ADHD Big Brother - ADHD and Depression Solutions, Laughter, and Thoughts

The fastest path to managing your ADHD is with a team.  At ADHD Big Brother, we provide the tools, the resources, the structure, but more importantly...the people that support your journey.  There is no struggle too small, and no ambition too great...ADHDBB has what you need to move your needle forward.  Click here to learn more and join!  For those of you that are wondering why nothing is stickin...

Adults with ADHD have an enormous gap between wants and needs. Even our definitions for the two are different. Today I'll be talking about the definitions, and how we might bridge the giant gap between the two!  Mentioned in this episode Rebel Momma Pod: I was on Rebel Momma podcast recently. In that episode, Sarah and I had an honest conversation about social media addiction, doomscrolling,...

Let's talk about bringing life to your dreams. We're talking about ADHD and systems and why trying to create a system and then execute on it is NOT the way to go. Give CPR a shot.  Mentioned in this episode: Join ADHD Big Brother!  The fastest path to managing your ADHD is with a team.  At ADHD Big Brother, we provide the tools, the resources, the structure, but more importantly...the pe...

Finding out we have ADHD in our 40s and up can be filled with both grief and relief. I enter the picture when you've said, "OK, this is ADHD...now what?"  Today I'll talk a bit about what I use, and it's the same thing I offer to you.  Mentioned in this episode: The Weekly Planning Meeting Template The fastest path to managing your ADHD is with a team.  At ADHD Big Brother...

Noble gave me some tough love that turned out to be absolutely brilliant advice for the adult with ADHD.  Mentioned in this episode: Ready S.E.T. Go Free download The episode Noble and I did 6 years ago: Episode 7 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1176524/episodes/6316792 If you are an adult with ADHD that has yet to be able to do this work on their own, it's time to join ADHDBB and fast track your...

There are a million solutions, a million reasons, a million symptoms, a million workarounds, so which one is the right one? Let's discuss. The fastest path to managing your ADHD is with a team.  At ADHD Big Brother, we provide the tools, the resources, the structure, but more importantly...the people that support your journey.  There is no struggle too small, and no ambition too great...ADHDB...

How the hell do you plan and work toward long term goals when every day is filled with our "Oh I gotta" tasks?! Oh I gotta get groceries! Oh I gotta take my kid to his friend's house! So many things that we "gotta". When the hell is there time for my self-care, or my big vision?!  Today I'm talking about a way to go after those bigger things that always seem to get pu...

Let's have a chat about what it's like to show up, what it takes, what it's like to get support, and let's throw in a little bit of social media chatter.  Mentioned in this episode:  Lindsey's speech: https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/c/welcome/what-is-possible-at-adhdbb  Join ADHDBB Have anything you'd like to share? A question you'd like to ask me (Russ), here y...

I've been feeling massively oppositional lately. What can I do but be cool with myself about it...and ramble on about it on my pod!  Also, we all want these picture perfect morning situations/rituals/habits. Let's talk about how to get one going, for real.  Interested in the ADHD Big Brother Summer Camp for adults with ADHD? 8 weeks, one goal, async coaching during a hectic summer...5 sp...

In this episode, we address the unique struggle of building consistent habits when your past is littered with abandoned attempts. How do you do a thing that you know how to do, but you can't do? How can you start trusting yourself again? It starts with showing up, even though.  Mentioned in this episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/ADHDBigBrother - Leave me a short voice mail. What is your name...

How many of us get an idea of how to manage our time and so we create a spreadsheet that blocks out every hour of every day...  In this episode I'm going to appeal to you to try a simpler way of planning your week, with a focus on a few key areas.  Mentioned in the episode: Book a free chat with Russ  The books I mentioned: Stone of Farewell, Drop of Corruption, A Meditator's Guide to Bu...

Adults with ADHD are "now" or "not now" people when it comes to doing a thing. Let's talk about what it takes to turn not now into now!  Mentioned in this episode: Listen to myself and David Greenwood talk accountability on his awesome podcast "Overcoming Distractions" . Here's the links to give it a listen: Overcoming Distractions on Spotify Overcoming Dist...

