This is for the ADHD people who can't get behind timers. Let me offer a perspective option that might help alleviate some concern, or help you to externalize time. 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for your time. I remember what it was like as a stay at home dad looking for my purpose ...
Dec 04, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Emotions and moods are really weird. Why do we get depressed? Today I take a pretend trip to New York to ask my psychotherapist friend, Douglas Zimmerman, that very question. He gives a great answer! Authenticity is a big deal. Have a listen and let me know what you think. If you would like to learn more about Douglas and connect with him, you can do so via his website: https://www.douglaszimmerman.net/ ****************************** 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that...
Nov 27, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Is there a way to indulge and really let go with those things that we can hyperfocus on without losing ourselves to the negative consequences that usually hit us? When the tsunami of things we forgot to do because we were so immersed in our hyperfocus...the shame spiral! Oh the shame spiral!! I have some thoughts on that. Mentioned in this episode: Check out Episode 76 - Hyperfocus: Superpower or Superbummer? Check out Episode 79 - How to Manage an ADHD Life, The Episode to Reference Check out t...
Nov 20, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 115
People with ADHD have a less than stellar working memory. We are currently working through a workbook by Dr. Ari Tuckman called Understand Your Brain, Get More Done, and the working memory portion has given us a lot of helpful tips and strategies. His 3 main principles to strategize working memory are (I'm paraphrasing): Make important tasks and items stand out so you see them and can focus on them. eliminate distractions to help maintain focus write things down rather than try to keep them in y...
Nov 13, 2023•11 min•Season 3Ep. 114
Here is an update on what depression feels like inside my skull spaghetti. ADHD and Depression are not easy mental roomates, but we are all doing the best we can! I mention again the power of community. The challenge for you this week is to reach out via email or the contact form on the website with your declaration of "the thing you are going to get done tomorrow." Make sure to be specific and include: The specific thing you will be working on The specific time you will start on it (make it an ...
Nov 06, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 113
It is hard enough to motivate to do a crappy thing once. But to be consistent?! To do a crappy thing over and over again? HOW?! With ADHD and Depression, this can be such a monumental hurdle to overcome. I have some ideas. Today I'm sharing a couple things that I have seen work for me in terms of being cool with myself and making positive strides at moving my needle forward. Hope it helps! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life...
Oct 29, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 112
Community is a big deal for adults with adhd and depression. It's also one of the hardest things to engage in when I'm in the middle of a depressive episode. Today I'm talking about some of the ways in which we can get the benefits of a community. 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for ...
Oct 23, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 111
What do we do when pills aren't on the menu? Does that mean we don't have any ability to treat our depression? Well that doesn't work for me so I'm working on a 30 day prescription for my own depression. I've been living inside a depressive episode for a few weeks now and I'm turning up my efforts at treating it. I'm doing this without medication and I'm very curious if it's going to make any positive change. We shall see! If you have a holistic way of dealing with your depression, I would be ve...
Oct 16, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 110
We got two mental situations to be aware of this month! Are you aware of ADHD? Are you aware of depression? Let's honor the month, you wanna? In this episode I'm offering up some FREE access to the forum - see the footer notes below. I'm also spending some time this episode walking through how I move the needle forward on planning and executing on a project. Ugh, even the word project...we can do it, though! Who wants to join me on my challenge this month? 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a...
Oct 09, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 109
I loved getting to speak with Antonia for this week...and she helped me get an understanding of the power of the weekly to-do list, which I've been trying and it's working! I'll share my weekly to-do in the forum (link below) Antonia Bowring is a highly credentialed, top New York executive coach. She works primarily with founders, C-Suite executives, and leadership teams. One of Antonia's areas of expertise is helping neurodiverse leaders create the necessary scaffolding to leverage their gifts ...
Oct 02, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 108
I have a very special guest on the show today! It's Debbie Carvery! Debbie is a LIFT Online Learning Facilitator + Coach. She believes Complex Trauma is not a life sentence. Having processed her own Complex Trauma with LIFT Online Learning, she has discovered there is hope and healing. Debbie’s interest in recovery from Complex Trauma has led her to countless hours of research, reading and learning about Inner Child Work and Internal Family Systems. Debbie has completed COMPASS Facilitator + Coa...
Sep 25, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 107
It really sucks when I have a big project or goal and the advice to chunk things down into smaller components doesn't work! Chunking down is supposed to be what fixes things... I'm a big fan of the chunk down, but we still need a way to move our needle forward when the chunk is bunk. When we have bunkin' chunkin' we need some funkin' help. I have a couple ideas in today's podcast. Check out the forum! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the dem...
Sep 18, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 106
I am so excited to bring this conversation to you. Kristin Dwan is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master/Teacher, Calling in The One Coach, Author, and Public Speaker who specializes in soul-deep healing on the subconscious and ancestral level to release you from the blockages you have that keep you from the life, love, and joy you yearn to experience. She guides you to awaken your life and the lives around you. Over the past 25 years, Kristin has helped healers, spiritual teachers, doctors, ...
Sep 11, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Today I try to explain what it feels like when I have a simple thing to do but still can't seem to get started doing it. I also put together a fun exercise to share with the loving normies of your life, if you experience it the way I do and need some help trying to explain it to them. Give it a whirl and let me know how it goes! Contact info below. 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute convers...
Sep 04, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Sarah's back! And we are talking about starting a business when you have ADHD. Some of the questions we have, like: How do I know if this business is a business? How much should I be charging? How will I know if it's not working? Sarah Vermunt is the Founder of Careergasm and the bestselling author of Careergasm and Career Rookie. She helps people make career changes so they can do work that actually feels good , whether it's staying in the traditional world of work or starting your own business...
