Facing the holiday season can be intimidating. Normal everyday life is complicated enough living with ADHD, and yet so much more is expected of us in the last few months of the year. Our inner child may have this beautiful fantasy of a perfect holiday season, but we feel let down when it doesn’t all go according to plan. So how can we approach this year differently to make sure we make the most of all the magic without getting swallowed by it? In episode 188, I offer a strategic plan for managin...
Dec 06, 2022•29 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast This one’s for all the neurotypical friends and family who have a loved one living with ADHD. There are SO many misconceptions about this diagnosis, and it can be super challenging for us to communicate our experiences to you effectively. Societal shame and childhood upbringings have played a huge role in diminishing the voice of ADHDers. But there are so many things we’d like you, our friends and family, to know about us! Thanks to the input of several friends in the community, I’m sharing 3 th...
Nov 29, 2022•26 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast If you’re guilty of adding too many tasks to your to-do list and then feeling guilty for not completing them, this message is for you! To-do lists are meant to be useful for prioritization and recollecting what needs to get done — but it’s easy to lose ourselves in the list itself and struggle to cross anything off at all, leading to procrastination, dread, and shame. It may sound scandalous, but you should consider the email concept of “archive all” to cleanse the clutter in your brain and let ...
Nov 22, 2022•18 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast Big, impossible goals are sexy. That’s what the world wants us to think. We have to do all of the things and be great at each one. But unrealistic goals are a challenge for adults with ADHD, and they set us up for failure. Michelle Carter is an American shot putter and three-time Olympic athlete who took home a gold medal in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. But more importantly, she’s an adult with ADHD who’s achieved some pretty amazing things by giving herself the space to choose what’s a priority ...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast If you're an adult with ADHD who struggles with hobbies, all I have to say is, "SAME!" I find that a lot of us ADHDers struggle to rest and play, and we have all the drama about participating in activities that are not 'productive.' Want to stop over-working and actually get a hobby? I've got 7 doable steps for you! You'll learn why we struggle to have hobbies and how to go out and actually find something that you enjoy doing (and yes, I include a LONG list of ...
Nov 08, 2022•39 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast We end our relationships series by circling back to the most important relationship: the one we have with ourselves. Dr. Russell Ramsay is here with us to chat about why self trust is especially difficult for adults with ADHD, and what we can do to build it. Dr. Russell Ramsay is co-founder and co-director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program and a professor of clinical psychology in the department of psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine at the U...
Nov 01, 2022•58 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast Saying no can be very difficult for any human, but I believe it's especially hard for adults with ADHD. In this episode you'll learn: Why saying no is hard for us What executive functions are involved in saying no Practical tips on exactly HOW to say no ADHDer, the more you say no when you want to, the more you are in the driver's seat of your own life. Enjoy! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram HERE !...
Oct 25, 2022•57 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast ADHDers are notoriously bad at setting boundaries. So many factors go into this, but I believe it’s mostly because we feel poorly about ourselves, we don’t have a lot of self-trust, and we are embarrassed about our annoying ADHD symptoms. The result of this is that we ADHDers often don’t believe we even deserve to set boundaries. Additionally, many of us were not raised in families that talked about or even allowed boundaries to be set…so, it comes to boundaries, most of us are floundering. A bi...
Oct 18, 2022•47 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast We are on a mission to improve all of our relationships, and today we discuss the difference between someone who is safe verses someone who is unsafe. This has been a critical (and truthfully, painful) exercise that I have gone through in my own life that has improved my experience of every single relationship that I have. Tune in to hear why it's important to understand safety in relationships and exactly what makes someone relationally safe verses someone who is relationally unsafe. Click...
Oct 11, 2022•40 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talk about surrounding ourselves with people who are willing and able to meet our needs. AND we talk about the importance of being willing and able to meet THEIR needs, too. It's both/and. You'll learn my 4-tier system for prioritizing relationships and I'll give you permission to let some relationships go. If you want to take these concepts deeper, join my coaching program FOCUSED. Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagra...