For adults with ADHD, try putting visibility on your troublesome tasks to make them more likely to happen. Visibility requires vulnerability, courage, and community. Let's discuss!  Mentioned in this episode: Lindsey's speech after reaching 100 days in the ADHD Big Brother daily accountability club: https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/c/welcome/what-is-possible-at-adhdbb Join ADHD Big Broth...

You are a different person every single day, so let's talk about how that pairs with your ADHD, your depression, your anxiety....and doing stuff.  Join ADHD Big Brother and let's have that free 1:1 coaching call to get you nudging down the mountain. - https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/checkout/adhd-big-brother-subscription The YouTube Video I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XM...

I do a lot of talking about what works, things to think about, things to try. In this episode I share some of who I used to be, better known as "what doesn't work" and also "what does work" for a 50 year old single dad solopreneur with ADHD and depression.  Mentioned in this episode: Join ADHD Big Brother Contact Russ The fastest path to managing your ADHD is with a team. ...

Is your inner voice as jerky as mine? I find it super helpful to process my plans out loud. Let's discuss!  The other areas that help me when my brain is chattering too much: Nature  And not just any nature. NEW nature. A place I haven't been before helps engage my brain and quiets my chatter. Meditation... Sometimes opening myself up to more chatter is the way to go. Meditation is nonst...

We usually do one or the other. We are being productive and on the go, go, go...or we are in self-care mode and needing a break. Let's talk about this! I have opinions. I'd love to know yours.  Mentioned in this episode:  Book a free chat with Russ to apply for 1:1/Group coaching: click here.  The Ready SET Go PDF - https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/readysetgo The ADHD Toolbox Live event, R...

The theme for this episode should be "Wednesday is going to happen". No matter how we feel about life, the depression, the overwhelm, the joy or the sorrow...Wednesday is still going to happen. And I would like to help us put a lasso around it and be the one in control of it.  Mentioned in this episode: Learn more and Join our membership community: https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbb...

This is a very timely episode. There are a couple of "I can't"s in my world. Exercise and meditating. Today I'll explain how that feels to me and what I'm doing about it.  Summary of my "Plan it in Advance" challenge: 1) Forget today. Set a timer for 10 minutes and plan the task for a specific time tomorrow. 2) For me, this is meditate minimum of 2 minutes and go...

This is timely for me. Having a low mood state doesn't eliminate the crap on my plate. Taking a break from my overwhelm and anxiety doesn't magically eliminate the items off my to do list that need to happen. Life keeps happening while I'm drowning, so let's talk about what we can do about it (after the rest, of course, if that's the order of the day).  Want to get in on t...

Novelty is a hot topic for adults struggling with ADHD. We know it's a source of activation, so let's talk about what's good and bad about it!  Mentioned in this podcast:  Join the ADHDBB community - https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbb Check out the card games I made:  Goal Digger: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/goal-digger-the-long-term-goal-game Goal Getter: https://www....

What's the deal with tasks?! And why are they so hard to do sometimes?! Today we go through the life cycle of a task and what we, as adults with ADHD, must do to accomplish these often crappy things!  The fastest path to managing your ADHD is with a team.  At ADHD Big Brother, we provide the tools, the resources, the structure, but more importantly...the people that support your journey.  The...

Well I wanted to talk more about productivity but I clearly had some inner need to express my opinion about how crappy CBT is for my depression and getting things done.  What to do when you don't love your brain, and you don't care about it's opinion of you, and you have stuff to do?! Let's discuss.  Join ADHDBB and improve your time management, get shit done, and learn YOUR wa...

Today I am proving that you can be in a depressive episode and laugh at the same time.  Going through a depressive episode sucks. In this episode I'm sharing what mine feels like currently and some of the strategies I'm using to get through it.  Learn more about ADHDBB here - https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbb The fastest path to managing your ADHD is with a team.  At ADHD Big Broth...

This is quite relevant to me right now. Been feeling extra foggy, so I'm sharing the things that I do to get myself activated and moving forward when the fog hits.  Mentioned in the show: Join ADHDBB to take advantage of Conquering your Turd Mountain: https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so/adhdbb The Adulting with ADHD Podcast - Here's my guesting episode on Sarah's podcast. Super fun con...