Journey With Me Through ADHD: A podcast for kids

AHHH! We made it to episode 100!!! Wohoo! To celebrate in a special way, this episode starts off with some of our fabulous ADHD warrior friends who were brave to share their personal strengths and gifts with us!! I always love to hear from my listeners, so please reach out if you would like to send in an audio clip for a future episode! You are in for a treat with this episode as you will hear fro...

Do you feel like your emotions feel like a rollercoaster at times!? That's because they are often on the wild ride of emotional dysregulation! In this episode, you will meet Dr. Carrie Jackson, a brilliant child phychologist from San Diago California, who specializes in the ADHD brain!  In this episode, Dr. Carrie dives deeper into what emotional dysregulation looks like, how we experience it, and...

Do you struggle with big, huge, intense emotions that effect your mind and body too!? I know I sure do and so do so many of us living with ADHD. This is because it can be super hard for our busy brains to regulate our big emotions in moments of stress, overwhelm, lack of sleep, or other reasons too!  In this episode, I share the STOP method with you. This is one of many methods to try calming your...

This interview is a little longer than normal episodes, but everything our guest said was so powerful that I didn't want to cut any of it out! This might be a great episode to listen to in parts!  RJ Porfilio is an ADHD Life Coach from Denver Colorado. He lives with ADHD and has now started a coaching business for adults with ADHD. Diagnosed at a young age and with a history of working with kids,...

Let's start with credit to my friend and music artist, Matthew West, who wrote and sang the song you hear near the beginning of this podcast. It is titled, "Never Ever Give Up!" You truly all are extrodinary and at times our thoughts tell us a different story! In this episode, we revisit the topic of growth mindset. I discuss how to capture and throw your fixed thoughts in jail, while transforming...

Raise your hand if the thought of a new school year brings about ALL the feelings?! I know it does for me too! You are not alone! This is something I think MOST kiddos can connect on and those of us with ADHD simply sometimes feel that anxiety at a more intense level and think more often about the unknowns, uncertainty, and all the newness of an upcoming school year!  That's why in this episode, I...

BOUNDARIES are one of those super important topics that we don't talk about enough and often times we have a hard time creating them with ourselves and others! In this episode, you will meet my new found friend and fellow mama, Izzie Chea. She is an ADHD advocate/story teller who is raising two boys, one of which is an ADHD warrior too!  Izzie shares what boundaries are, how you can create them wi...

Hey friends! In full transparency, this episode dives a little deeper into mentally, emotionally, and physically experiencing and expressing hurt when living with an ADHD brain. Too often your hurt is hidden and then projected onto those you love the most and then relationships are affected! I bring the statement "hurt people, hurt people" to life as we navigate the different types of hurts and tw...

AHHH! Our ADHD brains CRAVE a daily structured routine, but our busy brains have the hardest time CREATING it!! Some days feel impossible to navigate and this is why getting help to put a structured routine in place is a must!  In this episode, you will learn all about WHY our brain craves a structured routine and HOW we can help our brains find success in this area of struggle!  WHY does your bra...

" Why fit in when you were born to stand out!" Dr. Suess was on to something with this quote! Too often being "different" is tied to a bad thing and ALL kids struggle with the desire to just want to fit in with their peers. This challenge is greater for those of us with ADHD, because many kids and adults put on masks and try to cover up their unique traits and tendancies to be liked by others.  In...

A FEW NOTES: Please forgive my audio quality as I experienced difficulty with my microphone this episode, but wanted you to hear from Dr. Kojo! Also, this is a longer episode that you may want to listen to in two parts. Lastly, I have been doing every other week due to family struggles, but I will be starting up with every week again after this week! Thank you all for being here and for listening!...

WARNING: I know this can be a tricky topic, but I think it's important for kids to hear. This episode is simply meant to be informational and act as a conversational guide, if medication is a route you are choosing to take. This interview is not promoting medication. It does simplify the explanation of what ADHD medication is used for, while also taking any shame out of it, and allowing you to gai...

