Journey With Me Through ADHD: A podcast for kids

"I'm thinking, I'm noticing, I'm wondering, I'm seeing, I'm feelings..." How is your metacognitive thinking? I know many of us with busy brains have a hard time with thinking about our thinking while on our path of learning day to day. We often get caught in each moment and don't intentionally practice the power of the pause! If this is you too, I've got you! In this episode we will talk about wha...

Do you ever feel like a lost puppy? What to do when can feel tricky? Where to put things and organizing space feels overwhelming! Let's build your toolbox with tools and strategies to help you find order and prioritize your tasks!  In this episode, we will cover how to strategize entering a room, just doing ONE thing and putting momentum maker tools (music, incentives, body doubling) into place to...

I am so excited for you to journey with me during this series all about building your executive function toolbox! Simply stated, executive function skills are those set of skills that help us function during our day to day tasks at home, at school, and in every other environment we find ourselves in. Those of us with busy, brilliant, colorful brains, sometimes find ourselves struggling in some of...

What do working memory, flexible thinking, emotional control, self-monitoring, time management, organizing, impulse control, initiating a task (getting started), planning and prioritizing have in common!!?  If you said these are all skills that we need to function from day to day, you are 100% correct! These are all of those executive function skills that can feel tricky for our busy brains someti...

Do you ever change your bedroom around when you get bored of the set up? Does your brain get excited when a novel idea comes flooding in!? That's because our brains crave novelty. This means that my brain craves novelty too and wants to change up my podcast intro song!! This is where you come in! I need your brilliant mind with it's creativity and out of the box thinking abilities to help me come...

I pray you all had a wonderful Christmas, given you celebrate! If not, I pray you are finding joy each day! It's fun to look in the mirror sometimes and just be silly, it's it? In this episode, you will hear some ideas shared by kids around the world about what they find calms their mind and body down. I personally use exercise and prayer as my ways to release and relax, but what is it for you per...

You might think..."But I don't want to breath!" What if I told you that it could actually be fun AND give oxygen to your brain, which would help you to calm your nervous system, mind and body down in those big feeling moments?! During this rerun episode you will hear from the breathing queen and mindset coach, Jessica Brittani, who will re/introduce us to a foundational technique, a piece of armor...

Did you know that the act of balancing is a fantastic way to tap into your vestibular system, while regulating your mind and emotions!!! It can bring you a sense of calm, while also giving your body the movement its craving! I am SO excited to introduce you to this new product I recently discovered that gives you the ultimate balancing experience for your brain and body to enjoy! In this episode,...

We are on our final sense!! Is your sniffer sensitive too? If so, this is the episode for you! We will discover how our sense of smell can be overloaded or some of us seek certain smells for a sense of calm!  In this episode, you will hear how my daughter was given a certificate in 4k for her sensitive sniffer and we will talk about how this may effect you in different environments too! We will di...

As we continue through our sensory sensitivity series, and with Thanksgiving just a few days away for many of us, we are going to chat about the sense of taste and reflect on our sense of smell before next week's episode! Is there a sense of overwhelm when something hits your mouth? Do you crave some flavors and textures more then others! Either way, many of us can experience a sensitivity to tast...

Do bright lights make you cringe? Do you find it hard to focus with any sort of flickering or flashing light? Do your emotions get real big and intense when you've had lots of screentime!? If that's you, listen in as we discuss the connections between ADHD and sight sensitivities! This is one where we also have to investigate and potentially seperate underlying vision challenges and some symptoms...

Hello friends!! Are you startled by loud noises? Do small sounds (tapping, breathing, humming, car noises) in your environment make your skin crawl and drive you bonkers!? If so, you may be experiencing sound sensitivity to different degrees!  In this episode, we will discover 3 different types of sound sensitivities, while talking about all of the ways it impacts us in different environments. We...

