Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast A diagnosis of ADHD can open doors to clarity in your life. But it doesn’t take long to feel like those open doors are really just more pieces to a puzzle you have to put together before you can feel like you’re making any progress at all. Our guest today is Laurie Dupar, one of our favorite experts and reso...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast If you’ve just found out you have ADHD, you’re likely swimming with questions. What do you need to know? How will your life change? How much research is too much research ? If you’re overwhelmed and you don’t yet know how to talk about your new relationship with ADHD, listen to the show today. Our guest toda...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast When we first read his book, Focused Forward: Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD , we became fast fans of James Ochoa. He writes candidly about his experience living with ADHD, struggling with ADHD, overcoming the hurdles of ADHD. But beyond that, he’s a counselor himself, working with the complex tapestrie...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Talking with others about our ADHD can be a tricky subject. If you’re not completely comfortable with your ADHD and how it affects your work and life, talking about it can be surrounded in self-judgment, even if that judgment isn’t reflected in reality. This week on the show, we have two guests and fellow po...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast This week on the show, we’re picking up where we left off in our conversation with Melissa Orlov last week with key strategies on managing chores in an ADHD/Non-ADHD relationship. How do you maintain peace through the roadblocks of relationship challenges in keeping your home operating smoothly? We review Me...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast In this year’s Take Control ADHD survey, we received questions on managing your love life while managing ADHD by the bucket. Whether you’re in a new relationship, dating, or in a well-seasoned marriage, there is always room to improve that emotional connection and no matter your ADHD status, if you want it,...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast This week’s show is inspired by a listener struggling with burnout. On the job or at home, burnout impacts us all at some point in our lives. When you’re struggling with ADHD and facing burnout, the challenge comes when all your trusted accommodations and routines fly out the window. How do you find an ancho...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast If you’ve been listening to the show for awhile, you know we love our routines. In the ADHD biz, routines are the gold standard for making change in your life. Running late? Better come up with a new routine! Lost your keys again? Better routine! But here’s the trick: just because routines are simple does no...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus is a well-known authority on all things Macintosh, OS X, and Apple devices. He’s been one of the Apple community’s most trusted advisors for almost thirty years, helping regular folks confidently wade the complex waters of their gear. He's written more than 80 books and, for the past 20...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast As some parts of the country are just cresting back-to-school season, most of us are languishing in the final days of a hot summer. If you’ve been industrious at all, the projects you really want to have taken on are likely done. But what about the last few undesirables? You know those projects that take the...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Thanks to a listener email inspired by a recent book recommendation on Nikki’s newsletter, we’re revisiting a book that has been inspirational in our search for joy when confronted with hopelessness. We’re talking about Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’re back after our July break and talking all about transitions today. Wading through change can be tough on anyone, but when you’re living with ADHD, integrating new behaviors can be much more difficult. And while we might normally think of “transitions” as the big seasonal changes that come at us a few t...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’re wrapping up spring with a few stories of your ADHD success! We asked, and you contributed with your thoughts on apps, processes, products, and strategies for keeping your life straight with ADHD. From new jobs, new ways to track time, alternated modes for taking notes, and living in peace, this is your...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Zdravko Cvijetic — “Z” to his friends — wrote the most viral post in the history of the platform medium.com when he posted 13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful . And it went viral for good reason. In his short post, he managed to condense a series of points that lead to success and conte...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’re diving head-first into our problems this week thanks to some inspiration from the Godfather of Help himself, Tony Robbins. Our journey is ultimately one of celebrating the lessons we learn from our challenges and adversity in our lives, collecting those experiences, and using them to make us stronger....

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We fall back on the old saw, “I’m just not a morning person.” But, is that really the case? Or could it be that there are things you could begin doing right now that change the way you greet each day? This week on the show, we’re talking all about mornings, our routines, habits, and tools that help us get up...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast The 300-episode milestone is a big one! We’ve got 10 giant questions in store, from thoughts on finding a new job to moving and accepting help in the process, to note-taking technology, managing emotions and yes… even cookies! Thanks to everyone who wrote in and thanks even more for downloading and listening...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast When you’re feeling compromised, finding a source of motivation can be a major stress. Responsibilities don’t usually wait for you to be 100% ready for them, after all. This week on the show, we’re taking on a question from a listener wondering how to replenish that source of motivation when things get ugly,...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’re all about time today, and with good reason! Today’s the day we launch Organizing Time with ADHD, Nikki’s latest online course! We walk through the intention of the course today, and just a few of the ins and outs of what you can expect. Then we offer 10 time hacks you can implement right now that will...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Today, we’re talking all about boundaries. These are boundaries around your time, and the things you’re probably doing (and probably doing them unintentionally) that end up being destructive to your time and your ability to thrive long-term. To get around them, you have to come to a better understanding the...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast You start things, and then you don’t finish them. It’s the nature of being human to fall off the productivity bandwagon from time to time, but when you’re living with ADHD, what comes with unfinished tasks and projects is a feeling of overwhelm, avoidance, shame, and guilt that can cause you to drift into th...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Unstructured time can feel like a long walk in the desert… or maybe off a short pier? Whatever your metaphor for struggle with ADHD and time, when it’s unstructured, things can get challenging. Fast. Or not. Either way, it’s a struggle! Why? Because when you fall into the ADHD time zone, you’re prone to eith...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’re picking up right where we left off last week today as we dig even deeper into systems! What is it that makes a great system and how do you really craft a system that is repeatable, retraceable, and resilient to the challenges of the ADHD brain? From laundry challenges to checklists to alarms, we’re tea...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Living with ADHD, we’re faced with the double-edged sword of systems. When we build great systems, we’re empowered, confident, strong, and reliable. But when they fail, those cuts are extra deep. This week on the show, systems expert Marina Darlow joins us to talk about creating great systems — systems that...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast It’s organizing week on The ADHD Podcast! Yes, you know we love to get our act together every once in awhile, and this week, we’re doing just that with our ten favorite insights around organizing with ADHD that we’ve learned or refined in the last year. From the importance of the purge, to buying supplies, t...