Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

Dr. Michelle Frank is a clinical psychologist specializing in providing diagnostic and treatment services to individuals with ADHD. She joins us today to talk about inattentive ADHD and the struggles that come along by way of misdiagnosis.Nikki shares the story of her own family’s struggle with getting an inattentive diagnosis and Michelle walks us through the difference between inattentive and predominately hyperactive types to give us a sense of how and why inattentive ADHD gets missed. In addition to coming away with a clearer picture of why the inattentive type is missed so often, Michelle offers us a set of questions to ask of ourselves, our children, and their teachers and caregivers that will help us uncover the hidden signals of inattentive ADHD.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Follow Michelle on InstagramA Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers by Michelle Frank and Sari Solden — Amazon.comAbout Dr. Michelle Frank (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:53) - Support the show • Become a Patron! (03:06) - Introducing Dr. Michelle Frank (11:04) - What is inattentive ADHD? (17:06) - Questions for your child (22:57) - What if it's ADHD and not actually anxiety? (26:14) - What is it about Middle School?? (29:30) - How important is a formal diagnosis? (31:28) - Coasting on old skills ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Marilyn Paul is a coach and organizational change consultant. She joins us today to talk about how to break the addiction to productivity without shame, free to own our ADHD brains, and get things done our way.Her mission is to support people to learn from and find value in their difficult experiences. She’s been through her own challenges with ADHD over the years, translating them in the best-selling book, It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Keys. Her second book, An Oasis in Time: How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life, offers us fodder for a conversation on the how the ADHD brain can escape the inescapable: the cycle of shame that comes from trying to live up to impossible productivity standards, while not feeling able to get anything done.Links & NotesMarilynPaul.com (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:52) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (01:54) - Introducing Dr. Marilyn Paul ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re stressed! Clients are stressed. Kids are stressed. We’re all stressed. Why? Because when you’re living with ADHD, you’re getting more negative messages thrown at you like so many darts than those without. And because we set such high expectations for ourselves, those negative messages leave us feeling so much more deflated!This week on the show, we’re talking all about the expectations we set for ourselves that cause us nothing but stress, and how we can work toward emotional freedom in spite of our ADHD symptoms! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:41) - Support the Show • Become a Member! (08:16) - Why ADHDers Set High Expectations (12:25) - The Salve for Ill Intentions (18:18) - Contaigion (20:46) - Setting Realistic Expectations ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Russell Barkley has been something of a firebrand in the ADHD community for over four decades. With twenty-five books — 43 separate editions — and his name behind numerous assessment scales and journal articles, he has established a career of education and advocacy in the field second to none. Today, Dr. Barkley joins us on the ADHD podcast.He’s here, ostensibly, to tell us all about his new book — 12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD — but the conversation quickly turns toward advocacy, the tangible dangers of ADHD as a disorder, and the lives lost because too many dismiss it. We talk about the role of genetics and parenting and the role of each in ADHD. We hope you join us today; it’s an incredible honor for us to have Dr. Barkley on the show and are grateful to be able to share it with you all.Bonus! His team was kind enough to offer us a 25% discount on the new book! Click here to get it now!Links & NotesThe works of Dr. Russell BarkelyJoin The ADHD Study Hall! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:48) - Support the show: Become a Patron (02:02) - Introducing Dr. Russell Barkley (06:26) - The First Principle: Self-Regulation Deficit Disorder (09:46) - Seven things at risk with ADHD (14:05) - How do you talk to kids about a new diagnosis? (22:52) - A Legacy of ADHD Advocacy (27:32) - Signals and Myths of ADHD (37:20) - The things we can control (40:41) - The ADHD Pandemic and Parenthood (47:08) - ADHD Across the Lifespan (53:58) - Get the Book! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

They may have pivoted to parents, but Diane Dempster and Elaine Taylor-Klaus still bring every bit of their Impact! Today they join us to talk about parenting complex kids in a complex era along with Elaine’s new book, The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More.Along the way, they share incredible insights on the parent-child relationship. Ensuring that you’re on your kiddo’s team, consequences and punishments, owning and transferring ownership of responsibilities, growing up ... it’s all on the table this week with Diane and Elaine, plus they share the story behind their pivot from ImpactADHD to ImpactParents!Links & NotesFreebie gift: Book Bundle BonusFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubePinterest (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:21) - Support the show — Become a Patron! (02:40) - Follow-up (09:12) - Welcome Elaine and Diane! (11:01) - Rebranding for Complex Kids (16:40) - Shifting Life's Responsibilities (24:49) - About the Book (27:23) - Executive Age and Releasing Control (33:51) - Consequences vs. Punishment (39:47) - Collaboration ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you’re a well-practiced student, you probably have your own system and set of practices for doing that job. Taking notes, studying, preparing projects, taking exams ... you know what works for you, right?It turns out, it’s pretty easy to develop a false sense of security in our own systems to the point that they might not actually be helping you do the real work of being a student. This week on the show, we offer the timeline for effective study habits — originated at the University of Arkansas — a simple, straight-forward process to help you learn to study effectively and deliver the results you want.Links & NotesTimeline for Effective Study Habits (PDF)Anki FlashcardsQuizletNotetakingI know, these are both iPad Pro focused, but I encourage you to watch them for process, not technology, if you’re thinking about how to engage in material.🎥 Samuel Suresh: “How I Take Notes with My iPad Pro in Lectures”🎥 Ali Abdaal: “How I take notes on my iPad Pro in medical school”ZettlecastenIf you’re not on the market for a new note-taking system, do not click on these links. There be monsters! If you’re embarking on any sort of research — and you have fun with this kind of stuff — you might just find Zettlekasten and some of the software tools that enable it really exciting.