Welcome to episode 2 of our Sensory Sensitivity Series, where we will explore the sense of touch! This is a tricky sense as some of us experience sensory overload and others seek touch as a means of calming our overwhelmed sensory systems!! WOW! Do you struggle with one or both of these sensory sensitivities when it comes to touch? If so, this episode is for you! In this episode, we will dive deep...

Are some of your senses sensitive!? If so, you are not alone and there are many of us who have sensory sensitivities too!! This episode is simply our intro into investigating and exploring how your senses are speaking to you! Stay tuned to your sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight this week to identify if any of these senses are telling you it's TOO MUCH or  you may see signs of wanting...

Living with a busy brain and big emotions can be challenging in itself. When loss of any kind is experienced, it can truly throw anyone on a rollercoaster of emotions, but sometimes those of us with ADHD have those waves hit even harder and it's easy to feel out of control in what we think and feel! I know this is a tough topic! But we can do hard things, and talking about this is both hard and ne...

HEY FRIENDS!! I mean that with my whole heart! Each one of you have a special place in my heart! In this episode we will talk about how friendships can feel tricky sometimes and I share an accrostic poem of different ways to not only discover lasting friendship, but also become the best green light friend possible! You will learn more about... Find others who love you for YOU Recognize if friends...

Hey you amazing ADHD warriors!! I use the word worriors because it really does feel like a battle in our minds and emotions sometimes, doesn't it!!? I hear SO often...These emotions are like 0-100 sometimes! YEP! Those of us with ADHD busy, beautiful brains have a tendency to experience emotions to a whole new level as we are faced with different triggers and internal executive function challenges...

I know I talk a lot about the importance of foundational mindset and taking control of your thought life, but a HUGE part of that is becoming self-aware and mindful of what we are feeding our thoughts and what we are physically nourishing our bodies and minds with!  In this episode, you will hear from certified Holistic Nutritionist, Kara Ungaro, who is not only brilliant in her effort to stay on...

Please don't get me wrong, I am not a big fan of homework! To be completely honest, I feel that often homework loads need to lighted and in some cases eliminated if it's not neccessary for deeper understanding...studies show there is no significant difference in learning between children who do and don't do homework and if it's a mental and emotional burden, I feel it should be addressed as someth...

After my last self-advocacy episode, I was asked to dive deeper and talk about facing the fear many kiddos have when it comes to advocating for their needs. I decided to point blank use the word FEAR as an accronym and put a positive twist to it as a means to give you all a guideline for growing that self advocacy muscle, even in the face of fear!! In this episode, you will learn 4 steps to take i...

When it comes to the statement, "out of sight, out of mind," that hits home at a whole new level for those of us with neurodivergent/ADHD brains! I lived off of visual charts as a child!! Between our working memory battle, attention lost, and organization that is all over the place...WE NEED THINGS IN OUR FACE in order to be successful at accomplishing what we set out to do each day!! In this epis...

Sometimes it's easy to ask for help at home and with those we feel comfortable with, but when it comes to asking for help or educating others in a respectful way in a space or place that raises challenges, that is a little more tricky!!  In this episode, you will start by hearing a fun Beetles song that speaks into the desire for HELP and then we quickly transition into talking about this timely t...

Did you know that "Dyslexia" is a learning difference that many (not all) kids with ADHD have? It actually something that effects approximately 5-10% of the population globally! This is often something that falls through the cracks in school and needs to be leaned into if reading continues to be a challenge for you!  In this episode, you will meet co-authors and mother/son due, Lynn and Jonathan G...

Whether it's sadness, joy, anxiety or other emotions leading into this new school year, know you are absolutely not alone!! I've got you! In this episode, you will hear a fun snippet of the Inside Out 2 movie trailer and I challenge you to lean into the many emotions you're experiencing starting this new school year!!  You will walk through 3 I's to practice as you come up against those many emoti...

Wow! I have missed connecting with you all so much!! Please forgive my podcast pause! I was down and out for a couple of months after having a major surgery to remove a tumor from my carotid artery (neck). The recovery really has made me realize how much I still struggle with transitioning back into things and my activation skill needs to be exercised to get things started back up again!! This per...