Go With Your Gut

Parenting is hard. In general, parenting is hard. So how do you do it for ADHD kids if you do not have ADHD, or if you do and maybe you are a late diagnosis. I'm not here to tell you how to parent or that you are doing something right or wrong. I am here to share my experiences, insight, struggles, and resources in hopes that it will help ease the hardness of parenting. We've all figured o...

SOOOOOO many golden nuggets here today. Talking about anxiety and executive function. Encompass has 5 steps: -Task awareness -Prioritization -Awareness of un-manageable tasks -Organization of workspace and time -Reflecting and correcting without judgement We dug into two of those and ways to help and support. Resources and strategies, camps. Not to mention she explains rigid and binary thinking. N...

Teaching is hard enough as is, so how to you successfully support neuro-diverse students to help them be successful? Enter Candice. She has neurodiverse kids herself along with a solid background in teaching them. Listen in for her advice, tips and tricks on how to get to know them, support them, and understand them. I loved that she also got into how to help the class understand them because they...

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Listening to her gut and intuition literally saved Rosanne's life. From a tick bite. You read that right. Rosanne has lived through many health situations. Out of the many things she has learned: -Ask questions -Advocate for yourself- and go with your gut Ways to connect with Rosanne: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmessiam/ https://www.sustainablesolutionscoach.com/

The term ADHD can be such a heavy trigger word and quite overwhelming. Where do you start? What does it take? Who the heck do i talk to? Tune in as I talk about the step by step process of what will likely happen and when to start the conversation (hint,hing: never too soon) What to look for, what to expect, and how to move forward. https://go.impactparents.com/t?orid=148432&opid=5 Schedule a...

Here's your list of potential symptoms for young girls and boys: Girls: -Internalized symptoms -Use coping strategies to help hide -Reads ahead in assigned book, but fails to do homework -Spends time on homework, forgets to turn in -Sits quietly in class and doodles instead of listening and paying attention -Constantly lost in own thoughts -Trouble making/keeping friends -Often called a chatte...

Background on me, what it looked like and how I figured it out. Its a process and not a fast one. Be self aware about yourself and your kids. Do it for yourself and your kids. Follow me for more: Instagram: @laurendreherspeaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenDreherSpeaker LinkedIn: Lauren Dreher ImpactParents: Link

Parent guilt. When you love to be with your kids and your family, but you also love to do what you are passionate about. Where does the guilt come in? When you feel bad because even though you love your family, they share your happy place with other things. Lets change the script on that. We're all individuals who have interests outside of our family. Listen in to hear a deeper dive into this.

Thrive, skill level up, learn, thrive, repeat. That should be the process right? When you go from thriving to comfortable and start getting that gut feeling you’re ready for something else, it’s time to level up and skill up. Get a certification, learn a software, innovate a process or product. Shift what you’re doing and put your personal touch on it.

Flipping your life upside down is hard. Karen learned how rewarding it was to take those small (still not easy) steps to change things.

Learning to listen to your gut and improv can look very similar. Mary Hynes has is a pro at both!

In a situation where you used to be thriving but now just surviving? Ask yourself a couple questions to figure out steps forward

Dr. Sariya Saabye talks about her shift going from a practicing physical therapist and treating patients to listening to her gut. The results speak for themselves. Sometimes it takes throwing logic out the window to get the results we want.

Think you’re too deep and invested into your current life to switch it up now? Think again. Take it from introvert and former Wall Street slayer Craig Siegel. Being miserable in a life that might look good isn’t worth it. All it takes is a decision to reinvent yourself and taking action on what you want.

Change your language, change your life. The way you talk to yourself matters. So does the way you talk to others. I’m referring to diminishing language. It suggests the things we say are not important. Listen in for more details.

There are times and places where we need to use the chain of command. Other times, things only get done or shed light on because we get resourceful and become a torpedo.

When you operate daily in your natural flow state, things and the people around you begin to shift with you. Listen in to find out more.

What do you do when you’re stuck, frustrated, or maybe just conflicted? You lay everything out (probably on paper) and reprioritize. What needs to change, what needs to gone to an end? What just needs to look different? Questions that aside from a bit of guidance or input, nobody can decide but us.

Growth is typically defined as a "soft skill." Lots of times, thats true. It has to do with our mindset, our beliefs, our perspective to name a few. Bryan and I discussed growth from a technical view today because it can be that too. When it means new skills, learning what to focus on when all the things you have are top priorities. Looking at those priorities from an ROI (return on investment) pe...

Your body shows physical signs of mental stress, worry, or even not being clear minded. Dr. Pat talks about how our brand and our gut health are directly connected. She gives some tips on things that should be in your daily routine to get clear headed. Take the tips that work for you! website: healthteamnetwork.com linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/drpatloulogne email: drpatb@gmail.com

Hard things are worth doing. Sometimes it doesn't make sense, and lets be honest, we just don't want to. Life gets messy and we get side tracked, thrown off course, and distracted. We need lots of reminders to trust in things bigger than ourselves. We need support. Sometimes, we need to experience the hard things and make it to the other side in order for that other side to make sense. Sherri and...

Learning to trust your voice can be hard. We don't want to sound un-confident or get rejected. How do you go about trusting that voice? You want to seize opportunities but find yourself hesitating. You want to speak up, but don't. Karen and i discuss some pieces of her book, Trust Your Own Voice, and how we make ourselves invisible. Whether you are around colleagues who tend to be dominating or fa...

Why?! Do you find yourself asking this a lot? Why are things not happening? Something keeps getting pushed off, or doesn’t go your way. There are lots of reasons. We tend to get that forward momentum and then try to force things. “I’m being consistent, I’m doing all the things, why?” Take a few minutes and consider the teams don for the season may not be all about you, but what you need to do for...

Living with intention. What does that mean? It means going about your day in a way that is meaningful for you. Perhaps taking actions to help move you toward a goal. Maybe it means being present in the moment. Today I chatted with Isabelle Black about what intentional living has meant. You'll hear that it intention is not always easy or understood. If you take time to pause and listen to what your...