Hey ADDers! Do you have trouble “shifting” from your current task to the next task? Or maybe you have the opposite problem – where you are shifting way too quickly from thing to thing and leaving a trail of unfinished tasks in your wake. Even though most of the executive function assessments typically look at the behavioral stuff, like moving with ease from one situation, activity or aspect of a problem to another as the circumstances require, to me there is so much more to understanding Shiftin...
Oct 05, 2018•45 min
Hey ADDers! If you’re married, living together, dating, have close friends or it’s you and you…these are all different forms of relationships that you are in. And where there are relationships, there are potential challenges and delightful times to be shared. I look at relationships as kind of a progression. First, there is the relationship you have with yourself. Then there is the relationship you have with one other person, whether that’s a friendship or coupleship or partnership in business. ...
Sep 18, 2018•52 min
Hey ADDers! Do you have trouble “inhibiting” your impulses? Even though most of the executive function assessments typically look at the behavioral stuff, like blurting out, touching things you shouldn’t, cutting people off and more, to me there is so much more to understanding Inhibiting than just the behavioral manifestations. What about Inhibiting your thoughts and feelings? By that I mean, do your thoughts and feelings seem to have a mind of their own and “just happen” uninhibited, or do you...
Aug 02, 2018•51 min
Hey ADDers! As adults, we need certain capabilities to succeed in life - this success being things like responsibly raising children, getting and keeping a job, managing a household and contributing to our communities. Without these capabilities, our successes are iffy at best. If you know that you're missing Executive Function Skills and Strategies, like Initiating, Planning, Organizing and more, then this episode is for you!! Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores ...
Jun 04, 2018•34 min
Hey ADDers! Do you have trouble getting yourself to focus on things you need or want to focus on? Do you even know what the right things are to be focusing on? And what about following through? Is that something that comes easily to you or do you have years of projects or tasks that you never quite followed through on and they are still waiting for their turn for completion? If I am talking about your life, then this episode is for you!! Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B,...
May 06, 2018•35 min•Ep. 56
Living Beyond ADHD, a podcast hosted and produced by Dr B, explores why so many adults with ADHD or Executive Function challenges never get past their challenges and live beyond them. That’s what Dr B's work in the world is really about, and she so want that for you, if you want that too. You’ve heard her say many times that you are more than your ADHD; that you are a precious “human being” – even if the “human doing” part of you needs some work and tools. By identifying the root cause issues, a...
Apr 29, 2018•40 min•Ep. 55
Hey ADDers! Do you struggle with any addictions or have you in the past? Addictions are a BIG deal for those of us with ADHD and EF deficits for so many different reasons. In fact, the stats on frequency are about twice that of those adults without ADHD or EF deficits, if these issues aren't being fully addressed. In this episode, I talk about: The nucleus accumbens (pleasure center of the brain) How to increase motivation by increasing dopamine rewards Binge eating and relationship to ADHD as w...
Jan 02, 2018•35 min
Hey ADDers! Who do you think you are? Seriously!! Is your self-talk positive and encouraging? Are the stories you tell yourself and others about you positive and encouraging? Or, are they the kind of statements and stories that are contributing to holding you back and keeping you in an emotional ditch of underachieving and less than status? Are you as happy as you want to be? If you resonate with any of this, then keep listening!! I am re-branding my show name to "Living Beyond ADHD," to more ac...
Oct 23, 2017•39 min
Hey ADDers! Do you ever wonder about the heritability of ADHD or how your emotions and feelings impact your executive functioning? In fact, do you know the difference between your emotions and your feelings? If yes and no, this episode is for you!! According to Pema Chodron, an American Tibetan Buddhist and ordained nun, if you allow an emotion to exist for 90 seconds without judging it, it will disappear. According to Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist and author of A Brain Scientist’s Persona...
Oct 19, 2017•34 min
Hey ADDers! Do you get overwhelmed, have meltdowns and generally have a hard time calming yourself down when you experience an intense emotion or emotional situation? If so, this episode is for you!! And if you haven’t yet listened to episode 050, it’s an important milestone for me and I shared four special things in that episode, including a free gift giveaway for you. Be sure to listen and claim your free gift before the offer expires. Enjoy! In this episode, I talk about: Grounding Techniques...