🎥 Shu Omi: “Zettlekasten Note-taking Method: Simply Explained”🎥 Shu Omi: “How to take Smart Notes in Roam Research”🎥 Curtis McHale: “Getting Started with a Zettlecasten System”🎥 Curtis McHale: “What Makes a Good Zettlekasten Note”👨‍💻 Roam Research👨‍💻 Obsidian (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:49) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (03:36) - The Timeline for Effective Study Habits (05:28) - Before Class (08:52) - During Class (11:25) - One Note-taking Strategy: Zettlekasten (16:10) - During Class... some more (19:58) - After Class (22:58) - The Exam ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You’re heading back to school. You’ve got your books. You’ve got your syllabus. You’ve got your pencils and notebooks. And you’re even feeling great about your class schedule. You’ve got this. Only one question remains. When are you going to do the work?Turns out, that’s a pretty big question and one you are perfectly capable of answering! This week on the show we’re talking all about time and tasks; how do you organize not only the due dates of your assignments and test schedule, but how do you manage the time you have to put in to do the actual work, writing, and studying of being a successful student? (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:42) - Support the Show: Become a Patron! (03:22) - Organizing Time and Tasks as a Student (08:43) - Check your Email (09:50) - Planning Tools (10:38) - Calendars (12:40) - Beware errors in repeating events! (13:32) - Managing due dates AND work time! (17:28) - Task Management (20:00) - Break it down until it's easy (21:48) - The Ideal Weekly Calendar (24:16) - Tasks AND Subtasks ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Make no bones about it: there is nothing normal about our back-to-school experience this year. Whether you’re heading to college on campus or distance, you and your ADHD are no doubt impacted. We have four strategies for you this week, ranging from organization to time management, and even a little hint of wellness from the avoid-news-of-the-world-on-fire camp. Whatever your situation, however you’re tackling your studies, we want to make sure you have the tools and the strength to move your degree forward. This week, we’re talking all about going back to school online.Links & Notes Join Nikki’s ADHD Study Hall! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:25) - Support the Show: Become a Member (05:39) - Back to School ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You’ve tried email bankruptcy. You know all about filing. But sometimes you have to ask yourself: How did you fall back into email overload... again? First things first: It’s not just you. It’s common to live with some sort of anxiety around email and email overload. Where we’re going to focus today is not on some magical list of things you’re supposedly doing wrong, rather we’re gong to ask some questions about the relationship you want to have with your inbox, about how you might be able to focus on simplicity instead of strict organization, and how a few quick keyboard shortcuts and a learning mindset might make all the difference in your approach to electronic mail.Melissa is our community manager in The ADHD Group. If you’d like to get to know more about her, become a supporter over on Patreon and you’ll have access to her annual members-only series on email management and the Discord ADHD Community!Links & Notes Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Hey.com — How it WorksGmail Search OperatorsYahoo! Search Operators (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:36) - Support the show: Become a Patron! (03:15) - Group Coaching Update (05:36) - Study Halls with Nikki! (07:03) - Reclaiming Email (17:09) - Reclaiming Email: How did you get here? (22:07) - Thinking about what you want your inbox to do for you (23:40) - Workflow Simplicity (27:55) - Learning new skills to support your email relationship (39:02) - A brief aside on filters and automation (40:45) - Hey.com (45:18) - Search (50:16) - Archive, Delete, Folders, Lables, All Mail (57:52) - Special Folder: Gmail Trash (58:52) - Does "Archiving" email compress your email? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Waking up. Going to sleep. Eating. Email. Meetings. Games. Family time. Illness. That list goes on, and on, and on. What do those things have in common? They all involve requiring the brain to transition from one state to another. And the ADHD brain in particular — thanks to the unique powers of attention that come with it — may have a harder time making transitions from one activity to the next. This week on the show, we’re talking all about transitions and how to set yourself up for success by framing your transitions in a new light. Plus, Pete’s back after a longer-than-expected break thanks to his transition around COVID. Links & NotesGroup Coaching for the Fall is now available for registration. Or join Thursday Study Halls with NikkiEpisode 183— Lessons Learned from Big Transitions in the Home. Nikki discusses her son’s difficulty transitioning to middle school (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:07) - Support the show — Become a Patron! (02:52) - Group Coaching is Back! (08:46) - Pete's COVID Report (17:17) - Dealing with Transitions ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re almost at the end of our July hiatus and gearing up for our regular podcast schedule this August. For now, how about a recent rebroadcast to remind us all about the little things we can do to feel good today!This is not an episode about COVID-19. Not really.But it is about what has happened to us all at home because of our contexts right now. And one of the things we know is that putting into place some basic organizing tools can help you spruce up your home or workspace, get your co-habitants working together, and make you feel great. So this week on the show we're going back to basics as Nikki Kinzer reminds us all to do what we know, treat ourselves well, and give ourselves permission to be great no matter how the house looks! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:57) - Support the show: Become a Patron! (02:18) - Quick Organizing Tasks! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're at the end of our mini-series on ADHD and money and, just like with our finances, we have to be ready to PIVOT! When a guest has a last minute conflict, we're ready to talk about budgets, and bills, and more with your questions!Links & NotesYou Need A Budget (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:22) - The True Story on TruStory FM (02:52) - PIVOT! (04:06) - Support the Show — Become a Member! (04:53) - You Need a YNAB (15:59) - Impulse Buying (21:27) - Cutting the Book Budget (25:57) - Paying Bills (28:48) - Managing Accounts (30:28) - Document Management (33:54) - Medication as a Fixed Expense (34:45) - Relationship Financial Stresses (40:25) - The ADHD Instructor (47:18) - Focus Question! Hyperfocus and word acquisition ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Do you get the feeling that ADHD is in the way of your relationship with money? While it may feel like you're struggling alone, money is a struggle for many people, with and without ADHD. This week on the show, SmartMoneyMamas.com's Chelsea Brennan sits down with us to talk about foundational skills for budgeting and getting out of debt that will go a long way toward living a healthy life with money AND our ADHD!Links & Notes Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!SmartMoneyMamas.comFollow Chelsea on TwitterYouNeedABudget.com (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:14) - Introducing Chelsea Brennan from SmartMoneyMamas.com (02:58) - Petes & Nikki's Financial Knowledge (05:13) - Chelsea's Road to SmartMoneyMamas.com (07:47) - How to Start – Memories of Money (11:28) - Chelsea's Earliest Money Memories (14:00) - Goal Planning Beyond Debt (18:50) - Managing Negative Feelings About Spending When Budgeting (20:05) - Managing a Budget During COVID (21:58) - Good Debt Versus Bad Debt (25:02) - Steps and Strategies to Budget (27:56) - Handling Credit Card Debt (34:33) - Car Loan Management (37:31) - Next Steps With Your Budget (40:49) - Habits (45:50) - Planning for Foreseen & Unforeseen Expenses (49:25) - Credit Cards for Emergencies (51:35) - Getting Some Wiggle Room (55:53) - Retirement Planning (01:00:50) - Wrapping Up ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Symptoms of ADHD have a tendency to impact how we deal with our finances. This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer lays out the facts as we embark on a series of conversations dedicated to ADHD and money. While our upcoming guests will help us through budgeting and getting out of debt, this week we focus on finding the money mindset as we set ourselves on a path to live in a more healthy relationship with our finances! