Erik “Doc” Anderson is an ADHD coach who specializes in helping people become the hero of their own stories. Erik is an ADHDer and also has Cerebral Palsy.
Humans are wired for stories. Our lives, our desires, our hopes, and dreams, they’re all fueled by the metaphors that define who we are. Doc learned early that negative, limiting stories can be as damaging as positive stories are motivating. Today, we’re talking about how we can rewrite our own stories from someone who’s spent a lifetime rewriting his own, and in doing so made the choice to live in a much larger world.
About Erik “Doc” Anderson
Erik Anderson has been a long-time advocate for system change. In addition to serving on state boards and commissions, he coordinated state government efforts in Iowa to fight employment discrimination against women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Later, he moved on to work as an advocate with a federal technical assistance program under I.D.E.A. to help parents of children with disabilities get services in public schools. Now he works independently in the field of self-advocacy as an ADHD coach.
Links & Notes
- (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
- (05:51) - The Challenge of Introducing Erik "Doc" Anderson
- (14:16) - Becoming a Coach
- (19:33) - The Hero Engine
- (30:54) - Fact, Truth, and the ADHD Negativity Bias
- (33:24) - Acceptance & Responsibility
- (35:46) - Making Self-Advocacy a Practice
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