Oct 16, 2017•39 min
Hey ADDers! I’m so glad you could join me today because I’m celebrating. I have four special things to share with you as we move along in this episode. First, I have a gift for you. I am gifting you my mini course, The Magical Power of WINS, in the hopes that you will come to a better understanding of the power of WINS through the content in that course. Plus, I’d love to read your comments in the course itself, under each of the videos, as to what you learned and how you will be applying the in...
Oct 13, 2017•43 min
Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today’s podcast episode. In the last episode, I talked about how we are a “feeling driven people” and if we don’t feel like it, we don’t do it; plain and simple. Some might interpret this as immature and say that you have to do things you don’t feel like doing when you are a mature adult. I don’t disagree. However, I have a little different take on this. Of course, we have to do things that we don’t feel like doing (meaning would rather not do; that’s pa...
Oct 09, 2017•27 min
Hey ADDers! I’m so glad you could join me today, and I hope you’re enjoying the little changes I’ve been making to deliver more focused content on topics of importance to you, as well as the way in which that content is now being delivered. When I first launched this podcast show, I felt the format needed to have three stories to illustrate the points of information I was teaching because we all remember stories. I would think about the characters, the point of the stories and work to pull it al...
Oct 07, 2017•43 min
Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today’s podcast episode. I shared in the last episode that I was late on the release of episode 46 because of some health challenges last week, and said that I was going to talk about it today. So, today’s episode is a little different format, however, I trust you will find benefit in the content. The information I need to share today is relevant whether you have ADHD, executive function deficits, depression, anxiety or physical health challenges. Why is...
Oct 02, 2017•28 min
Hey ADDers! I’m so glad you could join me today, and hope that you’ve taken the time to listen to a few key episodes that seem to be on the minds of many of my listeners; perhaps you are one of them: Episode 036, Ask Dr B About The High Cost Of Not Knowing About Executive Function, Episode 027, Figuring Out Where To Start When So Much Needs Your Attention Now, and Episode 001, It’s Not Your Fault & You’re Not Off The Hook Either. If you’ve listened to all three of these episodes, you know wh...
Sep 29, 2017•34 min
Hey ADDers! So glad you could join me for today’s podcast episode. I’ve talked a lot about the challenges of adult life with ADHD, including Executive Function Deficits, and I’ve offered you lots of action steps to take. I’ve also talked about you as the “human being” and not the “human doing.” I got to thinking that I haven’t talked about Strengths, or rather “your strengths” yet and so today’s the day for that. I remember this information was important to me years ago and perhaps it will be im...
Sep 25, 2017•31 min
Welcome to the forty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the twentieth "Ask Dr B" Show. Hey ADDers! I’m so glad you could join me today, and hope that you’ve taken the time to listen to Monday’s episode on H.O.P.E., which stands for Help One Person Everyday and That Person Is YOU! I feel the message is relevant to everyone, whether you live with ADHD or not. I’ve received a lot of questions lately about the complexities of living with depression, anxiety and/or ADHD, so that’s today’s...
Sep 21, 2017•33 min
Hey ADDers! I’m so glad you could join me for today. As Jim Rohn said, “For things to change, you have to change.” He was referring to your attitude and your mindset. Seriously! So let’s get to it! HOPE is essential for you to achieve beyond your current limits. If you don’t have HOPE that your life can be different, then you must borrow my HOPE. I have an abundance of HOPE, and will gladly loan you as much as you need until you have restored your own. When it comes to HOPE, there are two groups...
Sep 18, 2017•41 min
Welcome to the forty-second episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the nineteenth "Ask Dr B" Show. I’m so glad you could join me today! I’m trying out a different format today and have two great topics for you as well, so let’s get to it! Last fall I learned how to go live on video; no small feat for sure. I’ve been pretty consistent since then, and June of this year, I was asked to answer questions for groups and so I opted to do Ask Dr B live videos 3x/week and have done so since June of this...
Sep 14, 2017•32 min
Hey ADDers! I’m so glad you could join me today. You know, if you don’t find a way to stay present every day and have some sort of tracking system for your important goals, then your life could unfold in kind of a haphazard way and those important goals might never be realized; which would be awful. Years ago an anonymous quote came into my life - “Set a goal SO BIG that you can’t achieve it until YOU GROW INTO THE PERSON WHO CAN.” I love this quote because it told me where to focus my efforts. ...