ADHD and procrastination go hand in hand! This is because when we are faced with a task to do, there are a lot of executive function skills needed to start, carry out, and complete that task! There is also the overwhelm factor, avoidance due to fear of failure, or even the mere fact that the task at hand is super boring to our brains!!  In this episode, we will talk about "why" we procrastinate an...

Do you hear a lot of " I can't" or "I always" or I'm not good at..." Often times our brains can go to the extreme and hang onto the negative! This all or nothing thinking can take you down a slippery slope of fixed negative thoughts that leave you in a bad place mentally and emotionally! That's no fun!!  In this episode, you will hear a skit from actor and fellow ADHD brain Connor DeWolfe who give...

Taking a test has always been a battle for me. How do you feel about taking a test? Growing up, it always made me feel like I wasn't smart enough and it would be so frustrating to feel like I was trying as hard as possible and still the test or even sometimes assignments didn't show my effort! With the testing going on around the US right now, I wanted to share an episode that speaks to the truth...

Our busy brains love technology because it gives us some of the things we crave...It provides a dose of dopamine, it triggers that imaginitive state of mind, and ignites that superpower of hyperfocus as it taps into an interest we have! This sparks joy and even can be a way we find our "calm" at times!  The problem lies when it becomes TOO MUCH! Too much of anything can be dangerous. It can lead t...

April Fools!! For my regular listeners, you may have been wondering if I was going to do an episode this week, but here I am one day late using April 1st as a perfectly good reason to delay the episode;) My daughter, Alayna, joins me in the beginning of this episode as we play off of April fools day and talk about how laughter can be a great form of triggering motivation and joy into areas of stru...

Transitions can be super tricky for your ADHD brain sometimes! Between being pulled out of a hyperfocus, being asked to use that "flexible thinking" executive function skill, and the emotional control required to wrap your "here and now" thinking around task switching can all just feel like too much! Do you struggle with transitions too? In this episode, I introduce and ask you to practice 3 P's t...

If you were to paint a picture of your ADHD brain, what would it look like? In this episode, you will hear from 11-year-old Kendall, who describes a beautiful chaos that would be hard to explain to others! Kendall also shares her greatest strengths, her areas of struggle, and the armor she uses to combat her struggle. She focuses on the working memory battle as she talks about forgetfulness. She a...

This episode leads with strengths, while also tackling some of our ADHD struggles. Do you have a hard time processing information? I know I do at times and it can feel frustrating. You and I are not alone as Oliver shares his struggle with processing in this episode.  9-year old Oliver is so brave to share in this episode. He explains ADHD as a struggle to process things, so then I explain what th...

One of my goals on this podcast is to empower kids to let their voice be heard as an opportunity to gain confidence and self-esteem. Eight-year-old Addy wanted to share her persepective on living with and ADHD brain by inviting her peers to hear about her journey so you know you are not alone in how you think and feel.  Her transparency and honesty is so refreshing and filled with so many helpful...

PLEASE NOTE: This episode is about shifting "I'm sorry" for having a hard time into "Thank you for..." I absolutely believe apologizing is required when you've hurt someone, shown disrespect, or flat out disobey an authority.  Now that we are clear on that, you can rest assure that this episode will give a fresh perspective on how to shift your "shame filled, self-doubt, and lack of confidence," t...

"Difficulty with frienships" isn't on an ADHD diagnosis, but it sure is something that many of us with supercharged brains struggle with at times. It can be hard to make and maintain friends. It's not something that often comes natural. Many kids need an adult to facilitate and/or practice the skill of being a good friend, while choosing friends wisely!  In this episode, I share my own challenges...

Angie Lee is a brilliant ADHD warrior who sees her brain as the ultimate gift that has driven her to be as successful as she is in the business she has built. In this episode she shares her unique ADHD journey as well as introduces the fact that our ADHD brains feed off of novelty! How can you add more novelty to your environment at home and at school!? Angie highlights the "hyperactive" piece of...

Feeling "overwhelmed" is something I hear from all ages with and without ADHD! The added challenge when you live with a supercharged brain is that while feeling mentally and emotionally overwhelmed, you don't always have the skill to break down the overwhelm on your own.  In this episode, I will share what it feels like to feel overwhelmed both at school and in life. I also share a simple, but hel...