Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast If you’re living with ADHD you’ve probably done it — trapped yourself into all-or-nothing negotiations with the voices in your head. Not enough time to do it? Better not do it at all. Can’t be perfect the first time? Better not even try. Planning your day didn’t work for you? Better not plan anymore… too unr...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Inspiration comes from the most unlikely of places this week, yet sets the stage for an important conversation. Whether you’re living with ADHD or not, how often do you ask yourself how you  show up  in your life? Do you have a clear internal understanding for what it means that you are present? Do you stop...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast When living with ADHD, assigning value to things that we believe are important to us can be challenging. It’s easy to underestimate the emotional weight we’re giving to something we want, which can lead to clutter, disorganization, and expense, and of course this can lead to shame and stagnation. So it’s imp...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’re wrapping up our series on limiting beliefs this week with a conversation on the shame that comes with ADHD challenges, and the relief that comes when you arrive on the other side of it and can stop pretending you don’t have ADHD. Our guest is Eric Tivers, therapist, coach, podcaster, productivity speci...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Today was supposed to be a Digital episode full of a discussion on the whims of our individual value systems around our processes. It was going to be great, trust us. But then we got all this great feedback from listeners and it all sort of stacked up on us. Before we knew it we were talking about a doctoral...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Limiting beliefs can sneak in when we least expect them. And when they do, they can send us down frustrating and debilitating paths of distraction and angry self-talk. But understanding where those voices come from can help us accept them, even embrace them, and move on with our lives.  Our guest today is Mi...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Today, we’re talking about the stories we tell ourselves to justify our feelings. Sometimes, they help us to rationalize our own place in the world. But most often, these stories cement in us the belief that the reason we can’t change — finish a project, move ahead at work, create fulfilling relationships —...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast This week on the show, a story of technology failure. No, it’s not the story of some tool that doesn’t work for us. It’s not the story of some new digital planner that has a bug. It’s the story of the emotional and psychological challenge that comes when one of our trusted tools breaks, and our back-up suppo...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast According to our guests today, over five million women go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, yet live with ADHD. While the patterns and outcomes of a life with ADHD between men and women are similar — particularly as they age — the underlying reasons and conditions for diagnosis for women are unique.  This week on...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast This week on the show, we take on a listener question from Liz. Her challenge: Overcoming the anxiety and fear that comes with getting married and becoming a new parent, and how to navigate these experiences in the face of living with ADHD. Changes in medication, hormones, not to mention the practical realit...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Happy New Year! Now’s the time to sit up! Stop hiding! Get moving! The turn to the new year is a marker that brings with it a wonderful sense of momentum. If you’ve been thinking about making some change, but you haven’t been able to actually turn that change into long-term habit, this new year momentum migh...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Happy New Year everyone! As we prepare to roll the calendar over to 2017, we’ve opened the floor to audience questions. We received a bunch and are thrilled to offer our answers this week. From scheduling while living with personal health challenges to updates on our latest technology episode, ADHD diagnoses...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast It’s not too late! Even as this show hits your ears, there is still time to get out there and pick up that last minute gift. Whether you’re living with ADHD and you’re looking for ideas, or you’re seeking the perfect gift to engage the ADHD brain of someone you love, we’ve come up with a dozen ideas that aim...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast The holidays are officially here. And if you’re struggling with ADHD, you know that the usual stress and anxiety can be magnified in any number of ways as you navigate practical and emotional hurdles. To help us, our friend and ADHD coach Casey Dixon of MindfullyADD.com is back to remind us of the value of m...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Paper . If just reading that word causes you to pause, shudder, maybe get a little squeamish, you should read on.  Today, we’re talking about paper clutter. For you, it may manifest in small piles of mail stacked on a few too many tables. It’s not so bad, you tell yourself, and you could surely catch up in n...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast In the category of ADHD and work, we’ve been talking a lot about behavior. But what about efficiency? When thinking about the actual work that we do every day, it’s likely that you work with words in some way. From email to filling in forms to reports and more, even if you don’t consider yourself a writer, y...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Do you ever feel like you’re forgetting something? You’re not alone. In fact, if you’re struggling with ADHD and executive functioning challenges, you’ve probably conditioned yourself to live in a constant state of anxiety around forgetfulness.  But you can get on the road to repair, and it’s likely easier t...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Today’s show is all about priorities at work. It’s a question we see often in coaching and it’s made immeasurably more challenging thanks to the complex human organism that is “the office!” But you  can  tackle this challenge and make your life better in the process by developing three muscles: The Priority...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast ADHD and work don’t always mix. That’s why it’s important for you to know your own strengths, and how to best leverage them on the job. On today’s show, we talk about how to uncover your strengths, and how to talk about them in a way that helps you get your best work done. We share strategies for finding the...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’ve spent the last few weeks touching on the challenges of ADHD in the workplace. Today, inspired by your calls and emails, we’re talking specifically about what it means to tell your employer about your ADHD. It’s not a simple equation and while being open about your ADHD-related challenges at work may se...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’re doing double duty on the show this week! Still celebrating ADHD Awareness Month AND celebrating the wonderful blog post that Evernote did with us, we decided that now is as good a time as any to review how we use Evernote as an organizing tool today, and how our use has changed over the years. The big...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast Let’s say it right out loud: you need to hear the story of our guest today. Alan Brown is the force behind ADD Crusher™ and Crusher™TV, helping people around the world in their journey with ADHD through his proven Brain Hack strategies and inspirational interviews. But his personal journey to understanding A...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast If you suffer from Imposter Syndrome, you’re a high achiever in some area, though you  feel  as if your achievements are not the result of training, skill, and intelligence, rather your success is the result of an accident of fate, and you are constantly on the cusp of being discovered as a fraud. This is, o...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast We’ve all been there, stuck between the rock that is our own responsibilities, and the hard place of the world that goes on when we’re not there to experience it. The grass is always greener, we say, and we find ourselves living in FoMO: the Fear of Missing Out. FoMO is magnified for some who live with ADHD,...

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast If you browse the ADHD circles on social media, it won’t take long to find an inspirational meme describing how one of the many superpowers of those with ADHD is that they are generally more  creative  than those without. The problem is, according to research, there’s no established connection between those...