Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

At first blush you might think that ADHD would hinder your chances to successfully start a business, but this week's guest has something to say about that. Jamie Cutino offers occupational therapy based coaching for women with ADHD and sings the praises of ADHD as a bouquet that can truly benefit the entrepreneur.Jamie Cutino is a Master of Occupational Therapy and founder of Outsmart ADHD and co-founder of Be Unemployable, an educational brand and podcast for entrepreneurs. We talk about her journey discovering ADHD in the face of trauma in the family, her work as an Occupational Therapist and how that practice helps with ADHD. We lean into rejection sensitivity and how we can heal through normalizing past rejection to get through future rejection.Check out Jamie's TEDxCWRU talk here.But most important we dissect what it takes to pull apart the lessons of your ADHD and how it can help you when starting and running a business, and where the sharp edges are for you to care for as you march your way toward being unemployable! (00:00) - Welcome to Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast (01:58) - Support the show: Become a Patron! (04:04) - Group Coaching is Open: Winter-Spring 2023! (07:00) - Introducing Jamie Cutino (08:04) - Being an Occupational Therapist (15:04) - Entrepreneurs ❤️ Business (18:10) - Rejection (24:00) - Adjust to the Miss (27:10) - Being the Boss, Fighting the System, Embracing the Energy Swings (30:38) - Celebrating the ADHD (32:20) - Early Lessons (38:10) - Be Unemployable (42:22) - Learn More ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nikki's daughter is in recovery from an eating disorder, a condition that impacted her emotionally, physically, and made for some dark times in the family. She also lives with ADHD. It turns out, those two things are frustrating bedfellows.Trigger Warning: This episode describes the experiences of a minor living with an eating disorder, as well as exploring the details behind eating disorders and its relation to ADHD. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, you don't have to go through it alone. Help is available: National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: (800) 931-2237 Trigger Warning: This episode includes a brief discussion about suicide. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you or someone you know is engaging in self-harm or contemplating suicide, there are people who want to help. Please reach out: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US): Dial 9-8-8 to talk or send a text to 988 If you are outside the US, please click the link to find a helpline for your country http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlWe've got something of a special show this week, one that is — we hope — as impactful and educational a conversation for you, as it is personal for us.Nikki's daughter is in recovery from an eating disorder, a condition that impacted her emotionally, physically, and made for some dark times in the family. She also lives with ADHD. It turns out, those two things are frustrating bedfellows.In fact, research has shown that those with ADHD have a greater risk for developing binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa than their peers without ADHD and a 2007 Harvard study found that girls with ADHD were almost four times more likely to have an eating disorder than those without ADHD. Why is someone with ADHD more likely to have an eating disorder? That's our work this week.To help us out, we've invited Dr. Roberto Olivardia to join us. Dr. Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. In his private psychotherapy practice, he specializes in the treatment of ADHD (particularly with comorbid disorders), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and in the treatment of eating disorders in boys and men.He graciously agreed to talk to Nikki, and our very special guest, Nikki's daughter, Paige, who shares her experience in her own voice.Learn more about Dr. Olivardia and check out his book, The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (04:02) - Dr. Olivardia's Opening Perspective on Eating Disorders (07:16) - Eating Disorders versus Disordered Eating (10:42) - Body Dysmorphic Disorder (13:26) - ADHD and Eating Disorders (19:18) - The Blur of Diagnosis (21:13) - Welcome Paige (26:14) - A Disordered Relationship with Food (32:31) - Social Media (43:06) - It's not the person, it's the disorder (59:46) - Recovery & Nutrition ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Parts of this episode contain discussion about addiction and/or substance abuse. If you or someone you know is dealing with addiction or substance abuse, there is help: Substance Abuse National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)How’s your phone? Good? You might just have it in your hand right now, right? Well, if you’re in the camp that feels your phone behavior is getting in the way of, you know, living your life, the community comes to the rescue today.Along the way, Pete has a bit of a rant on using the word "Addiction" when describing our use of technology. Yes, he feels strongly about it. No, he's not an Addiction expert. But he does have some people who are experts who are as frustrated as he is about the use of the word. Our collective hope today, though, is that you hear a different perspective that might give you a new lens through which to view your own use of technology without reducing your agency when it comes to getting it under control.Special thanks to Matt Raekelboom for giving us permission to use the audio from one of his TikTok videos in this week's show. You can check out our last episode with Matt here, and if you don't have a social media issue you're trying to get under control, visit his Insta here.Links & NotesThe Social DilemmaReederWhat is RSS?One Sec AppNews Feed EradicatorAmazon KindleDay One Journal (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (02:02) - Support the Show: Become a Member! (03:02) - Sponsor: TextExpander! (05:40) - Group Coaching Updates! (06:42) - Problem Devices (11:04) - Pete has a (potentially) irrational rant about "Addiction" (21:54) - Maladaptive Behaviors and ADHD (23:44) - Standing Up to the Algorithm (29:52) - One Sec (32:16) - Removing Apps, Deleting Accounts (34:14) - News Feed Eradicator (35:02) - Retraining Your Brain (36:16) - Using Lock Screens (39:08) - H.A.L.T. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Is this the year to work harder, get tougher, and go further? Maybe, for you, it is. We’re not here to judge. But if you’ve struggled with traditional resolutions and using the new year momentum to make significant change in your life, then we’re here to present an alternative. Emily Ladau shared her perspective on FUN goals as an alternative to SMART goals on Mastodon (link) pointing to her full piece on WaPo. How well does her perspective as a disability rights advocate translate to the neurodiverse? Turns out... pretty well. Listen in and see for yourself! (00:00) - Welcome to Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast (01:38) - Support the Show! Become a Patron (03:32) - NEW New Resolutions? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Not everyone is a cook, but we all deal with food at some point or another. And if you’re frustrated with how your ADHD brain functions when it runs headlong into meal planning, this week’s episode is for you. We talk about the importance of the recipe reset and the power of cleaning out the system in favor of meals you actually eat. We talk about how important it is to think of meal planning as the organizing system that it is. Plus, we offer a few new apps that might meet your needs for organizing and scheduling your mealtime fun!Links & NotesDownload the TCA Meal Planning PDFPlan to EatMela (iOS, iPadOS, macOS)Paprika Recipe Manager (iOS, macOS, Android, Windows) (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:44) - ADHD Meal-Planning (08:57) - Meals are a planning activity (12:45) - Plan to Eat (14:33) - Honey (19:37) - Mela (23:03) - Reset your Recipes (29:19) - Meal-planning tips ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Discord Mom Melissa Bacheler is here! And she brings a ... what's that? A GAME SHOW pitting Pete and Nikki against one another to the bitter end? Plus questions from listeners about focus and tab overload and what we would do at the end of the world! Join us for our very last episode of 2022!Along the way, we answer YOUR questions: what’s the value of coaching for ADHD? What do you do when your tabs are overloading your browsers? What do you do if the electrical grid fails? How do you focus at work? How do you overcome test stress in college? What does it take to settle on task AND project management tools? CAKE OR PIE?? These are huge questions that merit serious reflection and we’re taking them on today. Thanks to TextExpander for once again sponsoring this show! