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“You’ve Heard of the Sunday Scaries. But What About the End-of-Summer Scaries?” That is the title of the Parents article by Allison Slater Tate that resonated with me the minute I read it. I knew exactly what she was referring to, even though I had never heard it framed that way. I dive into what they are and share some personal experiences as well as tips on how to shift from “scaries” to “excite...

My youngest child is headed to college this month. With this transition comes a lot of excitement, but also a decent amount of stress. I know from experience that transitioning from high school to college is challenging. Add ADHD to the mix and it can be a recipe for disaster. In this episode I share some ADHD-friendly strategies to support this transition with more ease, as well as some of my fav...

My mother used to tell me to go outside and play when I said I was bored. I used to tell my own children that it wasn’t my job to entertain them when they were bored. Neither approach worked for me or my kids. Boredom with ADHD is like kryptonite is to Superman. It can literally feel painful to be bored. In this episode Patty shares some research on the link between boredom and ADHD as well as som...

Does the heat and humidity of summertime impact you negatively? Do you find you have less energy, feel lethargic or maybe even feel more irritable than in cooler months? Most people have heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) related to the winter months, but it also has a summer component. In this episode Patty shares some of the latest research and her personal challenges with the hot and hu...

Do you love to start things but struggle to finish them? Do you procrastinate starting something but have no difficulty finishing it once someone else has begun? In this episode Patty shares some information on how to make your strength work for you- and how to partner with a “Starter” or “Finisher” to make the other piece work with more ease! Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Fr...

Do you plan five minutes for a task that takes an hour? Are you habitually late because you underestimated the time needed to arrive someplace? Estimating time accurately is a skill impacted by ADHD. In this episode Patty shares some tips to strengthen your time estimation skills! Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted e...

A Personal Owner’s Manual is a powerful tool to support ADHD. The best time to start a POM is when you are a child. In today’s episode, Patty shares how to start a POM with the child in your life! https://www.viacharacter.org Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www...

Patty announces the launch of her new membership platform on ADHDFriendly.com. Offerings are designed to tilt the playing field in order to thrive with ADHD! Join now to lock in your membership at  only $29 per month with the limited time launch discount.  https://www.adhdfriendly.com/adhd-friendly-all-access-membership-includes/ Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast...

Are you a prolific reader, or have you not picked up a book since you were assigned one to read in school? Research shows that all age groups are reading less. If you want to read more books this summer, Patty shares some ADHD-friendly tips to create interest and excitement about reading a good book (or two or three…)!  Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patt...

Join Patty as she shares some tips on how to use your comprehensive to-do list to make a daily to-do list. She also has some examples of how she prioritizes tasks with concrete, external, and visual tools. Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@adhdfr...

Do you have a neat, organized task list that includes everything you need to do in the next 4-6 weeks? If not, join Patty as she shares some tips on how to condense all of your upcoming tasks into one comprehensive list. Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.yout...

What are your summer intentions? Summer is here. If you are like me, summer has a feeling of abundance. Open, spacious time… more time than I need to do everything I ever wanted to do. Unfortunately, I know from experience that isn’t true. The three months of summer are over in what feels like the blink of an eye.   In today’s episode I share how I approach planning my summer with concrete, visual...

Weekly Planning is literally one of Patty’s favorite things to do. In this episode she shares why. Patty also walks you through her 7 steps process to planning out her week and invites you to plan yours while following along! Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www...

Patty shares some of her favorite quotes and how she uses them to create energy, motivation and inspiration. What are your favorite quotes? Please post in the comments! Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@adhdfriendly Please subscribe to my YouTube...

Why Chores are so Hard with ADHD (And Tips to do them more easily!) I have ALWAYS hated cleaning. Just the word “Chores” sends me running in the opposite direction. I have read countless articles, books and expert tips to get myself to clean. Some things have worked (laundry and dishes are things I no longer struggle with), but there are still many cleaning tasks that continue to be challenging fo...

It’s the first ever ADHD-Friendly “Subscriber Give-Away” and Patty shares how to enter for a chance to win in her “Celebration” portion of the podcast. Also, does “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” describe how your thoughts feel to you? Patty shares how to use external, concrete and visual tools to get out of your head in order to do things with more ease!  Thank you for checking out this epis...

The best time to start your Personal Owner’s Manual (POM) is when you were a kid. The second best time is now. To make it easy to begin, Patty outlines 10 questions to answer to get your POM started. She even shares her answers to each one! Please note: this isn’t a perfect episode. ;-)   Patty skipped question #5: Incentives! Oops We brainstormed how to fix this and there wasn’t an easy way to do...

Perfectionism is a huge problem, especially when it comes to ADHD brains! In this episode Patty shares some tips to break out of perfectionism and maybe even begin to embrace the idea of becoming an imperfectionist! Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.c...

Daily Planning Mini-Habit Do you struggle to get things done throughout the day but the idea of starting a daily planning habit overwhelms you? In this episode Patty shares how to start a Daily Planning “Mini-Habit” including specific steps to set you up for success! 0:51 Celebration (Knitting) 2:25 ADHD-Friendly Tip: Make it Work for you 7:53 #18 Mini Habits 8:02 #66 Daily Planning 8:25 Mini-Habi...

Support Your Future Self! “Now” and “Not Now”- that’s the way our brain is wired. Your Future Self pays the price. In this episode Patty shares some strategies to support your future self in an ADHD-friendly way! Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/...

The Hidden Cost of ADHD- AKA: The ADHD Tax Do you pay an ADHD Tax? It isn’t an actual tax- it is the hidden cost of ADHD. It can include fees from missed appointments, late payments and overdrafts as well as costs associated with impulse spending, credit card debt, higher insurance rates due to low credit scores and much more. Patty shares some ADHD-friendly strategies to minimize the impact of th...

Does your space work for you? In this episode Patty shares how she intentionally sets up her space to give her a Home Field Advantage. She leans into structuring her environment in ways that create more ease and flow for her brain… which even resulted in turning her living room into an ISIM Room. Check out the episode to learn more about it! The Pocket Notebooks, Annual Dry Erase Calendar, Semeste...

Does setting or holding boundaries cause you stress? In today’s episode Patty shares what she learned from Melissa Urban’s book, “The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits that will Set You Free.” From Green, Yellow, Red boundaries and examples of language to use for each, Melissa’s work makes setting boundaries easier than ever before! The Book of Boundaries is available in the ADHD-Friendly shop: h...

How do you meet inner and/or outer expectations? Knowing your “tendency” can be a game-changer. In this episode Patty shares a breakdown of the Four Tendencies book by Gretchen Rubin. Interested in learning your tendency? A link to Gretchen’s quick quiz is below: https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/ Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty...

Are you a sibling of someone with ADHD or does one or more of your children have ADHD? In this episode Patty shares some research on the impact ADHD can have on siblings as well as some examples from her own family. Thank you for checking out this episode of the ADHD Friendly podcast with Patty Blinderman!! New episodes are posted every Friday!  Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.c...