Sep 11, 2017•32 min
Welcome to the fortieth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the eighteenth "Ask Dr B" Show. I’m so glad you could join me today! So, are any of today’s topics a challenge for you? If you’re like most of the adults I know and love, then I already know that the answer is yes. And I’m curious, if you’ve ever wondered “why” these are so challenging for you? I used to wonder and don’t anymore, so let me share a bit about what I’ve figured out about “why” they can be so challenging First a key pie...
Sep 07, 2017•29 min
Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power. I’m so glad you could join me today. One of the episodes you all are listening to the most is 027, figuring out where to start when so much needs your attention now. That said, I decided that it’s important for you to understand what some of the steps are you need to be taking in order to be successful in getting a handle on all the moving parts of your life that need your attention now. I talk a lot about pre-skills. What do I mean...
Sep 04, 2017•29 min
Welcome to the thirty-eighth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the seventeenth "Ask Dr B" Show. I’m so glad you could join me today. We’ve got four great topics so let’s get to it! First, since you’re on this journey with me, I want to applaud your courage straight away. Truly! It not only takes courage, but determination and commitment to yourself to get the training you need to rise up and become the person you were intended to become. And it’s worth every bit of the time, effort and ene...
Aug 31, 2017•34 min
Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of Harness Your ADHD Power. I’m so glad you could join me today. Whether it’s the relationship with you, someone else or both, relationships are definitely wonderful vehicles for helping us to see ourselves more clearly and presenting us with opportunities for transformation. I’m not just talking about the communication or lifestyle challenges or differences of opinion that you have with others or even within yourself. No. I’m talking about the deeper issues...
Aug 28, 2017•36 min
Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the sixteenth "Ask Dr B" Show. I’m so glad you could join me today. We’ve got a lot to cover today, so let’s get to it. I’ve been pretty hyperfocused lately on Executive Function overall and specifically the skills that we need to develop for a more successful adult life, especially if we didn’t develop them starting back in childhood. So whether you’ve mastered them all (which probably isn’t true if you’re listening to my podca...
Aug 24, 2017•36 min
Welcome to the thirty-fifth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power. I’m so glad you could join me today. Throughout my 30+ years of working with adults with ADHD, Executive Function deficits, depression, anxiety, addictions, and many other co-occurring challenges, I’ve noticed a theme that bears talking about today. And that is the abundance of “symptoms” that often present themselves to us, and are basically saying, “Hey you! There are things you need to pay attention to and take care of here.” And...
Aug 21, 2017•37 min
Welcome to the thirty-fourth episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the fifteenth "Ask Dr B" Show. I’m so glad you could join me today for my podcast show. We’ve got a tighter format, great topics and clear steps to take starting today, so let’s get to it. I’m going to be addressing three inter-related topics today to help you see the path from fuzzy to focused on becoming the successful adult living with ADHD you deserve to be. It’s definitely a journey, one that’s unique for each person. And ...
Aug 17, 2017•33 min
Welcome to the thirty-third episode of Harness Your ADHD Power. I'm so glad you could join me for today’s podcast episode. If you’ve been trying to solve your procrastination challenges forever, without much success, perhaps it’s because procrastination is a “behavioral symptom” and not the real problem. “Behavioral symptoms” are great because they tell us that something is wrong. It’s just that we then need to look beyond them, if we’re going to solve the underlying issues that are presenting u...
Aug 14, 2017•34 min
Welcome to the thirty-second episode of Harness Your ADHD Power, and the thirteenth "Ask Dr B" Show. I’m so glad you could join me today for my podcast show. We’ve got a tighter format, hot topics and clear steps to take starting today, so let’s get to it. So many of the adults I work with or dialogue with have been diagnosed later in life. There are many reasons for this and it’s not the end of the world; far from it - it’s the beginning of your new life. Borrowing a phrase from the Foreword to...
Aug 10, 2017•40 min
Welcome to the thirty-first episode of Harness Your ADHD Power. I'm so glad you could join me for today’s podcast episode. It’s time for another change to the format. The episodes have been getting a bit long, so I’m moving back to the sweet spot of roughly 30 minutes. That means cutting out some of the repetitive content, in order to keep the episodes focused on great content, stories, action steps and a favorite quote of mine. I appreciate all your suggestions and input so I can consider every...
Aug 07, 2017•28 min