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:09) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (04:54) - Sponsor: It's TEXTEXPANDER TIME! (08:04) - Who is YOUR Co-host Anyway? (18:48) - Q&A (19:08) - What is the value of ADHD Coaching? (22:40) - Browser-tab overload? (27:59) - Pete faces the end of the world? (31:01) - Focus at Work (34:56) - Self-confidence tips for college students? (41:38) - Project management AND Task management? (46:58) - Cake or Pie? (48:32) - Resources for ASD and ADHD? (50:06) - Other podcast recommendations? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ok, let's get this out of the way: We're big fans of You Need a Budget. Like, huge fans. Massive, life-changing kind of product fans. So you can imagine that we're a bit beside ourselves this week.See, for someone who has had struggles with money in the past, discovering a tool that has the capacity to rewire your brain around budgeting and spending is a pretty big deal™. That's YNAB, a budgeting tool like no other. Even better, while the team had not intention to make a budgeting tool that can work for folks with ADHD brains, for a lot of us, they did just that.Jesse Mecham is the Founder of YNAB and personal finance expert. He hosts the You Need A Budget Podcast, the Beginning Balance Podcast and is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of the book of the same name, You Need A Budget. The Smart Money Mama herself, Chelsea Brennan, introduced us to YNAB in 2020 and the tool quickly landed at the top of our list of favorite, life-changing services, so Jesse is here not only as a budgeting guy we think you might like to meet, but because we are legit fans.YNAB isn't a sponsor of this show, but we encourage you to visit right away and sign up for their 34-day free trial and see how it works for you. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:38) - Support the Show: Become a Patron at Patreon.com/TheADHDPodcast (04:39) - Introducing Jesse Mecham (11:55) - The Tenses of Money (14:55) - The Four Rules (15:53) - 1. Giving Every Dollar a Job (18:57) - 2. Embrace your True Expenses (24:03) - 3. Role with the Punches (25:15) - 4. Aging Your Money (28:25) - The Elusive Emergency Fund (31:45) - What if you hate "Budgeting" (33:15) - Your Credit Card and You (37:41) - What if you're overwhelmed? (41:29) - YNAB as a Couple (44:44) - Kids ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

David DeWitt is a Certified Financial Planner living with ADHD and joins us today to walk through some of the challenges of building — and sticking to — a holiday budget with ADHD.But that's not really the whole story. David takes us on a tour down history lane. It's a tour that starts — and ends, actually — with the concepts around envelope budgeting, a classic in the budgeting universe that focuses on categories and cash. Well, we're note using cash anymore, but the idea of building your budget in a way that allows you to track what you spend, when you spend it, and keep your credit intact is central to budgeting for the ADHD brain.And that helps us to figure out where our impulsivity is taking hold, where it might not be healthy, and where it might be costing us a bunch of money. And when is that important? When our patented hyper-generosity is on edge: The holidays.DeWitt Capital ManagementADHD Money Talk with David DeWitt'The ugly truth behind your fancy rewards credit card' — Emily Stewart, Vox (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:21) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (05:14) - Introducing David DeWitt (15:38) - Thinking about Money with an ADHD Brain: Reverse Budgeting (22:48) - Credit Cards (28:46) - Rewards Cards (31:38) - ADHD Impulsivity in the Holidays (38:40) - But wait! My finances are a mess! (44:14) - On reprogramming for budget dopamine (49:40) - By Now, Pay Later ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week, in our third episode of our Techvember series, we're revisiting picks from digital episodes of the past. We started last week with email, followed up with work apps and tools, and now we're going home with a review of past recommendations for apps and gear that will automate your home and get you into shape!We didn't take on these picks in this particular order, but this should be everything we dropped in the conversation this week!A few old Smart Home tools: SmartThings by SamsungAT&T Digital Life - Wemo smart plugs, switches, and dimmers by BelkinGoogle NestSmart Garage Doors by Smart HomeKēvo Smart Lock by KwiksetWi-Fi Smart Lock by August Apple Home AppZigbeeZ-WaveIntroducing MatterPhillips HueEcobee Smart Thermostat PremiumHealth & FitnessLose It app (Pete and Nikki rec)Apple HealthWithings wireless scaleDay One appThe Mindfulness BellProductiveCoach.meRuntasticRunkeeperZombies, Run!MyFitnessPalLoseIt! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:29) - Support the Show: Become a Member (03:59) - Sponsor: TextExpander (06:36) - Smart Home (10:17) - Matter (16:49) - Thermostats (19:33) - Health & Fitness (28:13) - Day One (29:45) - A few more running apps (33:04) - Sleep (34:45) - Habits ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week, in our second episode of our Techvember series, we're revisiting picks from digital episodes of the past. We started last week with email, so of course we have to follow up a bit on that. From there, though, we dig straight into recommendations around work.We didn't take on these picks in this particular order, but this should be everything we dropped in the conversation this week!Email FollowupSusanne's recommendations on Gmail FiltersEmail ClientsGmailGmail Search OperatorsYahoo! search operatorsSpark MailEdison MailAirmailMailbirdHey.comOutlook by MicrosoftThe Email Purge (Members Only — Patreon Member Posts Link)Zoom Mail and CalendarTodo & TimeFantastical & CardHopThings 3OmnifocusTodoistRescue TimeTime SinkTimingTimeryTogglFilesHazel (macOS)File Juggler (Windows)NotesObsidianDEVONThinkEvernoteNotabilityGoodNotesApple Pencil/iPadPencil by FiftyThree (Now available as Paper and Paste)FiftyThree bought by WeTransfer in 2018PaperPasteText ManipulationTextExpanderPhraseExpanderPhrase ExpressBreevyaTextTypinatorTypeit4MeLaunchersAlfredRaycastLaunchbarKeypirinhaSharpening the ol' Saw LumosityAlto’s AdventurePete's Professional LineupLogic Pro StudioFinal CutAudio HijackLoopbackOpal C1 4k WebcamBackup: Logitech Brio Ultra HDPete's Menubar LineupFantastical with Next AppointmentCardhopCleanshot XMagnet window managerExpress VPNDropboxSoundSource from Rogue Amoeba “Superior Sound Control for MacBartender: To organize apps running in the background in the menubarAlfredPastebotHazelRocket MacOS: slack-style emoji-picker across the whole systemBackblazeCleanMyMacSetAppScript MenuTextExpanderAdobe Creative CloudAccessibility ShortcutsTodoist1PasswordRaycastStage ManagerToggleParcel MacOS (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:02) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (04:46) - Email Follow-up (21:42) - Tech at Work ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We haven't talked about email specifically in a while, but we've heard you talking about it plenty. It's still an issue that causes overwhelm and stress — whether you have what you see as too many email messages in your inboxes, or you just don't have a strategy for managing work outside of your email client. This week on the show, we're taking on email for 2022, how it stacks up with other work management tools, Inbox Zero, GTD™, email bankruptcy and more. Along the way, we mention Gmail, Outlook, Spark Mail, Todoist, and DEVONThink, but none of these are specific endorsements — the most important thing we can offer in this show is a set of suggestions for helping you to hopefully see email in a new way, reduce stress, and get back to life. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:59) - Become a Patron! Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (05:36) - Email 2022 (11:00) - Overwhelm (14:33) - Sidebar: Texts and marking texts as unread (18:35) - Inbox Zero (26:23) - Pete's Picks: DEVONThink & Todoist with Keyboard Shortcuts (28:59) - Delete vs Archive (33:03) - The GTD Connection: Five Choices (35:03) - Email Bankruptcy (38:59) - Multiple Email Addresses (45:30) - Maintenance ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our ADHD can feel like a weight on our backs. But what happens to you when you stop, take stock, and celebrate what is going right?This week on the show, TCA Coach Lynn Warner joins us to discuss celebrating our Wins with ADHD. But it's not just about knowing that cakes come on birthdays. Today's lessons are about retuning your brain, training yourself to see the wins around you — big and small — and finding ways to reward yourself appropriately. This means learning new language, and seeing the world with fresh, more positive eyes.Learn more about Lynn at TCA.As a bit of follow-up this week, we answer a few listener questions that were originally addressed to dietitian Nicole DeMasi Malcher. Listen to the show for details, but here's the handy list of snacks we reference on the show. Thanks Nicole!peanut butter sandwich or any sandwich with meat - choosing whole wheat bread will help to keep you fuller longeryogurt or cottage cheese & fruitpita/bread and hummustuna & crackersprotein bardeli meat roll-upsdates and peanut butterroasted edamame or chickpeassmoothie made with both fruit + proteinleftovers! (just not leftover chips!) (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:44) - Introducing Lynn Warner (04:31) - Follow-up: Nutrition! (09:03) - Why did you become a coach? (10:57) - Celebrating ADHD Wins ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aviva Nirenberg has ADHD in the family. Mom of three children with ADHD, and non-ADHD spouse of a husband with ADHD, her coaching career started with the lived experience in helping her family navigate the world while living with ADHD. Now, she's a certified ADHD and Family Coach and is one of our valued coaches here at Take Control ADHD.This week on the show, Avivia joins us to talk about natural approaches to navigating your ADHD. No, that doesn't mean supplements and such, rather simple, straight-forward re-assessment of how you handle sleep, exercise, and nutrition — and how they work together for your body and brain.Learn more about Aviva and her coaching with TCA. And, if you're looking for the countertop herb garden, it's Aerogarden, and here's the Amazon link to it. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (02:38) - Introducing Aviva Nirenberg (06:22) - Sleep (12:08) - Exercise (22:54) - Nutrition (30:11) - All the changes, all right now (31:50) - Mindfulness ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Feeling overwhelmed? Let's be honest: Probably. This week we're taking on ADHD overwhelm with coach Ian Wahlert as we deal with unplanned transitions, breaking down big thoughts, avoidance, and shut-down.But first, we have a little follow-up from last week's show on the question of transitions. Number one, how do medications help when you're thrown by surprise transitions? Does your relationship with your meds, and all that your meds do for you, help to ease transitions — surprise and expected alike?From there, Ian helps us navigate overwhelm, shame, avoidance, and shut-down, as we lead up to Nikki and Ian's group coaching session on this very subject!Learn more about Ian here, and check out their group coaching session today! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:19) - Sponsor: TextExpander! (06:00) - Introducing Ian Walhert (06:49) - Follow-Up: Surprise Transitions! (07:28) - Does medication help with transitions? (11:13) - Coming back to tasks after transitions (17:47) - The Big Segue to Overwhelm! (31:34) - Shame and Shutdown (37:31) - Managing Interpersonal Relationships ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Why are transitions so hard with ADHD? Big ones, little ones, rare ones, daily ones, it seems like changing context from one to the next is like running through three feet of mud when everyone else is floating on air.It might be your big transitions — holidays, vacations, big blocks of time. It might be little transitions — leaving for work, coming home. It might be micro-transitions — going to sleep, waking up. It might even be surprise transitions — transitions you didn't know were coming at all. Whatever the kind of transition you struggle with, you're not alone in that struggle if you're living with ADHD. This week, we're talking all about transitions, and have some tips for you to make your transitions a little bit easier.Don't forget: It's not too late to check out ADHD Group Coaching and get yourself signed up today! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (04:55) - The Trouble with Transitions (05:58) - What is a "transition"? (14:56) - Unconscious Transitions (18:15) - Using James Ochoa's Pressure Breathing Technique for Transitions (22:12) - The Transition Day (25:11) - Planning to Help Transitioning (26:28) - Get up and Move! (27:06) - Alarms and Reminders! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

James Ochoa is a licensed professional counselor dedicated to treating, understanding and exploring adult ADHD. He lives with ADHD himself and has long demonstrated his introspection and exploration through his work and writing. His book, Focused Forward, gifted us a whole set of new language when we talk about our relationship with ADHD and we’re thrilled he’s back to check in with us today, his SEVENTH appearance on The ADHD Podcast.And why is he here? Because he’s devoted his work lately on using breathing to interrupt negative patterns. As James tells us, breathing is the only autonomic system in the human body which we can exert direct control over. If we’re not thinking about it, breathing just happens. But if we do think about it, we can speed it up, slow it down, even stop it for a spell. So how do you use it to teach your body some new tricks? We’ll learn from James today!Check out James’ Town Hall SeriesJames’ Professional Trailblazing: A New Roadmap for Treating Adult ADHDCheck out Shiny Merch! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:21) - Support the show: Become a Patron! (02:39) - Group Coaching is Back! (05:24) - Introducing James Ochoa (07:11) - Breathing as a Pattern Interrupt (15:41) - The CO Model (22:42) - What is Safe Self-Resourcing? (30:01) - The Five Breath Pressure Technique (32:59) - James walks us through the exercise (40:02) - State Change (44:05) - Learn more ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Lola Day is a busy mother, double-boarded physician, lifestyle strategist, and ADHD-trained life coach for ambitious women. She is a case example for people living with ADHD who want to accomplish more in their lives, tame their hyperfocus, and tune their internal engines.But she's found that along the way, what she runs into the most with her ADHD clients is a standard of achievement defined by stress and burnout, women dedicated to results at significant cost to their health and well-being.She believes with the right systems and strategies, all women can live wholesome, healthy, and fulfilled lives without overwhelm and without sacrificing their goals, passion, or family, and she joins us this week to talk about how she channels her work into LollieTasking!Links & NotesLollieTaskingConnect with Dr. Lola Day on Twitter (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:09) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (02:08) - Sponsor: TextExpander (04:18) - Group Coaching is Coming Back to TCA! (05:23) - Introducing Dr. Lola Day (10:45) - What toll, ADHD? (14:41) - Adapting to ADHD (18:21) - Adding more to a full boat (26:05) - Working with Women (30:24) - Rest (35:37) - Balance and Delegation (42:34) - LollieTasking (44:29) - Learn More! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You live with ADHD, so you know what it feels like to be stuck. But what happens when you tell an ADHD coach what you're going through? You get a whole new way to think about moving forward!It all starts with that feeling of shame and embarrassment that comes under the weight of the tasks you feel you have not completed. That’s how this particular episode started, in fact, a set of conversations Nikki has had recently with clients feeling this same thing. To get to the other side of it, we journey through that shame, the language of limiting beliefs, and come out the other side with a change to how we tell the stories of ourselves. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:04) - Support the Show: Become an ADHD Community Member! (02:27) - What to do when you don't know what to do ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tommy Metz III is a filmmaker and storyteller in Los Angeles, CA. He directed the feature film ‘30 Nights’, and his latest short ‘Static’ is going to be playing in festivals starting next month. He’s also an anxiety-riddled mess and co-host of What’s That Smell? A Sometimes-Funny Podcast about Humans and Their Anxieties. He’s here because he was dragged to be here in an effort to follow up on the last time he was here in May 2019.Our purpose today? We’ve talked about emotional storms in the past, credited to James Ochoa. To start us off this week: what do you do when the anxiety storm hits, the cannonball of fear in your stomach? What causes it, connects those experiences, and how do you get to the other side of it?Along the way, we talk about our “favorite” anxieties that have come up on the WTS podcast. We talk about the contagion that is anxiety and how easy it is to personalize others' anxieties and make them our own. Finally, we share a segment from episode one of the seventh season of What’s That Smell at the very end of this week’s show! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (01:06) - Support the show: Become a Patron at patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (02:28) - Introducing Tommy Metz (04:20) - Exploring the Anxiety Cannonball (19:25) - Talking about talking about anxiety (21:10) - The Anxiety Contagion (26:40) - "Favorite" Anxieties (35:52) - WTS7 (39:56) - Special: A bit from WTS episode 7, season 1 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

How's your relationship with food? Do any emotional eating lately? Feeling that magnetic pull to McDonalds? You think there might be any ADHD hidden in there knocking away at you? Nicole DeMasi Malcher is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of eatingwithADHD.com, where she helps people with ADHD stop binge-eating and learn to have a healthier relationship with food and body image and she's going to help us all out this week.Along the way, we learn about the role of a dietitian in your life and how they can help you build a better relationship with food. She helps us understand our relationship with diet, intermittent fasting and food rules, and how we can move toward healthier relationships with food by embracing gentle nutrition and intuitive eating. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:35) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (02:44) - Introducing Nicole Dimasi Malcher (06:04) - What does a dietician do? (08:13) - Dealing with ADHD grief with food (12:35) - What is disordered eating? (17:27) - Intermittent fasting (20:18) - How about vegan? Vegetarian? (26:25) - Intuitive eating and food rules (32:17) - So... what about weight loss? (37:53) - Gentle nutrition (42:17) - Replacement thinking (47:26) - Listener Question: Picky Eaters and more ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You know how it happens. You get your diagnosis and you start the research. Before you know it, you’re in such a search for tools and strategies to help you with your ADHD that you forget to live your life. This show is our reminder to you of a few things. First, you don't have to do everything at once. In fact, you might find you adapt more quickly when you research less, try fewer new tools, and slow down your ADHD adaptation. Second, it's OK to say no to things. In fact, you might just find a sense of excitement that comes from letting go of obligations. Third, well, Pete has a thing about time blocking. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (01:37) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (02:47) - Sponsor: TextExapander! (06:59) - Stop and Smell the Roses! (11:20) - You don't have to hold all the tennis balls (17:13) - Schedule Foibles are NOT a Moral Failure (20:43) - But wait... does your ADHD define you? (28:34) - JOMO & Margin (32:29) - Timeblocking Gives You Freedom ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We did an episode on ADHD and over-talking a few weeks back and boy-howdee did you have thoughts! This week, we’re doing a listener feedback review covering how you prefer to manage — and help to manage — over-talking and ADHD in yourself and others. The feedback came in two broad categories. First, you shared your personal preferences in how you want others to treat you when you’re over-talking. That is to say, when people you’re close to notice that your stories are veering into ADHD tangent-territory, how do you want that communicated to you? How will you be best equipped to hear this sort of guidance without feeling shamed or judged?The second big group came in the form of guidance for kids and families. How do you work with your kids or partner when over-talking overtakes family time? How do you instill a culture in your family where you’re teaching and building muscle around sharing conversation space? We got some terrific suggestions on the best way you manage ADHD over-talking and we’re thrilled to share! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (02:14) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (02:48) - ADHD Over-talking Follow-Up! (05:15) - Personal Preferences (17:23) - Suggestions for Kids and Families ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Memory is not one thing, says our guest, Dr. Ari Tuckman, and ADHD might be at the center of your struggles with each component of memory at any given time. More important than understanding that ADHD and memory are sometimes troubled partners is understanding just what you can do to improve your odds when trying to remember the important stuff.We talk about being kind to yourself and understanding that your memory challenges do not represent a moral failure! And Ari challenges head-on the notion that relying on reminders is a sign of weakness, that there is a difference between an alarm or notification and the motivation to do the thing the alarm is reminding you to do — one does not make the other a failure.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD — Ari TuckmanAri Tuckman, PsyD, MBAADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship by Ari Tuckman (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:18) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (04:22) - Introducing Ari Tuckman (05:41) - What is Memory? (16:27) - Keeping it all in your head... (20:36) - The Alarm versus the Motiviation (24:37) - Introducing: The Awful Inner Child (39:37) - State Dependent Memory ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