Oct 04, 2022•36 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast Most ADHDers struggle with relationships, and I am no exception to this. In the last 3 years, I've done a TON of work in therapy and in coaching, and I've really changed the way that I view relationships. In this 4-part series, I'll share everything I've learned about healthy relationships with you so that you can change your relationships, too. Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram HERE !...
Sep 27, 2022•38 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast It's that time of year when I want to set 100 goals. BIG GOALS. I want to do all the things and I want to do them all perfectly. On today's episode, we talk about why ADHDers struggle to set realistic goals, and how to make sure that we don't set ourselves up for failure by setting outlandish, unreachable goals. You'll walk away with a more grounded sense of how to set goals that you can actually accomplish! Let's go. Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Ha...
Sep 20, 2022•29 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast Today you'll hear from 3 of the coaches that I trained this year. They tell you about their experience, why they decided to become coaches, and what they loved/hated about my program. Interested in training with me? Go to www.ihaveadhd.com/coach for all of the information! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram HERE !...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast For all information, click HERE ! If you want to be an ADHD coach and you like my approach, I would love to train you as a coach! Part 1 and Part 2 of this series are so important for you to listen to as you make your decision of what coach training program to invest in. Applications go out on September 15, 2022 to Focused members only. Email focused@ihaveadhd.com or DM me on Instagram if you have any questions! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources. Hang out with me on Instagram HE...
Sep 06, 2022•25 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast For all information, click HERE ! Buckle up, my friends! In this episode I dish all of my thoughts on ADHD coaching and the coaching industry. I let you know what I think is awesome, and what I find annoying, and I tell you how I'm going to solve the problem: By training ADHD coaches myself. The coach training programs out there are notoriously not ADHD-friendly. I wanted to create a training program for the ADHD brain, and I did. The type of coaching that I practice with my clients (causal...
Sep 02, 2022•35 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is a compilation of a few coaching conversations I’ve had in the last couple of weeks in my coaching program, FOCUSED. I am sharing it with you because I truly believe that while you listen, you will relate to each person I speak with and you’ll be able to have life-changing transformation. Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram HERE !...
Aug 23, 2022•46 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Today's episode is one that every ADHD needs: a fun and simple lesson in how to be productive. I'll take you through the 5 steps that I teach all of my clients when we talk about productivity: Constrain your list down to just 1 or 2 things, decide ahead of time what you're going to do, schedule everything on your calendar, take massive action (no more researching!), and then evaluate how you did and make any adjustments for tomorrow. It may sound complicated, but really these step...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast It can be hard to decide whether or not you should share your ADHD diagnosis with the people in your life. Is it their business to know? Will it help or hurt the relationship? This is one of the questions that we get asked most often, and so I wanted to share some tips to making the decision! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram HERE !...
Aug 09, 2022•21 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast If you feel like you're always taking 2 steps forward and 3 steps back, this episode is the antidote to that. In it, I teach you WHY ADHDers often self-sabotage, and exactly how to stop. You're not going to want to miss this life-changing episode! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources. Hang out with me on Instagram HERE !
Aug 02, 2022•50 min•Ep 170•Transcript available on Metacast If you have ADHD, you struggle to go to bed...it's a whole thing for us. This episode will provide you with 10 doable tips for getting your sweet little ADHD butt to bed at the time that you SAY you're going to go to bed. Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram HERE
Jul 26, 2022•33 min•Ep 169•Transcript available on Metacast ADHD entrepreneurs face a specific set of challenges, and I know exactly what it takes to run a successful business with a distracted brain. Spoiler: It doesn't take being consistent! I've created a mastermind group for established ADHD entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses without being shamed for how their brain works. You'll learn how to make your business more ADHD-friendly so that your brain and your biz are not constantly in a fight. You'll learn how to set bo...