Aug 28, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 103
Oh, that crazy comfort zone. Today I'm talking about a couple ways to get practice at stepping outside of our comfort zone. Do you have ways that you practice stepping out side of your comfort zone? Click the contact info below and let me know! Mentioned in the podcast: FREE WEBINAR - How to use a bullet journal, the ADHD Big Brother way. To register for this live webinar, click here! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I w...
Aug 21, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 102
Do you struggle with social media overwhelm? Seems like I do, and I'd love to discuss it with you. Do you have a healthy boundary around your social media time? Mentioned in today's podcast: I'm doing a live webinar on September 5 and will walk you through how I use my bullet journal to make the most effective use of my time. This is the quick and dirty version of the bullet journal. To register, CLICK HERE. Don't worry if you can't make the time slot, it will be available as a replay once it's ...
Aug 14, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Today I'm taking a look at what I've learned making 100 episodes. The imposter syndrome, the scared kid in me, and my gratitude to this amazing community of ADHD adults. Got ADHD/Depression and need a community? We got you! Hang out for a month and see if we are a good fit for you! I bet you'll stay. It's my favorite place to hang out. We are all about getting our lives in order, getting our world's managed, and giving each other support along the way. click here to get access to the ADHD Big Br...
Aug 07, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 100
If you get nothing else from this episode, please know that when you give 50%, that's more than likely a normie 100%. It's scientific math...don't fact check me on it... ; An ADHD hyperfocus is equal to a normie 200%, so when people ask me why I'm cool with half-assing it, it's not because I believe in permissive laziness, it's because that's whole-assing to a normie. I'm pretty sure I'm right. Question for you: did you try practicing the easiest point of entry? How did it go? Contact me through...
Jul 31, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Meredith Edwards, host of the top podcast Meredith For Real: the curious introvert, is on the show today and we are talking about our unique skull spaghettis! We are the same, but we are different, and in that difference we are the same, but in a different way. Have a listen! Meredith Hackwith Edwards is the producer and host of the podcast Meredith For Real: the curious introvert on podcast platforms and YouTube since 2019. She is also a podcaster for hire, hosting and producing Escambia County...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Today I want to go over something that has/is helping me as I work on staying out of the bog of depression. Oh, that inner garbage. Let's talk about taking out the trash. 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for your time. I remember what it was like as a stay at home dad looking for my p...
Jul 17, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 97
I do not enjoy it, and yet it has a huge effect on my progress. Let's talk about tracking! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for your time. I remember what it was like as a stay at home dad looking for my purpose when my kids went back to school. I'm curious about your experience. Clic...
Jul 10, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Oh, this is a fun one! I share some depression thoughts I'm having, some anxious attachment stuff, and I still manage to get some insights and tips on how you can get started on things when your entire being puts up a "NO!" barrier. ************ 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for yo...
Jul 03, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 95
This was a wonderful interview with Skye Waterson of Unconventional Organization! If that ADHD skull spaghetti brain of yours is anything like mine, then it's unbelievably hard to get moving on boring tasks. Skye is here to help! Skye is an ADHD coach and the founder of Unconventional Organization, an international ADHD support service that provides research-backed support to adults with ADHD. Skye has years of experience working in adult education and has studied Psychology, Sociology, and Publ...
Jun 26, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 94
Today I had a wonderful conversation with Sam Young! Sam Young, M. Ed, or Mr. Sam, as his community members call him, is the founder and director of Young Scholars Academy which is a strength-based, talent-focused virtual enrichment school that supports twice-exceptional, differently-wired, and gifted students to feel seen, nurtured, and happy as heck! Sam is a two-time Fulbright Scholar, a former Bridges Academy educator of nearly 10 years, and a Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity g...
Jun 19, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 93
It will all make sense when you listen to the episode! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for your time. I remember what it was like as a stay at home dad looking for my purpose when my kids went back to school. I'm curious about your experience. Click here to grab a 15 minute time to t...
Jun 12, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 92
Let's talk about doing things we don't want to do even though we want to do them and we think we should do them but we just don't want to do them so we don't end up doing them. How do we do THOSE things? Let's have a chat about it! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for your time. I rem...
Jun 05, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 91
I don't love the term self care. But I completely recognize that we need it! And it's a big fat pain in the ass sometimes for us ADHD folks! Today I share what works for me, and I invite you to share what works for you! Click here to tell me your kick butt self care regimen ! Check out the ADHD Big Brother Forum ! Stay connected with the ADHD Big Brother Newsletter 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a ...
May 29, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 90
We are only ever a turning point decision away from getting back on track! Here's how to do that! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being crusted over by the demands of life? I would love to have a 15-minute conversation with you. I'm validating a project. No sales, just me asking some questions and thanking you for your time. I remember what it was like as a stay at home dad looking for my purpose when my kids went back to school. I'm curious about your experienc...
May 22, 2023•13 min•Season 3Ep. 89
We're going to get some structure in our lives today! Here's the 3 step process to practicing structure, summarized from the episode: 1) Pick a time tomorrow when you have ten minutes 2) Pick a thing to work on that you want to do but that you NEVER feel motivated to do. 3) Pick the easy point of entry to the task Then tomorrow, set the timer and GOOOO! Get updates, tips, and more by staying in the ADHD Big Brother loop! 👉 Are you a parent with ADHD who has a light inside them that is being cru...
May 15, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 88