People with ADHD talk. And sometimes we talk a lot. We might be nervous or excited, insecure or scared; for whatever reason, these triggers cause our mouths to go right into overdrive. This week on the show, Nikki and Pete talk about over-talking. What happens in social situations when you find yourself over-sharing? How about parties in which you reveal sensitive information? And have you ever been in a group conversation and didn't realize you were monopolizing the show? We've all been there, and this week we want to try to dissect why. Links & NotesADHD Communication HacksAm I Talking Too Much? How I'm Teaching my Brain to ListenDon't Just Talk, CommunicateBeing Social and Making Friends as an Adult with ADHD (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (01:32) - Support the Show: Become a Member! (05:38) - Sponsor: TextExpander (09:39) - ADHD & Over-Talking ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Today, we’re talking about the truth in all it’s shapes and colors. If you’re living with ADHD, you might find you have a sometimes-questionable relationship with the truth, whether you’re struggling to be one hundred percent honest about a project at work, or dinner plans at home, and whether you’re lying to others or to yourself in the process. Dr. Norrine Russell is back with us today to share her experince working with ADHD kids, parents, and coaches in navigating the not-always-black-and-white rules of honesty we create for ourselves, and what we need to do to corrall our baser instincts as a result of fear and uncertainty in our lives. Links & NotesRussell CoachingAsking the Right Questions about ADHD Before, During, and After Your Child's Diagnosis by Dr. Norrine Russell (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (05:48) - Introducing Norrine Russell (13:00) - The Parent Perspective • Trust & Privacy (18:00) - Who are you lying to? (21:00) - Going into "Brain Mode" (38:25) - Lying & Time (43:52) - Norrine's New Book! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

As our guest says it, a lot happens when you have a new creature to care for. The lessons that come when you’re facing the stressors of new parenthood might unlock some things you don’t know about yourself: ADHD.Dr. Marcy Caldwell (ADDept.org) is director and supervising psychologist at Rittenhouse Psychological Assessments and is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of ADHD and learning disabilities for over 15 years. She joins us today to answer some of our frequent questions about parenting and ADHD, from hormonal changes to how moms and dads each understand how ADHD symptoms emerge under the changes of parenthood. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:41) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (03:01) - Sponsor: TextExpander (06:50) - Introducing Marcy Caldwell (11:27) - Inattentive ADHD (13:51) - Horomes & ADHD: A Primer (17:59) - Sleep! (21:45) - New Dad Diagnoses? (24:56) - Guidance for the Post-Pardum ADHD Struggles (29:57) - Getting Diagnosed After Your Kids ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you’re parenting a teen, you know the challenges we’re talking about today. And whether you live with ADHD yourself or not, those challenges are made even more real if your kiddo is living with ADHD. Today on the show, we’re sharing our own lessons learned when it comes to navigating the universe of parenting teens with ADHD.The biggest lessons revolve around communication, awareness, and balance. But what are the major milestones that stand before you as a parent of a teen when it comes to getting the ADHD assessment? Preparing for college? Confronting life skills and deadlines? And, perhaps most important as a parent, how do you avoid letting your experience with school, ADHD, anxiety and more to color their experience and expectations with ADHD? (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:59) - Support the Show: Become a Patron at patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (04:23) - Partentings teens with ADHD ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode was a delightful accident. It started with a conversation with one of our fantastic community members, Shoshanah Blaiss, how casually mentioned that she was running late for her session with her art therapist, and ended with a connection to that very artist, learning about her work, her process, and the incredible value that comes with embracing art as a channel to connect with ourselves across the neurodiversity spectrum.Andrea Krakovsky is a teaching artist in Georgia whose work helps her clients to heal through the creative process. This week, Andrea leads us through that journey of healing through creativity — whether you believe you're creative or not — and how the physical connection with the media can help you learn about yourself while finding grounding in your ADHD, anxiety, and more.Find Andrea at andreakrakovsky.com, and don't forget to check out the Feelings Wheel! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:38) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (04:41) - Sponsor: TextExpander is BACK! (07:36) - Introducing Andrea and Shoshanah (12:14) - What happens in Art Therapy sessions? (14:41) - Do materials equal feelings? (22:56) - Create... then throw away (26:26) - Prompts (32:46) - Children versus Adults! (36:36) - The Value of the Relationship (39:10) - Getting Started ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Rach Idowu was diagnosed with ADHD Combined Type in January 2020, just before her London ADHD clinic closed down due to the pandemic. Undaunted, she started AdultingADHD on Substack and began to document her own personal experience and the research she would go on to do about her ADHD. Since then, she has been featured in the New York Times, Inverse, and Mashable, and has been a featured panelist at Facebook, Ubisoft ComicCon London, and other organizations talking about ADHD in the workplace.Along the way, she created a series of flashcards designed to help those with ADHD and supporting ADHDers to better understand details of ADHD that reflect the research she has engaged in over the years. You can find them at ADHDTraits.com.Links & NotesSubscribe to Rach Idowu on SubstackFollow Rach Idowu on InstagramFollow Rach Idowu on Twitter (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:14) - Introducing Rach Idowu (04:20) - The Pandemic Diagnosis (12:49) - About the Newsletter (13:53) - ADHD & Work (21:35) - Opening up about the diagnosis in the interview (26:07) - Advocacy & Influencers (28:30) - Tools of the Trade (30:09) - The Flashcards ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

KC Davis is a licensed professional therapist, author, and speaker. She is the creator of the mental health platform Struggle Care, where she shares a revolutionary approach to self and home care for those dealing with mental health, physical illness, and hard seasons of life. She's with us today to talk about her role in the neurodiversity community as a TikTok influencer, how she stumbled into her favorite video community. We love KC not just for her TikTok, though. She's author of the book How to Keep House While Drowning, where she catalogs her approach to healthy living while embracing your struggles as morally neutral, not personality judgments. Her approach to living, shame, and struggle is, frankly, a breath of fresh air. Learn more about KC and her work at StruggleCare. And, of course, buy the book in your favorite format now. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:56) - Support the show! (04:49) - Welcome KC Davis (09:39) - ADHD is not your moral failure (18:59) - Cleaning and Trauma (22:11) - Neurons that fire together wire together (24:42) - ADHD Diagnosis rewrites history (35:51) - What's the big message? (47:11) - Becoming an Influencer and The Five Things ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