Jul 21, 2022•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast We all know that getting and staying organized is a MAJOR challenge for adults with ADHD. This is like saying the sky is blue or the grass is green. In this episode, you’ll learn exactly why organization is hard for us, why it’s so important we divorce our ability to organize from our self-worth, how our spaces are a direct reflection of our minds, and exactly HOW to organize. Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources. Hang out with me on Instagram here!...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr•Ep 168•Transcript available on Metacast Adults with ADHD struggle to make decisions. We don't trust ourselves and we tell ourselves that we don't know what to do. When it's time to make a decision, we often spin out in confusion and overwhelm. We delay and procrastinate and don't think things through clearly, and this makes it so that we struggle move forward in our lives. THIS EPISODE IS THE ANTIDOTE TO THAT. In it, I give you 6 solid tips on how to make a decision that feels good to you and is in line with your v...
Jul 12, 2022•34 min•Ep 167•Transcript available on Metacast Raise your hand if you still beat yourself up for things you did DECADES ago. Most ADHDers shame themselves relentlessly, and on today's episode I am going to teach you how to let go of your past mistakes. Ironically, holding onto the past is one of the best ways to REPEAT the past (ever feel like you make the same mistakes over and over??). In order to move into a different future, you've got to unshackle yourself from the past, and that's what this episode is all about! Visit ww...
Jul 05, 2022•59 min•Ep 166•Transcript available on Metacast If you're an ADHD Entrepreneur who struggles to understand your business's finances (raises hand) and conceptualize what EXACTLY to do with your revenue (raises both hands), this episode is going to rock your world. Mike Michalowitz is a highly successful entrepreneur who is here to share the brilliance from his best-selling book Profit First. This book changed my life, and I think it'll change yours, too! Learn more about Mike HERE ! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resou...
Jun 28, 2022•39 min•Ep 165•Transcript available on Metacast In this DELICIOUS episode you will learn how rest and play are connected to your business's bottom line $. Africa Brooke is a coach, consultant, strategist and seasoned entrepreneur...and did I mention she's MY coach? She's here to teach you all of the things I've learned from working with her over the last year. Learn more about Africa here Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources. Hang out with me on Instagram @i.have.adhd.podcast...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 164•Transcript available on Metacast ADHD entrepreneurs are BRILLIANT...but are you spending the majority of your time and energy in your zone of genius or are you wasting your time trying to fit into a neurotypical box? Today's episode is all about ditching society's expectation of you so that you can lean into your secret sauce and 10x your business revenue. The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks was a primary resource for today's episode. Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram @i.h...
Jun 14, 2022•30 min•Ep 163•Transcript available on Metacast Oooooo baby get ready because we're doing a 4-part series on ADHD + Entrepreneurship! This first episode is all about making your business more compatible with your ADHD brain so that the two of you (your biz and your brain) are not constantly in a fight. These are 5 easy steps that you can apply to your business and your life TODAY. Enjoy! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram @i.have.adhd.podcast
Jun 07, 2022•35 min•Ep 162•Transcript available on Metacast I promise you, constraint is SEXY...let me convince you in this 30 min episode!! Stop cheating on your dreams with one-night-stand ideas, join me as I persuade you to become an essentialist: someone who knows exactly what's important and is willing to go after it! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources Hang out with me on Instagram @i.have.adhd.podcast
May 31, 2022•32 min•Ep 161•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know that ADHDers are very likely to struggle with binge eating? Find out why on today's episode! Registered Dietitian Becca King is here to explain what binge eating is, why it is so prevalent among ADHDers, and how we can stop. Get ready for a shame-free, judgement-free discussion around eating, intuition, and ADHD management. [CONTENT WARNING: Disordered eating, binge eating, bulimia] Learn more about Becca here ! Visit www.ihaveadhd.com/focused for more resources! Hang out with ...
May 24, 2022•58 min•Ep 160•Transcript available on Metacast 