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:00) - Support The ADHD Podcast: Become a Patron at https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (02:24) - ADHD and Money (06:20) - Laying out some of the facts (18:08) - Working Memory and Money Management (19:56) - Self-regulation (30:13) - The Desire Statement (36:16) - Coming up... ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We've been piling on episodes the last 8 weeks so it's time to take a break to do a little listener email! This round we’re taking on routines, planning for adaptation and change, home exercise, separating work from personal time at home, taking breaks, clogging tasks, and more! Thanks to all who have written in — please keep 'em coming: [email protected]. Links & Notes Your Daily Does of Kristin — Workouts with Pete’s Sister-in-LawPete’s Headphones: ATH-m50x (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:48) - Support the Show — Become a Member at Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (05:26) - A little shouting from the mountain tops... (08:34) - Non-COVID routine adjustments (10:49) - Planning for a return to "Normal"? (17:53) - Learning flexibility (20:48) - Exercise at Home (27:08) - Strategies for separating work from personal time (31:23) - Structure for taking breaks during the day (33:35) - Embarrassment Tasks (38:04) - Creating focus space at home (42:46) - Planning (47:40) - How do you figure out what's most important when faced with a big project? (50:50) - Putting in extra time at work because we're always feeling behind ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and speaker. She has two books, The Mindset of Organization and How ADHD Affects Home Organization, which are Amazon best sellers in their categories, and as we continue our journey through ADHD and organizing, Lisa is the perfect guest to help us with a system to start the week right: The Sunday Basket.Just what is The Sunday Basket? It's a weekly appointment with your future self. It's the promise you make to manage your home and support your responsibilities. Oh, and it's a bucket... the most powerful bucket you'll own. Links & NotesOrganize365.comThe Organize365 PodcastThe Sunday Basket at Organize365 (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:19) - Support the Show: Become a Patron at Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (02:43) - Introducing Lisa Woodruff and Organizing365 (07:54) - The Sunday Basket (21:57) - Paper (23:32) - Forming the Sunday Basket Habit (26:59) - The Digital Sunday Basket? (34:00) - GTD (41:42) - Finding Lisa ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is not an episode about COVID-19. Not really.But it is about what has happened to us all at home because of our contexts right now. And one of the things we know is that putting into place some basic organizing tools can help you spruce up your home or workspace, get your co-habitants working together, and make you feel great. So this week on the show we're going back to basics as Nikki Kinzer reminds us all to do what we know, treat ourselves well, and give ourselves permission to be great no matter how the house looks! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:57) - Support the show: Become a Patron! (02:18) - Quick Organizing Tasks! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Michelle Frank is a clinical psychologist specializing in providing diagnostic and treatment services to individuals with ADHD. Her work with clients is all about finding strengths-based approaches to learning how to live with ADHD. Last time she was here, she helped us work through shame and how it impacts relationships. As it turns out, there's more guilt, shame, and relativism in ADHD than we thought. So, she's back to help us take our understanding to the next level! She works with college students, adults, and families and the book she co-authored with Sari Solden — A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers — was released last summer. Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Follow Michelle on InstagramA Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers by Michelle Frank and Sari Solden — Amazon.com About Dr. Michelle FrankThe ADHD Podcast Masks!The Squirrel Squirrel Squirrel Squirrel PodcastThe ADHD Podcast Logo MaskThe ADHD Podcast Badge Mask (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:11) - Support the Show • Get your Masks Now! (04:04) - Introducing Dr. Michelle Frank (11:31) - The Lego "Zone of Tolerance" (14:09) - Comparisons & Aspirations (22:48) - Creating a "Trust Response" (27:46) - What is this "Naval Gazing" of which you speak? (30:18) - Untangling Shame (35:42) - We are interdependent beings ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We've been talking a lot about planning on the show and how to approach routines, breaking negative patterns, and so on over the last handful of weeks. We've heard the struggles and believe it when we tell you: We're struggling too!This week we have some thought on the hard stuff: leaning into not planning. While we likely don't have the answers to all your questions, we do have some thoughts on short term and long term planning that should go a long way toward freeing yourself from the stress and anxiety that comes with uncertainty. Forgive yourself, adjust your expectations, and face the hard stuff as it comes. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:15) - Support the Show — Become a Patron! (03:43) - Planning Through Uncertainty (07:10) - Riding Bikes versus Jumping Rope (10:40) - Short Term versus Long Term Planning (18:56) - Self-Care ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Parents are faced with an extraordinary set of new responsibilities under at-home directives around the country. Being able to work at home, if possible, and take on the additional roles of schedule-keepers, quarantine teachers, and more can be an incredible strain on the parent-child relationship.This week on the show, Dr. Marcy Caldwell joins Nikki and Pete to talk about the pillars of successful parenting, and how to maintain your reserves when you're feeling tested. She introduces us to the STOPP model, which is a comforting acronym for your own emotional regulation (S: Separate, T: Take a Breath, O: Observe yourself first, then observe what just happened, P: Perspective, P: Proceed).Links & NotesCalm: Meditation and mindfulnessFreedomADDept.org: Thriving with ADHD (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:10) - Support the show • Become a Patron! (02:36) - Introducing Marcy Caldwell (17:25) - Emotional Regulation (22:01) - Habits and Routines (27:50) - The self-care boost: STOPP Method (34:38) - Quarantine Schooling ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're all living day-to-day, week-to-week now. The distant future is out of our control. We know things are changing around us, the world is moving forward fluidly, and we know transition is always on the horizon... we just don't know when.What do you do when the routines you trusted are thrown into chaos? It's all about bookends and anchors. Now isn't the time to be the most productive you've ever been in your life. It's time to build new and resilient routines and patterns