For the next few weeks, we’ll be talking with ADHD influencers. You might have seen them on YouTube or TikTok or Instagram talking about their experiences with ADHD — we want to talk with them about their experience leading them to become creators.Kicking off this series we welcome Matt Raekelboom. Matt’s a Toronto-based influencer predominantly on TikTok and Instagram sharing his tools and strategies around ADHD, fitness, and healthy living with his 300,000 followers. What you don’t get if you just stumble across Matt’s one-minute videos, though, is any taste of the long road he had to take to get it posted.He was an ADHD kid of the 80s, when we were wandering the wilderness of ADHD and medication, and ended up over-medicated and misunderstood. He battled substance abuse and homelessness, but regained his footing with an explosive passion for discovery of how his ADHD had played a part in all his troubles, and how it would play a part in his future successes, too.You can find Matt on Instagram and TikTok, naturally, and check out his community at Journey2ADHD.ß (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (04:22) - Introducing Matt Raekelboom (10:16) - Nikki admits she's old, doesn't follow influencers ;-) (11:25) - Matt's ADHD legacy (28:42) - How do you post video #2? Getting Over Imposter Syndrome (35:05) - Platform Choices (46:31) - A bit on meds (50:48) - Journey2ADHD ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With hundreds of episodes of Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast, it can be dizzying to figure out how to get started. That’s why we — Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright (your fair hosts) — recorded this episode. It’s for you, new listener, a brief guide that can help you get the most out of the podcast and the fantastic ADHD community that runs through everything we do. Thanks for joining us on this ride. We hope you find what you’re looking for! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week we’re tabulating lessons learned from our recent series on overcoming obstacles. Over the last month, we met Mallory Band dug into imposter syndrome, RSD, and ADHD. Aron Croft shared his experience through higher education when his expectations ran straight into undiagnosed inattentive ADHD. And Christina Avallone shared her perspective on thriving in a digital world and building healthy relationships with your tech.If you haven’t listened to these episodes yet, check them out in your podcast app or listen on the web right here:Imposter Syndrome, RSD & ADHD with Mallory BandWhen expectations meet your ADHD with Aron CroftThriving in a digital world with Christina Avallone (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:53) - Support the show: Become a Patron! Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (02:07) - Summary Fun! (02:37) - Imposter Syndrome (08:33) - When Expectations Meet ADHD (17:05) - Thriving in a Digital World ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week on the show we’re talking with Christina Avallone, author of Thriving in a Digital World, to discuss the pitfalls many of us face when technology starts to take over. For Christina, it started at home as she navigated the massive technological shifts as a parent to her now-grown daughters. This experience led her down a path of research and exploration into technology, how a pathological use of our tech can impact the brain, and how systems presumably designed for productivity and connection can actually cause increased distraction and disconnection. Her book is driven not by a call for technological abstinence, but for understanding. For Christina, that means raising her children safe, in her faith, and aware of the tools in their pockets to do good in the world, while understanding their perils at the same time. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:59) - Sponsor: TextExpander (07:03) - Introducing Christina Avallone (13:04) - Crossroads: Co-mingling tech and distraction (19:04) - Context Switching Challenges (22:34) - Being Present (29:13) - The FOBO-Rudeness Connundrum (32:10) - You Might have a problem with your tech if... (38:21) - Building a healthy relationship with your tech (41:08) - Learning to Learn your Technology ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aron Croft was set up for success: Great college, high expectations from an education-centered family. Then ADHD stepped in. Aron lives with inattentive ADHD once the structures of his early education were left behind on his journey to college, the struggles set it.In fact, he struggled non-stop for 15 years before he discovered his relationship with ADHD. In spite of years of struggle, he's since built a career of his own, from finding success in major corporations to starting his own coaching practice for students with ADHD. This is a story about the conflict that exists between desire and expectation for success, and the reality of running into the brick wall of shame with a coach who has seen it from both sides. You can learn more about Aron and his work at Hidden ADHD, and make sure to check out Aron's Masterclass: "Get Sh*t Done With ADHD — Without Constant Stress and Self-Criticism (A Proven 3-Step Process)" while you're there! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (04:48) - Introducing Aron Croft (12:02) - Moving to College, Losing Structure (23:20) - Diagnosis Story (35:43) - Inattentive ADHD (39:27) - Productivity (41:38) - The Three Slogans ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Here we are. Episode one of our new podcast. This week, we're talking about how we capture ideas, how we make room for new things in our lives, and how we make sure the things we really want to do have air to grow and flourish, while the things we don't are allowed to evaporate.Along the way we talk to two of my favorite brains, Doc Anderson and Brett Terpstra.We talked to Doc some months back on The ADHD Podcast about The Hero Engine. Since then, he and I realized we have a lot of nerd stuff in common and it is in fact Doc whom I credit for the term "Vampire Projects" in this show.Brett is working on a few projects in addition to his newish gig at Oracle. Bunch is his text file automation app, and Doing is his command line activity log. We'll talk about both this week.Listener Susan wrote in with a question about creating fillable PDF forms. I go into more detail in the show this week but here are direct links to what I recommend: Adobe Creative Cloud, PDF Pen Pro from Nitro.Finally, if you’re listening to this show on the website, thank you. But if you want to get it wherever you listen to your podcasts, I recorded a video to help you out.Update: We've got the transcript of the show up now. Sorry for the delay. Click here to check it out! (00:00) - Welcome to Placeholder ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You know it, you live it, you suffer through it: It’s IMPOSTER SYNDROME! This week on the show, executive function coach Mallory Band joins us to talk about the weight of the imposter on our shoulders and how we might use the lessons of executive functioning to shake free of it. We start with a walk through imposter syndrome and how it manifests in our lives. Because it's not just the imposter weighing on us, it's the compound pressure of anxiety, fear, compulsive behaviors, and more that all play a role in how we see the person we see in the mirror. Mallory wrote two pieces for ADDitude over the course of the last year on the subject. 'How my Imposter Syndrom Sapped Me of Myself,' which she followed up with, 'How the Pandemic's Uncertainty Forced Me to Become More Secure in Myself,' both available to read for free. Connect with Mallory on LinkedIn and learn more about her work at Essig Education Group. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (05:27) - Introducing Mallory Band (06:51) - What is an Executive Function Coach? (10:19) - The two sides of imposter syndrome (17:09) - RSD (Rejection Sensitivity) (19:35) - How do you retrain your brain? (28:31) - The Masks we Wear (36:15) - Imposter Syndrome and Burnout ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’ve had a busy month around here at Take Control ADHD. This week, we’re introducing a new episode in to our podcast calendar. We don’t have a great name for it yet, but rest assured a great name is inbound! For now, we’re talking all about lessons we’ve learned in March. We started with a conversation on managing tasks against a visual representation of our time. It’s not easy, but sometimes stepping back from all the things you think you have to do on a given day and starting instead with the time you have to do things is the best way to get started with smart prioritization. From there, we introduced PACT Goals (Purposeful, Actionable, Continuous, and Trackable). Patrick McGinnis, the originator of FOMO, introduced us to FOBO (Fear of Better Options) where we learned the value of asking the universe for help to get a true gut-check on our feelings. Unblocking and Tackling helped us split our attention between getting ourselves unstuck and doing hard work, and finally, Casey Dixon helped us face facts about burnout!We finished our March Madness Pledge Drive having met our goals with your help and we’re off to April with a bunch of behind-the-scenes work and the launch of Placeholder — Pete’s new tech and systems podcast starting this week!This week’s episode is brought to you by TextExpander. Keep your message consistent, save time and be more productive, and be accurate — every time — with TextExpander. Visit https://takecontroladhd.com/textexpander to sign up today and get 20% off your first year as a supporter of The ADHD Podcast Community. And if you’re looking for how you can get started, just check out our February Workshop with Vic Martinez, trainer on the TextExpander team, for a video walkthrough! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:29) - The March Madness Pledge Drive is Over: THANK YOU (04:02) - Sponsor: TextExpander is Back! takecontroladhd.com/textexpander (08:27) - Lessons Learned ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Burnout. That word probably means something to you. But for all the feelings the term conjures for you, there are so many feelings you just might have experienced yourself completely unaware that those feelings, too, are symptoms of burnout. And identifying where burnout lives, where it stops and ADHD begins, can be a tricky business, indeed. Casey Dixon is an ADHD Coach who has worked with wide range of individuals living with ADHD over the course of her career. She’s the founder of Dixon Life Coaching, a site that is dedicated to the mindfulness approach to ADHD through simple daily practices to help you with everything from focus, to movement and settling. This week on The ADHD Podcast, Casey joins us to help us deal with the horrors and the terrors of burnout. (00:00) - Welcome to Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast (00:45) - Support the Show: March Madness on Patreon! (03:59) - Introducing Casey Dixon (04:30) - On Burnout (16:37) - Compartmentalizing (19:33) - Beating Burnout (24:03) - The Five Ds (30:15) - What if it's really... the Job? (32:51) - Is a Vacation the Answer to Burnout? (38:44) - Proper Vacation Shame ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It’s case study day! Nikki has been working with a client struggling to get unstuck behind some big, challenging tasks. Those tasks are hiding behind other work making it tough to prioritize. After a few sessions with Coach Nikki, they settled on a pair of sessions they’re calling “Unblocking” and “Tackling” sessions. This week on the show, Nikki walks through the process with the aid of messages from the front lines in the form of client emails describing the challenges and successes that came from them!Haven’t heard our trailer for the upcoming Placeholder podcast? Stick around to the very end to check it out! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:21) - Support the Show! Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (05:18) - Case Study: Unblocking and Tackling (31:48) - Placeholder Trailer ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A podcast about the tech we use while we’re waiting for something better, for members of the Take Control ADHD Community. Coming April 2022. (00:00) - Welcome to Placeholder ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Patrick McGinnis, the person behind the term "FOMO", is back. This time, he introduces us to — as he calls it — the evil brother of FOMO that can ruin your life. That thing is FOBO. The Fear of Better Options. It's the fear that there is always something better for you out there that holds you back from making the most important decisions of today. It foils any effort you might make toward commitment. It keeps you looking inward, at yourself, behind a veil of selfishness disguised as investigation. It can make you a lousy friend or partner. And it can make you hate yourself. This week, Nikki and Pete dive into Analysis Paralysis. Here's your background reading from Patrick McGinnis himself. Here an entry on Michael Crichton's Wikipedia entry on Gell-Mann Amnesia, if you're interested in further reading on the subject. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (04:38) - FOBO! (06:33) - FOMO v FOBO (08:04) - FOBO, Executive Functioning, and ADHD (14:20) - The McGinnis Approach (18:56) - Other Approaches (29:18) - Overcomplicating the Simple ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Never heard of PACT goals? You’re in for it today! We’re talking about a goal-setting metaphor with greater attention on outcomes than process and we think it has real legs when it comes to ADHD.PACT is a goal-setting technique and stands for Purposeful, Actionable, Continuous, and Trackable. Compared to other methods that focus on outcomes, PACT goals focus on output. What does that mean? Well, hopefully, but the time you get to work on your well-formed PACT goal, you’re doing it without all the shame that comes from feeling as if you’ve failed a process. This is a tool and a metaphor, and if it works for you, you’ll be building new habits in no time.Links & Notes‘Meet PACT: The Goal Setting Technique You’ve Never Heard Of’ by Tammy J. Salmon-StephensJoin the Pledge Drive! — Become a member in March for bonuses, live events, and help us reach our goal and launch a new podcast just for members! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:00) - It's PLEDGE DRIVE TIME! (08:46) - PACT Goals (28:24) - How does motivation impact PACT Goals? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Here's the case: a busy professional is struggling with 20-25 overdue, bright red tasks in their task management system every morning. But they have a great system! They know exactly what work needs to get done at any given time. So, why aren't they getting the work out the door? Because of time, dear friends, time. This week on the show, Pete has a walk through a few task systems in an effort to build our own, and help this busy client to get the most important work done without feeling horrible about the rest. Along the way, we talk about Getting Things Done, David Allen's system of stress-free productivity that appears to cause more stress than it curbs, The Eisenhower Matrix, Kanban, Scrum, and Agile Results.There is a lot to think about in this episode. Remember, you don't have to pick one and roll with it for the rest of your professional life! In this episode, we're picking and choosing the systems that make the most sense for us with an eye toward managing our time, not our tools. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:19) - Support the show! March Pledge Drive! Become a Member at Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (07:22) - Time & Tasks: A history (13:27) - GTD (17:12) - The Eisenhower Matrix (25:31) - Kanban (28:43) - Scrum (35:00) - Agile Results (41:06) - The Punchline ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You can't do what you want to do. You never finish what you start. You aren't able to focus. Sure, we say this stuff to ourselves when our ADHD is getting the best of us. But how often is that really true? This week on the show, we examine what lives between all and nothing and try to tackle the beast that is all-or-nothing thinking with some tools you can employ right away. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (01:12) - Sponsor: TextExpander asks you: What can you do with more time each month? (03:20) - ADHD Member Update! (04:55) - What Lies Between ALL and NOTHING? