ADHD-Friendly

Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg One of my go-to tools in my Personal Owner’s Manual is an Energy Chargers Menu. In today’s episode I introduce the concept of energy chargers and drainers and share examples of...

Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg We are through the  first ½ of 2022. What do you want to achieve before the end of 2022? In this episode, I check in on goals (intentions/aims, etc.) and how your Word of the Ye...

Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg Social challenges with ADHD are very common. This episode is another personal one. In it I talk about my own social challenges and some ADHD-Friendly strategies I have tapped in...

Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg Working Memory (WM) is an executive function skills that is often impacted with ADHD. In this episode I share how I supported my WM when trying to make sense of the maximum dail...

Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg Working Memory (WM) is an executive function skills that is often impacted with ADHD. In this episode I share how I supported my WM when trying to make sense of the maximum dail...

Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In today’s episode I share a very personal experience I had after reading an article about Dolly Parton where she shared how important it is to never let anyone diminish your sp...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In today’s episode I share why it is important to build in time for fun and play with ADHD. Two PDF tools are shared in this episode. The first is a “Play Menu,” which  is designed ...

The one where I launch my new website, ADHD Friendly! Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In today’s episode I reveal my new website, ADHDFriendly.com. From an idea in my head to reality, the various ADHD-Friendly...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In today’s episode I share how I realized that Mother’s Day, for me, is NOT ADHD-Friendly. I include a brief history of Mother’s Day and why I decided NOT to celebrate Mother’s Day...

New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In today’s episode I share my favorite of the Big 3 Executive Function skills: Working Memory. It is my weakest EF skill and the one I have created the most structure and tools to support myself with more ease. I share examples of what it looks like and, if this is a we...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this 2nd of 3 episodes I am doing on the Big 3 Executive Function skills, I am focusing on Emotional Control. Also called self regulation and emotional regulation, if this is a w...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode I kick off the first in a series of 3 episodes on Executive Function (EF) Skills. I provide an overview of the 12 EF skills identified by Dawson and Guare in their S...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg This is the 25th episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast and Patty is checking in to see what you like and want more of, and what you don’t like and want less of. In a nutshell, she is...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode Patty shares how April Fool’s Day is a tradition she tolerates every year. Tolerations, by definition, are anything that drains your energy. While some love April 1,...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode Patty shares strategies inspired by the tv show Seinfeld. There have been so many over the years that she has a name for them: “Seinfelding ADHD”.  From “Serenity No...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode Patty shares a prioritization tool she created that was inspired by the annual March Madness basketball brackets. A PDF of the tool is below if you want to run an AD...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode Patty talks about springing forward with Daylight Saving Time starting. She shares some research, some tips and a personal ADHD-Friendly hack she used last year to s...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode Patty talks about the concept of Enclothed Cognition and shares some ADHD-Friendly strategies to make clothing choices that can boost your energy, focus and confiden...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode Patty talks about Telephonophobia and shares some ADHD-Friendly strategies to make phone calls with more ease. Subscribe on Apple Podcast or wherever you listen to g...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In this episode Patty talks about Mini Habits and why they are an ADHD-Friendly way to build new habits with ADHD brain wiring. She gives examples and highlights 6 tips to building...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg Today’s episode is the third of three podcasts on planning. I share my weekly planning process including my supplies, steps and time estimates.  Weekly planning is at the heart of a...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg Today’s episode is the second in my series of 3 podcasts on planning. I share some ADHD-Friendly tips to start a planning habit and talk about why weekly planning is at the heart of...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg Today’s episode is the first in a series of 3 podcasts on planning. In this episode, I am sharing some tips on how to pick a physical planner to manage time with more ease. Physical...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In today’s episode I talk about how Health Binders are an ADH- Friendly tool to support keeping up with medical information for you and your family members. A free PDF of my Health...

Thank you for Watching this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes will be posted every Friday! Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjCfaR4M3gGWjuQZQUn2Yg In today’s episode I talk about how using a theme or “Word of the Year” format can be an ADHD-Friendly approach to setting intentions in a new year. Resolutions and goals can feel h...