into your days to keep you moving, and moving forward. This week on the show, Nikki and Pete walk through the tools you need to build momentum into your life in times of chaos and feel confident that even in uncertainty, you can continue to contribute.Links & NotesADHD Study Hall (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:26) - Support The ADHD Podcast: Become a Patron! (03:41) - Routines (08:18) - Being better equipped for changes in routine (14:28) - What are you shipping? (16:22) - Accountability (19:46) - Big Rocks, Little Rocks (20:23) - Rituals (24:27) - Not every day is perfect ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We posted a question on our Facebook page asking you how you were adjusting, what you were facing in terms of your own challenges, as we move into whatever comes next for us on this planet. Starting with what we all know: this is hard. We're hurting. We're confused. But there is a silver lining: We're all doing those things together. This week on the show, we're going to share some of those challenges faced by so many of you who responded and, more importantly, a collection of the incredible responses you offered one another in support. Links & Notes"Why You Should Ignore All That Coronovirus-Inspired Productivity Productivity Pressure" — Aisha S. Ahmad, The Chronicle of Higher Education Sawbones Episode 316: The Coronavirus Part 2 (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:08) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (03:35) - Facing our Challenges (05:40) - Fear of Germs (14:13) - Isolation (20:06) - Online School (25:54) - Routines, productivity, and motivation ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Environmental stress can make you feel like you're in a never-ending loop. The anxiety that comes with the rapidly changing world around us and the barrage of negative news can amplify negative patterns in our thoughts and behaviors. What we need is a pattern interrupt, a set of tools that can help us to step out of the cycle and regain a sense of calm or peace.Today on the show, Dr. Dodge Rea gives us some tools to interrupt those negative patterns. He introduces a valuable resource in the work of Les Fehmi on alpha and beta brainwaves, and leads us through a meditation on open focus that can serve as your start in a practice to calm your mind and body.Links & NotesThe Open-Focused Brain: Harnessing the Power of Attention to Heal Mind and Body by Les Fehmi and Jim Robbins About Dodge Rea (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:58) - Support the Show — Become a Member at Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (02:29) - Introducing Dr. Dodge Rea (02:53) - Pattern Interrupt (05:36) - Les Fehmi's brain patterns (13:12) - The Energetic Hammer and the Dance (18:00) - Exercises for Open Focus (22:55) - An Open Focued Meditation (29:58) - Revive (32:40) - Some thoughts on Transcendental Meditation (39:47) - The GRACE Sequence ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Continuing our conversation about the massive shift we're facing as we wade through the global shutdown, today we're talking about technology. What are you doing to make the shift? How are you communication? How are you staying productive? How are you keeping your wits about you? This week on the show, Bob "Dr. Mac" Levitus is back with us to share what he's learned over the last few weeks in working remotely. From protocol for conducting a great video conference to just how hard he leans on his simple, analog tools to keep productive, Bob's got some great tools and recommendations for whatever level of home work you're trying to accomplish!Links & NotesDigital and Analog Tips for Life Cooped Up at Home — Bob LeVitus at houstonchronicle.comWorkingSmarterForMacUsers.com/free — Download Bob's Daily Productivity ChecklistZonebox for Pomodoro (macOS)Working Smarter for Mac Users 5-Hour Online Course — use code TakeControlADHD at checkout to save 90%!Blue Yeti NanoATR2100x USB MicrophoneLibby — Access your library's digital booksKanopy — Stream your library's digital moviesExpressVPNTunnelBearZoom for Telemedicine (HIPPA)Doxy.MeVSeeEero — Improve your WiFi at homeNetgear Orbi — Better WiFi Everywhere (Amazon)HIPPA Covered Entities and Business Associates — HHS.govHIPPA Fast Facts for Covered Entities (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:50) - Support the show — Become a patron! (02:28) - Welcome back Bob Dr. Mac Levitus (04:18) - Even the tech columnist uses the simplest solutions! (07:30) - Bob's Worksheet (14:52) - Bob's solution for staying motivated (19:00) - How are we doing with this working from home thing? (33:08) - VPNs (36:43) - HIPPA (43:34) - Is the Internet going to break? (46:21) - Slow wifi? Upgrade your router tech (49:00) - Bob's new online course — Discount for ADHD Community Members ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With our own emotions taxed during this time of pandemic, it's easy to misunderstand how our children are living through this same experience. These emotions of fear and uncertainty are amplified for them, and figuring out how to talk about both the disease and the isolation as unique events is becoming more critical in helping them to understand why we are living the way we are right now.This week on the show, coach and author Caroline Maguire is back to help us through these thorny issues. Her book, Why Will No One Play With Me? has already helped so many in our own community addressing social challenges for our kids. Today, we're turning the tools she outlines in the book toward living through the pandemic together.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Why Will No One Play With Me?: The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive by Caroline Maguire"5 Ways to Maintain Your Child's Social Skills Right Now" by Caroline Maguire (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:40) - Support the Show • Become a Patron! (02:20) - Introducing Caroline Maguire (03:08) - How do we talk to kids about COVID-19? (07:33) - Splitting the Fear (21:32) - Tackling School Alternatives (25:34) - Addressing College Stress The ADHD Way (33:23) - Swap Stations (36:07) - Transitions (41:06) - Getting the book ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're living through a time of crisis. The pandemic is of course the global medical crisis. But inside each of us, we're living through our own, individual crises. If you're living with ADHD, you're likely keeping an eye on the horizion ... the ADHD Storm of the Century is on us.That's why we're so lucky to have our friend James Ochoa back on the show this week. Author of Focused Forward, James joins us to talk about the emotional distress onslaught that comes with the fear and uncertainty we're living with today. We take on trauma and grief as we navigate losses behind us, and ahead, and he provides a fantastic framework for connecting meaning to our individual experiences as a form of mindful grounding through this experience.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!JamesOchoa.comListen to The Complex (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:59) - James Ochoa is back! (04:54) - Finding Neurological Balance in Crisis (09:50) - Focus Under Pressure (12:04) - Waves of Anxiety, Paradigms Shifting (13:50) - Resistance and Finding Meaning (18:34) - Isolation and RSD (20:44) - FOSO? (25:40) - Gratitude in the Face of Loss (31:52) - Grief and Trauma (40:16) - Building a Relationship With Yourself (43:14) - That one part James' wife didn't know we were podcasting... ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Telephone anxiety is its own special breed of Social Phobia. As such, it brings a raft of psychological and behavioral baggage that is not specifically part of the ADHD catalog. Throw ADHD into the mix and you have a new concoction, one that celebrates the fear of navigating the phone with the distraction and rejection sensitivity that we’ve all come to know and love.This week on the show, Nikki and Pete are kicking off a series on communication and starting with a tool that frustrates many: the phone. From addressing social phobia to building and overcoming the fear hierarchy, we’re all about building a new relationship with the phone today… and maybe even conquering your voicemail!Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!The Exposure HierarchyHow to Know If You Have a Phone PhobiaPsychologists Explain Your Phone Anxiety (and How to Get Over It)ADD and Phone AnxietyBest Visual Voicemail Apps of 2020 (01:22) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:16) - Nikki's mentalist recap (06:36) - Phone Anxiety (12:22) - The Phone Race (16:38) - Catastrophic Thinking (20:12) - ADHD Exacerbates Anxiety (25:10) - The Fear Hierarchy (31:12) - A few strategies (36:36) - The Guilt Factor ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you live with ADHD you know the precarious line that you can walk between fact and fiction. Whether you’re tempted to lie to yourself about what you’re capable of in a given time period or lie to your boss about what you’ve accomplished this week, the instinct to make those around you feel better by smoothing the edges of reality is strong. This week, we’re thrilled to have Ari Tuckman back on the show to talk about ADHD and lies, the situations that are most likely to cause you to push that button, and how to reframe your behavior and make amends if you’ve found yourself in uncomfortable, lie-inducing situations. Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBAADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship by Ari TuckmanTell Me No Lies: How to stop lying to your partner — and yourself — in the four stages of marriage by Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:35) - Support the Show: Patreon.com/TheADHDPodcast (01:38) - A message from the future with Nikki! Group Coaching is OPEN! (03:49) - Introducing Ari Tuckman (05:11) - Thinking about "people who lie" (09:07) - The ADHD-lie-pile-on (10:40) - What happens when you're lying? (11:47) - Cultures of mistruth (14:36) - Lying as a social contract (18:20) - Lies at work (21:48) - Rehabilitation (26:04) - Little white lies (27:58) - Radical Candor (29:28) - Developing an integrity practice (32:29) - Lies and fight or flight? (33:35) - Trust-inducing behavior (36:55) - Recommendations ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In part 2 of our special podcast on pandemic anxiety and ADHD we’re talking about the more practical fears that crop up around this unprecedented transition: how do you work from home? That makes it sound far more simple than it is… take it from us! As two people who have been working from home for more than a decade, we know just how complicated it can be to juggle the distractions and demands of work and home when the two worlds collide. But we’re here to tell you: it can be done, and you might even find a few things to appreciate about the experience. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:37) - Taking your ADHD home (03:24) - Maintain your Schedule! (06:42) - Stay active (07:02) - Don't forget your meds (07:19) - Finding your workplace (09:29) - Accountability (11:59) - Staying Connected (12:47) - Eliminate predictable distractions (13:54) - Keep moving (14:36) - Beware of perfection (15:59) - Pete does a regrettable dance break (16:52) - Silver Lining Time Reclaimation (21:04) - The Tom Hanks Fact Check ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We interrupt our regularly-scheduled podcast to inject a couple of ideas in your path today. In this first episode, Dr. Doug Herr is back to talk about the anxiety and stress that comes with living with the unknown.This week, Dr. Doug joins Nikki and Pete to talk about our emotions, but not by belittling them or running from them or even moving through them. He approaches our emotional response to living in the world of uncertainty that comes with the pandemic by helping us understand what our emotions are, why they exist, and how we can better come to terms with our reactions this way. Dr. Doug is planning a webinar in which he teaches these techniques more deeply for next week. We encourage you to sign up to be notified — it’s free and should be incredibly helpful.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!How to manage Coronavirus Anxiety with Dr. Doug Herr (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:26) - Dr. Doug is back (05:54) - The Ideavirus (14:19) - Entitlement frustration and fear (17:24) - Finding fulfillment (22:18) - Trusting information (24:29) - Doug's Webinar: ChangeTimeIsNow.com/corona (26:07) - Taking care of yourself is taking care of others (32:14) - Stopping runaway thoughts ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Do you think you’re a terrible artist? You probably do, and that’s a limiting belief so stop saying that about yourself. That’s an episode for another day. Today we’re going to help you see yourself as something different… maybe not an artist, but certainly someone capable of having more fun taking notes, engaging in information, and learning. We’re thrilled to have Mike Rohde on the show today, the originator of the Sketchnote. New to sketchnoting? No worries! Mike walks us through what a sketchnote is, how to develop a practice and how to use sketchnoting to embrace and engage information with pen and paper and get it into your head. For Patrons, Mike will be delivering this month’s workshop live on Wednesday, March 11, at 6pm US pacific time. Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Mike Rohde’s Sketchnote Mini Workshop Presto Sketching with Ben Crothers Peachpit Press Sketchnote Video Podcast YouTube PlaylistInternational Sketchnote Camp 2020The Sketchnote TypefaceSketchnotes Flickr Collection Sketchnote Army Slack Channel (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:25) - Support the Show: Join The ADHD Community (02:33) - An Interruption... (04:32) - Introducing Mike Rohde (07:00) - What is Sketchnoting? (16:48) - Can you engage the Mental Cache with ADHD? (27:04) - Practice (35:18) - The Sketchnote Ideabook Kickstarter (37:23) - The Sketchnote Toolset (44:38) - More resources (49:21) - The Sketchnote Army ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Linda Walker is an ADHD Coach with a special niche: she works with entrepreneurs. If you’ve been listening to our ADHD at Work series wondering when we were going to get to the good stuff, to the budding titans of industry? Today’s your day. We talk about finding focus, figuring out what to do and when to do it, how to figure out what projects to work on and avoid burnout or disinterest along the way. It’s an incredibly broad conversation, just as the world of building independent businesses is, too. And if you’ve ever found todo lists aren’t your thing, you aren’t going to want to miss Linda’s take on the practice of list-making! Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!CoachLindaWalker.com With Time to Spare: The Ultimate Guide to Peak Performance for Entrepreneurs, Adults with ADHD and other Creative Geniuses by Linda Walker (00:58) - Support the Show on Patreon: patreon.com/TheADHDPodcast (02:05) - Introducing Linda Walker (09:10) - The Roadmap (14:16) - Choice & Burnout (15:58) - Focus and Finding your Energy Zones (23:16) - Planning: "Todo lists don't work" (34:13) - Figuring out what to do... and when (38:53) - Finding balance between work and home (41:51) - Metering ADHD "Enthusiasm" with WOOP (46:30) - Finding Inspiration and Imposter Syndrome (51:20) - Transitioning from Full-time to Your Own Business ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’ve had so many great questions come in over our workplace ADHD series that we’re dedicating this week’s show to digging into them. We’re talking about building great systems, and why that might not be the right goal! We’re talking about relationships with your supervisor and your peers. We’re talking about rejection sensitivity and how you can move through it at work. Finally, we’re talking through what we’ve learned in our out journey transitioning out of the workplace and working from home.