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Kim To is CEO and Founder of Flair, a new platform designed to help you access a range of healthcare services to manage your life with ADHD. She's also Asian living with ADHD, and has spent much of her effort since her diagnosis exploring what it means to experience ADHD in a culture she describes as unaccustomed to the ADHD experience. She joins us today to talk about her ADHD coaching practice, what it means to share the responsibility of exploring ADHD in her community, and building a practice around inclusivity and understanding.Links & NotesOwn Your FlairConnect with Kim To on LinkedIn (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:24) - Support the show — Become a Patron! (02:06) - Upcoming TextExpander Workshop (04:48) - Introducing Kim To (07:27) - ADHD Diagnosis and Culture Shock (17:49) - Perfectionism (20:56) - The Responsibility of Teaching a Culture about Trauma and ADHD (24:36) - About Flair ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We'd never heard of the phrase stinking thinking until Sharon Saline used it with us on the show this week. But we knew what it meant immediately. We live with it. It's the thinking we use about ourselves when we're compromised or when our reserves of resiliency have been tapped, and when what we need more than anything else is just a little bit of self-compassion. But as ADHDers, finding self-compassion isn't always natural. We have to make a practice of it, integrating the language and behaviors of compassion into our days and hours such that when we need it, it's not so hard to find. Dr. Sharon Saline specializes in an integrative approach to managing ADHD, anxiety, executive functioning skills, learning differences & mental health in neurodiverse children, teens, adults & families and she joins us again today to talk all about living with ADHD and still managing to find a dose of self-compassion under the weight of it all.About Sharon Saline, Psy.D.Sharon Saline, Psy.D. has focused her work on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences, and mental health challenges and their impact on school and family dynamics for over 30 years. Her unique perspective, a sibling of a child who wrestled with untreated ADHD, combined with decades of academic excellence and clinical experience, assists her in guiding families as they navigate from the confusing maze of diagnoses and conflict to successful interventions and connections. Dr. Saline funnels this expertise into her book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life. Heralded as an invaluable resource, her book is the recipient of two awards: Best Book Awards winner by American Book Fest and the Gold Medal from Moms' Choice Awards. She recently published The ADHD Solution Deck: 50 Strategies to Help Kids Learn, Reduce Stress & Improve Family Connections.Find Sharon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedInAnd, in case you're wondering, here's a little background on Alternate Nostril Breathing (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:57) - Support The ADHD Podcast • Become a Partron! (03:43) - Introducing Sharon Saline (04:34) - Why Self-Compassion? (07:22) - Why now? (12:10) - When we don't feel "met" — What is self-compassion? (17:57) - The reduced capacity for resilience (21:11) - Climbing out of the negative shame spiral (27:24) - The self-compassion practice (37:57) - Alternate Nostril Breathing ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Erik “Doc” Anderson is an ADHD coach who specializes in helping people become the hero of their own stories. Erik is an ADHDer and also has Cerebral Palsy. Humans are wired for stories. Our lives, our desires, our hopes, and dreams, they’re all fueled by the metaphors that define who we are. Doc learned early that negative, limiting stories can be as damaging as positive stories are motivating. Today, we’re talking about how we can rewrite our own stories from someone who’s spent a lifetime rewriting his own, and in doing so made the choice to live in a much larger world. About Erik “Doc” AndersonErik Anderson has been a long-time advocate for system change. In addition to serving on state boards and commissions, he coordinated state government efforts in Iowa to fight employment discrimination against women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Later, he moved on to work as an advocate with a federal technical assistance program under I.D.E.A. to help parents of children with disabilities get services in public schools. Now he works independently in the field of self-advocacy as an ADHD coach.Links & NotesCoaching for Creative Brains (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (05:51) - The Challenge of Introducing Erik "Doc" Anderson (14:16) - Becoming a Coach (19:33) - The Hero Engine (30:54) - Fact, Truth, and the ADHD Negativity Bias (33:24) - Acceptance & Responsibility (35:46) - Making Self-Advocacy a Practice ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It’s 2022! And we’re kicking off the new year and new season with change. Specifically, we’re going to look at how the language we use influences the way we think about and approach the world around us.As an anchor for the conversation, Nikki gives us a review of I Get To: How using the Right Words Can Radically Transform Your life, Relationships & Business by Alicia Dunams, a book that has helped us to refine the way we think about the language we use and how it influences our own mood as we approach hard things. We communicate through our words, tone of voice, and non-verbal cues such as body language. As Dunams says, “crafting our daily language with effective words and tone is a true art.”Along the way, we lean on two other resources. The first is the work of Karen Reivich, author of The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles. She gives us a framework to reframe negative thinking in a positive light.And Emily Campbell gives us insight into how our natural spirit of curiosity — not judgment — is the secret to healthy emotional well-being in her piece, “Six Surprising Benefits of Curiosity” published in Greater Good Magazine by UC Berkeley.This week’s episode is sponsored by TextExpander from Smile Software. TextExpander is central to our daily productivity and with a little curiosity and exploration, it might just be for you, too. Listeners of the show can save 20% on their first year by visiting textexpander.com/podcast. Links & NotesI Get To: How using the Right Words Can Radically Transform Your life, Relationships & Business by Alicia DunamsThe Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles by Karen Reivich“Six Surprising Benefits of Curiosity” by Emily CampbellSponsor: TextExpander from Smile SoftwareWhat Is TextExpander? (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:42) - Sponsor: TextExpander (06:02) - Support the Show: Become a Patron (07:32) - Change Your Language: "I Get To: How Using the Right Words can Radically Transform Your Life" (13:58) - How Rewards Impact Language (15:58) - A Brief Aside on The QUIT Center... (18:20) - What do you THINK you can do? (22:10) - Facing the Impossible Situation (23:00) - Why not? What if? (30:35) - The Power of the Pause (39:09) - Pete's Dad's Words to Live By... ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week, we’re wrapping up our trio of treatment episodes with a conversation on coaching, and how the coaching process can help you integrate your life with your ADHD. Whether or not you have decided to pursue the perfect prescription, or trace a treatment through therapy, a relationship with an ADHD coach can help you turn your awareness, acceptance, and new strategies into action. This week on the show we talk about what an ADHD coach will do for you. We help identify the key differences between therapy and coaching. And we discuss the gray areas that might call for either a therapist or a coach. Most important, we talk about what it means to be ready for change and to know if managing your ADHD with the help of a trained and certified coach is right for you.Learn more about ADHD CoachingADHD Coaching with Nikki (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:09) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (07:51) - Coaching (09:54) - What is ADHD Coaching? (19:34) - Taking Action and Readiness for Change (38:21) - The Group Experience ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★