coaching is more than strategy—it’s transformation.

Interested? DM “Lionheart” to learn more!

—
D A W N S W A Y N E
Certified Christian Life Coach
Founding Coach
LIONHEART ADHD COACHING
"Christian ADHD Coaching for a Focused and Faithful Life"
🌐 www.dawnswayne.com
#ADHDCoachingWorks
#ChristianADHDCoach
#FaithBasedCoaching
#CoachingTestimony
#LionheartADHD
#WomenWithADHD
#ADHDTransformation
#ADHDVictory
#ExecutiveFunctionSupport
#ADHDLifeCoach
#GodCenteredGrowth
#FaithAndFocus
#BiblicalMindset
#CoachingThatChangesLives

Kitchen shenanigans. I love my daughters. My daughters love me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Fasting is not a test of spiritual endurance.
It is an act of attention.

This workbook was created to support fasting with clarity and restraint—especially during church-wide or seasonal fasts.

Save this if you’re fasting this January.
Link in bio.

This workbook contains enough material for up to 40 days—but it was designed to be used selectively.

Use what serves the fast you’re actually doing.
Not the one you think you should be doing.

Save for later.
Link in bio.

Who This Is For
🎯Individuals participating in church-wide or corporate fasts (e.g., 21-day fasts)
🎯Those observing a Daniel fast, partial fast, or food-related fast
🎯Individuals fasting privately and discreetly
🎯Christians who want structure without legalism
🎯Those who benefit from written reflection and planning tools

What’s Included
🎯Fasting planning pages (start/end dates, type of fast, focus)
🎯Worksheets for identifying spiritual hunger, prayer priorities, and intentions
🎯Daily fasting pages for prayer, Scripture, reflection, and spiritual disciplines
🎯Weekly habit trackers
🎯Prayer request and answered prayer logs
🎯Confession and repentance pages
🎯Scripture memory pages
🎯Sabbath planning tools
🎯Notes and journaling pages
🎯Designed for print or digital use.

How to Use It
🎯Use the number of daily pages that match your fast (e.g., 7, 14, 21, or 40 days)
🎯Skip sections that are not relevant to your fast
🎯Use privately or alongside a corporate/church fast
🎯This is a support tool, not a checklist

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