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!CalZonesBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm GladwellExpressVPN (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (01:10) - Support the Show! Patreon.com/TheADHDPodcast (03:27) - DiscordMom's Corner (06:56) - Finding the "perfect" system before you start a new job? (10:20) - How do you set up your relationship with a new supervisor for success? (12:18) - How do you get over early-job awkwardness? (15:40) - Anything else? (17:54) - First impressions? (23:20) - Working from home ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Can you take on a management or leadership position with ADHD? Absolutely! Not only that, the structure of management in many organizations can be the perfect fit for the way your ADHD brain works. But, it comes with a few caveats.This week on the show, Nikki and Pete are talking about some of the considerations that go into moving into a new role. Do you tell your team? What’s it like working with an assistant? How do you build in the structures that feed your brain and inspire you creatively without creating angst in the people who report to you? Join us this week and get ready for your next big promotion!Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:28) - Support the Show (04:54) - ADHD Leadership (07:11) - Can ADHDers be Leaders? (12:05) - Working with an assistant? (16:12) - Do you tell your team? Reputation and ADHD (23:20) - Talking to your team about your ADHD (29:44) - Building structures into your team to leverage your strengths (32:58) - Creating a culture of invention and honesty (34:15) - Celebrate simple solutions! (34:48) - Cycles of Feedback (35:45) - RSD and respect as a leader ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Getting the accommodations you need for your ADHD at work can be a tricky process. When it comes to navigating these waters, you’re your own best advocate. So, it’s important to learn the resources you have working for you, and the forces that can complicate your experience on the job. This week on the show, we’re talking about the Americans with Disabilities Act and what you need to know to make use of it, plus strategies for making the best of your work experience with ADHD using the resources you have at your disposal already!Links & NotesOfficial DOJ-ADA Website (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (02:09) - Support The Show! (03:59) - Hearts for ADHD (06:10) - Women's ADHD Palooza is coming! (07:16) - Accommodations at Work: The ADA (12:42) - Who decides if your ADHD is a disability? (19:10) - Do you tell or not? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’ve already talked about how you’re going about managing the emotions that come with the job hunt in the last two episodes with Dr. Doug. This week, we’re moving into the direct experience of the job hunt. You may not know this, but our own Nikki Kinzer has an extensive background in human resources and has interviewed more people than she can remember. So this week on the show, she’s going to be sharing some of the strategies she wishes more interviewees would have followed, and how your ADHD can impact you along the way!Here are some sample questions you might ask during your own interview (for reference from this episode): What do you think are the most important skills for someone to have in this position? (does it match?)What does a typical day look like for this position? (does that sound good?)How might the day vary from day to day?How many people would I be working with and how do I work with them?Who do I report to you? What are they like? (if applicable)What does the workload look like over the course of the year? Are there some seasons that are busier than others? Why, and how does the company adjust when work is heavy/light?Why is this position open?How would you explain the work culture here?Why do you like working here?What are the next steps, will I hear back and when?Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!The Theme System Journal (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:02) - Support the Show (02:18) - Happy Birthday @DiscordMom! (02:45) - Women's ADHD Palooza is Coming! (03:27) - Planner Shame (07:00) - Interviewing (12:18) - Researching for the Interview (13:53) - Practice Interviewing (20:18) - First Impressions (24:05) - In the Interview (26:44) - When ADHD makes your mouth a motorboat (30:29) - Asking your own questions (36:21) - Follow-up (39:09) - Bonus Tip #1: Interviewing Online (42:06) - The Resume (43:40) - Network Relationships ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We started the conversation last week with our guest, Dr. Doug Herr, with the assumption that you’re not working by some level of choice. But what if you’ve been fired, or your contract hasn’t been renewed, or you’re feeling trapped by evaluations that seem to be targeting your ADHD? This week, Dr. Doug is back to talk about managing the emotional blocks of the job hunt when the circumstances aren’t so rosy. Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Change Time Is Now — Dr. Doug Herr (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:26) - Support the show! Patreon.com/theadhdpodcast (02:39) - The darker side of the job hunt (05:59) - Medication (07:59) - Anyone can get fired. (12:05) - The reason you're not working is more complex than you think (14:43) - Welcome to the club of ADHD — No one is perfect (17:12) - Finding the right role models (19:54) - Acceptance (23:54) - Attitude (27:08) - Energy Regulation (30:32) - Is there a mourning period in the job hunt? (35:01) - Interviewing future employers ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re kicking off our series on ADHD at work with an exploration of the emotional side of ADHD as you embark on the job hunt. If you’re in the middle of a search yourself, you know those feelings — rejection sensitivity rears its head and suddenly you lose track of who you are, the diversity of your experiences, and what you have to offer. Dr. Doug Herr joins us today to shepherd us through this conversation. His unique approach to coaching individuals toward a more satisfactory career horizon, plus his experience as a psychotherapist living with ADHD, makes him the perfect guest this week. We hope you’ll enjoy getting to know Dr. Doug this week and next as we embark on the emotional side of the job hunt!Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Change Time Is Now — Dr. Doug Herr (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:20) - Support the Show — Patreon.com/TheADHDPodcast (02:37) - Dr. Doug's Career (12:04) - Finding a job in alignment with who you are — The Job Survival Machine (16:04) - The Stockdale Paradox (18:40) - Change is no longer an assumed negative (21:34) - Habituating positive language (24:46) - The value of a coach (27:47) - The internal malpractice of negative future talk — being willing to not know (33:07) - Embracing the unknown toward new career fields (37:58) - Getting the most out of a therapist or coach relationship ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’re not big fans of “resolutions” around these parts. Living with ADHD, the stereotypical resolution is a recipe for frustration that doesn’t address the heart of the New Year energy: driving a change in your behavior over the long term to change something meaningful in your life. This week on the show we’re talking all about building realistic and attainable goals for the new year. After a quick review of SMART goal setting, we dive in deep on crafting goals that lead to sustainable change, rewarding transformation rather than one-off success. Join us… and bring a pencil: It’s time to create some change in your life! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (00:34) - Learning to take a vacation (02:43) - Introducing the Workplace Series (04:18) - Support the Show, Join the Community (06:03) - Setting Goals: This is not a discussion about "resolutions" (09:04) - A brief side-story about the economics of today's gyms — Smoothie Goals (11:43) - Reviewing SMART Goals (13:58) - Attainability — Habits versus Goals ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It’s been an amazing year around these parts. Our community is growing and we’re all the better for it. This week on the show, we’re looking back a bit with some reflections on highlights from the last year, and taking a set of questions submitted by YOU that you said you’d like to hear more about. From RSD to the ADHD job hunt to the best fidgets, we’ve got it all this week!This is the last show of 2019 as we take a little time off over the holidays and do our planning for 2020. We’ll be kicking off the January session with a series on ADHD in the workplace so, for those of you who submitted work-related questions for this Q&A episode, don’t worry! We got you… we’ll see you in January. Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Register for ADHD Accountability Group CoachingThe ADHD Podcast Merchandise!Happy Hands ToysSpikey Magnetic BallsTherapy ShoppePick Apart CorkFreshly (00:00) - This is The ADHD Podcast (01:10) - New Year Schedule Housekeeping (02:53) - Support the Show! Join the community at Patreon.com/TheADHDPodcast (03:42) - ADHD Group Coaching! (05:27) - 2019 Reflections (12:58) - Q1: How do I handle criticisms of my ADHD symptoms? (18:44) - Q2: How do you mealplan for 1? (26:18) - Q3: Do you recommend any job strategies that are ADHD-friendly? (34:53) - Q4: Follow-up on RSD? (40:09) - Q5: Let's talk about fidgeting ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Looking for a little game night fun for friends and family? You've come to the right place. This week on the show, we're talking all about games that may — or may not — improve the ADHD (research is thin!). But they're a lot of fun and might just help you build some new connections for the cold winter nights ahead!Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!LumosityLumosity to Pay $2 Million to Settle FTC Deceptive Advertising Charges for Its “Brain Training” ProgramBrainHQPeak - Brain TrainingAn online investigation of the relationship between the frequency of word puzzle use and cognitive function in a large sample of older adults from the International Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryEfficacy of chess training for the treatment of ADHD: A prospective open label study in Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud MentalNew York Times Crossword Gift SubscriptionPandemicFlashpoint Fire RescueZombicideStop ThiefMentalBlocksShadowBlocks (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (00:43) - Nikki's Big Day (11:20) - Join the ADHD Community! (13:01) - Listener Question: How do you find your hobbies? (19:34) - Let's talk about games... ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nikki’s back from the Annual 31st International Conference on ADHD and she has lessons to share! This week on the show we’re talking about motivation and ADHD, lessons from the author of The Explosive Child, and ADHD and girls and women, each of which served to enlighten and shape the way we do our work here at Take Control ADHD and The ADHD Podcast. Links & NotesJoin 2020 Accountability Coaching — Enrollment Open Now!Check out some ADHD Podcast Merch!Annual 31st International Conference on ADHD (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast! (00:58) - Support The Show! (06:40) - Big Acronyms Mean Big Lessons! (BAMBL) (11:26) - ADHD and Motivation (24:10) - Dr. Ross Green — The Explosive Child (32:33) - ADHD Girls & Women (34:42) - #RAF (Resting Attention Face) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Caroline Maguire is back! Caroline is an ADHD coach, author, teacher, and speaker with a special focus in social skills supporting kids — and parents of kids — with ADHD. Her book is OUT NOW, Why Will No One Play with Me?: The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive and we’re thrilled she’s back to talk to us about social success today… Caroline Maguire welcome back to The ADHD Podcast!!And make sure to check out the new merch in our TeePublic store including the Squirrel-Squirrel-Squirrel-Squirrel Podcast gear!!Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Why Will No One Play with Me?: The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive by Caroline MaguireLearn more about Caroline MaguireCaroline Maguire on Facebook (00:26) - The Squirrel-Squirrel-Squirrel-Squirrel Podcast Merch! (01:11) - Support The ADHD Podcast (02:31) - Caroline Maguire is Back! (06:12) - A quick review of the book (08:16) - A review of the seven things (12:38) - Knowing what to do versus doing what you know (19:23) - Becoming a "social spy" (22:06) - Emotional Regulation (25:10) - Anxiety and social cues (25:51) - What is a "Social Problem"? (38:19) - Find "Why Will No One Play With Me?" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Back in the late 1970s, two researchers developed a model for evaluating those suffering through addiction in their journey toward health. The Transtheoretical Model, or more colloquially, Prochaska’s Stages of Change, went on to help social workers and therapists treat those suffering with transformational diagnoses for decades. As it turns out, the Stages of Change model works pretty well for us, too, as we think about our relationship to ADHD. This week on the show, Nikki introduces the Stages of Change with an eye on ADHD, and how you can use it to train yourself to better adapt to the world around you.Links & NotesChanging for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward by James Prochaska (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (03:20) - Support the Show - Become a Patron! (04:27) - The Steps to Change (10:15) - The Five Stages (10:46) - Stage 1: Precontemplation (12:26) - Stage 2: Contemplation (16:01) - Stage 3: Preparation (19:47) - Stage 4: Action (23:41) - Relapse (27:11) - Pay Yourself First (33:11) - Stage 5: Maintenance ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It’s been an emotional month here at The ADHD Podcast. With guests and topics all targeted at the emotional centers of our ADHD, you can be sure our fantastic community has come to us with feedback and questions. So, this week we embrace and extend the November theme of Emotion and ADHD and take on your thoughts about rejection sensitivity, emotional storms, sex, plus a bonus dose of seasonal affective disorder, to boot!Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (04:14) - Support the show, join The ADHD Community (05:45) - It's SAD Season (17:15) - Pushing past RSD (22:18) - The Ochoa Audible Storm (25:38) - After Dark with Ari Tuckman (28:10) - Two ADHD Partners and healthy sex questions (29:42) - Cascading challenges spreading through different areas of life (35:11) - Unable to let arguments go (42:02) - The ADHD Unified Singularity Formula ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We are gearing up for November here at The ADHD Podcast. November marks the start of national novel writing month, 30 days of fiendish exploration of words happening at keyboards around the world. But what happens if your brand of ADHD throws a wrench in your desire to create your masterpiece?This week on the show, illustrator and designer Dani Donovan joins us to talk about her creative process. Dani is the pen behind many fantastic ADHD comics floating around your social media feeds. She tells us how she got started, leading to her emerging identity as a vocal leader of the #NeuroDiverseSquad online. She’s a wonderful talent, and we hope you find her work and process inspirational as you seek to shape your own creative process.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!ADHDDD.comSupport Dani on PatreonFollow @DaniDonovan on TwitterFollow DaniDonovan on InstagramFollow DaniDonovanArt on FacebookConnect with DaniDonovan on LinkedInAbout Dani DonovanDani Donovan is a purpose-driven designer and illustrator who creates ADHD comics. Her first infographic, “Storytelling Flowchart,” went viral within hours, amassed over 100 million views, and has been reposted by celebrities such as Mindy Kaling. In a few short months, Dani’s relatable comics and her #NeurodiverseSquad hashtag helped her quickly become a prominent voice in the online mental health community, with her content reaching millions of viewers each month. Her graphics, jokes, and Twitter threads aim to help those with ADHD understand themselves, feel a sense of belonging, and better explain their invisible struggle to loved ones. Her influence has helped hundreds of people to seek diagnosis and treatment. Dani uses her outgoing nature to reach out and cultivate friendships between women content creators on Twitter, including Jessica McCabe (How to ADHD), Erynn Brook (writing), ADHD Alien (comics), and more. She currently works as a full-time designer at Gallup and lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her husband and two cats. (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:47) - Support The ADHD Podcast (03:11) - Introducing Dani Donovan (13:36) - Practical process of creating (24:19) - Managing the emotion of creation (29:44) - Constraints in creation (40:04) - Find Dani (42:08) - #NeuroDiverseSquad ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week we’re hosting a frank conversation about sex and ADHD. Our guest is Dr. Ari Tuckman, a psychologist and certified sex therapist, not to mention one of our favorite expert sources who somehow we’ve never had on the show. Today, Ari is here to talk to us about the impact of ADHD on a couple and how the sexual relationship — and our relationship to sexuality — functions in light of ADHD. The book is the result of years of research and survey responses thousands strong of those living with ADHD reporting their candid experience, and it’s documented in ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship.Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship by Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., CSTAri’s Books (01:36) - Support The ADHD Podcast (02:53) - Ari Tuckman 'After Dark' (05:30) - Survey Background (08:27) - Relationship Satisfaction and Sexual Satisfaction (09:45) - Positive and negative attending (12:42) - Sex and RSD (15:08) - Teamwork (19:39) - ADHD and the sexual encounter (23:55) - Any sex surprises? Stimulants and more (25:24) - What are 'happy couples' doing? (32:56) - Pornography and sex addiction (39:22) - Sex and self esteem (45:06) - ADHD and same-sex, trans respondents? (47:14) - 2 ADHD partners? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Straight from the Life Empowerment Center, James Ochoa is back today to share a story of his own emotional storm and the strategies he employed to move through it.This is one of those important episodes. Important, not just because of the lessons and strategies we share for moving through your own emotional ADHD storms, but for the example that James puts on display. He is, after all, a leading voice in healthy living with ADHD, and he’s suffering publicly through a career-defining storm of his own. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. There is no shame in the battles we engage with our ADHD. Thanks to James for sharing his story (which you can read in full in the links below). Links & NotesThank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon!Read James’ Audible Storm StoryShare your ‘Storm Story’ with JamesJames’ resources for listeners (00:00) - This Is The ADHD Podcast (02:33) - Join The ADHD Community (03:42) - James Ochoa is back! (05:12) - The Emotional Distress Syndrome: A Primer (06:36) - What are Emotional Storms? (08:44) - The Ochoa-Audible Emotional Storm (19:03) - Focus Strategies (21:45) - What's next for James: Mindfulness, ETT, and beyond (29:40) - Get 'Focused Forward' on Audible for free (30:52) - Share your "Storm Story" with James ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

There aren’t many practitioners writing about today’s topic. Unless, that is, you look up the collected works of Dr. Bill Dodson. Dr. Dodson is an award-winning board-certified psychiatrist and specialist in adult ADHD and his contributions to the study of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria bring him to the show today. According to Dr. Dodson, nearly all those living with ADHD live with some level of rejection sensitivity, and thanks to the poor training on the ADHD connections to the condition, patients are going misdiagnosed and mistreated as a result. Today on the show, Dr. Dodson joins Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright to discuss Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and provide new language to frame a state those living with ADHD know all too well. About Dr. William DodsonDr. Bill Dodson is a award-winning board-certified psychiatrist and specialist in adult ADHD. While Dr. Dodson has been on the faculties of Georgetown University and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center he is primarily a clinical practitioner who tries to combine evidence-based practice techniques with practice-based evidence. In addition to being named a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and recipient of the national Maxwell J. Schleifer Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Dodson is one of two experts from the US to the World Anti-Doping program for the development of guidelines for the use of ADHD stimulant medications in the world’s athletes. Links & NotesDr. William Dodson at Additudemag.com (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:38) - Become a Member of The ADHD Community (03:40) - Introducing Dr. William Dodson (05:06) - What is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria? (10:12) - Defining Characteristics of RSD? (12:50) - Mental health trends (16:36) - RSD and Imposter Syndrome (19:28) - RSD and Gender (24:58) - Treatment paths for RSD (33:27) - RSD and ADHD Coaching (42:57) - Finding Dr. Dodson ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Living with ADHD can be exhausting. But even at the end of a long day, responsibilities pile up. How do you recharge to stay focused... when your focus has lost its focus?This week’s show is anchored around a recent article by friend-of-the-show Casey Dixon. Her ideas were inspirational for us and spurred our conversation today. Plus, thanks to a listener question, we get to wax dreamily about our ideal ADHD home!Links & Notes‘How to Recharge your Tired Brain After Work’ by Casey Dixon (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast (01:31) - Follow-up: Job Lock-in (06:08) - Listener Question: The ADHD Dream Home? (10:37) - Pete is all-in on 3m Command Strips (13:04) - Pinterest (16:12) - Support the Show (17:20) - Energy After Hours with ADHD ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★